Quick Pre-Weekend Update
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 11:34:19 PM
Hi everyone! I know I said I’d leave it a couple of days before sending another update but with the weekend imminent I thought I’d send one now so we can all have the weekend off!
We’re very close to unlocking the second stretch goal, so by the time we send the next update we really hope we’ll have hit it.
We’ve been in contact with the printer over the last couple of days and everything seems to be going according to schedule. With the graphic novels we need to have a physical proof copy before going to print, which will add a few days but there’s plenty of time between the project ending and needing to post everything to you lovely people so that won’t be a problem and it is pretty cool to have to do that.
Thank you all for backing, but before you head off I have a recommendation for you. I wouldn’t normally do one this early but it’s not got long left and I didn’t want you to miss out.
I also want to let you know why we do recommendations. Getting exposure for your Kickstarter is really quite difficult; there are a lot of Kickstarters (and comics in general) out there it’s difficult to stand out. Doing recommendations is a great way to let people know that there are other great projects they might be interested in and is something creators do to help each other out. So, with that in mind:
The Complete Frank At Home On The Farm Oversized Hardcover
Written by Jordan Thomas, who also wrote Mugshots that we recommended last year, The Complete Frank At Home On The Farm is a project I’ve (James) personally backed already. Jordan is a great member of the indie comic community and works really hard, and is rather excellent, at what he does and has teamed up with a very talented artist, Clark Blint. There's also just over a day left to back it so go and check it out!
Frank At Home On The Farm tells the story of a man returning from war to find his family mysteriously missing from their farm. This sets in motion a series of events that claw and tear at Frank's mind, body, and soul.
Tormented by nightmares of the front line, the mysterious voices that plague him and disturbed by the townsfolk's lack of knowledge or interest in his family's whereabouts, Frank becomes more and more isolated on the farm as he tries to uncover where his parents have vanished to... all under the watchful eye of the farm's animals.
Set in an early 1920s England that's still recovering from the turmoil of the First World War - Frank At Home On The Farm revels in capturing the small historical details of the period. We also use the setting and time period as a way to ramp up the confusion and feeling of isolation.
The war resulted in decimated families and people relocating around the country - leading to less connected communities and an increased possibility for awful events to be set in motion before anyone could notice.
Combining the isolationist horror of The Shining with the body-horror of David Cronenberg and Jacob's Ladder, the story twists and turns right the way to the end. With every flip of the page you will find yourself pulled further into Frank's nightmare - imagine Guillermo Del Toro directing an adaption of Animal Farm.