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Holding this layer of reality
ART, APPAREL AND FIELD MANUALS FROM THE MANTIS ARCHIVE.
Engraved-line art and a sourced record of mantis contact, from the Book of the Dead to the modern abduction record. Made for people who read the sources.
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SOURCES INDEXED
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LAUNCH PRODUCTS
2024
ARCHIVE OPENED
Plate 00 — The Reliquary Seal
01 / The Launch Shop
DIGITAL EDITIONS
Instant files, no shipping. These open first.
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Field Archive — Vol. 01
THE MANTIS
FIELD MANUAL
FIELD MANUAL
Four parts
Ancient record. Modern record. Counter-case. What survives.
THE MANTIS FIELD MANUAL
$14.99
42 sources, every claim attributed, the skeptical case included. PDF and ebook.
Buy the Field Manual
LAUNCH PRICE. DELIVERED AT RELEASE.
TATTOO FLASH PACK
$24
Engraved-line flash sheets in the Seal's style, for artists and collectors.
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LAUNCH PRICE. DIGITAL SHEETS.
WALLPAPERS & PRINT FILES
$9
Plates I to III, sized for screens and for the wall.
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LAUNCH PRICE. DIGITAL FILES.
APPAREL & PATCHES
Brand on the neck label, not only the print. Released after the digital editions.
RELIQUARY SEAL TEE
$34
The full Seal on black. Neck label printed with the brand.
Buy the tee
LAUNCH PRICE. SIZING AT RELEASE.
Limited
PURPLE RANK TEE
$48
In the reports, purple marks the highest rank. Limited run.
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LAUNCH PRICE. LIMITED EDITION.
HELD WORLD PATCH
$14
Embroidered, Plate II. Hangtag branded.
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LAUNCH PRICE. EMBROIDERED.
THE SEAL — ART PRINT
$28
The Reliquary Seal as a wall piece. More plates below.
Buy the print
LAUNCH PRICE. SIZES AT RELEASE.
02 / Best value
THE INITIATION KIT.
Everything to begin, in one order: the tee, the patch, the art print and the Field Manual.
Reliquary Seal Tee$34.00
Held World Patch$14.00
The Seal, Art Print$28.00
The Mantis Field Manual$14.99
Bought separately$90.99
$79
SAVE $11.99
LAUNCH PRICE. SHIPS WHEN THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS RELEASE.
Vol. 01
THE MANTIS
FIELD MANUAL
FIELD MANUAL
03 / Art prints
THE PLATES.
Details drawn from the Seal, each sold as a print. Engraved line on paper, made to be framed.
I — THE OBSERVER
$28
Triangular head, slanted eyes. Experiencers describe the stare before anything else.
Buy Plate I
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II — THE HELD WORLD
$28
The brand's central image: the planet as something kept, not owned.
Buy Plate II
LAUNCH PRICE. THE THREE-PLATE SET IS INCLUDED IN THE INITIATION KIT AS ONE PRINT OF YOUR CHOICE.
04 / Why it is different
42
sources indexed. Depth that is slow to copy.
We do not ask you to believe. We lay out what was recorded, who recorded it, and what the skeptics say back.
I
The Ancient Record
The Book of the Dead, Ab'yt, the Opening of the Mouth, and the San trickster.
II
The Modern Record
Experiencer reports by appearance, role, and the staring procedure.
III
The Counter-Case
The skeptical explanations, stated in full.
05 / The Order
A RECORD THAT KEEPS GROWING.
Members receive new case files as they are sourced, plus a private community for people who read the sources. Opens after the first releases. List members are first in.
06 / The community
THE ARCHIVE IS WRITTEN BY WITNESSES.
Send your encounter story or your own artwork. A person reads every entry. With your permission, the best appear here with your credit.
Send your story or art
01
Encounter stories
First-person accounts, in your own words. No names of other people, nobody under 18.
02
Artwork
Your own drawings, paintings and tattoo designs inspired by the record. AI-assisted work is welcome if you say so.
03
Credit and control
You keep ownership. Nothing is shown without your permission, and you can ask us to remove it.
07 / Questions
BEFORE YOU BUY.
Are these available now? +
Not yet. The catalog releases in stages: digital editions first, physical products after. Buying at the launch price puts you on the list, and you are notified the day each product opens.
Is the art AI-generated? +
The Seal was generated with AI assistance and is being redrawn by hand. We say so on every marketplace listing. The lore is written by a person and each claim is attributed to its source.
What format is the Field Manual? +
PDF and ebook at launch. A paperback follows.
How does shipping work for the physical items? +
Regions and shipping costs are published before each physical release, so you see the full price before you pay.
What is your refund policy? +
The refund policy is published with the first release. Nothing is charged before then.
08 / The Signal
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