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Immortal Studios

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The home for authentic, elevated martial arts fantasy. THE ADEPT releases in October!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Sam Beck Variant Cover!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 05:50:22 AM

48 hours to go.  Enter Same Beck and her fantastic Die Hard-inspired variant cover.  Check it out - we love that it gives a little preview on the Amy-Sasha dynamic!

Spotlight

Speaking of cool, check out this image

This is from DEMOCRITUS BRAND AND THE ENDLESS MACHINE, the two-issue campaign that just launched.  It's a really interesting mix of steampunk, cosmic horror, and adventure.  Check it out!

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1861... an excavation in Egypt uncovers a most unusual mummy. The body is a fusion of preserved flesh and strange steam technology, like a steam-era cyborg... but the mummy is THOUSANDS of years old. This represents a vast, alien technology that came to Earth centuries ago.

Facing the challenges, the discoveries, the threats, and the horrors of this world is Professor Democritus Brand, a dashing, clever, and danger-prone adventurer. He is accompanied by the Countessa, a beautiful and dangerous dilettante; Conroy, a cunning street urchin; Zylphia, a soldier of the Crown; and Number 12, a pneumatic manservant. They set out to solve a mystery that could very well unlock the secrets of the world and the cosmos--secrets that can shatter sanity!

This campaign is for the the FIRST TWO ISSUES of this exciting new steampunk tale of horror and adventure. The tale is written by Cullen Bunn and JimmyZ Johnston. It is illustrated by Federico de Luca. Letters are by Simon Bowland.



Immortal Studios Virtual Town Hall
over 3 years ago – Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 11:32:56 PM

Hi all. Peter Shiao here - Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Immortal Studios.

Thank you for being a member of the fledgling group of friends around Immortal, and the Adept comic book which has kicked off our "storyverse."

I want to personally invite you to join me in our first ever virtual Town Hall event, which will take place Monday July 13th, from 10:00 to 10:30 am Pacific Standard Time.  Please click the link to rsvp.

During this live event, I will be sharing some behind the scenes planning for Immortal, including The Adept's next steps, new projects just around the corner, and unveil our new invitation only Immortal Facebook Group that will serve as a private gateway to all things Immortal.  You will also have the opportunity to ask me questions, and win Immortal merch with our distinctive Xia (Hero) symbol from our first batch ever.  

This is something specially made for those of you who are curiously excited about getting involved in building a modern and inspiring Wuxia (martial arts fantasy) universe that will "Awaken the Hero in Everyone."

A special thank you for supporting our Kickstarter campaign and your continued support as we push towards 1000 backers.

Love and Respect.

Push to 1000
over 3 years ago – Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 09:37:33 PM

5 days to go!

We remain grateful for your support and, at more than 900 backers, are overwhelmed by the community that is gathering around The Adept.  What is possible?  Think we can make 1000?

Our team is  geared up to make the final push.  We have a few reveals lined up for you this week and we're going to be working hard to bring more people into the orbit.  Any voice you could lend would be amazing.  That 1000 backer number is a rarity and we are thiiis close.

We've known each other long enough - let's forego the mystery! We are excited to reveal our remaining stretch goals.  You'll see we've got some truly premium enhancements ahead to make this first issue of our first book a true collector item.

Goal 1 - Digital wallpaper of The Adept banner - UNLOCKED

Goal 2 - Digital Behind-the-Scenes PDF - UNLOCKED

Goal 3 - Sasha True Variant Postcard - UNLOCKED!

"Mystery" Goal 4 - Die Cut Sticker of the Immortal Logo - Unlocks at $28,000 - Every physical backer will receive a die-cut sticker of the Immortal logo.

"Mystery" Goal 5 - Cover Enhancement - Unlocks at $30,000  - Every physical backer will will receive a cover enhancement on the standard cover.  This will be a one-print Kickstarter exclusive.

"Mystery" Goal 6 - Pin Upgrade - Unlocks at $33,000 - Every physical backer has the Immortal pin coming their way.  Do you already have a pin?  Then you are getting a pin enhancement - a slight design modification that will make these truly elite- and these will also come with with the laser-etched number.

Goal 7 - Live conversation with a Shaolin Master - Unlocks at $35,000 - we will draw 10 names randomly to participate in a live conversation (Zoom or Skype or something like it) hosted by Immortal CEO and Founder Peter Shiao.  The conversation will cover all things Shaolin - philosophy, living practice, culture, history, breakfast choices.  If chosen, you will be able to ask your own questions live in conversation with the Shaolin Master.  We will also collect questions from all backers and some will be chosen at random.  And furthermore - the conversation will be recorded and made available to ALL backers.

Spread the word!

As you know, we love to show support of underrepresented voices and one of the primary reasons we chose Kickstarter.  Zaire Lanier and team are having an absolute blowout campaign with THE BONE HERDER.  If only to lose your breath for a sec, jump over to the campaign and check out what amazing support they are building.  And if you are inclined, please support this campaign.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theboneherder/the-bone-herder/description

From the page:

"The Bone Herder is an Afropunk/Afrofuturistic fantasy horror comic that puts black characters at the center of the story.  Every generation, a child is chosen to travel from village to village punishing wrong doers, by flaying their bones and burying them. Cass is the first to break the tradition, but in doing so breaks an ancient pact with the Flesh Folk.  Why Afropunk? It is a battle cry against the norm and a baseline for something different. It isn't easily defined. Fantasy has been built on the shoulders of the Western ideals. While I enjoy it, it does have its issues, prejudices, and hurtful stereotypes."

800!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 11:08:58 PM

In Chinese culture, the numeral 8 represents fortune...and we feel immensely fortunate that now 800+ of you have found and decided to support The Adept.  Thank you so much.

Your support is helping us get noticed outside of the Kickstarter world, including this great write-up by Radii.  The "Marvel of Kung Fu"?!  Um, we wouldn't turn that down.

And... 

we've knocked off another stretch goal in the process!

Goal 1 - Digital wallpaper of The Adept banner - UNLOCKED

Goal 2 - Digital Behind-the-Scenes PDF - UNLOCKED

Goal 3 - Sasha True Variant Postcard - UNLOCKED!  It took some doing, but we got Sasha to make available this exclusive shot that we're going to put to a postcard-sized image.  

Art by Yishan Li

Mystery Goal 4 - ??? - Unlocks at $28,000

Mystery Goal 5 - ??? - Unlocks at $30,000

Mystery Goal 6 - ??? - Unlocks at $33,000

Goal 7 - Live conversation with a Shaolin Master - Unlocks at $35,000 - we will draw 10 names randomly to participate in a live conversation (Zoom or Skype or something like it) hosted by Immortal CEO and Founder Peter Shiao.  The conversation will cover all things Shaolin - philosophy, living practice, culture, history, breakfast choices.  If chosen, you will be able to ask your own questions live in conversation with the Shaolin Master.  We will also collect questions from all backers and some will be chosen at random.  And furthermore - the conversation will be recorded and made available to ALL backers.

Two weeks, four goals remaining -- can we do it?

Spotlight - Beastlands #1-5: A Heartful Fantasy Adventure

We also want to draw attention to a really interesting campaign by Kickstarter stalwart Curtis Clow.  We've been so impressed with the innovation we see out of Kickstarter creators and Curtis, in addition to the joy of his work itself, is taking a different approach by offering two new installments of his Beastlands series in one campaign.  We are watching this one closely!  (and we've backed it!)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curtisclow/beastlands-1-5-a-heartful-fantasy-adventure?ref=a7ni5t

In an unique fantasy world, a boy must journey to save his companion beast and get his friends back, before he pushes them all too far.

Beastlands #4 Variant

Beastlands is an action adventure story set in a beautiful medieval fantasy world, where some people have companion beasts known as "Keepers".

In Beastlands you'll go on an adventure with a group of 3 teenage friends, Mac, Ava and Ping. They're on a journey to find out what Mac's father, an explorer, was trying to discover before he disappeared. On this quest their friendships will be put to the test all while a tyrannical King looks to outlaw Keepers from the land.

Issues #1-5 are available now on Kickstarter! Along with a Collectors box, Beastlands Map print, stickers and pins.

Please check it out!

700 strong and closing on the big 8
over 3 years ago – Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 04:31:11 PM

Another strong week for our growing community with two more weeks to go.  As of this writing, we sit at 775 backers.  Thank you so much.

With this support we ran through our next stretch goal, so we get to reveal...!

Goal 1 - Digital wallpaper of The Adept banner - UNLOCKED

Goal 2 - Digital Behind-the-Scenes PDF - UNLOCKED!  The Adept has been such a collaboration of fantastic creatives and we can't wait to show you some of what went on behind the scenes.  Each backer will receive this Kickstarter exclusive look -- from early drafts of certain scenes and the evolution of the art from inks to colors.

Mystery Goal 3 - ??? - Unlocks at $25,000

Mystery Goal 4 - ??? - Unlocks at $28,000

Mystery Goal 5 - ??? - Unlocks at $30,000

Mystery Goal 6 - ??? - Unlocks at $33,000

Goal 7 - Live conversation with a Shaolin Master - Unlocks at $35,000 - we will draw 10 names randomly to participate in a live conversation (Zoom or Skype or something like it) hosted by Immortal CEO and Founder Peter Shiao.  The conversation will cover all things Shaolin - philosophy, living practice, culture, history, breakfast choices.  If chosen, you will be able to ask your own questions live in conversation with the Shaolin Master.  We will also collect questions from all backers and some will be chosen at random.  And furthermore - the conversation will be recorded and made available to ALL backers.

in other news...

If you missed it, Charlie made an appearance on Behind the Booth.  Want to hear a deadeye Spongebob impression?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6K7wR3VO4I&feature=youtu.be

Also, keep your ears peeled.  Tasha will be on The Fanbase Weekly podcast this week.  We'll throw a link out when we have it!

The Kickstarter creative community continues to amaze us.  The Adept has so benefited from support from other creatives who take a minute out of their own campaigns to throw some notice to what we are doing.  We want to continue to share that sense of community.  And its especially great when we can also support projects that share our mission of transformation.  MAYBE SOMEDAY is just one of those projects.  Checkout their subtitle: Stories of Promise, Visions of Hope.  MAYBE SOMEDAY is ending its campaign this week, so please hop over there and take a look.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tylerchintanner/maybe-someday

MAYBE SOMEDAY: STORIES OF PROMISE, VISIONS OF HOPE is a full-color anthology featuring over 25 inspiring stories about a brighter future. It is also the sequel to the New York Times featured and Ringo Award Nominated anthology, ALL WE EVER WANTED.

Like its predecessor, MAYBE SOMEDAY features stories full of hope. Instead of focusing on dystopian fiction, these stories help show the path forward to a better world. It is edited by Matt Miner, Eric Palicki & Tyler Chin-Tanner and published by A Wave Blue World.