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Yi Soon Shin: Fallen Avenger #4—Join The Fight

Published Sun, 03 May 2015 15:00:24 -0500

Onrie Kompan writes for Bleeding Cool.

5 years ago, I launched my comic book series, Yi Soon Shin Trilogy.

My comic is based on the true story of a Korean warrior of real and epic proportions, sworn by duty and honor, to protect his people at all costs from the devastating and brutal Japanese invaders who threaten to conquer his country.

Much like the Nazis during World War II, the Japanese were known for having little remorse for the innocent civilians of Korea. They raped women, enslaved children and killed elders. All that stood against them was one man who could not be defeated in battle.

I invite readers to experience the first three issues of the book for free at my new website www.freedablecomics.com. Be warned that Yi Soon Shin is not a book for the faint of heart. This is a book for mature readers.

I hired artists from around the world to bring his vision into a reality. Artist Giovanni Timpano from Italy. You may also him know from his work on GI Joe, Hellraiser and The Shadow. Artist El Arnakleus brings the illustrious influence of Frank Frazetta to the series. Argentinean colorist Adriana De Los Santos turns every page into a painting. Joel Saavedra, also from Argentina, letters the book.

And finally, he brought on an editor, who soon became his co-writer, comics veteran David Anthony Kraft who is best known for writing a comic called The Defenders for Marvel, which is about to be made into a TV series by Netflix.

No publisher had the courage or vision to launch this project–an unknown property is a risk in a publishing world of super heroes and licensed properties. So I risked everything, found financing and did it all himself.

Over the course of the last five years, Yi Soon Shin has made a big impact on the comic book industry by moving 40,000 comics so far and we're going to break 50,000 sales by the end of the year. YI transcends all boundaries—women love it as much as men. All it takes is to get it into their hands.

In 2013, Yi Soon Shin sold over 11,000 books in a single year and sold out consecutively at 14 conventions across the US and Canada. Even Marvel's Stan Lee himself loves the book. In fact, he loved it so much, he agreed to write the foreword to the Yi Soon Shin: Warrior And Defender graphic novel.

Other big name talents in the comics industry have this to say about Yi Soon Shin:

"Read it and enjoy!" -Neal Adams,

"Ambitious and smart." -Mark Waid,

"One of my favorite recent discoveries." -Gail Simone,

"Staggeringly impressive and jaw-droppingly humbling. These guys are NOT screwing around!" -Chris Burnham

My team and I mean business when it comes to making Yi Soon Shin the best possible project.

Although it is a great challenge overseeing the production and distribution of Yi Soon Shin, I've learned a lot over the years and really enjoy the work. I am driven to see my vision through to the end, which is why I am now on Kickstarter!

Five months ago, my financing fell through for reasons unrelated to my book's success. He is now more determined than ever to complete Yi Soon Shin.

The money that I'm raising is being used to fund the art for my next book. I encourage readers who are already fans of the series to be a part of the campaign because without your support, I won't have the money to complete my series.

I set my goal to raise $9600USD but would ideally like to go well beyond that and raise enough money to fund the rest of his entire comic book series. Here is an overall breakdown of what his next book will cost him;

Anything we raise beyond $9600USD will go towards funding the colors, letters, and editorial costs associated with the book, which will help my team a great deal.

Anything beyond the costs of producing and printing Fallen Avenger #4 will go towards the editorial costs and printing costs associated with the Fallen Avenger graphic novel as well as the third and final arc of the Yi Soon Shin Trilogy.

Your money is not being used to pay me a salary or to help me setup at any conventions. Those are costs that I will continue to fund out of my own pocket.

Every dollar counts!

Those who are new to his series can get caught up through this Kickstarter initiative. Backers receive an instant reward by picking up the books digitally or in print. As an added bonus, anything backers purchase in print will be signed by me personally.

The single issues are a great way for backers to get the story. All of my books contain the same level of detail in the artwork on the covers as well as the interiors. None of these comics contain any ads—it's all just straight action throughout.

Mys acclaimed graphic novel collects Issues #1-4 of Warrior And Defender and features a Foreword by Stan Lee. It also includes director's cut content, interviews with the creative team, and character profiles! There are over 50-pages of extras in it.

If backers are caught up with the series and are looking forward to Fallen Avenger #4 or the hard cover Fallen Avenger graphic novel to come together, they are welcome to pre-order either or both now and be the first in line. Books will come signed by me and Series Artist El Arnakleus.

I also has some exclusive merchandise put together for his campaign. You can learn more about them by visiting his campaign on Kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yisoonshin/yi-soon-shin-fallen-avenger-4

As an incentive, we're offering all BLEEDING COOL readers a 20% discount for the next week if they pre-order Fallen Avenger #4 or the hard cover Fallen Avenger graphic novel! Don't miss out!

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