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Grey is... Volume 3

A comic about the life that nobody wants but the bond that everyone craves. Two friends fighting against the grey of their lives. Slice-of-life/ Drama

Grey is... Volume 3

A comic about the life that nobody wants but the bond that everyone craves. Two friends fighting against the grey of their lives. Slice-of-life/ Drama

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Amman, Jordan

$5,746 USD 84 backers

143% of $4,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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Edit: Nov 27th

We still have 12 days to go so you can still support and pre-order the book! Based on how the contributions go in the next 2 days, I'll come up with ideas for extras in the packages or stretch goals.

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Grey is... is an ongoing slice-of-life series, about two guys; Black (boy in white) and White (boy in black). It started in November 2010 and is +500 pages long so far, and counting.

About the comic:

Grey is... have a great supportive audience. I feel very blessed every day. It has been featured on deviantART, has over 1500 readers on MangaMagazine.net, hard copies of Vol1 is almost out of stock and it's being translated and published in Spain starting this year.

It means a lot to me and the readers if this goal was fully funded. Since I started and realized I'm committed to this job, I decided that I want to make a living solely as an indie manga artist and thankfully, my supportive parents stood by my side at the beginning of Grey is... and it got bigger with the support and faith the readers put in the story and me.

My father helped me print the first two books and from here on, I want to actually self-publish the rest of the books and I'm glad to see all these crowdfunding websites that pushed the webcomics community and indie artists, in general, to get bigger.

greyismanga.com || tumblr || Online Store

Page Samples:

Grey is the conflict and the balance between the heart and mind in the human soul. Black and White are similar yet so so different and they represent the heart and the mind respectively. Grey is... deals with intense themes like child abuse, self-harm and suicide but it's also about the ways to overcome these obstacles; friendship, love, peace within self and courage to welcome change.

About the creator:

I'm Diana Abbadi, mostly known by my pen name dee Juusan, a 27 years old Jordanian manga artist. This year I was one of the Winner Runner ups in the Silent Manga Audition hosted by the Japanese Monthly Comic Zenon Magazine.

My career as a Manga Artist (I mostly go by Manga Artist because manga is the term we use here) started with Grey is... in 2010. It was originally a one shot test to see if this medium is my thing and 3 years later, all I want to do is draw stories 24/7

I fell in love with stories even before I learned how to read, back when I was a kid and stories were read and explained by teachers in school. Since then, I knew I wanted to be a storyteller, whether it's novels, comics, poems, prose, animation, or film.
And when my love for art grew with my age, choices got fewer and fewer and I realized after graduation college that telling stories as comics is my thing.

Read a bit more about me || deviantART || twitter

THE BOOK:

$4000 is 2800JD (Jordanian Dinars).

75% of the goal will cover the costs to print 500 copies of the book.

The rest will go for: A5 prints + Packaging and shipping costs (Shipped Worldwide using Registered Air Mail) + all fees for 3rd parties in the campaign (Credit Card and Indiegogo)

$500 + $1000 perks will get an exclusive t-shirt

Update: November 10th 2013

2 Perks have been added for those who want to contribute but are not Grey is... readers:

1. Original Artwork

2. 2 hour Art session (for lessons, critiques, art talk or all)

A5 Prints Preview:

(To check other merchandise rewards descriptions, please visit the online store)
(Logbooks will most probably be bought through MangaMagazine.net Marketplace. will be ordered and paid for by me and would arrive separately from your package)

The book will happen.

So, you may have noticed that this campaign is using Flexible Funding, which means I am getting the money raised whether it'd reached the goal or not.

What will happen to the money?

The people that contributed in the campaign will get the book as agreed. And whatever money I raise, I'll use to print the book with the same quality as the last two.

My plan would be, in case the goal wasn't reached, is to print less copies (200 instead of 500) and use any money I get from the online store, the local stores (selling vol1+2), commissions or selling original art to have the book ready in January 2014 to ship as promised.
So, you don't have to worry. The book will happen. I just wish I wouldn't need to go to extreme measures for it and hope the campaign would be fully funded.

Thank you!

If you're new to Grey is... Why Fund?

Volume 3 deals mostly about change and self-harm, whether it was physically, emotionally, consciously or subconsciously. As most storytellers, I have a message I want to share, a vision I want to see come true, issues I want to shine the light on, in hopes someone will be influenced to change or make a change.

Even if it was one or two people...

I was blessed to receive these messages the past year and now I'm aiming for higher. I want more people to acknowledge this matter and put an end to it.

At last...

You can always help by spreading the work around the web via the social networks. That would be greatly appreciated!

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THE GREY COLLECTER

$500 USD

A CAMEO OF OC OR YOURSELF IN VOL4! GREY IS T-SHIRT! Signed Hard Copy of Grey is... Vol 1 Signed Hard Copy of Grey is... Vol 2 Signed Hard Copy of Grey is... Vol 3 Signed Hard Copy of Grey is... logbook Vol 1+2 2 A5 Prints 2 Sticker Sheets Original A5 drawing of choice A collection of various merch items. Digital Copies of Grey is... Vol 1-3 Digital Copies of Grey is... logbook Vol 1+2 Desktop Wallpaper (Shipping Worldwide Included)

Estimated Shipping

January 2014

2 out of 3 of claimed

Loyal Digital Grey

$5 USD

Digital Copy of Grey is... Vol 3 Desktop Wallpaper

Estimated Shipping

December 2013

3 out of 100 of claimed

You've been digitally Grey'd!

$15 USD

Digital Copies of Grey is... Vol 1-3 Desktop Wallpaper Digital Sketch of Choice

Estimated Shipping

December 2013

7 out of 50 of claimed

A Loyal Grey

$25 USD

Signed Hard Copy of Grey is... Vol 3 2 A5 Prints Digital Copies of Grey is... Vol 1-3 Desktop Wallpaper (Shipping Worldwide Included)

Estimated Shipping

January 2014

22 out of 75 of claimed

Grey Catching Up!

$40 USD

Vol2 + Vol3 for those who own Vol1. $10 off the the original price 2 A5 Prints (from 2012 artworks) Digital Copies of Grey is... Vol 1-3 Desktop Wallpaper (Shipping Worldwide Included)

Estimated Shipping

January 2014

2 out of 10 of claimed

A Loyal Grey Collecter

$50 USD

Signed Hard Copy of Grey is... Vol 3 Hard Copy of Grey is... logbook 2 2 A5 Prints Original A5 drawing Digital Copies of Grey is... Vol 1-3 Desktop Wallpaper (Shipping Worldwide Included)

Estimated Shipping

January 2014

16 out of 30 of claimed

Ungrey Original art

$100 USD

original greyscale a4 drawing of choice

Estimated Shipping

February 2014

0 out of 5 of claimed

Ungrey Art session

$100 USD

2 hour live session over Skype. It can be: 1. Lesson It's best to have a specific topic in mind and not general "teach me how to draw" or "All Anatomy" request. 2. Critique session You show me your art and I give you opinions and explanations of what you can do better 3. Art related talk and questions 4. Two or all of the above. Languages: Arabic or English (Session will be scheduled based on both your and my convenience Between December 2013 - March 2014)

Estimated Shipping

March 2014

0 out of 5 of claimed

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