Short Summary

Climate change is possibly the most critical issue facing this and the next generations. We are asking for your support to make it better understood and we are using comics as the venue for this.

So if you are interested in supporting an education project on climate change, THIS project is for you!

What We Need & What You Get

The objective is to help the next generation understand climate change. We will create a free downloable comic as part of the Comics Uniting Nations initiative (www.comicsunitingnations.org/) .

Comics Uniting Nations is a monumental partnership between a group of innovative nonprofits, working in close coordination with the United Nations Millennium Campaign and the United Nations Post-2015 Development Planning Team to make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) accessible to the citizens of the world through comics. One of the SDGs is on climate change.

This Indiegogo project is supporting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in particular this comic is focused on Santa Claus taking on Climate Change. It is based on a story that was written for the BBC in 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8426269.stm )

The first Uniting Nations Comic ‘Chakra the Invincible’ was created by the great Stan Lee, Shared Devarajan and Gotham Chopra and can be read here www.yumpu.com/en/document/fullscreen/54544593/chakraun-comic-final-web

This comic will be written by Felix Dodds ( www.felixdodds.net/) and Michael Strauss, and the art by UK Marvel and 2000 AD comic artist John Charles (www.2000ad.org/?zone=covers&page=artist&choice=johnc&Comic=2000ad) .

We need to raise $30,000 to get this comic produced. The expenses are largely for the cost of hiring an artist, letterer, colorist, editor and final story writer to produce the comic and the expenses associated with putting the comic into digital format. 

We will launch the comic at a major United Nations climate event in the next year.

You can support us by making a contribution on the right-hand side by Credit Card/Debit Card.

In addition, you can redeem perks for your support such as:

• $30 – The comic in advance in.pdf format.

• $30 – A personal “thank-you” which will be in the comic

• $75 – Green Christmas printed comic in .pdf format, signed by the artist or authors. Only 100 copies available! 

• $75 –  T-shirt with Santa Claus and Elves. Only 100 available!

• $100 – Limited Edition poster (18x24). Only 100 available!

• $100 – *Special Edition* Elves for a Sustainable Planet T-shirt. Only 100 available!

• $500 – Banner advertisement on the back page– get an advertisement (PG rated) in the back of the comic book! (Limited to 6 Sponsors for the page)

•  $750 – Limited Edition page drawing prints , signed by cartoon artist  5 copies per page available  

•  $1000 – 30-minute Skype/Meeting chat room with author Felix Dodds and artist John Charles  + signed and printed comic + .pdf comic + personal thank-you card

• $1000 – Have you ever wanted to be in a comic? Make an appearance in the comic book as a character (for this issue only). Only four spaces available!

• $1200 – a half page advertisement!

• $2000 – a full page advertisement!

*Make sure you provide your correct mailing address and e-mail to receive these perks*

Production

The comic will be produced primarily after the campaign is over, so the comic will be sent to you a few months after the 45 days are up.

However, we will give you teasers, sketches, and tidbits on our Facebook page so you can learn more about the backstory in anticipation of the comic's release.

YOUR Impact

Help us to make climate change more understandable to the next generation. This is a positive and fun and we hope will with your help have a viral impact.

PUBLIC RELEASE:

We will be releasing the comic for you to download for free (whatever we can find that will allow us to post it for free)…but those who paid to get the comic e-mailed or printed will receive it FIRST and will receive the comic about a month AHEAD of everyone else.

SO, with that in mind, don’t be shy about donating at the $5 or $8 levels because EVERY dollar counts to making the comic come into existence.

Other Ways You Can Help

Even if you don't have pocket change to spare, you can still help us get the message out by sharing our campaign and sharing our videos on YouTube.

Use the indiegogo.com share tools to let others know and visit our pages here:

FACEBOOK: 

TWITTER: #greenchristmas 


ALSO! Please make sure you give us your proper address for whatever perk you redeem. If you have any questions, please direct them to Felix Dodds at fdodds27@gmail.com.