Ive also created a interactive Parallax version of the illustration on my website. Check it out here. (best viewed on laptop or tablet -*it's not formatted for mobile) https://www.lockettopia.com/pages/the-trojan-war-cycle
2.) In the Spirit of the season, for the month of December all products (E-books, prints, Framed prints, and stickers) are 20% off on Lockettopia.com. DISCOUNT CODE: MYTH20
If you know someone who would like a Greek myth print or Ebook this is a great time to snag one for a friend or family member (or yourself!) . *Also Lockettopia offers free shipping on prints in the U.S./U.K./E.U
3.) After receiving the mock up pf the Hardback book and confirming some changes and adjustments we are ready to begin the full print run. This will take a couple of months before we freight ship the books to the U.S. and U.K. I'm hoping to have them in your hands around March. I'm so happy with the quality of the final book product and I'm fully confident you're going to love it!
4.) my assistant James and I are hard at work on the "Interactive edition" of Greek Gods and Heroes Ebook, which will allow you to click on certain words in the text for deeper definitions, Ariadne's links will become clickable, and even the art pieces will have clickable elements with pop up definitions, making the book ever more immersive and educational. We hope to send this out to kickstarter backers through Backerkit sometime in January. Stay tuned for more on this!
As always, thank you so much for joining us at Lockettopia on this epic journey to bring these exquisite myths to life. The best is yet to come. Happy Holidays and Happy new year! May 2026 bring you closer to your goals with health and prosperity for you, your family, and friends. xoxo.
In Myth and Magic,
Tyler Miles Lockett
✨Mock-up Book has arrived, brand new Website reveal, and Ebooks sent out!🏛️😁👌
10 months ago
– Thu, Nov 06, 2025 at 07:21:00 AM
Hey all! Hope everyone had a spooktacular Halloween!
We've got some super exciting updates. Let's get into it!
1. We have received the Mock up of the hardback book for Greek Gods and Heroes and it looks amazing! Everything from the quality of the materials, the deep colors, and the variety of items. Youre going to love it!! Im thrilled with it! So im hoping to get it printed out by January and into your hands in March 2026. Ill let you know if that date changes. Thank you for your patience. It will be worth the wait I promise!
👇Check out the video of me flipping through the pages.👇
My official LOCKETTOPIA website is now unleashed! Woohoo! I spent the last two months personally designing and building it on my own as a Shopify Ecommerce site, and I'm so thrilled with how it turned out!
Here you can explore all the Greek Gods and Heroes art pieces with prints, framed prints, and stickers to purchase. You can see my world travels in the top header bar, and check out some new fiction projects under Lockettopia fiction in the header. tons of fun stuff to explore. ✨👌😁
We've even got a really cool, interactive parallax art piece of the book cover on our homepage. you can see it in the video below, or better yet, go explore the site yourself!(*best viewed on desktop or tablet)
3.) The "Greek Gods and Heroes" Book cover hi-res art download + the Standard Edition EBook (pdf) links have been sent out to Kickstarter backers through Backerkit, so check your Backerkit and emails for those yummy goodies. 🎁🍰🍬
Your reviews can help new customers gauge whether this book is worth their time.
All right everyone, that's it for October. As always, thank you to everyone for your interest and support. We small, passionate start-ups can't do any of this without your involvement, so...THANK YOU! And, as always... the best is yet to come!
In Myth and Magic,
Tyler Miles Lockett
⚔️🏛️🔥Update for September- "Greek Gods and Heroes" and "the Trojan war Cycle" character designs🔥🏛️⚔️
11 months ago
– Thu, Oct 02, 2025 at 03:13:33 AM
Hey all! Hope you are doing well in your little pocket of the planet! Let's get into it! In this update we will cover:
My pre-production Greek character designs for my next book, "The Trojan War cycle" for kickstarter 2026, covering Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
Some sneak peaks of our brand new website with tons of art, a snazzy new shop, and episodic fiction projects.
More preview art from my dark fantasy fictional illustrated novel "Godhunters."
A sneak peak Video of our interactive E-book for "Greek Gods and Heroes," releasing in November.
A quick update on the "Greek Gods and Heroes" Kickstarter book. There have been a few slight delays with the print files, and the printer is taking a week off for national holiday, so we have been delayed, but the print files have now been approved for the full color mock up. With luck ill have photos and video of that in the next newsletter. If all looks good we can move into full production. We are currently looking at a ship date sometime in February of 2026, FYI. Thank you for your patience as we navigate these complex logistics!
1.) Meet the Greeks from my upcoming "Trojan War Cycle" book.
First, let me share my progress on my "Trojan War Cycle," illustrated book coming to Kickstarter in 2026. Before I begin illustrating the story scenes, I am designing all the major characters- so, here are the warriors on the Greek side. Ill let the images and notes speak for themselves. Hope you like the direction I'm taking them. If you have any suggestions come join my Discord to help me craft the project.
Over October I will be designing the city of Troy and the Trojan characters like Hector, Paris, Hecuba, Cassandra, etc. Then from November I will dive head first into the final book, illustrating 100 scenes over the next year. Ill do two full-page illustrations per week, one will be posted to social media, and other will be exclusive to Patreon followers. Stay tuned, LOTS of cool stuff to come on this book!
And to get more exclusive Art from this project in the coming year, please consider supporting me on Patreon. From November Patreon members will get an exclusive illustration every week from the Trojan War Cycle!
My assistant, James and I are hard at work building up the fully branded website with all my artwork from "Greek Gods and Heroes" and "the Trojan War cycle" with fully integrated E-commerce shop offering prints, framed prints and stickers- with Free shipping in the US/UK/ EU! Woohoo!
I'm really impressed with Shopify's template builder and am having a lot of fun building up this website from scratch. Another skill for my toolbox as a designer! Check out our progress:
We plan to go live by the end of October, so in the next monthly newsletter I hope to announce the official release. Wish us luck!
I'm also super excited to be able to share some of my fictional illustrated novella projects on the site when it goes live. There will be illustrated chapters you can access and read for free. Here is a sneak peak at one of the projects: THE LONG TRAIL.
3.) THE GODHUNTERS
Here are some more scrumptious sketches and color roughs from my dark fantasy illustrated novel "Godhunters". Lots more to announce on this in the future. Go follow it on Kickstarter and check out the plot synopsis there. This one's going to be EPIC-stay tuned!
4.) GREEK GODS AND HEROES INTERACTIVE EBOOK (for apple books/Kobo, etc)
Here is a short video showcasing the pop-up definitions within the text pages and the "Star Maps" which will make the art pieces fully interactive and offer a deeper dive into the characters, scenes, and culture of ancient Greece. Can't wait to share more in the coming months. We plan to have this out by November/December.
*The Kindle version will still have ariadnes links activated, but kindle can't handle all these other interactive features unfortunately, so we will create two versions of the Ebook. standard version (kindle) and Interactive version (Apple books, google books, Kobo android, etc)
Click below to see the demo in action. (*UI design is not final, but this is our proof of concept before we refine and polish.)
All right everyone, that's about it for September. As always, thank you to everyone for your interest and support. We small, passionate start-ups can't do it without your involvement, so...THANK YOU! And, as always... the best is yet to come!
In Myth and Magic,
Tyler Miles Lockett
Book editing is done! woohoo! 🔥⚔️The Trojan War Cycle begins, ⚔️🔥 and more surprises in store....
12 months ago
– Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 01:54:49 AM
🔥⚔️ The Trojan War Cycle Has Begun! ⚔️🔥
I have officially started designing characters for my upcoming Trojan War Cycle illustrated book (launching 2026). This project will bring to life the Iliad, Odyssey, epic fragments, and Greek tragedies of Troy with over 100 full-page illustrations.
👉 Join me on Patreon to follow the journey—behind-the-scenes sketches, WIP videos, exclusive art reveals, and access to a private Discord community.
It took so much longer than expected, but with 3 editors helping me, the edits are officially finished! Woohoo! And the final PDF is at the printer for a mockup. I’ll share photos and video once it arrives. If approved, we’ll move straight into full production.
Unfortunately, editing took Much longer than anticipated, so 🚚 Delivery is now expected in January–February 2026 (instead of December), but I’m incredibly proud of how the book turned out, and I know you’ll love it.
Interactive eBook Sneak Peek
We’re building an interactive eBook edition of Greek Gods & Heroes—not just a flat PDF. Planned features include: 1️⃣ Pop-up Definitions for Greek or academic terms and characters 2️⃣ Clickable Ariadne’s Links to related pages within the book 3️⃣ Interactive Mentor Quizzes 4️⃣ Star Map Guides to make the art pieces interactive
Here’s a rough mockup of what’s coming for the star maps:
⚔️👹 Coming in 2027: The Godhunters 👹⚔️
My passion project over 10 years in the making—The Godhunters, a dark fantasy illustrated novel—will arrive on Kickstarter in 2027.
That's it for August folks! As always, thank you for your interest and support. LOTS of cool stuff on the horizon. Happy to have you on board for this epic journey! xoxo
In Myth and Magic,
Tyler Miles Lockett
*Sorry!* PDF book link is now fixed for "Greek Gods and Heroes"
about 1 year ago
– Sat, Jul 19, 2025 at 09:41:02 PM
The PDF link became broken from the last update. here's the updated PDF link
Beta readers needed on Discord
I am finally locking down the final text in the book pages and visual layouts. MILESTONE REACHED! You can peruse the entire PDF book manuscript here: (its a big file, so give it a moment to load) CLICK HERE FOR THE PDF
If you have the free time, would love to get your Beta reader skills to help us catch any final grammar or spelling mistakes. Come join me on DISCORD to collaborate and give me feedback and corrections needed on the manuscript in the "feedback" section.
please enjoy your hi-res version here. 
(It makes a great desktop background): 
