Here at Fanbase Press, we strive to provide an outlet for up-and-coming creators to promote and showcase their incredible works. With thousands of creators utilizing crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to make those works a reality, we will highlight these talented creators and their noteworthy campaigns through #CrowfundingFridays! We hope that you will join us in giving these projects a moment of your time (and possibly your support).
Project #1: Tatsumi: The Serpent Mistress #1-3
What it’s about: Tatsumi: The Serpent Mistress, the swashbuckling pirate / martial arts comic series from the creative minds at Insymmetry Creations (Matt Knowles and Steph Cannon), has added an unexpected member to their crew for Issue #3: Efren Ramirez (“Pedro,” Napoleon Dynamite).
Tatsumi: The Serpent Mistress is about the last remaining daughter of the fallen YAMARAN EMPIRE who gets mixed up with a band of pirates (the Crew of the Sidestalker). She’s pursuing a path of retribution and revenge against the evil horde that left her homeland as nothing more than a trail of embers, ash, and corpses: The post-human Dark Konquestors, and their vampire-like, spirit sucking accomplices: The Soul Rippers.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #2: Fisticuffs: Books 1-4
What it’s about: Fisticuffs is the story of a functional drunk whose comfortable life derails when a one-night stand has deadly consequences. Imagine the sense of humor of The Boys, the explosive action of Invincible, and the type of deeply personal storytelling you’d find in a Martin Scorsese movie.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #3: Heroes of Homeroom C Vol. 1-2
What it’s about: Heroes of Homeroom C is an original graphic novel series featuring the tale of Nicola and Albert Hathaway, twin 12-year-old, African-American superheroes, who lose their powers and get sent back to public school to try and have a “normal life.” But even in the small town paradise of Tranquil, Massachusetts, the kids find themselves caught up in danger and excitement.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #4: Shrub: The Collected Edition
What it’s about: GLAAD Media Award-winning and Eisner and Harvey Awards-nominated publisher and media outlet Fanbase Press is proud to announce Shrub, an 8-issue Graphic Medicine series which will be crowdfunded by the publisher on Kickstarter.
In this middle grade adventure, readers will join Shrub who is, well… a shrub… for a cross-country trip to Hollywood! Join Shrub and a grieving brother and sister as they hit the open road in search of connection. On their journey, pit stops, wacky plant enthusiasts, uprooting, and re-routing abound.
The series was created and written by Emmy Award nominee Shane Portman (Tumble Leaf, Shape Island), illustrated by Andy Alves (Cosmic Cadets), colored by Sophia Du and Celia FitzGerald, lettered by Oceano Ransford (Eisner Award-nominated Rikki), and with consultation from comics librarian Moni Barrette.
Shrub explores the various ways that we allow grief to take root, inspired by writer Shane Portman’s experience with the loss of his father. The series features “Letting Grief Take Root” essays written by individuals with a personal and/or professional connection to grief who relate Shrub’s story to their own lived experience.
Click here to be notified when the Kickstarter campaign launches.
If you have a crowdfunding campaign that you would like to have included in Fanbase Press’ #CrowdfundingFridays series, please contact barbra (at) fanbasepress (dot) com for details.
