The Hidden Emperor Is Crushing It!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 06:45:59 AM
Hi everyone! It's been a while. My new sci-fi graphic novel, The Hidden Emperor, launched on Kickstarter last night to our biggest success yet. Over 100 backers in just 12 hours, which is amazing. Thank you so much from Miz Krimzon and me for your tremendous support.
For those who haven't come over yet, we launched our Ayla Rin: Agent of the Terran Imperium series with OVERMIND in 2022, which beat Flying Sparks volume 1 for our best-selling campaign ever. It's a science fiction blend of 1970s-80s European comics with 1950s golden age aesthetics to create a unique world with a lot of sense of wonder.
This series is meant as a replacement for people who love Star Wars or Warhammer 40,000 and have wanted something different than what those properties have done in recent years.
I come from a sci-fi writing background first, so bringing it to comics made for natural storytelling greatness as I've merged the two things I love the most: comics and sci-fi.
You can start with The Hidden Emperor or get both books (and the novels that accompany them) on the campaign for the full experience. We're just getting started in this universe and it's a great time to get in. Back here.
Our New Sci-Fi Graphic Novel The Hidden Emperor Lauching SOON!
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 01:28:50 PM
Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great start to summer. Ms. Krimson and I have been hard at work in the Terran Imperium universe to bring you Ayla Rin's second comic and novel adventures. As soon as the final 8 pages are done, we'll be going live. (I like to have a finished book before starting a crowdfund so we can deliver to you quickly!). Kickstarter just approved the project, so you can sign up here.
My advance reader team says this is our best book yet, and I'm very excited to bring to you the beginnings of the galactic war which started brewing in OVERMIND.
The upcoming campaign will feature a comic in The Hidden Emperor as well as a sequel novel, Into The Black, much like OVERMIND had its sequel novel of The Immortal Edge. Into The Black introduces a new team of Space Marines, The Emerald Array, who are spinning out into their own comic book series down the line as well. Soon, we'll have a full universe for The Terran Imperium Chronicles to rival a big property like Star Wars.
Here's the main cover for THE HIDDEN EMPEROR:
If you want to support our art in the meantime, we are on Subscribe Star or Patreon where I'm posting exclusive comic content, work from upcoming novels, and more. The more people we have in the ranks of our Holy Legion there, the more we can produce. I put all of these funds right back into art and my goal is to get us to 300 subscribers so I can make monthly full-length comics. It's steadily growing and I appreciate the early adopters who are investing in our future! (Totally open to making more Flying Sparks-related content too!)
And yes, sign up! The Hidden Emperor will be here before you know it!
Thank you so much! We'll see you very soon!
JDA
Only 3 Days Left...
over 2 years ago
– Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 10:21:15 AM
The Flying Sparks Companion volume only has 3 days left. I did a short campaign to get this out the door quickly because the book is done and we'll be printing immediately upon the campaign closing.
Make sure not to miss this so you can have the full Flying Sparks experience. If you haven't read The Meta-Man Special referenced at the end of Volume 5, it gives a lot of background into Chloe's heritage and why our heroes are where they are. It's in this volume here along with Meta-Girl's first flight and origin, so it's an important read. Back on FundMyComic today!
Books All Out -- Plus A Huge New Announcement!
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 02:35:24 PM
Hey everyone! We got the books all shipped this week so thank you again for backing this project. Flying Sparks has been a wonderful journey -- but we're not quite done yet!
With These books all complete and out, I wanted to put together a collected edition of all the rest of Flying Sparks' stories, since we have 3 more issues worth of content following the adventures of Meta-Girl. And so we have The Flying Sparks Companion volume! This contains:
- The Meta-Man Special
- Issue #0 (Meta-Girl's Origin!)
- Unleash The Kraken
Three issues which are standalone fun but play an integral role for character development for our heroes. To commemorate this awesome 80-page book, we got MIke S. Miller (Injustice, Shadow of the Conqueror) to do the cover.
I also want to support my friend Luke Stone who started his own crowdfunding site, so we're running this exclusively on FundMyComic at the link here. It's only available for 14 days and I've already got the book done so we will be printing and shipping IMMEDIATLEY. Don't miss out on Flying Sparks The Companion Volume. Get it today!
Some Variants Out -- Hardcovers Should Be Here Today
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 10:01:13 AM
Hey everyone figured I'd send an update. The variants came back damaged for a second time from the printer. They're giving me lip now but they are replacing them. About 2/3 were unusable so some of them went out. They approved sending me ne ones though they should be here within the next week or so for me to get them out.
Hardcovers also should be in today.
T-shirts and posters I'm told are with my fulfillment group and are starting to go out this week as well. Flying Sparks should be completely wrapped up soon!
In the meantime, I launched a comic brand called ACKTUAL COMICS which I think is very funny. I have merch here: https://diversity-comics.creator-spring.com/
And also on Subscribe Star we are launching a few new comics. My goal here is to be able to produce monthly full-length omics like a full on comic company. To do so we'll need about 300 subscribers. Once we're up and rolling I'll figure out print options exclusive to subscribers there too. Please sign up and help us get going: https://www.subscribestar.com/jon-del-arroz
See you soon!
