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: Arks Proximan #2
What it’s about: In 463 BC, the Greek philosopher Anaxagoras believed the universe was made up of an infinite number of seeds which, upon reaching Earth, gave rise to life. He introduced the term Panspermia to the world.
Thousands of years later, his philosophy has become science – the theory of Directed Panspermia: transporting microorganisms between habitable planets to seed life across the cosmos. Scientific theory and experiment affirm that it is our only possible means of extra-solar travel.
No spaceships. No light-speed. No cryo-pods. Just bacteria and A.I. in a probe the size of a pencil. And an Ark at the edge of the universe with a single purpose- stay alive.
Arks is a revolutionary, science faction universe that follows a new species of human (homo-evolutis / Arks) struggling to bring the light of consciousness to the stars. Our stories are born from real science, imagined, and crafted by real people and made for a dangerous century.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #2: The Shaolin Nun
What it’s about: A new indie martial arts comic is fighting to take over Kickstarter and needs your help!
The Shaolin Nun, created by JC Carter and Gregory Maldonado, follows Mei Yin, a warrior nun trained at a secret Shaolin order dedicated to empowering women in a world that often leaves them vulnerable. Set against the backdrop of modern-day Los Angeles, the series blends grounded martial arts action with philosophical themes as Mei Yin confronts crime, exploitation, and her own past.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #3: 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.
