InDemand Campaign Closes Sunday, August 15, 2021.
From the secret underground lairs in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey to the penthouse suites of the Ritz Hotel in New York, dark and disturbed minds are planning a wave of terror and destruction. People vanishing, taken by power-hungry mad scientists, or dying in the hands of gruesome mutated serial killers.
The citizens have a new protector, however. A masked avenger. She uses the concrete jungle of New York City as her playground, sticking to walls and swinging from organic webs she shoots from her fingertips. Her name is Arachna.
By day, the timid Jennie Janus is your average everyday college student at the Pratt Institute who wants her haute couture fashion designs to grace the runways one day. By night, her adventurous split personality – named Arachna – she's had since childhood comes out to play. Neither personality admits to knowing how they got their mysterious super-powers. Both Jennie and Arachna claim to have just woken up one day like that. One of them is lying...
In Arachna's debut issue, the titular superheroine goes on an action-packed 48-page adventure facing perilous situations and kicking all sorts of butt! Back now to receive a metallic bookmark. Stretch goals include trading cards, video messages, extra pages added to the graphic novel, etc. Get personalized videos from Arachna herself and unlock the stretch goal to see a whole short film starring the title character!
More interior art available at https://arachnacomic.com
Goldfinger Homage Art Print/Poster
Arachna: Do you expect me to talk, Doc?
Doc: No, Arachna. I expect you to die!
Who isn't a big fan of Sean Connery and 007's third adventure, Goldfinger? This poster is an homage to that iconic scene in Goldfinger, only with Doc Diabolique and Arachna. Poster will be limited edition run to what's ordered.
Art by Redg Vincente; Size: 16" x 20"; Finish: Premium matte finish.
Arachna Deluxe Edition Hardcover
This deluxe edition hardcover will feature the 48 page graphic novel with the Carlos Dattoli cover, plus a scrap book featuring photos from the Arachna shoot with Samantha, Character designs of Arachna and Kumo by Tyier, All the variant cover artwork plus sketches, Sketches and Inked pages from Carlos, , and colored version of the pages minus the lettering. This book will be a limited edition to what's ordered.
Arachna Sketch by Carlos Granda
If you're a big fan of pin-up art and artists like Alberto Vargas and George Petty, this one is for you! This original art pinup of Arachna getting into costume is done by Arachna artist Carlos Granda! Artwork is 11" x 16.5"
Jennie or Arachna Special Video Message
Get a special personalized video message from Samantha as Jennie or Arachna (your choice). While we guarantee that Jennie's message will be very sweet. Arachna is more of a wildcard and we can't guarantee the type of message you will receive. Limited to 50.
Arachna T-Shirt
Dress to impress with the Arachna Tshirt! This pre-shrunk classic features zero side seams, and double-needle stitched sleeves giving your wardrobe the upgrade it deserves. 100% cotton.
Arachna Original Art Pages by Carlos Granda
Original art is a real investment now since not a lot of artists hand draw pages anymore. Lucky for us, Carlos still does. Here's your chance to own some history. One of a kind original art from Carlos! Page numbers may change if we add the stretch goal of expanding the story. Artwork is 11" x 16.5"
Arachna Holofoil Covers
We ended the Arachna campaign with a 48 hour Indiegogo exclusive. Holofoil variant covers which featured manga inspired artwork that had Arachna playing with a spider and Kumo skewering a spider. Naughty Kumo!
Campaign Start: Free Arachna metallic bookmark to all backers (Art by Redg Vincente)
$5000 (Unlocked): Free Arachna Trading Card to All Backers (Art by Nunchaku)
$10,000: All backers will receive a short video clip of Jennie/Arachna conversing in an interesting fashion. The team will receive bonuses.
$15,000: All backers of Arachna will receive a Kumo trading card featuring Art by Redg Vincente.
$20,000: All backers of Arachna will receive a cosplay trading card featuring Samantha.
$25,000: All backers will receive a short video clip of Arachna with a PSA message on the importance of brushing and flossing your teeth.
$50,000: The Big Kahuna of all stretch goals! All backers will receive a short 15-20 minute action film starring Samantha as Arachna. Want to see Arachna do some damage to some bad guys or get into trouble fighting crime? This is the one stretch goal you've been waiting for.
Why Arachna?
There was a time where comic books were fun to read and you could lose yourself in these adventures and not think about the real world. Growing up, I used to get on my bike and ride to the Superhero Shop in Livingston, NJ to pick up the latest adventures of Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Daredevil. These stories were timeless and I still re-read them today. Unfortunately, American superhero comics had creators self-censoring themselves and the work became bland and boring. I lost interest and started discovering European graphic novels and manga. Ask yourself this... are you going to be rereading anything current from the big two in twenty years or even five years?
Arachna comes out of the frustration of corporations that destroy beloved characters to appease people that don't even buy their books while turning their nose at the people that do buy and support their books. This is an adventure that's an homage to the classic superhero comics of 60s, 70s, and 80s with updates that make it a more contemporary read for mature readers. We don't have multi-million dollar contracts with streaming services or studios and know that we need to have actual customers who buy and support our books.
When you support a crowdfunding project, you are really supporting what the creators stand for. We stand for making fun adventures that you can lose yourself in. I hope you will support us so we can create many more Arachna adventures.
Risks & Challenges
This book is mostly self-funded. 100% of the script is completed. All the variant cover art is complete. 1/5 of the book is drawn, colored, and lettered. We have the printers picked out for the graphic novel and posters. All the original art available is complete. I take your support in this project extremely seriously and we will ship the books out in October (if not earlier). I'm sure we'll learn some lessons along the way also.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you support this project, please share it on your social media pages and create a lot of noise. Let's make this the year of Arachna!