About this project
THE PURPOSE
Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series has created a pop culture phenomenon among young women and girls, especially teenage girls. It has also brought on a lot of outspoken criticism. Many accuse the books of being anti-feminist and of creating an unhealthy ideal in young impressionable minds. My comic book takes these criticisms and puts them in the form of a humorous, dramatic, noir-inspired, not-so-distant-future dystopia.
THE COMIC
Set roughly 10 years from now, the reader sees - through the eyes of disgruntled shelter clerk "Emily K" - the consequences that have occurred thanks to the popularity of a series of vampire novels, The "Twilyte" Series. Girls have so idolized everything "Twilyte" since they were teenagers that now as adults, they confuse abusive, immature relationships for genuine love. As a result, battered women's shelters have ballooned, and Feminist thought itself has shifted. Author "Stephanie Mayer" is now an icon for the new "Liberatist Feminist" movement, whose philosophies were pioneered by her novels. See the comic up to its current point of completion at TwilightComic.com.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
I plan on self-publishing. The funding first and foremost would go towards cranking out hundreds of copies, enough to consign, offer for free to promising networking connections, place on local coffeeshop bookshelves, and sell at comic-cons. Other costs include marketing materials and fees for 'cons. I also plan to buy an ISBN number and listings in book databases.
Publishing the book now, at the height of the craze, would help it get noticed. Time is of the essence.
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on July 31, 2010.
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Your name and website or other information listed on the comic's website (www.TwilightComic.com).
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individual signed, hand-drawn 3" x 5" drawing of any [WDB...] character of your choosing, with the option of a personalized autograph.
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11" x 17" [WDB...] poster, with the option of a personalized autograph.
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Have a small headshot of yourself placed in a crowd scene in the comic. Donor names will be placed in an index at the back detailing their placement unless it is requested they not be named.
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The benefits of the $50 reward, PLUS you'll get an autographed copy of the comic when it goes to print.
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Have a cartoon version of yourself placed in a crowd scene in a fairly prominent section (larger than previous awards), and be placed in an index at the back of the book detailing your placement.
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All the benefits of the $100 award, PLUS an autographed copy of the comic when it goes to print.
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Have a full body shot of your cartoon self placed in the comic, with your name and location on the page in the donor index at the back of the book. You'll also get an autographed copy when it's in print.
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Your cartoon self will be placed in the comic and given a speaking line. The placement will be prominent. Your name and location will be placed in the donor index at the back of the book. You'll receive an autographed copy when it's published and an 11 x 17 poster with the option of a personalized autograph.
