"I am the world's first pioneer of bearded justice. A protector of peace through the power of unshaven glory. I am Facebeast."
UPDATE (1/31): A couple of things to note about the comic:
- The first print run of Facebeast #2 will be 300 copies.
- Every copy will be hand-numbered by me.
- Every backer will receive their copy signed by both Kate and I.
- Everyone who pledges $5 or more gets their name mentioned in the THANK YOU section in the book.
- Everyone who pledges $15 or more will get a copy of the out-of-print Facebeast #1, as well as # 3 when we finish it.
- If we reach our next stretch goal of $4000, everyone who pledges $15 or more will also get a copy of #4 when we finish it.
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Facebeast is a comic book series that I've been working on since October of 2010 with my girlfriend, Kate Carleton. The idea behind the comic is simple: he's a super hero with a super beard. That's right, a super beard! The idea started when I wanted to dress up as a super hero for Halloween, but I realized there weren't a lot, if any, super heroes with beards. So I took upon myself to not only create one, but to make his beard the source of his powers. As you can probably tell, this isn't the typical super hero comic we're trying to make here. It's a more humorous take on the genre.
I've been working on the characters and the story for over a year, and Kate has been doing the artwork along with me. We've completed one issue of the comic so far, which has been self published and sold at local conventions. This Kickstarter will help us fund a small print run of the second issue in the series.
So you may ask, "What kinds of things can Facebeast do with his beard?" Well, he can control his beard in any way imaginable. Think of it as a shape shifter. It can grow on command and be used to grab, punch, whip, tie, smack, cover, spank and so on in that fashion. In addition to the beard, Facebeast also possesses great strength for when the beard fails him. As for our hero's mission, he vows to protect his native city of Tampa, FL by fighting crime, defending justice, and helping citizens in need with his mighty beard.
Issue 2 of Facebeast will tell his origin story: who he is, where he came from, and how he got his powers. I don't want to give away too much of the story, but I can say that we've come up with some really cool ideas for the series as a whole. Right now we have 5 additional issues planned out, with the script and artwork already started. These issues will introduce a trio of super villains to the Facebeast Universe. These villains include the Sci-Czar (an ex-Russian terrorist turned renegade hair stylist), the Grammar Hammer (an evil English professor who punishes those with poor grammar), and The Librarian (a dedicated enforcer of Library Law who seeks to punish delinquents of the public library system). Once these issues are complete we are interested in expanding the series with even more issues if we can get a big enough following.
In the longrun I would like this to be an ongoing comic series with three or four issues released a year, but it all starts with issue 2. That's where our backers come in. The money made from this Kickstarter will help us fund the printing of the first run of the second issue. After issue 2 is printed we plan on promoting it hard in 2013 in a convention tour. Any money we make over our initial goal will go towards more conventions this year and printing more
issues of the comic.
Stretch goal #1 - $2,000 - If we hit this stretch goal, everyone who pledges $15 or more gets a physical copy of the out-of-print Facebeast #1. Everyone is already getting a PDF of our beloved first issue, but if we hit $2,000 I will pay for another print run and send a copy to everyone who pledges $15 or more!
Stretch goal #2 - $3,000 - If we hit this stretch goal, everyone who pledges $15 or more gets both the first issue and the THIRD issue when it is completed. This is the issue where we will introduce our first super villain, the Sci-Czar! As of right now the release date is unknown, but we are shooting for a fall/winter 2013 release.
Stretch goal #3 - $4,000 - If we hit this stretch goal, everyone who pledges $15 or more gets the first, third and FOURTH issue when it is completed. This is the issue where we will introduce the next super villain, the Grammar Hammer! As of right now the release date is unknown, but we are shooting for a spring/summer 2014 release.
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We don't make a living off our comics. I know, shocking! Kate and I are both fully employed individuals who do this comic for fun on the side. So the reason we can't bust out dozens of comic a year is because we still have normal jobs and we have bills to pay. In addition to this, Kate is still in school for another couple of semesters.
However, I do not think these obstacles are going to get in the way too much. We both love making comics. You know what I do when I get home from work? I make comics. On weekends? I make comics. In the bathroom? I think about making comics. On vacations? Well, we go to comic book conventions... but there's still some writing that gets done at those. My point is we pretty much live and breathe comics, and we're almost always working on them, so completing this book is always on our minds and is a priority.
FAQ
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These shirts are very popular, so here's how you can get additional shirts: just add $10 per shirt to your pledge total. Keep the same reward tier, but just add $10 for an extra shirt, or $20 for 2 extra shirts. So if you pledged $30 to the $30 reward tier, just increase your pledge to $40 for the $30 reward tier! That was easy!
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If you would like to order a single item found in our rewards, you can contact me via message. We can work something out for you!
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Yes! Once the campaign is over I will send out a survey to every backer that you will fill out with your information. This may include an email address, a shipping address, and yes shirt sizes. Everything I need to know in order to fulfill your reward will be included in the survey.
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21 backers
You get a PDF of Facebeast #1!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $5 or more
44 backers
You get a PDF of Facebeast #1 and #2, plus a special THANK YOU in the back of #2!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $8 or more
4 backers
You get both PDFs, the THANK YOU, plus a button pack (4 buttons) with characters from the comic!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $10 or more
14 backers
You get the PDFs, the THANK YOU, and a physical copy of Facebeast #2!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $12 or more
2 backers
You get the PDFs, the THANK YOU, a physical copy of Facebeast #2, a PDF of the script, and a set of desktop wallpapers featuring Facebeast!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $15 or more
43 backers
STARTER PACK - Both PDFs, the THANK YOU, a physical copy of the comic, plus the button pack!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $20 or more
14 backers Limited (1 of 15 left)
Everything in the STARTER PACK, plus a colored sketch card (2.5x3.5 inches) by the artist, Kate Carleton! (subject of the artwork is entirely up to you!)
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $20 or more
2 backers
RAD PACK - Everything in the STARTER PACK, plus an 11x17 promotional poster for the comic!
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $25 or more
10 backers All gone!
Everything in the STARTER PACK, plus a 4x6 fully colored DIGITAL commission by Kate. This commission will be done entirely on the computer and we will ship you a print of the finished product. (subject of artwork is up to you!)
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $30 or more
42 backers
SUPER PACK - Everything in the RAD PACK, plus a Facebeast t-shirt!
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $45 or more
5 backers All gone!
Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus a 4x6 fully colored commission by the artist, Kate Carleton! (subject of artwork is up to you!)
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $50 or more
10 backers All gone!
Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus you get the limited sketch cover edition of the comic. Kate will special sketch of Facebeast on the cover of the book, which will also include extras such as concept art, and a copy of the script.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $50 or more
1 backer
RETAIL PACK #1 - Comic Shops who want to get involved with the comic get 5 copies of the comic, a poster, a shirt, and a half-page ad for their store in the comic.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $55 or more
1 backer
IN COLOR! - Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus a COLORED print of any page in the comic. That's right kids, we're going to take your favorite page, color it up, and send you the 11x17 print! Backers of this reward will get an advanced preview of the book before anyone else!
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $60 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus an 8.5x11 fully colored DIGITAL commission. This commission will be done entirely on the computer and we will ship you a print of the finished product. (subject of artwork is up to you!)
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $60 or more
4 backers Limited (1 of 5 left)
Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus an 8.5x11 B&W commission by the artist, Kate Carleton! (subject of artwork is up to you!)
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $65 or more
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BECOME A SPONSOR - Do you have a website or business you wouldd like to promote? Become a sponsor and get a full page ad in the book for your business, or website, or whatever! You will also receive everything in the SUPER PACK!
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $75 or more
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RETAIL #2 - Comic shops will get 10 copies of the comic, a poster, a shirt, plus a full page ad in the book!
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $100 or more
1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)
Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus an 8.5x11 colored commission by the artist, Kate Carleton. (subject of art is up to you!)
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $120 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
IN COLOR, PART DUEX - Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus a COLORED ORIGINAL PAGE from the comic. You'll get an advanced preview of the comic, then you can pick your favorite page and we'll color the original for you. This is delivered on a first come first serve basis, so the first person to donate to this reward gets first dibs.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $125 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
NICE SHOES, BRO - Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus a pair of slip-on Vans or TOMS with custom art by Kate Carleton. (subject of art is up to you!)
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013Add $7 to ship outside the USPledge $150 or more
2 backers All gone!
YOU'RE SUCH A CHARACTER - Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus we will design a supporting character for a future issue based on your likeness. You will become a part of the Facebeast universe!
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $5 to ship outside the USPledge $175 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
BE FACEBEAST! - Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus we will provide the essential materials needed to cosplay as Facebeast at conventions, or on Halloween, or ya know like at the grocery store or wherever. You will receive one red skin suit, a domino mask, and a knitted beard (if you already have a beard, then you can opt out of it)!
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $10 to ship outside the USPledge $200 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
SUPER ART PACK - Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus a collection of art-related items from previous rewards (the custom sketchcard, the sketch cover edition of the book, and the custom shoes).
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013Add $7 to ship outside the USPledge $325 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus Kate will do a custom painting for you on a 12x12 canvas. (subject of artwork is up to you!)
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Add $10 to ship outside the USPledge $350 or more
2 backers All gone!
WELCOME ABOARD! - Everything in the SUPER PACK, plus we will make a 10-page mini comic about you! You will be a part of the Facebeast universe! You won't just have a small supporting role like in the $150 reward, we will make you an intrical part of the story for this mini comic. The backer for this reward will get to choose between being a helpless victim being saved, a sidekick to Facebeast, or a new super villain!
Estimated delivery: Nov 2013Add $5 to ship outside the US
