Alison is bored on a rainy day, and decides to build a robot to help her have fun! Unfortunately, the robot is boring as well.
Hello. I'm Fred Chao, author / illustrator of Johnny Hiro, as well as some other comics. Since then I've been working on a children's comic--Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot. I'd love to raise the funds to make a print run of this as a 64-page full-color hardcover children's book.
The Story
Alison is bored bored BORED on a rainy day. She decides that, maybe to help her have fun, she'd build a robot--a funbot of sorts. So she and her penguins and her monkey friend Andrew work very hard to construct this robot. Unfortunately, when the robot is finally finished and turned on, it has some very boring sensibilities. And Alison and her robot argue and have to learn to become friends.
I've posted most of this project online at http://robotchao.wordpress.com/category/rainy-day-robot/ and will be posting more pics as the month goes on. Feel free to give it a read, check it out and see if you like it and want to support the project.
Pledge Rewards
Of course, I will have Thank You gifts for donations. One of the gifts will be a 48-page book of sketches I've done over the years.
And for larger donations, you may receive an original sketch of yourself or a subject of your request--black and white with greywash.
You can also receive prints or original pics of the characters from the book.
Or full size prints (11x17 and 22x17) of pages from the book.
And even the original pages themselves.
And of course, there are more gifts listed on the side of the page. I hope these incentives will encourage you to support this project.
Also, if you'd like to get a sense of the other work I do, you can check out www.fredchao.com. Or just poke around the robotchao.wordpress.com website.
Thank you so so much for anything you might be able to donate. I've worked very hard on this project and would love to see it come together as a book.
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Though I have done books through an independent publisher before, I have never professionally self-published a book. But through those experiences, and also having worked as a freelancer for professional publishers, and having a small network of friends I can call upon in the publishing industry, I do believe I can put together a solidly produced book.
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Nov 17, 2012
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133 backers
You will receive 3 postcards of characters from the book, plus a PDF of the book.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $10 or more
53 backers
You will receive an 8x10 print of characters from the book, 3 postcards, and a PDF of the book.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $25 or more
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You will receive a sketchbook or pictures I've done over the years, an 8x10 print of characters from the book, 3 postcards, and a PDF of the book.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Pledge $50 or more
95 backers
You will receive the full-color hardcover Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot book. As well as an 8x10 print of characters from the book, 3 postcards, and a PDF of the book.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Pledge $65 or more
23 backers
The full-color hardcover Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot book, the sketchbook of pictures I've done over the years, plus the 8x10 print and 3 postcards. And a PDF of the book.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Pledge $100 or more
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The Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot book, plus an 11x17 full size print of any page from the book you want, as well as the sketchbook of pictures. Plus the 8x10 print, 3 postcards, and the PDF.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Pledge $150 or more
4 backers
The Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot book, and an original sketch of Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot, the 11x17 print of any page of your choice from the book, and the sketchbook of pictures. Plus the 8x10 print, 3 postcards, and the PDF.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Pledge $200 or more
4 backers Limited (32 of 36 left)
The Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot book, and an 11x17 page of ORIGINAL ART of your choice from the book. (Some pages are spreads, done at 22x17, which are not available with this pledge amount. The original pages are first come first serve, so with this pledge amount, please let me know which page you want as soon as possible.) Plus the 11x17 print of any page of your choice from the book, the sketchbook of pictures, the 8x10 print, 3 postcards, and the PDF.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Pledge $250 or more
10 backers All gone!
The Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot book, and a 22x17 page of ORIGINAL ART from the book. (There are only 10 pages of this sort available.) Plus the 11x17 print of any page of your choice from the book, the sketchbook of pictures, the 8x10 print, 3 postcards, and the PDF. ...OR... The Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot book, and an original 7.75x9.25 fully-inked and grey-washed picture (it could be a picture of the characters from the book, or an illustration based off a photo from your life). Plus the 11x17 print of any page of your choice from the book, the sketchbook of pictures, the 8x10 print, 3 postcards, and the PDF.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013Pledge $300 or more
10 backers All gone!
The Alison And Her Rainy Day Robot book, a 22x17 page of original artwork (again, there are only 10 pages of this kind available), an original 7.75x9.25 picture of your request (again, of characters from the book or a photo from your life, fully inked and greywashed). Plus the 11x17 print of any page of your choice from the book, the sketchbook of pictures, the 8x10 print, 3 postcards, and the PDF. And, I dunno, just so so many thank yous.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2013
