This Campaign
allows you to get 1 of only 100 limited edition virgin covers of White Lily #4 offering this image.
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Overview
”White Lily" was the aviator call sign (translated from Russian) of the world's highest scoring female fighter ace, Lydia "Lilya" Litvyak. Also featured is her wing man, Yekaterina "Katya" Budanova, who was the only other woman to earn the title of "Ace" fighter pilot. Both of these incredible women flew for the Soviet Union in the war against Nazi Germany in the early 1940's. Our story follows their battles, both in the air and on the ground.
The Story
Here is the team that brought you issue 4:
Preston Poulter (Writer / Creator): Preston Poulter (Writer / Creator): This is my passion project. As I search for meaning and purpose in my own life, I often reflect on what it must have been like to serve one horrible regime in order to fight another. The story of Lilya Litvyak speaks to me, and this project allows me to share her story with others.
Jake Bilbao (Penciler) is a freelance Comic book Artist that has worked on titles like Bloodrayne, Pathfinder, Wolverine.
Jag Kumar (Inker) Jag is an award winning inker from New Delhi who has been published by IDW, Dynamite, Zenescope, DC and more. His current work can also be seen in the GI Joe series.
Blond the Colorist (Colorist and Editor): Industry veteran colorist from series such as Superman, Green Lanterns, and Red Hood & The Outlaws.
Issue 4 finds our two main characters, Katya and Lilya, fighting for their lives over the skies of Stalingrad against an enemy that is better equipped, better trained, and more experienced.
Why this project?
I have always had a strange fascination with self-destructive genius. Those people who have amazing ability to create and influence, but can't seem to find any compelling reason for their own existence.
n fiction, we cloak these figures in noble ambitions towards unrealistic ideals and often give them superhuman powers to defy the odds. Inevitably, these stories become a quest for redemption measured in the number of times the day got saved. But what if it was your self-destructive nature itself that was your superpower?
This story finds Lydia Litvyak, the White Lily of Stalingrad, falling further and further into the grip of her own death wish. And yet, it is that disregard for her own safety that makes her such a fearsome opponent.
It is in her story that I have found the quintessential tortured genius.
How does this project compare to others?
Fans of Lady Death by Brian Pulido, Cyberfrog by Ethan Van Sciver, Gabriel Picolo's Icarus and the Sun, Mike S Miller's Lonestar: Heart of a Hero, Jon Malin's Graveyard Shift, Mitch Breitweiser's Red Rooster: Golden Age / Futurists, or Richard C Meyer's Jawbreakers: Lost Souls / G0d-K1ng will all be disappointed as those books are far superior to anything I will ever produce. Now, in comparison to Vestige, the book is far superior. I've seen the creativity from WarCampaign. Nuff said.
Also, my book is historical. So, there's that.
