Kickstarter Launch!

Today is the day folks! I launched Issue #1 of Journey to the Middle Kingdom, "Legend of the White Snake Maiden" on Kickstarter today and I am psyched to see this project come to fruition. This comic has been my passion project and it's just in the last year that I decided come what may I was going to see it done. I remember when I got the first proofs made. I felt so proud but also felt that there was going to be a lot more work ahead to do. 

Jason, Michelle, and Sabrina

The first issue is called Legend of the White Snake Maiden, which is a tale I've talked about in this blog. The story is about how the main characters, Jason, Michelle, and Sabrina gain their new powers. Michelle begins having dreams of a mysterious woman calling out to her from across a lake. The children learn from Jason's grandfather that the woman in Michelle's painting is Bai Su Zhen, the White Snake Maiden, and that she was trapped in a pagoda for all eternity by a monk named Fa Hai. 

The first issue is not just an introduction to the world and to the main characters, but speaks to their personal struggles we're going to learn as the series goes on. Jason immigrated to the United States at a young age and his grandfather worked hard to instill Chinese culture in him, but did Jason learn to appreciate it? Michelle has great artistic ability and dreams of one day becoming a professional so that she and her mother can live better. Sabrina is driven and hard working, but is that always going to get her out of situations?

The first 50 backers to the project will get their names immortalized in the back of the book. There's also great backer items like posters, bookmarks, stickers, and other fun stuff! Visit us on Kickstarter and help see this dream come true!