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COBALT 60 CHRONICLES by BODE

Thanks to everyone who backed us! The AR Comic will be available Aug. 2017!

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COBALT 60 CHRONICLES by BODE

COBALT 60 CHRONICLES by BODE

COBALT 60 CHRONICLES by BODE

COBALT 60 CHRONICLES by BODE

COBALT 60 CHRONICLES by BODE

Thanks to everyone who backed us! The AR Comic will be available Aug. 2017!

Thanks to everyone who backed us! The AR Comic will be available Aug. 2017!

Thanks to everyone who backed us! The AR Comic will be available Aug. 2017!

Thanks to everyone who backed us! The AR Comic will be available Aug. 2017!

Mark Bode
Mark Bode
Mark Bode
Mark Bode
1 Campaign |
San Francisco, United States
$2,343 USD 23 backers
2% of $79,063 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
I said it before… If we don’t reach our goal, we will still continue… Either way, the COBALT 60 CHRONICLES are coming, and now, thanks to this Indiegogo, everybody knows! We will ship the limited edition AR Comic in August for sure, and we’ve got a few more surprises up our sleeves in the coming months…. In the meantime, stay in touch online at: http://cobalt60bybode.com/

THANK YOU!

Bode fans, friends and family!

These last few months have been an absolute roller-coaster ride. Around the world and back to Clarion Alley… To quote the Dead, “What a long strange trip it’s been.” I have been so fortunate and blessed to have met some of the coolest and most talented people on the planet. To have been given the gift of a life filled with art in abundance brings me to my knees in thanks everyday. Surely, somewhere in this vast, connected universe, Vaughn is smiling right now, I know it.

This has been a labor of love, and the good news is, we are nearly done! I have finished 65 of the 80 pages for the book, and we are currently in production on the cartoon and videogame. We have a small but mighty team of artists and animators that have been working on this project for years on a zero budget, but with love and dedication. I said it before… If we don’t reach our goal, we will still continue… Either way, the COBALT 60 CHRONICLES are coming, and now, thanks to this Indiegogo, everybody knows!

So, what’s next for Cobalt 60? Well, we keep on keeping on. Cobalt 60 is 50 years old this year… Perhaps it will take until his 60th? Smirks. Well, if that is what it takes, so be it. As an independent artist, this isn’t the first time we’ve been under-funded, ya know? We will ship the limited edition AR Comic in August for sure, and we’ve got a few more surprises up our sleeves in the coming months…. So stay tuned!

All my deepest thanks to my team, my family, my friends, and most of all to you, the fans!

--
Mark Bode
cobalt60bybode@gmail.com
www.cobalt60bybode.com

 

Ladies and Gentlemutants! We are in the last day of our Indiegogo, so please support if you can! Get the new Cobalt 60 Chronicles: Episode Zero signed physical comic book w/app for just $10, or the digital-only version for just $3! 

But what about the FREE stuff?

1. Get the new Cobalt 60 Mural App! Not in the Bay Area? Just print the supplied pic of the painting, point your Android at it, and watch the Queen shake her thang!
2. Graf and street artists… Submit your tag for use in the Radio City level of the game! 
3. Join our crew, and become a member of the Cobalt 60 Beta Test team. Help us make our digital releases solid for Bode fans worldwide!

http://cobalt60bybode.com/muralapp/

Thanks in advance… The future belongs to COBALT 60!



NEW REWARD... Lunch and a Tat with Bode!



Bode is well-known for his comics and murals... And, of, course, his tattoos! Come on down to the Sacred Rose tattoo parlor in San Francisco for an afternoon with Bode.

OPEN AUDITIONS NOW CLOSED

Good morning, my fellow mutants! I wanted y'all to know that we have found our Queen! That's right, the voice role of Cobalt's main squeeze has been selected, and the open audition is now officially closed. THANK YOU SO MUCH to all who entered!

COBALT 60 CHRONICLES
PRE-ORDERS SHIP IN AUGUST!

Cobalt 60 Chronicles: Episode Zero will be available this August! Pre-Order Now here on our IGG page... just $10.00! Digital only just $3.00!

Featuring art from both Vaughn Bode and Mark Bode, this expanded version of the original Cobalt 60 comic comes wrapped in an all-new two-page cover spread. A must-have for the Bode fan! Plus, each page of the comic triggers an interactive 3D animated scene on your iOS or Android device… allowing you to view the action from any angle!

PRE-ORDER NOW... SHIPPING IN AUGUST!
Cobalt 60 Chronicles: Episode Zero
Physical Comic book and iOS/Android app: $10 + Shipping
Digital Comic book and iOS/Android app: $3
Warning: Parental Advisory. Contains Explicit Content.


NEW REWARDS:


Your TAG In-Game!
Get your tag on one of the ruins inside of Cobalt's world. Also, includes a shout out in the credits! For consideration, send your submission to: cobalt60bybode@gmail.com

Bode Backer T-Shirts
Get this fine Tee, and show your your support! Also, includes a shout out in the credits!

 

Lunch and a Tat by Bode
Bode is well-known for his comics, murals... And, his tattoos! Come on down to the Sacred Rose tattoo parlor in San Francisco for an afternoon with Bode!
 

BODE NEWS:



Bode replaces Frazetta Tribute mural that got trashed by Vandals.
Mark will be replacing a Frazetta Tribute painting that he and James O'Barr did back in 2012, which vandals have since destroyed. If you are in the San Francisco area this Thursday & Friday, March 16 & 17, come on down to the Mission District say hello, or peep us out on Facebook Live!

 

BOLDER, DARKER, SEXIER... AND, AS USUAL...
COBALT IS VERY PISSED OFF! 

In the last comic, Cobalt was captured after an unprecedented blood bath of violence and carnage. Exposed and de-hooded, it was revealed that he was indeed the long-lost heir to the throne, much to the celebration of the Radio people. Yet, Cobalt was a terrible king... and felt strapped to the throne of the people he hates.

That’s where the new comic starts. This the first Cobalt 60 comic I have published in years, and the first ever Cobalt 60 animation ever created. This will be the 6th graphic novel in the series, an 80-page story of Cobalt after he bares an heir with Queen BBC and escapes his bondage back into the desert.

 

We've kept it PG-13 for display here on IndieGoGo, but believe me,  the Cobalt 60 Chronicles is chock full of violence, sex, and very bad behavior. It's Cobalt 60 in full effect, and definitely NSFW!

Read about the Bode Legacy, and Cobalt's History at the end of this page.

Cobalt 60 first appearance in Witzend #7, April 1, 1970 by Vaughn Bode

WHY INDIEGOGO? WHY NOW?

Independence. This project is near and dear to my heart. We are going to bring Cobalt out the exactly the way it’s supposed to be... Raw... Hard... the way my Dad imagined him. I’m crowdfunding this because it’s an incredible opportunity to connect with you, the fans. You get it. The Cobalt 60 Chronicles is an over-the-top, no-holds-barred tribute to Bode fans old and new.


HOW MUCH ASS WILL COBALT 60 KICK?

In 1967, Cobalt 60 was one of the first comics ever to feature ultra-violence, sex and a bleak look at our future, years ahead of influencing the films by George Miller, Ralph Bakshi, and Roger Corman and thousands of artists worldwide. In 2017, we are going to bring it even harder… More carnage... More sex and lust… More betrayal… More mutants… All brought to life with modern animation techniques, including motion capture and photogrammetry.



PLUS... It’s Cobalt’s 50th Anniversary, so we’ve lined up lots of cool rewards exclusive to this campaign.  We have terrific print sets, truly collectible comics, blasts from the past and other surprises from the Bode archives... Many of them very limited. All of them are authentically rare, and all signed by Bode!


OUR REWARDS!

Think of your pledge as a pre-purchase. We’ve put together a bunch of rewards that we hope you'll love. And any of our rewards make a great gift for the Bode fan in your fam-bam! Check ‘em out! All rewards include FREE domestic (US) shipping! A nominal charge applies to rewards shipped outside of the US.

 

FAN FUND THE COBALT 60 CHRONICLES!

This is your chance to influence the kind of kick ass, take-no-prisoners Cobalt stories you wanna see. I want you to be our financiers. In return, we’ll make a cartoon and graphic novel that we can all be proud of. We believe fan funding is the best way to bring the Cobalt 60 Chronicles to life. This has been a long train coming, and if it wasn't for you, the fans, we would never have made it this far. Now, we need your help to get up this hill!

All of the assets have been built for the cartoon, and I have completed 65 of the 80 pages for the graphic novel. We already lined up the crew for finishing the cartoon pilot, the programming team for the Augmented Reality, and the print shop that is going to knock out the books. We are ready to rock through this final stage! We will start shipping rewards immediately upon completion of the campaign.  

Thank you so much for helping to make this happen. Please pledge now! If you can’t, that’s cool... But, maybe you can help by sharing on Facebook and Instagram? Got a Bode fan in your life? Let ‘em know! Every little bit helps!

WHERE WILL THE MONEY GO?

Every penny raised will go towards making the Cobalt 60 Chronicles a reality. This covers everything... The creative talent, CGI team, stunt and voice performers, Augmented Reality programmers, printing services, supplies, fees and taxes. In other words, everything that it takes to make this happen in time for San Diego Comic-Con this July. We are calling in all our favors, and every one of our talented crew is willing to do whatever it takes to make this happen. This year. Now.

A portion of the money will go to fulfilling all the cool rewards we are offering and a percentage will go to taxes and IndieGoGo fees. Anything over our goal will go towards funding future Cobalt 60 related projects... See our Stretch Goals, below!


MEET THE TEAM!

  Mark & Molly Bode - Creator & Executive Producers
Mark Bodé is an American cartoonist. The son of underground comics legend Vaughn Bodé, Mark often produces works similar to the elder Bodé’s style. He is best known for his work on Cobalt-60, Miami Mice, and The Lizard of Oz. Bodé has also worked for Heavy Metal magazine and on The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is also a tattooist, and paints murals all over the world.

Molly Bode is a veteran Producer & Project Coordinator, and has handled the art licensing for the TMNT characters and the Bode work. She also has experience in special event production. Molly is the glue that has kept the Bode Estate up and running for all these years.

  Mark Butler - Animation Director & Mad Scientist
Mark is a veteran character animator, technical director, and motion capture specialist. Mark was a part of the Emmy-award winning animation team on NBC’s “Heroes”, and he has worked on a wide variety of games, broadcast TV, and live events, for clients such as DC Comics, Atari, Warner Bros., Disney and Sony. Can also draw funny rabbits.

  Ollie Teeba - Music & Sound Design
Ollie has been Djing Hip Hop, Funk, Soul and everything that falls in between since his teens. With 7 albums of original material and 2 ‘live session’ albums Ollie made the very well regarded DJ mix albums Fabric 26 and Herbal Blend for Solid Steel. Also Ollie’s ‘War of the Worlds’ DJ re-score was voted amongst the top 10 best mix sessions in the 25th anniversary of Solid Steel radio show.

  Jonny Cuba - Music & Sound Design
After meeting on college radio in the late 80's, Jonny Cuba & the Loop Professor realised they had similar tastes in hip-hop, films and all things funky, and formed DSP. Jonny Cuba has also co-produced material for The Herbaliser, and he also collaborates with Ollie Teeba as production team 'The Process'. He has had music featured on TV and in video games; EA's Knockout Kings , NBA Street & SEGA Extreme Sports. Heavy beats & tight, quotable rhymes are what Jonny is all about.

  Steve Chang - Programming
Steve’s been involved with many video game productions over the years, for clients such as Disney Mobile, Atari, Electronic Arts, and SearchCore. Steve is currently programming casino games when he’s not working on Cobalt 60 Augmented Reality app!

  Duy Tran - Technical Director
A veteran motion capture engineer, Duy has worked on a wide variety of projects in games and broadcast, for clients such as Epic Games, Fox Television, Paramount Studios, and Oculus. As a co-founder of Nansense Motion Capture, he has been instrumental in making finger and hand mocap a reality!  

  Digger Mesch - Producer
Digger is an American artist, toy sculptor, director, producer and writer. The award winning and controversial New York City artist founded the design house Art Asylum, and created the wildly popular MINIMATES toyline. Digger is also the creator of the recent IDW release of the successful "zombie animal" comic series; THE OTHER DEAD, now being translated for release worldwide.

  Louie Paretta - Audio Producer
An experienced Musician and Sound Designer, and long-time collaborator with Mark, Louie is our Vocal Producer and Recording Engineer, and does many of the secondary character voices in the cartoon, as well.

  Shane Rhein - Animator
A recent Digital Media Arts graduate of Northwestern University, Shane joined Secret File Animation last year, and has been animating characters non-stop ever since.

  Tiffany Chang - Animator
Tiffany is an artist with a background in traditional animation. Having worked on feature film including Insurgent, The Walk, and Goosebumps to name a few, she has gained a new appreciation for the 3D conversion process. When not drawing, she's probably dancing, playing with her pup, or eating tacos.

  Natasha Creger - Mocap Stunt Choreographer / Queen BBC
Natasha is an experienced actress, stunt performer and MMA fighter. On Cobalt 60, she is performing the moves for Queen BBC, as well choreographing all the fight scenes and stunts.

  Gerson Schillpake - Mocap Stunt Performer / Cobalt 60
Gerson is a coach and trainer, as well as a champion Brazilian Muy Thai fighter. He will be performing the moves and stunts for Cobalt 60.

  Hunter Jackson - Mocap Stunt Performer / Loper & Radio Men
One of the founders of GWAR, where he was better known as TECHNO DESTRUCTO, Hunter is an experience stage and stunt performer, and will be performing as the Loper and Radio Man in the Cobalt 60 animated series.


HOW DO I GET YOU TO SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY?

To become a Cobalt 60 backer, just click on the pink BACK IT button at the top of this page, just to the right of our video. IndieGoGo will ask you for your pledge, which reward you want, and how you want to sign up. Signing up is a breeze and you can do it through Facebook if you want. 

IndieGoGo accepts Apple Pay, credit cards, debit cards, and ACH payments drawn directly from contributors’ bank accounts. Sadly, IndieGoGo no longer accepts PayPal.

Please add a link to our IndieGoGo page to your website or blog. Sharing this project with others will go a long way toward getting The Cobalt 60 Chronicles funded. Thanks in advance!



MORE COBALT? HELL, YEAH!

The stretch goals are easy… MORE COBALT!!! We are re-telling the entire 50 year saga in 12x10 animated cartoons, interwoven with the new series of graphic novels. The comic and cartoon are intertwined, I guess is the best way to describe it! Some of the tale will play out in the comic, and then pick back up in the next cartoon episode, with the AR bridging the two!

We are also in development on the first Cobalt 60 video game, using assets directly from the cartoon. The game will be available on iOS, Android, and VR-capable PCs running HTC Vive VR goggles.

When all the episodes are finished, we want to release a hardcover COBALT 60 OMNIBUS COLLECTOR'S EDITION, with a Blu-Ray/Digital Copy of the entire 2-hour cartoon, plus the Video Game, and exclusive Cobalt and Queen BBC statue. 

We have some other fun Bode apps on the horizon, as well… Bode Build-A-Broad app, anyone?

 

RISKS & CHALLENGES

Creating a cartoon pilot and an Augmented Reality graphic novel is a challenge, of course. It has taken us two years to get to this point, and whether we achieve our crowdfunding goal or not, the Cobalt 60 Chronicles will get produced. The real challenge is when. We have been doing this ourselves, slowly and out of pocket, but with great love and dedication, and that won't stop no matter what. Sadly, without funding, it will take years to finish.

The good news is, we are nearly done! We have already lined up the crew for finishing the cartoon, the programming team for the Augmented Reality, and the print shop that is going to knock out the books. We are ready to rock through this final stage. With your help, it will be out this summer!

Our goal is to have everything launch at the San Diego Comic-Con this July. Should we not meet our funding goal, that date will be pushed back, but if we hit our goal, you better believe we are gonna deliver! Plus, all of our rewards are standing by to ship. We will begin shipping immediately upon completion of the campaign.

Our production, printer and shipping partners are secured, our budgets are complete, our shipping supplies are ready, and our manpower is lined up. We just gotta ship and get to work so we can finish in time for San Diego.

And regarding rewards fulfillment, I have an extensive publishing background, and I am proud of of my ship on time (or reasonably on time) record (mostly thanks to Molly!). We will make sure all your rewards are delivered as promised, packed securely. We take every phase of our campaign, including shipping, quite seriously. 


THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I’d like to thank all the fans who have supported me over the years. I love meeting you guys at cons, at one of our showings, or on location when I am blasting the bricks. I’d like to thank all the readers and collectors who have supported me, as well as those newcomers to the Bode Worlds! Welcome aboard! 

 

LEGACY: 50 YEARS OF BODE STYLE

 

Vaughn Bode is touted as the very foundation of the hip hop style you see worldwide. The earliest graffiti writers of the NY city subway lines used our characters besides their groundbreaking pieces that started graffiti and the street art movement. Vaughn created such icons as Cheech Wizard, the Bode Lizard, Bode Broads and of course, Cobalt 60.

My fathers’ light in the adult comics scene burned bright in the 60’s and 70’s and like a comet he was gone off to ball the universe, and inspire tens of thousands of artists, movie makers and graffiti writers from the last 50 years. Vaughn created thousands of worlds populated by his unmistakable style and one of a kind characters. I have vigilantly carried on his vision into the mainstream subconscious of Pop Culture.

Vaughn Bodē first drew the character Cobalt 60 on a piece of scratch paper in 1959. Nearly ten years later, in 1968, he published a ten-page, black-and-white, pen-and-ink Cobalt 60 story for Ken Rudolph's sci-fi fanzine Shangri L'Affaires (a.k.a. Shaggy) #73. The story did not expound much on the character, instead concentrating on action and a thorough depiction of the story's setting.

Bodē wrote a prose follow-up of the story, with pencil illustrations, for Shaggy #74. Bodē won the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine Artist on the strength of Cobalt 60. In addition, the initial ten-page story was later republished in Witzend #7 (April 1970), in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Metal Hurlant in 1980, and in Epic Illustrated #27 (Dec. 1984).


 


Cobalt 60-inspired paintings by James O'Barr, Rick Veitch and Larry Todd

 

 

DUST DEVIL: THE COBALT 60 SAGA

 

Cobalt 60 takes place in our post apocalyptic Mad-Max-like future, where man's genius has sterilized our tiny planet, and left a barren wasteland populated with what is left of mankind's dregs… Radio men and women and a plethora of mutant humans and animals deformed by years of exposure to the radioactive desert that is our future.

Cobalt is the heir to the human race. His family is considered the last of the genetic line in which no mutation is present. An evil mutated Prime Minister of Radio City, Strontium 90, assassinated Cobalt’s family in an attempt to wipe out the bloodline. Cobalt’s mother is tipped off before the murderous coup, and casts Cobalt into the desert as a child to be raised by the extradited and outcast mutants… Forced out of Radio City due to Strontium 90’s hatred, bigotry and racism.

Cobalt hides his face, concealing his identity with a hood, and strikes out against his own people to protect and defend his mutant brethren who raised him.

In the last comic, Cobalt was captured after an unprecedented blood bath of violence and carnage. Exposed and de-hooded, it was revealed that he was indeed the long-lost heir to the throne, much to the celebration of the Radio people. Yet, Cobalt was a terrible king... and felt strapped to the throne of the people he hates.

That’s where the new comic starts. This the first Cobalt 60 comic I have published in over 20 years, and the first ever Cobalt 60 animation ever created. This will be the 6th graphic novel in the series, an 80-page story of Cobalt after he bares an heir with Queen BBC and escapes his bondage back into the desert.

 

WHAT THE F.A.Q.?


Shipping Policy:

Free domestic (US) shipping. Worldwide shipping at a nominal charge, listed by item. Shipping charges may vary on unique items, if you have any shipping related questions, hit us at: cobalt60bybode@gmail.com

Upcoming Bode Appearances:

Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême, France - January 26-29
Big Apple Comic-Con
New York, NY - March 11-12
Silicon Valley Comic-Con
San Jose, CA - April 21-23
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego, CA - July 19-23

Will Bode sign my Reward?
Yes! Most of the rewards can be custom signed by Bode , and he'll be glad to dedicate it to whoever you choose.

Can I add other Reward Items to my existing pledge?
Yes! You can add any other Reward Item in addition to your pledge item at the time you make your pledge, or add another pledge later. Or, write us directly: cobalt60bybode@gmail.com

The reward I wanted to pledge for is no longer available. Help!
There are a limited number of many of our Reward Items, and some are one-of-a-kind. When they are gone, they are gone. However, we will be adding some very rare new items during the campaign, so be on the lookout!

When will I receive my backer survey?
In April, 2017.

When will my rewards ship?
We will begin shipping most items immediately when the campaign ends. Our plan is to have everything out the door and on the truck by the end of April, 2017. Please make sure your shipping info is correct! Some items will ship after production is complete. See individual items for estimated delivery.

Does Mark ever sleep?
Near the end of last year, Mark developed a slight case of vampyrism, and is now nocturnal.
 

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