KICKING IT WITH PAPER FILMS: WHY YOU SHOULD BACK FORAGER

I missed out on the first Paperfilms Kickstarter project, Queen Crab (art by Artiz Eiguren and a cover by Sas Christian), because I was unsure about the whole Kickstarter idea but, when I managed to pick it up in my LCS, I was impressed by the quality of the book. It was a fun little story about a girl running from the mob and into some weirdness. You just couldn’t get something like this from anybody else.  I decided I wasn’t going to miss out the next time Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray launched a project. I backed their next project, Retrovirus (art by Norberto Fernandez and a cover by Amanda Conner), which was an entertaining action romp about scientists uncovering something that they shouldn’t. My favourite part about that project was I was able to pick up an extra copy at my reward level and share the fun with my best friend. He only had one criticism. He wished there was more. He received the next project, Sex and Violence, as a birthday gift (I had a look at the book first of course). That saw an interesting split in the writing chores with Justin Gray doing a crime story (“Pornland, Oregon” with art by Jimmy Broxton) and Jimmy Palmiotti doing a strange love story (“Girl In A Storm” with art by Juan SantaCruz). Amanda Conner once again provided a cover. 

I am currently waiting for the last project to be funded, Weapon of God (art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo and design by Bill Tortolini and another beautiful cover by Amanda Conner), to arrive. I have to wait a little longer because I opted for the Jimmy Palmiotti original art level which is a postcard sized ink sketch of a character I got to pic. I have the option of looking at the pdf but I am a bit old-school when it comes to their projects and want to wait to have physical project in my grubby little paws. It says something about my trust in them that I have already backed their new all ages sci-fi project, Forager (art by Steven Cummings with more design by Bill Tortolini), before it arrives though doesn’t it? Well there are reason for this. Every single one of their projects is a high quality project with a great artist involved. They also treat their backers like royalty. Nobody else is going to get this book before you. You will be kept up to date on every aspect of the project and if there will be any delays (I haven't had any of these that weren't related to you getting something extra), they will let you know. They also have quality extras from artists like Amanda Conner and Darwyn Cooke and fun ones like a mystery signed book of THEIR choice. Finally, Jimmy and Justin are two of the nicest guys in comics so show them some love. You get so much in return.

 Back the project here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1397702842/forager-an-all-ages-sci-fi-graphic-novel?ref=live

You can pick up some physical copies of previous projects and digital versions of them all on the Paperfilms website: www.paperfilms.com