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.
