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This is being shown a touch earlier than I planned. But I think it's a good move to do. Below is the cover for the convention copy of Modern Hood. The line work is by David Johnson. Not the one that's floating around for I believe DC Comics. And the colors are by Maria Belen Pilaftsidis-Horsch. The idea for the cover was really simple. Modern Hood shooting an arrow toward us. This became the final product. And when it came to the coloring, I wanted it darker, I want this character to be a sort of urban legend. Similar to what Batman used to be. I want him in existence, but people don't really know for sure if he does exist, but it does put fear into some of them.

I'm probably pressing my luck. I mentioned last time every time I post an update I gain a new backer or some raises their backing. Happened again. No I'm up to 28% backed or $156 of $555.

I've even looked at other projects for ideas and maybe to back myself. But whenever I look at the rewards, I get turned off. I don't see the appeal is spending $5-$10 for a pdf. If I spend cash I want something physical, but that's just me.

Now I'm going to try and impress people and show them just how much you get from this. I'll use the second lowest backer as an example. The lowest is $1, so while every dollar helps, the rewards are very limited. Although you do get to read it for $1.

$25 is the second lowest backing (Thank You so much).

For spending $25 he gets the following.

• $1 Thanks in the book
• $1 PDF copy of the book
• $5 Modern Hood book marks.
• $5 Sketch book featuring Joseph's untouched pencils signed by Joseph.
• $10 preview issue (24) pages. Signed by myself (Writer), Maria (Colorist) and David (Convention cover artist)
• $15 Growing Pains signed by me and inker Henrik Horvath, plus the original comic pitch that was sent to publishers. (Signed by the team Me, Joseph Henrik) (Maria did not work on the original submission, she will not sign it and I won't ask the original colorist)
• $20 The convention cover made as a print and signed by myself, David & Maria.
• $25 the book and print signed by everyone including David..

That's a hell of a lot of goodies.

The grand daddy reward ($30) is a Shell Shade style print Joseph did signed by everyone.

To be honest, I was hoping if this was a success it might just be a couple people backing $30. I didn't think it would be popular. I was thinking it'd be mainly $10 backing at the most. Someone backed $100. I might need to try and add more rewards for the higher backers. I just don't know what I can pull off while still keeping Kick Starter useful to this project.

Again, regardless of the outcome, thanks for the support.

Keith Frederick Robinson

Seems like every time I post a new update I gain a new backer. Now I'm up to 25% ($141) with 26 days to go.

I also added some new rewards.

For backing $5 you now get the following goodies. A few bookmarks and a signed sketch book. The book marks will feature some Modern Hood art and the sketch book will feature the pencils (no inks, colors or letters) from Joseph. And I'll have him sign those also.

For backing $15 you get a copy of my first self published comic "Growing Pains", that will be signed by myself and the inker for chapter two of the book and inker of Modern Hood Henrik Horvath. On top of that, I'll have a small print run of the original pitch for Modern Hood that was printed via Ka-Blam and sent off to various publishers, that will be signed by myself, Joseph and Henrik.

Hopefully that'll help add some new backers. If I think of some more stuff I'll add more.

Thanks for the continued support.

Keith Frederick Robinson

The project was backed by another amazing person. It's up to $131 or 23%. Regardless of the success or failure of the project I'm thankful.

I added an extra reward for the $1 backers. It occurred to me I made no mention of a pdf. If will get a watermarked version of the pdf for any donation to show two possible things.

#1 You gained the thanks you rightfully deserve.

#2 The book might take a while to be sent out. It's not that I'm lazy (Well, I mean, I might). The convention is late June. The books and prints will be signed by three people at that moment. Then they get shipped out to Hungary (for certain backers), then to the Philippines (for the same backers) and then back to me. I in turn send them to each backer that has a book/print coming. You deserve the right to read something in the process.

This has lead me to a empty space though. There is no $5 or $15 backer reward. Does anyone have any ideas on what could be done for $5 (I really want a $5 backer reward) or $15 backer reward. The other items are higher because of the shipping cost involved.

I'm open to ideas.

Keith Frederick Robinson

I didn't post this out right initially. But this is the link to the initial Modern Hood submission that was eventually picked up.

Modern Hood eight page preview.

The 24 pager will be black and white with inks, but the final book will be in color. Hopefully this and the convention will a success and I'll come back with more goodies for the graphic novel.

Thanks again,

Keith