What if the smartest person on Earth was born into poverty & slavery? Meet Aria Monfort, from the world's poorest nation: America
What others are saying about Home of the Brave:
"Wonderful Work" - David Mack artist/writer of Kabuki and Daredevil
"The combination of this unique graphic design and storytelling make this a must read..." -Shawn Demumbrum, Bleeding Cool
" it became a personal mission to see this project succeed." - Henry Barajas, Comics Beat
"Home of the Brave looks to be a well-made project by two promising creators..." - Aaron Colter, Comics Alliance
"To support this project is a no brainer." - Brett Schenker, Graphic Policy
"Superbly phenomenal new and original....Please spread the word. Rob a bank to contribute, if need be." - Richard Caldwell, The Lottery Party
Announcing our stretch goals:
Home of the Brave - Kickstarter Update No.1
Hey guys! New York City Comic Con starts this weekend and we just arrived in the Big Apple.
So much has happened in the last few days, some of which we can't really discuss, but it's all incredibly awesome, and in large part, due to the outrageous support of everyone thats been spreading the word about our book!
Check out this fun video update we shot yesterday in Manhattan!
- Jon
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Become a part of an effort to make the world a better place. Aria's world may not be our own but the issues she faces are. Help spread her story.
In 1946, the producers of The Adventures of Superman radio program, along with the help of activist Stetson Kennedy, infiltrated the KKK and created fictional stories based on the reality of KKK as villains. They publicly aired real clan rituals and codewords, allowing local law enforcement to further infiltrate the KKK, and villainizing the racist terror organization for generations to come. Pop-culture can make a difference.
Home of the Brave begins with the story of Aria Monfort, a 13 year old girl who works 14 hour days, and just learned to read a year ago. She's also the youngest person in her country to be accepted into a prestigious university, learns trigonometry during her lunch breaks, and may cure some of the world's deadliest diseases. Aria was just sold into slavery in the poorest country in the world: America.
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Home of the Brave Free PDF Preview
We have created a narrative that brings issues of poverty to light in an innovative and compelling manner with the story of our protagonist, Aria Monfort, a child born in a fictional America suffering from extreme poverty. We've combined elements of contemporary graphic design and traditional illustration to build this world and tell Aria's story.
Our goal is to create a 135 page hardcover
The first 30 pages of Home of the Brave is already available for download, and available as an iBook. If you know of any other way to freely distribute it, please let us know. The preview entitled The New Colossus gives readers a peek at what our small team was able to produce, and also acted as a test product to gauge our production, costs, and timeline for producing a piece of graphic literature. We've already thumbnailed and laid out the remaining 105 pages, and need your help in bringing it to print.
Where your money is going:
Our goal is a humble $12,000
$7,000 to cover our printing costs
$1,400 towards Kickstarter and Amazon fees
$2,600 towards shipping and packaging costs from Honolulu, HI
$1,000 for eight months of work to split between the two of us
Artwork from Home of the Brave
We are in no small part encouraged and inspired by some of the amazing real-life heroes fighting human trafficking every day:
http://www.somaly.org/
http://www.traffickjamming.org/
http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/
https://www.freetheslaves.net
Risks and challenges Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
The main challenges we've anticipated include:
Printing - We've already procured quotes, templates, turnaround times, and shipping costs.
Timeliness - We are aware that meeting customer expectations is an important criteria, and have committed layouts and rough pencils to all 135 pages, and are now inking and coloring the remainder of the book. Our estimates to getting the finished book to our customers are based on our progress thus far.
FAQ
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Oct 4, 2012 -
Nov 10, 2012
- First created · 31 backed
- Spencer Toyama 712 friends
- Website: twitter.com
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SUPPORTER: Special edition digital art wallpapers for desktops & mobile phones, Kickstarter edition 30 Page digital PDF preview of Home of the Brave (includes the first thirty pages of the book), your name and link on our website, and our deepest gratitude for driving awareness about human trafficking and wage slavery.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $10 or more
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DIGITALIST: The full 135 page digital Kickstarter edition of the Home of the Brave graphic novel + the SUPPORTER reward.
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FIRST BACKER: A limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave at a special early backer price + your name in the book thanking you for your support + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards. [Includes shipping to the U.S., International shipping add $10]
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FIRST RUN: A limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave + your name in the book thanking you for your support + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards. [Includes shipping to the U.S., International shipping add $10]
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FIRST RUN SIGNED: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + your name in the book + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to the U.S., International shipping add $10]
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DOUBLE SIGNED: Get TWO copies of the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + your name in the book + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to the U.S., International shipping add $15]
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $70 or more
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POSTERCHILD: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + your name in the book + an 18 x 24 limited edition archival art print + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to the U.S., International shipping additional]
Estimated delivery: Jul 2013Pledge $85 or more
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FIRST RUN & INK BY SPENCER: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist personalized to you + your name in the book + an original ink sketch in the book by Spencer (the writer) + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to the U.S., International shipping add $15]
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $99 or more
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FIRST RUN & INK BY JON: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist personalized to you + your name in the book + an original ink sketch in the book by Jon (the artist) + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to the U.S., International shipping add $15]
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $100 or more
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BIBLIOPHILE: A retailer pack of 5 copies of the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + a hand-written thank you to your shop inside the book + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to the U.S., International shipping add $25]
Estimated delivery: Jul 2013Pledge $125 or more
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DUALIST: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + your name in the book + an original ink sketch in the book by BOTH Jon (the artist) & Spencer (the writer) + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to the U.S., International shipping add $15]
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $250 or more
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INKIST: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + your name in the book + an original ink sketch in the book by Jon (the artist) + original warmup ink sketch by Jon (We'll be posting these on our instagram @myhomeisbrave, so please let us know if you'd like to request a specific one) + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to anywhere in the world]
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $500 or more
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STRUCTURIST: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + your name in the book + a signed original penciled layout page from the book + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to anywhere in the world]
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $750 or more
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DRAFTIST: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + your name in the book + a signed original inked and washed page from Home of the Brave + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to anywhere in the world]
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $1,500 or more
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ARCHIVIST: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + your name in the book + a signed and framed pair of an original penciled layout page with the matching script page + matching original inked and washed page from the book + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Includes shipping to anywhere in the world]
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $4,000 or more
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EMANCIPATOR: Get the limited first-run hardcover Kickstarter edition of Home of the Brave autographed by the writer and artist + your name in the book + a signed and framed pair of an original penciled layout page with the matching script page + matching original inked and washed page from the book + MEET THE CREATORS IN HAWAII (includes one day food tour with Jon and Spencer + Makani Catamaran ride + 6 nights at the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel with ocean view + 2 passes for Paradise Cove Hawaiian luau + 2 passes for Germaine's Luau + 2 passes for Pearl Harbor/City Tour) + the SUPPORTER and DIGITALIST rewards! [Airfare and travel not included, Includes shipping to anywhere in the world]
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013
