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The Adventures of Super Penguin is a comic book about a child's imagination and the secrets of his toys who are mysteriously alive.

The Adventures of Super Penguin

The Adventures of Super Penguin is a comic book about a child's imagination and the secrets of his toys who are mysteriously alive.
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Sam Keenan
Sam Keenan
262 backers pledged $15,164 to help bring this project to life.
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Minneapolis, MN Comics

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NOW ANY PLEDGE WILL GET YOU A DOWNLOAD OF ISSUE 1. EVEN A DOLLAR! PASS IT ON!

We are almost done with issue number one of six. 

The saga of Super Penguin began about five years ago when my son, Grey, took his favorite toy - a stuffed penguin - and started to play. Since then, we've taken Super Penguin along on many fantastic adventures. 

The story is semi-autobiographical and close to our hearts. It's about a living stuffed animal named Agate, his friends and family, as well as his foes. 

Super Penguin does his best to protect the Twin Cities from those who would bring chaos and destruction. He doesn't understand the strange mystery behind his sentience. In fact, he doesn't understand much at all, except that he loves Grey and his friends, and must protect the innocent from danger. 

Super Penguin has a cast of companions, and together they work to rid the city of those things they think are bad. Our heroes are also on a quest to solve the mystery of their own origin. But really, this plot is all a bit of a red herring, as the story is actually about Grey's adorable imagination.

The setting is the budding metropolis of Minneapolis, MN (with a sprinkling of Saint Paul). Local readers might even recognize some of their favorite landmarks!

We're very excited to make this comic a success. The long game is to successfully publish this and other comic stories already in the works. We're grateful for a platform like this to get the ball rolling financially. 

Main Goal:

$15,000

This will provide us with the inertia to get issues 1-6 made and the collected graphic novel! It's a conservative goal. The more subscriptions, the better.

Estimated delivery: 1 issue per month, Nov 1st, 2013(Grey's 11th birthday)-April 1, 2014 

Here is a breakdown based on 300 subscribers.

Thanks for your support! 

Risks and challenges

The main risk of this project is that there is not enough money raised for the artist's time. Six issues of a comic is a tremendous amount of work. If the project goal is met however, it should be attainable.

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    Wink Level: you get The Adventures of Super Penguin PDF Issue 1

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    Egg Level: you get The Adventures of Super Penguin PDF Issue 1 and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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    Incubator Level: you get a signed copy of The Adventures of Super Penguin, Issue 1, the PDF of Issue 1, and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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    Waddler Level: you get a signed copy of The Adventures of Super Penguin Issue 1, a Super Penguin T-shirt (indicate size in "special instructions), the PDF issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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    King Level: you get a signed copy of The Adventures of Super Penguin issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), the PDF issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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    Emperor Level: you get a signed copy of The Adventures of Super Penguin issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), a Super Penguin T-shirt (indicate size in "special instructions"), the PDF issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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    Flight Level: you get a signed copy of the collected graphic novel (issues 1-6 when finished), your name appears in the the thank you section of the graphic novel, the PDF issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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    Super Level: you get a signed copy of the collected graphic novel (issues 1-6), your name appears in the the thank you section of the graphic novel, you get a Super Penguin T-shirt (indicate size in "special instructions"), a Super Penguin 11/17 poster, the PDF issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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    Super-Duper Level: you get a signed copy of the collected graphic novel (issues 1-6) + the individual issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), your name appears in the the thank you section of the graphic novel, you get a personalized voice message from Super Penguin himself (!!), a Super Penguin T-shirt (indicate size in "special instructions"), a Super Penguin 11/17 poster, the PDF issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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    Personal Penguin Level: you (or a loved one with their consent) get drawn into a Super Penguin Issue, a signed copy of the collected graphic novel (issues 1-6) + the individual issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), your name appears in the thank you section of the graphic novel, a Super Penguin T-shirt (indicate size in "special instructions"), a Super Penguin 11/17 poster, the PDF issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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    Extra-Super Level: you get an exclusive, signed original poster of yourself (or a loved one with their consent) and Super Penguin!, You get a signed copy of the collected graphic novel (issues 1-6) + the individual issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), your name appears in the the thank you section of the graphic novel, a Super Penguin T-shirt (indicate size in "special instructions"), a Super Penguin 11/17 poster, the PDF issues 1-6 (1 issue monthly), and a download of the Super Penguin theme song.

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Funding period

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