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To Mutant Hounds & Mutantkind,
It’s amazing how time flies, how things progress, and that it was only twelve months ago that we launched the Mutant Hounds.
Fast-forward to today and the nuclear winter is thawing, confidence returning, and we’re looking at the next major instalment of the saga - The Fusing.
Bears are for building, and bulls are for delivering. In 2023 we calibrated and repositioned as new opportunities presented themselves and hostile climates settled. Balancing market opportunity, comms, and community confidence is something we’re constantly refining and will be a focus in the new year.
We took the time and care to build and bed in our launchpad for 2024 with confidence. In gaming, with ecosystem partners, for the wider market, and with new collections.
For those of you who turned up in the trenches of the Discord, sported the colours, and banged the drum for the Mutant Cartel on spaces, events, and even in Times Square - we recognise and salute you.
To the Factions that grew, the ranked members that formed a committee, the Emissary unionising interest in APE, and the next layer of builders expanding our lore and adding value to the community - we wish to empower you in developing our collective vision.
The team has not stopped - over 40 Instalments in deepening the story, 50 consecutive weekly spaces, 12 Mega reveals, a Cartel Records Album, IRL gatherings around the world, and the launch of our seasonal Embassy in Ibiza…
There's also the small mention of our hotly anticipated game in partnership with Faraway - Serum City!
Internally we grew, overhauled the Mutant Cartel brand under the wider umbrella of Novel Labs, and launched our new site. These are just the things we’re not doing in stealth!
We’ve been busy, but to paraphrase Ferris, if you don’t stop to look around once in a while you might just miss it happening…
January 2023
- Mutant Monday Launch Tweet Link
- Hound Mint Tweet Link
- Mega Reveal Event: Caleb Lockjaw Tweet Link
- Boring Security Partnership Tweet Link
February 2023
- Mega Reveal Event: Primo & Fiend Tweet 1 Tweet 2
- Hound Factions Launch Tweet Link
March 2023
- Otherside 3D Mega Reveal: Sam & Havok Tweet Link
- 50 Hounds Raffled To VIPs Discord Link
- 3D Mega Reveal: Anubis Tweet Link
April 2023
- Serum City Announced Tweet Link
- Fusing Chapter One: Berserkers
Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3 Tweet 4 Tweet 5 - Partnership With Tokenproof Tweet Link
May 2023
June 2023
- Fusing Chapter Three: Juggernauts
Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3 Tweet 4 Tweet 5 Tweet 6 Tweet 7 Tweet 8 - Mutant Cartel rebrand Tweet Link
- Mutant Cartel Oath Mint Tweet Link Oath Mint
- The Embassy Opens Bookings Tweet Link The Embassy
July 2023
- Hounds & LOTM Partnership Tweet Link
- Mega Reveal: Guardian Tweet Link
August 2023
- Novel Website launch Novel Labs
- Fusing: Phase One Tweet Link
- Serum City Trailer Tweet Link
- Fuck It Saturday Miami Tweet Link
- Fusing Chapter Four: Reapers
Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3 Tweet 4 Tweet 5
September 2023
- New Clothing Series & Cartel Passports Tweet Link
- VIP Opportunity To Feature Characters in Serum City Discord Link
October 2023
- Mutant Cartel 2nd Anniversary Tweet Link
- VIP Concierge Clinic Opens Discord Link
- Canopic Jars Airdropped to VIP Holders Tweet Link
- Mega Reveal: Fenrir Tweet Link
- The Ibiza Embassy Opens Tweet Link
November 2023
- Ironbound Fusing Card Tweet Link
- Reaper Fusing Card Tweet Link
- Book of Oaths Mint Tweet Link
- Serum City Gameplay Trailer Tweet Link
- Berserker Fusing Card Tweet Link
December 2023
- Mega Reveal: Kraken Tweet Link
- Serum City VIP Beta Wave One Tweet Link
- Juggernaut Fusing Card Tweet Link
- Ranking Member Committee Established Tweet Link
- Mutant Monday 50th Consecutive Episode Tweet Link
- Serum City VIP Beta Wave Two Tweet Link
Looking ahead, the future looks bright...
Otherside-ready 3D Mutant Hounds will be clawing at your door and they look amazing. Ordinals, The Fusion, Serum City, LOTM, along with deeper ties with the ecosystem, community, traditional markets, and the next layer of builders.
Our commitment to lore-building, storytelling, and character-driven collections is done with the long-term purpose of deploying them into games, partnerships, and transmedia productions. The Mutant Cartel World was started with this in mind and has never faltered in its course to create immersive and participatory worlds.
Stories build stronger emotional connections with assets and Serum City is an example of how that relationship can be commercialised. In 2024, we’ll be publishing our lore assembly pack for our community, partners, and the next level of builders to work with.
As we step into this future together, let's embrace the excitement, the storms, and the boundless potential of a new frontier. Thank you for being the driving force behind the Mutant Cartel World’s extraordinary evolution. Here's to a thrilling new year filled with innovation, community spirit, and endless adventures!
A wise man once said “We have the best art, storytelling, merch, music, game, and community in the game. Don’t @ me or my squad.”
Happy New Year from everyone at Novel Labs!
!Howl
P.S. Roadmap incoming