The Story Continues in FALLEN #2

FALLEN #2 is a 22 page, full colour second issue of an ongoing series printed on standard American sized comic format on high quality paper.  Fallen will blend the genres of mystery, thriller and fantasy by creating a thrilling mythological detective story. The story takes place in the vibrant, synth-pop filled era of the 1980's in the loud, crowded streets of New York City. 

  Where we left with FALLEN #1, the Godfather himself Zeus was murdered right in front of his ward Casper Clay. The criminal world of deities was sent reeling at the news of an immortal god being taken out. While the Greek family is scrambling to react, Casper's life is sent spiraling as he is expelled from his previous life and exiled from the world he once served...

Who Will Like FALLEN?

Obviously fans of the first book will really enjoy this one but if you're just getting on board now and you like any of these things, you're going to love FALLEN;

80's Pop Culture - FALLEN is inspired by and infused with a lot of the 80's classics from music,  movies and style.

Mythology - Doesn't matter if you're a fan of Greek, Norse or any other mythology, FALLEN is going to touch on it all.

Crime Thriller - If you're intrigued by stories of crime, murder and mystery. It's like a mash up of John Wick, Constantine and Clash of the Titans.

FALLEN is inspired by neo-noire stories like Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049 and fantasy stories like Fables and The Wolf Among Us.

Press:

"FALLEN provides a new spin on an old tale and does it by infusing the story with dirt, grime, and some godly magic. FALLEN is a must-read for lovers of mythology, crime dramas, or well-constructed comics." -  Monkeys Fighting Robots 

"If you enjoyed Hercules or The Odyssey (the Poem and subsequent 90s mini-series) – then you’ll lap up what this comic book has in store for you." -  Soda and Telepaths 

Rewards

Preview:

Issue 1 Cover

Issue 1 Variant Cover

Issue 1 Page 1

Issue 1 Page 2

Issue 1 Page 3

Issue 1 Page 4

Issue 2 Cover

Issue 2 Page 1 (black and white)

Issue 2 Page 2 (black and white)

Issue 2 Page 3 (black and white)

Creative Team:

The team has stayed the same with the three of us still passionately working on the series;

Matt: Creator and Writer of FALLEN. Matt has been working on the concept for the story for over 2 years. It was originally developed for a comic format and then  considered making it a novel. As Matt continued writing, the imagery that he wanted to convey would only be given justice in the colourful pages of a comic. 

 Henry: Henry is a talented and professional artist based out of the Philippines. He is a published Graphic Novel Artist on books like Children's Vampire Hunting Brigade volume 1&2, Alterna Comics Tinsel Town, The Devil Within, Seven Legions and various contributions on anthologies. To see more of his work visit:  https://www.artstation.com/henryponciano 

 Toben:  Toben Racicot writes and letters comics. He’s worked on Beastlands, The Wild Cosmos, Thorn Squadron, Menagerie, and Rumble Kings. Together with his wife, Alaire Racicot they created Crown & Anchor, the fantasy sci-fi pirate adventure. He also runs multiple Dungeons & Dragons campaigns and continues the hunt in Bloodborne, and is taking parenting lessons from Kratos as he plays God of War (2018). He’s also working on a PhD in Role Playing Games and Adaptation Theory at the University of Waterloo. To see more of his work visit: artstation.com/letterdrone

Budget

Timeline

Here is the projected timeline for the project;

IndieGoGo Campaign: June - July 

IndieGoGo funds received: End of July  (approx)

Artwork completed: November-December 2020

Book manufacturing and freight: December 2020

Shipping of rewards: December 2020

Risks and challenges

This is my second crowdfunding campaign after my first one is successful. The risks are relatively low for this one. I learned quite a bit from the last one and plan on applying my experience to streamline the process and speed up production. The script is 100% complete and the artwork is 25% complete. One of the issues I had with the last campaign was the printing service I used had a hard time getting the shipments through customs in a timely manner and added some huge delays to the project. The new service I switched to, and will be using on this one is extremely fast and will cut down the wait time for books by months.