I kept meaning to write this post for a while…
There are some amazing projects on Kickstarter. You know this. Everyone does. But so many good ones go unnoticed and sometimes I wonder what it is that made me so lucky to be in the popular clique – and so many didn’t.
So, here’s a roundup of my favorites – great projects that aren’t hitting their goals at all.
B.A.D.A.S.S.: This gloriously gorgeous and large project created by brilliant Texan Adrian Nelson is full of charismatic art – the sort that’s a bit of a mix between superhero and manga in the loveliest way – and a really fun action-adventure story. The main character is Sam Seer, who just got hired by an agency searching for aliens and supernaturals hiding amongst the people. It reminds me of a non-comedic, darker Men in Black (which is, if you know me, one of my favorite movies ever). Plus, check out those crazy awards! $5 gets you a comic, $25 gets you all 6 issues!
GRIDIRON #1: a Man vs. The Odds story that sounds as though it is about an underdog sports team, but really it is about fighting through a world of unhappy circumstances. It’s the 1920’s and there’s a world war, a depression, a flu epidemic… and there’s a group of boys who need to give their country a win. A truly American story by award-winning writer Greg Le Duq.
Dragons in the Clouds: How could a fantasy comic story with such gorgeous illustration do this badly? I don’t know anything about David Blair, but the art is just so pretty, I can’t imagine why it’s so deep in the trough of kickstarter.
I don’t know any of these guys personally – outside of a comment or two in passing, but I feel their projects speak for themselves.
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