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Join Montashka Mail Club

A mini comic-book zine to craft in your mailbox every month. Right now it's our special Founders Edition — first release only — a thank-you to our very first club members. Pick your tier:

Fan Club (USA)

November Letter

$9/mo

  • Everything from the Scout Club
  • Lore Letter / Artist Message
  • Full Color Zine Craft!
  • Surph Surprise #1
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Fan Club (International)

November Letter

$12/mo

  • Everything from the Scout Club
  • Lore Letter / Artist Message
  • Full Color Zine Craft!
  • Surph Surprise #1
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  • Ships free Every mail club ships free — always.
  • 10% off the shop 10% off any order from the Montashka Corner Market.
  • Gallery Quality Art Prints The art prints you get are the same ones we sell in the store.

The November Mail Club theme offers a special thanks to long-time Surph fans and to all those who just found out about the Don't Borrow Trouble world. We call it the Founders Edition — available for the first release only. We so appreciate all of you!

Montashka Mail Fan Club contents: a craftable mini comic, a letter with Jamie's journal and a message from Surph, and a 4x6 art print postcard

Fan Club members receive:

  • Letter — a journal entry from Jamie, with a message from Surph on the back.
  • Mini Comic Zine — the actual comic in mini form to craft. It continues every month, so stick with the club and you'll build the complete comic in zine form.
  • Lore Surprise #1 — a 4×6 art print with a message on the back.
Montashka Mail Collector's Club contents: everything in the Fan Club plus a 5x7 art print with an authentication stamp, a 4x6 RagJam sticker sheet, a 5x7 color map of Montashka, and a founder-exclusive limited edition Fire Lookout print

Collector's Club adds

Everything in Fan Club, plus:

  • Art Print — 5×7 with authentication stamp.
  • Sticker sheet — a 4×6 sheet of classic RagJam items.
  • Lore Surprise #2 — a 5×7 color map of Montashka!
  • Bonus Art print — until October 31st only! The classic 5×7 Limited Edition, hand-signed & numbered Fire Lookout Gallery Quality Art Print. The edition is capped at the number of people who sign up by the end of October — this size Fire Lookout print will never be printed again.

Already subscribed? Log in with the same email and the comic unlocks automatically.

Common questions

How does the Montashka Mail Club work?

You join the club and 2–6 weeks later we send you an envelope filled with goodies from the comic Don't Borrow Trouble. It's a monthly subscription, so you'll be charged monthly and receive your mail each month after the 15th. You can cancel anytime.

What's the difference between the mail clubs?

We want everyone to be part of our community, no matter where you live! To make that possible, the mail club is split into two tiers — the Fan Club and the Collectors Club.

  • Fan Club (Worldwide): Available globally. The EU and some other regions recently enacted strict packaging laws that impose heavy fees on shipped merchandise. To avoid this, the Fan Club contains strictly flat, paper-based items with writing on them. Customs in most countries classifies this as “correspondence” (letter mail) rather than merchandise, which exempts it from those packaging laws — so we can safely ship it worldwide!
  • Collectors Club (US only): Unfortunately this tier isn't available internationally. Because it includes physical merchandise such as art prints and stickers, it can't be classified as correspondence. Shipping it globally would trigger large customs fees and complex packaging laws that are impossible for us to maintain.
  • US subscribers: Your shipping is completely unaffected — you can freely choose either tier.

We've worked very hard to put together a package that avoids additional fees. If by some chance your country charges a fee when your letter arrives, you'll need to cover that fee. Thank you for understanding :)

What's the deadline to join? What's the schedule?
  • The cut-off date is the last day of each month by 12:00 am.
  • We print and assemble all letters and goodies during the first two weeks of the new month (the 1st to the 14th).
  • We mail all monthly envelopes around the 15th of the month.

Example timeline

  • Sign up by January 31st → your envelope is prepared in the first half of February and ships around February 15th (about 2 weeks from sign-up).
  • Sign up on February 1st → you missed the January 31st cut-off, so your first envelope is prepared for the March cycle and ships around March 15th (about 6 weeks from sign-up).
How long until my mail arrives?
  • USA: typically 1–5 days.
  • Canada & Mexico: typically 7–14 days.
  • UK & Europe: typically 10–21 days.
  • Australia, New Zealand & Asia: typically 2–4 weeks.

This really is snail mail — but good things come to those who wait :)

  • No tracking numbers: to keep costs low, there are no tracking numbers on the envelopes. This is old-style letter shipping — it arrives without warning, but we'll let you know when the club mail has shipped.
  • Customs & local transit: occasionally an envelope gets held up at a regional customs office or hits a local postal backlog, stretching delivery to 4–6 weeks in rare cases.
  • Holiday buffer: mail sent during the November and December holiday cycles can face severe congestion, often adding an extra week or two. We'll try to send holiday mail out early whenever possible.
What if my mail gets lost or damaged?

If your mail hasn't arrived within 6 weeks, send us a message and we'll send a replacement. Send us a photo of any damaged mail and we'll send a replacement for that too.

How do I read the comic?

Head to the comic and sign in with your account. New pages go to club members first; everyone else can read each page free a little later.

Do I have to pay to read?

You can make a free account and read each page once it opens to everyone. Club Members (from the Scout Club up) read every new page the moment it lands. See the tiers →

What happens to my access if I cancel?

You keep your early access until the end of the period you've already paid for — nothing cuts off mid-month.

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