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The book will be available in Italian, English and French.

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Lùmina is a bright, colorful italian graphic novel project by Emanuele Tenderini and Linda Cavallini, authors of many titles previously published by names such as Sergio Bonelli, Delcourt, Ankama, Mondadori, Hachette, Les Humanoïdes associés, DeAgostini, Panini.

The book's genre is in between sci-fi and fantasy, mainly inspired by Miyazaki, who you'll certainly recognize in the vast landscapes and open spaces. Wonderful creatures and charismatic characters will be involved in one of the most amazing adventures ever told in a graphic novel.

The plot unveils around the story of two children, Kite and Miriam, brother and sister, who find themselves thrown in a parallel world called Lùmina.

This will be one of the first comic books in the world to be coloured with the hyperflat technique (link) and printed using hexachrome, a six-color printing process (link).

                                            

We decided to bring this project to life through the crowdfunding community, as we believe that the straight connection between the authors and the readers is the strongest factor during the publishing process.

Plus, we are sure that the only way the comics world can be brought to a higher level is through the support of its ultimate investors - the readers.

The story

The planet, Fej Farok, brother and sister Miriam e Kite

Lumina is the whole Universe’s oldest planet. All civilizations come from it and all existing parallel dimensions will converge to it. Lumina is the planet of light and creation, the kingdom of Fej Farok.

The Fej Farok is a parasite and a deity, which can cross the membrane that separates the parallel universes, adjusting their balance if needed. It’s a creature made up of two parts – Fej and Farok – and each of them is hosted by two bodies, two porters, elected among the descendants of the Abyssals, very intelligent and ancient creatures that form the spiritual and religious side of Lumina. When the Fej Farok picks two individuals, the chosen ones, it literally owns their bodies and gives them unimaginable power. They become Fej (Yin), and Farok (Yang).
The dawn of time and Fej Farok ruled the planet Lumina .
However, the ambition and the thirst for conquest of Fej were great : he wished to conquer all the planets in the Universe, in all possible realities , using their immense powers . To achieve his goal , he needed his half Farok , which, however , did not share the destructive plans and conquerors of the counterparty.
Fej so he decided to kill Farok . A few moments before being struck by the sword of Fej , Farok could be projected on a planet , of all possible worlds , in a time among all possible times . In just a few seconds to choose two innocent creatures and give them his share of the parasite and its powers . On that planet , the Earth, in the present, Fej would not be able to find the completion of his power to achieve his evil purposes.
Earth. Today.
Miriam and Kite are two lively kids, as many of their age, divinding their time between school and friends. They’re orphans. Miriam looks after her little brother, who’s not really the easy kind, though. Miriam is a very nice young girl and careful sister but at times she can be a little bit too much harsh with herself and the people around her. Kite is a real force of nature, lazy at school and on the everyday tasks and a real daredevil on the streets while practicing his favorite hobby, the Parkour: he’s a young, flamboyant energy mix.
For some time now, the two have been sharing a strange hallucination: they were both still, hand in hand, in a kind of a mesmerized state, staring at a strange geometric flame containing an immense, very brightly lit opening in its very center. Kite and Miriam have never given too much weight to these visions, till one day, at school, they got suddenly surrounded by very menacing mysterious Black Creatures. Frightened to the bones, they tried to run away, but they soon found themselves in the strange place they’d seen in their common visions.
They got pushed inside the flame and from that moment on their life would’ve never been the same.
When they wake up, Miriam and Kite are right in the midst of a bloody battle between the Black Creatures and a powerful warrior. Above their heads a giant sprawling body materializes and grows exponentially, destroying everything around him. Behind them, a strange man in a hood speaking an incomprehensible strange language, is repeating a magical chant that sounds like an ancient rite.
In no time, the two kids got parted. As is Miriam taken by a Black Creature, Kite stays on the scene, firmly clinging to the strong arm of the warrior. The gigantic creature has disappeared. Now Kite is alone, confused but very determined to find his sister. He will face a long and tough journey, alongside with and fighting against extraordinary creatures. His goal is to find Miriam and get out of that vast and dazzling planet Lumina, as the fearsome warrior Oleg and the abysmal Nohe call it.

REWARDS 

1. If we reach the 4.000,00 euro target before Thursday, April 17th, an awesome Lùmina desktop wallpaper to all contributors! DONE! :)
2. If we reach the 14.000,00 euro target before Saturday, April 26th, we will unveil the amazing cover of Lùmina (more than 1000 layers on Photoshop) and all the contributors will receive the desktop wallpaper. FAILED! No problem, together we will MAKE IT HAPPEN! :)

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How you can contribute

For this campaign, we have prepared a selection of awesome proposals. We decided to accompany the book with original materials realized on purpose for this event.

The USB pen

The A3 poster

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Sketch Book

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Why we need these funds 

We need € 44.000,00 to cover the following expenses:

• € 12000 Will cover the basic needs to let Emanuele and Linda work just on Lumina for 8 months.
• €  3500 for Indiegogo + Paypal fees.
• € 9840 for about 1000 80-page hexachrome prints of Lumina.
• € 4000 for about 500 USB keys.
• € 4000 for Shipping to Italy (about 500 copies).
• € 4250 for Shipping to Europe (about 250 copies).
• € 5500 for Worldwide shipping (about 250 copies).
• € 310 for about 30 Giclée prints.
• € 600 Funds for the Lumina party and emergencies.

After crowdfunding

This is the beginning of a long journey. We have many ideas and many possible ways in which Lùmina can evolve, and each of them is simply amazing, like comic books, animations, smartphone apps, video games and many, many others!

We want to share our projects with you and color your dreams with imagination. 

You, the readers, will be the real "heroes" of our adventures and we're glad to take you with us into the magical world of Lùmina.

You can find more information on Lùmina here: www.worldoflumina.com

Follow us in these social media: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Pininterest.

You can read about Lùmina in these website, blogs and newspapers:

 

                

                       

                                             

I want to help

Some people just can’t contribute, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help. In order to reach the goal, we need to share this project as much as possible: share the following pages on Facebook or Twitter, or even simply by e-mailing a friend!

• For Italian www.worldoflumina.com/it/
• For English http://www.worldoflumina.com/en/
• For French www.worldoflumina.com/fr/

Thank you!

                       

Frequently Asked Questions

• When will the book be ready? 

This crowdfunding campaign is needed to fund not only the printing of the "Lùmina" book but also the sheer creation of all the book's panels. Emaneuele and Linda need about 8 months of intensive work, as the quality and the details of each page require a long and accurate process. We'll make sure your patience will be rewarded with a nice surprise in your pack.

• In what language is Lùmina printed? 

For this campaign all the materials will be available in Italian, French or English.
Please contact us after your purchase to select your preferred language. 

• Is it possible to have more information about the story?
  

Yes, for more details you are more than welcome to visit one of our landing pages! Please, choose your language: ita, eng, fr.

• Where will be held the LIVE training course?

The LIVE training course with Emanuele and Linda (included in the perk UP-CLOSE) will be held in their house, in Florence, Italy. Three days and six hours for day. The dates will be decided in accordance with the authors.

• What about the ONLINE training course?

The ONLINE course with Emanuele (included in the perk COLOUR PARTY) consists of five lessons of one hour and one customized exercise corrected by Emanuele.