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Hi I'm Austin James

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creator of the comic Hollow Mountain

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Nearly a year ago Hollow Mountain started as a short comic exercise

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meant to run only a few pages

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Twenty-two pages later I didn't see an end in sight.

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I came to be very attached to the story and decided Hollow Mountain would be my first long format comic.

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I scrapped the pages and started fresh with a much bigger picture in mind.

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Hollow Mountain is a fantasy adventure comic that follows Roz

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A young girl seeking resolution for a recent tragedy

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Accompanied by a blue ape-man named Gebs and her talking backpack

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She finds Nicolas, a young boy with no memory of his origins

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Together they search for family

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traversing the fantastic unforgiving land of Paeroa

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while being pursued by the dreadful Cloaks

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A Hollow Mountain page is typically penciled

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brush inked and ink washed on to 12 by 18 watercolor paper

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it is then scanned flatted and colored digitally

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Finally hand drawn letters and sound effects are added over the art

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As of September last year

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I have been updating Hollow Mountain weekly

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while working on the comic in my free time

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between my own paid design work

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Hollow Mountain is updated online

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though it was always intended to be a printed book

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Projected to be four chapters the first is now coming to a close

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and I am looking to put out a beautifully printed book

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that best represents this comic I care so much about

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Though Hollow Mountain is available to read free online

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the chapter one book will contain extra material only available in its printed form

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including a field guide to flora and fauna of the planet Paeroa

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process pages and more comic story not available online

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The PDF version will also include exclusive comics and more

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done by a handful of very talented guest artists

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I am putting the finishing touches on the book now

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I just need help funding the printing

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If the KickStarter goal is met

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funding will go toward the first printing of Hollow Mountain: Chapter One

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There are a few stretch goals

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if unlocked will aid in making an even sweeter printed product

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In supporting this KickStarter there are many incentives available

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Namely the book and PDF

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as well as stickers, prints, original art, and more

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Please visit www.InsideHollowMountain.com

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and take a trip through the expansive world of Paeroa

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Thank you for watching