NNN is an award-winning graphic novel in the tradition of House of Leaves, with inspiration from Alice in Wonderland.
About this project
Who am I?
Hey, I'm Dan from Clone Manga. I've been making comics for the last 13 years or so.
My latest work, NNN, won an International Manga Award [bronze] from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Japan Cartoonists Association last year. Now I want to bring it to print and share it with you!
What is NNN?
Inspired by Alice in Wonderland and House of Leaves, NNN is part comic, part novel, part puzzle. A strange, dream-like work permeated by feelings of loneliness, absence, and anxiety.
The comic is already done, free, and online. Feel free to read the whole thing.
Why Back NNN?
Because as good as it is online, you really need to experience it as a physical book -- You'll open up glorious two-page spreads and enjoy easily flipping back and forth between related sections as you unravel the book.
If you back NNN you won't just get a good read, you'll get a one-of-a-kind comic that you'd never be able to find through normal commercial channels. If you're an eccentric literary explorer, NNN is ready to send you to a strange, distant world.
Where does the money go?
- An initial run of hardcover books
- Time to make revisions for the second edition
- Audio Afterword
- Audio Reader Q&A session
- Fulfilling art rewards
- Drawing bonus comics
Bonus Comics
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Hungry Magical Maid Girl Cupcake
An evil(?) magical girl who loves cake and attention. -
Shut-in Vampire Princess
A vampire princess who lives vicariously through the Internet. -
Maria's Sea
A collection of sad, fairy-tale-like stories. -
Mystery Comic
A secret! You'll discover what it is when you get it.
Art Request Details
Book Sketches: I'll try and make 'em funny. Results should be similar to this:
$99 Art Requests (waifus): I'll spend about 30 minutes to an hour on each. Results should be similar to this:
Nitty Gritty Reward Details
The Digital Book: High resolution digital ebook/CBR/CBZ/PDF suitable for eReaders, your phone, or your desktop. 235 pages. DRM-free, of course.
The Hardcover Edition: Offset printed, Smyth-sewn binding with head band, tail band, and gloss-laminated dust jacket. 235 pages.
The Leather-Bound Edition: Traditionally hand-bound in leather with a stamped design on the front and stamped titled on the spine. The work will be done by a third-generation bookbinder with over twenty years of experience. 235 pages.
Audio Afterword A 1-2 hour audio recording where some of the themes and internal relations in the book will be explored, as well as some of the difficult points in making the book.
Q&A Session: 1-2 hour recording (broken up into tracks, of course -- one question per track) where readers (that's you) pose questions and get answers. If questions spill over into comics, art, and life in comics generally, that's fine. PLEASE NOTE: the Q&A will be conducted a month after the digital editions are sent out so people have a chance to read and ask questions. The answer session recording will be sent out 1-2 weeks after that.
NNN Story Details
WARNING: MILD SPOILERS
NNN is about fractured lives and fractured worlds undergoing violent transformation as they try to unify themselves into a single vision: A rabbit member of Her Majesty's Royal Lateness Council on the verge of losing his record of perfect lateness -- A Warden reliving childhood memories of a bizarre hunting ritual in which members of a poverty-stricken village become an enormous "Fire Snake of the Mountain" -- A witch who deals with feelings she never knew were possible by burying herself in (of all things) cartography. All these stories, and more, come crashing together in beautiful, unexpected ways.
Risks and challenges
I write and draw all my comics myself, so there's no chance of teams falling apart or anything like that.
Of course, there's always the chance that things take longer than expected (especially drawing requests) but everything will get done and I'll keep everyone up to date on what's happening.
Learn about accountability on KickstarterFAQ
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After the KS ends I'll be able to send out a survey and collect your request. Think of something you'll really love!
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Cupcake, Shut-In Vampire Princess, and Maria's Sea will be digital. The Mystery Comic will be printed. If this thing REALLY goes crazy, maybe I can print everything (at least for people who ordered hardback books). ... ... we'll see.
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It comes with a sketch. I'll try and honor requests at this level, too, but is the numbers get REALLY crazy I can't guarantee anything. All early bird requests get priority.
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Shu of Shurelily has been kind enough to assist with the business end of this project. So don't worry! There are no shenanigans going on --this is just Shu helping me out. : )
Rewards
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Pledge $1 or more
156 backers
[DIGITAL EDITION] --- You'll get the digital book (all 235 pages)!
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Pledge $1 or more
5 backers
[ MULTIPLE TIERS ] -- This is for people who want multiple tiers. Add the tiers+shipping, pledge to this tier, and send me a message with your order. Multiple delivery addresses accepted. (e.g. 2xHardcover to Canada: $29+$10+$29+$10=$78)
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Pledge $5 or more
50 backers
[BONUS COMIC I] ---
Everything in [DIGITAL EDITION] + 1 of 3 BONUS DIGITAL COMICS.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $10 or more
7 backers
[DIGITAL EDITION with AUDIO EXTRAS] --- Digital book + 1 of 3 bonus comics + the Audio Afterword + Reader Q&A Recording
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Pledge $15 or more
11 backers
[BONUS COMIC II] --- Everything in [DIGITAL EDITION with AUDIO EXTRAS] + 2 of 3 BONUS DIGITAL COMICS.
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Pledge $20 or more
4 backers
[DELUXE DIGITAL EDITION] --- This is the real deal. You'll get the digital edition (all 235 pages) + the Audio Afterword + Reader Q&A Recording + a special thank-you image (a cute witch) + a MASSIVE 4096 × 2160 wallpaper suitable for your 4k UltraHD monitor + [BONUS COMIC II] + you get to participate in the reader Q&A session!
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Pledge $25 or more
3 backers
[POSTCARD EDITION] --- Everything in [DELUXE DIGITAL EDITION] + I will mail snail-you a postcard print with a handwritten thank you, signature, date, stamp (from my Korean Personal Seal) and little drawing on the back (no requests, sorry)!
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Pledge $29 or more
93 backers
[HARDCOVER EDITION] --- Thanks! You get the physical and digital version of the book. Unfortunately you won't get any bonus comics or deluxe edition perks in this tier.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $29 or more
7 backers
[BONUS COMIC III] --- Everything in [POSTCARD EDITION] + ALL 3 BONUS DIGITAL COMICS!
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Pledge $39 or more
128 backers
[DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITION] --- Thank you! You'll get a signed hardcover edition of the book + everything in [DELUXE DIGITAL EDITION] with Q&A participation + ALL BONUS DIGITAL COMICS + a postcard print!
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Pledge $49 or more
38 backers
[SKETCHED BOOK] --- Your [DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITION] is upgraded with a sketch in the back cover! The sketch will be dated and stamped with my Korean Personal Seal (Dojang). You also get [BONUS COMIC III]!
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99 backers Limited (1 left of 100)
[EARLY BIRD SKETCHED BOOK] --- Same as [SKETCHED BOOK] but you can make a request for your sketch!
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Pledge $69 or more
39 backers
[MYSTERY COMIC] --- Your [SKETCHED BOOK] is upgraded with a very special (and secret) MYSTERY COMIC. There is no other way to get this comic. It will be mailed to you by snail mail.
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Pledge $99 or more
44 backers Limited (4 left of 48)
[ART REQUEST] --
Okay, so you missed out on all the early bird specials but you still want to request original art. I hear you. You get [MYSTERY COMIC] + I'll snail-mail you a very fine, hand-drawn oversized postcard illustration of your favorite anime character (i.e. waifu) in natural medium. I know you know what a waifu is. This ain't no game, son. The illustration will be on a thick, quality board suitable for framing and signed and stamped with my Korean Personal Seal (dojang). This tier is priced to weed out people who don't really love their waifu.Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $165 or more
16 backers
[TRUE WITCH TIER] --- Your [DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITION] is upgraded into a traditionally hand-crafted LEATHER BOUND edition of the book with stamped face and spine-- individually numbered, signed, sketched (your request), and dedicated. You will also receive a handwritten letter of appreciation, dated and stamped with my Korean Personal Seal (Dojang). You also get all mystery and bonus comics!
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Pledge $235 or more
48 backers
[ASCENDED WITCH TIER] --- For bibliomaniacs only. Your LEATHER BOUND EDITION from [TRUE WITCH TIER] is upgraded with a superior stamped design on the face and spine unique to this edition, a bookmark ribbon, improved endpapers and custom archival box. You will also find a secret special gift and a very nice sketch (your request) tucked inside. Books will still be individually numbered, signed, and dedicated. You also get all mystery and bonus comics!
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Pledge $235 or more
4 backers All gone!
[EARLY BIRD ASCENDED WITCH TIER] --- Your [ASCENDED WITCH TIER] is upgraded with a full illustration (your request) on either the hood of the archival box or on a separate durable card suitable for framing.
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Pledge $249 or more
4 backers All gone!
[SHUT-IN WITCHES TEA PARTY (SUMMER)] --- Let's do a special Skype + drawstream session sometime between June 2013 and Aug 2013. We'll drink tea and talk while I draw requests for you and three other lucky people while envious hoards gnash their teeth over the livestream. The stream will be 4 to 8 hours long! You can drop in and out of the call as you like and ask for as many request as you like during that time (we'll go round-robin so everyone have a chance).You also get everything in [TRUE WITCH TIER]! (NOTE: Add $60 if you want the book in [ASCENDED WITCH TIER]!)
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Pledge $249 or more
2 backers Limited (2 left of 4)
[SHUT-IN WITCHES TEA PARTY (WINTER)] --- Same as the other [SHUT-IN WITCHES TEA PARTY], but sometime between Nov 2013 - Feb 2014. (NOTE: Add $60 if you want the book in [ASCENDED WITCH TIER]!)
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Pledge $250 or more
4 backers All gone!
[ELEGANT WITCHES TEA PARTY TIER] ---
Are you coming to TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival)? We'll have an elegant Traditional Afternoon Tea session at a fancy hotel in Toronto. I'll keep the cake and tea and booze flowing. Let's talk about comics and art and stupid anime stuff over lunch! (You are, of course, responsible for your own transportation and housing). You also get everything in the [TRUE WITCH TIER]! (NOTE: Add $60 if you want the book in [ASCENDED WITCH TIER]!)Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $500 or more
1 backer
[PORTRAIT OF A MAGICAL GIRL] --- I will draw a picture of a magical girl's butt and mail it to you. You don't get anything else, just butts. You can request any butt, even your own original non-magical-girl character's butt, provided that you will accept that character's butt in magical-girl-butt-form.
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Pledge $2,000 or more
0 backers Limited (1 left of 1)
[RETAILER SPECIAL] --- I'll fly out and do a signing at your comic book store. I'll bring as many copies of the book as I can fit in my bag for you, too! Canada and US only, please.
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Funding period
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