Ka-Blam Digital Printing

10/11/2024

We're back in the Ka-Blam Digital Printing offices today. We have power and it looks like Hurricane Milton left us undamaged. We're in the process now of undoing everything we did earlier in the week to hurricane-proof things. But as soon as we have the network, archive, and servers back online and the presses up, calibrated, and running, we'll be back to normal operations. Thanks for your well wishes and patience.

10/09/2024

Ka-Blam Digital Printing is dark today and tomorrow. We hurricane-proofed the offices as best we could and shut off the power. We may be able to answer questions and do some tasks remotely. It all depends on the storm.

05/13/2024

Ka-Blam and IndyPlanet are experiencing server issues. We're working on it. We'll be back up and running soon. We appreciate your patience.

11/16/2023

We are moving servers so you might experience turbulence while trying to access the www.Ka-Blam.com site.

It's 2:45pm here in FL so give it about 30 min maybe and give it another go.

Meanwhile...the www.IndyPlanet.com page has migrated and it's absolutely screamin'!
So go buy or download some awesome comics by creators that print with us and have a great read whilst you wait!
~Jen

Biko and Indy are helping to keep things under control.

11/08/2023

Ka-Blam's web server has been getting hit with denial-of-service attacks all week. This is why the site keeps going down. We have instituted some new security features, including a verification check before you can access the site. This is less than ideal and hopefully this won't become a permanent feature but for now we're trying everything we can to keep the site up. We apologize for the inconvenience.

08/29/2023

The current projection shows Hurricane Idalia going a bit north of us but out of an abundance of caution, we've decided to close the Ka-Blam Digital Printing offices on August 30. Our staff will be working from home to the degree we can (and assuming we don't lose power). Fingers crossed, we anticipate being back in the offices on Thursday, August 31.

08/24/2023

Thank you for your patience. The issue with the host is resolved and all is back and functioning!
~Jen

p.s. This is Biko.
He's a very good puppy.

08/24/2023

OUR APOLOGIES...THE SITE IS DOWN. OUT TECH GURU'S ARE ON IT AND WE HOPEFULLY WILL BE BACK SHORTLY.

08/04/2023

Thank you for stopping by!

Unless you are having problems logging into your account at Ka-Blam the absolute best way to contact us is through the message center at the Ka-Blam site.

Yes, you will have to be registered at the site and logged in to access the message center. You can also use this link:
Ka-Blam.com/main/message-center

Please direct all questions to our message center. We will be able to help you faster.​ All customer support is done through the message center and not here on Facebook.

By using the message center, all of your correspondence is tagged to your user profile where it can be stored and accessed by all of us at the site who work on your orders.
Thanks!

06/02/2023

Just to clear up a misunderstanding that's been weirdly recurring for the past week or so, Ka-Blam Digital Printing is comic-book specialty PRINT SHOP. We're not a publisher and we don't have editors on staff. We're not checking content for typos or continuity problems or pagination errors. And we don't try to ascertain anyone's 'intent'. We follow the specifics of an order and we print the files we're sent.

That said, we MIGHT sometimes notice a typo or a duplicated page or something like that and if we do, we'll mention it. But as a rule, we do NOT check the CONTENT of a comic beyond page dimensions, page count, and technical compliance.

So when we say the files "look good" or something to that effect, we're not signing off editorially. We're not talking about the art or story or the design any editorial content. We're saying that the files we received have passed our technical preflight checks and are ready to PRINT.

Ka-Blam Technical Specs Here at Ka-Blam, we’ve tried to make the readying of your files for our printing process as simple and as painless as possible. While each different product type has a few specific requirements, there are FOUR basic things that apply to almost all the products. Just four si...

04/27/2023

Ka-blam messages, spam box battles and how to whitelist emails

We've been hearing a lot lately about messages from us not being received.

The problem seems to be that our messages are ending up in spam boxes and depending on how you have your spam box set up that message could be getting deleted before you have a chance to search your box.

We're trying some things on our end to try and keep the messages from going to your spam box but we have little control over how your mail server, particularly Gmail, treats our emails to you.

What you can do on your end to solve this problem is whitelist ANYTHING from an -blam.com with your email provider. This is particularly affecting those who use Gmail and Yahoo.
Not sure how to whitelist emails? Click this link:
https://clean.email/blog/email-security/how-to-whitelist-an-email

03/16/2023

If you’re looking for pricing information just click the links in the header and you’ll be taken to our pricing calculators. If you like what you see there then follow the directions to create an account and place your order. It’s all very simple and intuitive and we’re here to help if you h...

02/13/2023

Crowdfunding Reward Fulfillment Frequently Asked Questions   1) How much will this cost? To ship the rewards to your backers, nothing. Zero, zilch, nada. If you print your comics, trade paperbacks, art prints, or trading cards at Ka-Blam, then we’ll charge you nothing extra to ship them directly ...

02/13/2023

Did you know that Ka-Blam Digital Printing offers Crowdfunding Fulfillment at NO ADDITIONAL COST?
Yep, that's right. Print your comics with us and we'll fulfill your Kickstarter or Indiegogo rewards at no additional cost to you. You'll pay for the printing and the shipping, but we'll take care of the rest! For more information visit here --

Crowdfunding Reward Fulfillment Frequently Asked Questions   1) How much will this cost? To ship the rewards to your backers, nothing. Zero, zilch, nada. If you print your comics, trade paperbacks, art prints, or trading cards at Ka-Blam, then we’ll charge you nothing extra to ship them directly ...

01/05/2023

Happy New Year! With the new year come exciting changes at Ka-Blam Digital Printing.

First, we've shortened our turnaround times significantly. New staff and new equipment have cut our production time and allowed us to get your orders to you faster!

Second, we're making a modification to our Crowdfunding Fulfillment Policy. We're still offering no extra crowdfunding fulfillment and that won't change. You pay for printing and shipping to the backers with no extra charge for the fulfillment.

However, to speed up the process, we're making one change. In the past, we've required you to send us a spreadsheet with your backers' names, addresses, and rewards to be sent. That works well for campaigns that have only a single item or single reward combination, but for campaigns with multiple items and multiple reward combinations -- not so much.

So if your campaign has more than one item or more than one reward combination, you'll need to provide us with packing slips NOT a spreadsheet. Here are the complete instructions and an example of how the document should be formatted.

Ka-Blam Kickstarter Fulfillment Instructions If you would like Ka-Blam to fulfill your Kickstarter (or other crowdfunding campaign) –at no additional cost (you pay only for the printing and the shipping costs to each backer) then please send us a document file with each backer’s name and address...

05/26/2021

A super fun Kickstarter from the creative and talented mind of Martha Schwartz is just waiting for YOU!
Support Indy Creators!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schwmartz/tales-of-the-seed-seekers-finding-balance?ref=project_link&fbclid=IwAR10sm7A9BhjFLRjz3IzwUYcLMxCFtji0qomrg-DYrP7KlEj-S9lPKTl_r4

Tales of the Seed Seekers: Finding Balance