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Kickstart From The Heart – Noir City, Bellows, Kodoja and Home Of The Brave

Published Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:00:35 -0600

Bleeding Cool's Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't. Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention. Shawn's current project Break the Walls: Stories Inspired by the Songs of the Pixies was also funded through Kickstarter Interested in learning how to run a Kickstarter campaign? Read his new series Kickstart Your Comic.

Project: Noir City

Creator: Cody Walker

Concept: "Noir City is an intertwining tale of a diverse group of mysterious characters who find themselves intersecting in a dark fictitious city as they pursue their own agendas, cumulating in the resolution of the great mystery of who murdered The Miracle, the hero of a forgotten age. Will this knowledge save the world from an apathetic state, or reignite a war 20 years forgotten?"

Sweet spot: Pledge $10 or more. "Both print and digital copies of the comic and a thanks on the website and in the issue. "

Cool Zone: Pledge $50 or more: "Play in the Noir City world! Seat in a Skype RPG game run by Cody. Access to exclusive digital content including production, character designs, short stories set in the universe, podcasts, and other content! Both print and digital copies of the comic and a thanks on the website and in the issue."

Tipping point: The main thing that drew me in was the art. Very Ben Templesmith. The great mystery in the book may how you can tiptoe around what the actual plot of the book is. The description spent 64 words saying nothing. The video has a much better description of "A mysterious stranger who inherits a superhero's legacy and does battle with the mob".

So far: $3,510 of $4,500 with 3 days to go

Project: Bellows

Creator: Roberto Cofresi and various artists

Concept: "The book is made of ten fables, each stands on its own but they are also interconnected in various ways. The fables are darkly comic and come from my imagination which has been fertilized by over 30 years of playing, writing and hanging out in the world of music, from dingy dives to front porches to basement parties to fancy concert halls, music festivals, record stores, fledgling record label offices, corporate offices for international music giants, and other places where music people congregate.."

Sweet spot: Pledge $15 or more. "A copy of the first edition of 'Bellows'"

Tipping point: Music Anthology. Check. Diverse Artists. Check. Low cost to contribute and get a copy of the comic. Check.

So far: $4,900 of $6,500 with 4 days to go

Project: Kodoja

Creator: Keith Foster, Rory Smith, Lance PIlgrim, and the band Big Pimp Jones

Concept: "A giant biomechanical monster created by the government activates three years after being shut down by the government's Special Weapons Division and begins a swath of destruction across the countryside. While the 20-story goliath continues its rampage, questions are asked around the activation and the ostracized staff of Special Weapons is tasked to monitor the beast. Meanwhile, something darker and more sinister seems to be at play."

Sweet spot: Pledge $35 or more. "COMIC PACKAGE: Issues 1-5 (includes postage)"

Cool Zone: Pledge $69 or more: "Issues 1-5, signed by writer Keith Foster and artist Rory Smith, Terror Mountain showdown CD (with exclusive Kickstarter Cover) signed by the band Big Pimp Jones and the prequel CD 'Project Kyojo' signed by the band Big Pimp Jones.

Tipping point: Giant Monsters draw well. There aren't too many ways to mess that up.

So far: $1,329 of $7,833 with 4 days to go

Project: Home of the Brave

Creator: Spencer Toyama and Jon Lewis

Concept: "Home of the Brave begins with the story of Aria Monfort, a 13 year old girl who works 14 hour days, and just learned to read a year ago. She's also the youngest person in her country to be accepted into a prestigious university, learns trigonometry during her lunch breaks, and may cure some of the world's deadliest diseases. Aria was just sold into slavery in the poorest country in the world: America.."

Sweet spot: Pledge $25or more. "A limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave + your name in the book thanking you for your support + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards."

Tipping point: Jon, the artist, is a graphic artist by trade. Included in the story are some informatics that help to move the story forward. The combination of this unique graphic design and storytelling make this a must read for fans of Jonathan Hickman's The Nightly News.

So far: $12,778 of $12,000 with 6 days to go

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