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Here is a selection of Cloud Run-themed stuff that can be printed out and used as stationery. For now, they are free downloadable files, but that might change in the future if they prove to be popular enough, so get them now!
Currently, the available merchandise consists of assorted stationery-related printable items (sticker sheets, bookmarks, postcards, coloring pages), printable poster files on request, a couple of tie-in items with behind the scenes entries (instructions for creating your own pipe cleaner figurines plus a set of special bookmarks at the moment), and sets of Cloud Run-themed special card decks for playing existing games with.
NEW! Hard copy books of a collection of comics of your choice are now available! See below for pricing and content options -- you can fully personalize what goes in them!
More is in the works! Scroll down to see a list of things possibly coming soon!
Stationery (all files are free!)
Bookmarks
Two 4-page 8.5" x 11" PDFs to be printed single-sided in color, glued, folded and cut to make 8 double-sided bookmarks
8 bookmarks in total, with 4 designs based on flight helmets and 4 designs based on scenes from comics. Each double-sided bookmark has a back that explains what the art side shows.
Bingo game
7-page 8.5 x 11" downloadable Google Doc to be printed single-sided in color
Full bingo game featuring the characters of the Cloud Run universe, with 4 printable bingo cards and instructions.
Coloring pages
12-page 8.5" x 11" PDF to be printed (the file is in black and white, and it can be double-sided or single-sided -- single-sided recommended if coloring with markers)
A dozen coloring pages and activity pages featuring scenes based on, inspired by, and taken directly from the comics, including "Deepa's backstory", "Otter 725", "A Girl Worth Fighting For", the comics about Maurice's ground school class, and more!
Note: Bookmarks, coloring pages, and postcards are all very simple for me to make, so if you would like a custom postcard or bookmark featuring any art from this universe, let me know and I'll see if I can make it for you!
Sticker designs
17-page 8.5" x 11" PDF to be printed single-sided in color on sticker paper and cut
Features scenes and panels from the comics, designs from behind the scenes entries, several brand-new designs, textless panels with blank speech bubbles for you to add your own, and more! See the corresponding behind the scenes entry (currently #251 or thereabouts) for a complete list of all the sticker designs!
Content warning: some of the sticker designs contain guns (no actual violence is depicted) and a swear word.
NEW! You can buy a hard copy of the stickers! Inquire in the contact form.
Postcards
4-page 4.25" x 6" PDF to be printed single-sided in color
Each of the 4 postcards has one of the planes featured in the universe, with its model listed, and the words "Cloud Run" in a different color scheme for each.
NEW! 2025 Cloud Run calendar
25-page 8.5 x 11" downloadable Google Slides to be printed double-sided in color
Calendar for 2025 featuring artwork from across the Cloud Run universe, including from comics, behind the scenes entries, and even unreleased art as of October 2024!
Tie-in merchandise with behind the scenes entries!
Tie-in merchandise with behind the scenes entries!
Instructions for making your own pipe cleaner people
6-page PDF; not intended to be printed, but the last 5 pages are 8.5" x 11" and can easily be printed if desired
I made little figurines of the characters out of pipe cleaners! You can see pictures of them in the corresponding behind the scenes entry (currently #54). I hope to someday sell sets of pipe cleaners as kits for people to be able to make their own! In the meantime, if you'd like to do so, I made some step-by-step instructions and tips for how to go about doing so on your own.
Further info: You'll need to buy around 30 pipe cleaners in the colors of the character you intend to make (further guidance regarding colors is included in these instructions). It will take approximately 1 to 2 hours to make one pipe cleaner figurine, and they end up being roughly 8" to 9" tall. Be warned that it is a frustrating and improvisation-filled process that requires a lot of patience! When finished, they are very posable and are suitable for display and play.
Special bookmarks set
1-page 8.5" x 11" PDF to be printed in color and cut to make two single-sided bookmarks, or glued, folded and cut to make one double-sided bookmark
This is a pair of bookmarks that ties in with an artwork from a corresponding behind the scenes entry (currently #46). There are two parallel bookmarks on the page. The original intent is that the page itself is one cohesive work of art, but each bookmark can be cut out and used separately, or both could be folded together to make a double-sided bookmark.
The art depicts May from behind on the left bookmark looking down the canyon that is a street in downtown Manhattan, and Trisha from behind on the right bookmark flying an F-15 down a canyon in Afghanistan. The left bookmark has a spire coming out the top to make it look like the bookmarks together are the Twin Towers from the World Trade Center that collapsed on 9/11 -- the link between Trisha's and May's respective professions.
・Card decks・
These are printable Cloud Run-themed decks of cards that can be used to play existing card games that use their own special decks. (These are not expansion packs; they're just the regular cards for each game but with different illustrations. All three can support a fully playable game on their own, though the Ticket to Ride deck works better if you already own the game in question.)
Instructions for printing are included in the card files.
More information about the game and a link to the instructions from the manufacturer of the original game are included in the instructions files.
Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens is a cat-themed card game made by The Oatmeal, in which players try to avoid drawing the game-ending "Exploding Kitten" cards by playing action cards with various effects. This is a deck of Cloud Run-themed cards that can be used on their own to play a game of Exploding Kittens with virtually the same rules, just with a different theme.
There are a few additional cards and optional bonus rules, but this deck is meant to be easy to understand for players who already know how to play the original Exploding Kittens game.
While not intended to be mixed with cards from the original Exploding Kittens game, theoretically this deck can be mixed with any of the original Exploding Kittens cards. It can also hypothetically be used with any and all Exploding Kittens expansion packs.
The cards file is an 8-page 8.5" x 11" PDF to be printed single-sided in color and cut, using 27 sheets of paper for the full deck.
Mii Gwech
Mii Gwech
Mii Gwech is a fast-paced all-ages card swapping game made by Nashke Games. Cards feature different commodities; players trade them to try to get a matching set. This is a deck of Cloud Run-themed cards that can be used to play a game of Mii Gwech on their own OR in combination with any of the original Mii Gwech cards!
There are three editions of Mii Gwech, each of which are the same full original game, but simply with different commodities in each edition. You can mix and match commodities from different editions to enable more players to play. This deck of Cloud Run-themed cards can work as an addition to an exiting Mii Gwech deck (or combination of decks) in the same way! So you can play a game of Mii Gwech with a combination of Cloud Run-themed cards and the original cards together in the same deck!
The cards file is a 2-page 8.5" x 11" PDF to be printed single-sided in color and cut, using 10 sheets of paper for the full deck.
Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride
Work in progress - Link to cards file coming soon
Ticket to Ride is a train-themed board game by Days of Wonder, in which players try to create railroad routes across the country by drawing and playing matching sets of color-coded train cards. This is a deck of Cloud Run-themed cards that can be used in lieu of the train cards in an existing game of Ticket to Ride.
The cards on their own can also be used to play other games; further game ideas are provided in the instructions.
Optional additional materials are also provided to support a full airplane-themed game of Ticket to Ride! (Note: If you already own the plastic train pieces from Ticket to Ride, that will make for a more enjoyable game, though it will still be fully playable without them.)
Both the cards file and the extra materials file are 8.5" x 11" PDFs to be printed single-sided in color and cut. The extra materials file uses up to 8 sheets of paper and the cards file uses 19 sheets of paper for the full deck. (Tape is also required to set up the game board from the additional materials.)
Hard copy books are now for sale! 📚🎉
You can request a personalized hard copy bound book with your choice of content -- comics, behind the scenes entries, anything! You can have a dedication, autograph, all-new title page, and more!
Check out this guide for more options and the book request form!
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Posters!
Want posters? There are tons! So much of the Cloud Run universe is conducive to being turned into a poster that you are welcome to just request whatever you like and I'll turn it into a poster for you. A lot of stuff is perfect for posters already -- some of the comics, such as "A Great Day" and "Conflicted", and the song parodies "Whatever It Takes" and "Believer", are actually in poster form and are intended to be treated like a poster. And then there's the actual poster from the February 2024 public showing! Plenty of things from the behind the scenes entries and the comics also make good posters; let me know if you want posters of anything you see!
Here are some examples of things that can be posters… These are just to give you a sense of what's available and are definitely not the only options. Request whatever you want!
Thumbnail collage of most of the finished comics, fall 2023
Behind the scenes entry: The characters drawn in the stick figure style of the webcomic xkcd
Behind the scenes entry: Bonanza 236's tail's paint job evolution
Adobe Illustrator composite portrait of the characters (from the website homepage)
Behind the scenes entry: Maurice with Redcoat original sketch
Title page of the comic "Otter 725"
Full comic: "A Great Day"
Behind the scenes entry: The ghost airplane in the Secret War
Behind the scenes entry: A woman's place is at the controls of her own cockpit poster
Page from the comic "I Don't Need Wings Where I Am Going"
Behind the scenes entry: This is your captain speaking Deepa image macro
Illustration from the comic "The ghost airplane's house"
Full comic: "Believer" song parody poster
Behind the scenes entry: The ghost airplane in the F-15
Behind the scenes entry: Michiko the proud leftie
Full comic: "Whatever It Takes" song parody poster
Behind the scenes entry: Scene of the ghost airplane hunting a pheasant during WWI
Behind the scenes entry: Callie in a different art style
Things that are in the works and may or may not reach fruition/ideas for merchandise that are still on the drawing board:
Kits to make pipe cleaner figurines of the characters (Based on a behind the scenes entry)
Themed Lego sets (Based on a behind the scenes entry)
Coffee mugs with snarky phrases on them based on the ones Michiko has (Based on a behind the scenes entry)
T-shirts -- "Chemistry, biology and physics are my three favorite types of magic" shirt (based on a behind the scenes entry), Trisha's keyboard cat design, etc.
If you want to make one or more of these, or feel inspired to make your own Cloud Run-themed merchandise, costumes, or other stuff, feel free to make it happen! Send me pictures, I'd love to see it! 😊 Seriously though, if you want to become an official Cloud Run universe merchandise vendor, I'd be more than happy to get in touch with you and make it happen.
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