What began as a one-off, seven page story with a twist
ending in the anthology series Digital Webbing Presents generated such positive
reader response that creators Mike Imboden and Ed Dukeshire made the decision
to undo that twist ending and revive Fist of Justice as an ongoing feature.
Over the course of 10 issues (five lead stories in DWP and five in his own
self-titled book), they created the world of Fist of Justice. After taking a
few years off from publishing, the creative team felt the time was right to
continue what they started and bring Fist of Justice back to the loyal fans who
have longed for his return.
A Kickstarter campaign is underway to fund publication of
a full-color trade paperback collecting Fist's earliest adventures. Some of the
comic industry's hottest talents got their start illustrating Fist of Justice
including Chad Hardin (Harley Quinn), Yildiray Cinar (Supergirl), Anthony
Castrillo (X-Men), Dario Carrasco, Jr. (Star Wars), and Andre Coelho (Ms.
Marvel).
So who is the Fist of Justice? Fist of Justice is a man
out of time, a cat with his heart in the right place-- a true hero from the 70s
awakened in our time. He was the super-heroic defender of Charm City until he
made a fatal mistake that ended his career. He threw in the towel and was
locked away and soon forgotten. But his power-- though dormant-- did not leave
him. Now it has returned and resurrected FOJ-- restoring him as defender of a
city dealing with the new villains of the 21st century. Villains who are
tougher, stronger, and meaner than ever.
Creators Mike Imboden and Ed Dukeshire have taken to
crowd-funding site, Kickstarter, to raise the money needed to collect the first
five issues of the comic into a trade paperback. In addition, plans call for
publication of an all-new issue 6 of Fist of Justice. Says Dukeshire, "Kickstarter has shown
that projects that couldn't originally happen, are now possible. While the
costs to produce the book are too high for us alone, support via Kickstarter
can change that. The campaign will help pay for the printing of the trade
paperback, comic book, all the rewards, shipping supplies, and shipping. We'd love to get Fist of Justice out there on
a regular basis once again, but need the help of our readers and fans."
A number of comics' most talented artists got their start
illustrating Fist of Justice. Chad Hardin, artist of the super-hot Harley Quinn
from DC, was first published in the pages of Fist of Justice. Yildiray Cinar,
who currently draws Supergirl for DC, also began his career penciling FOJ. Now
fans will be able to see their early work in a newly published trade
paperback."These guys were extreme talents right out of the gate,"
said Dukeshire, who spotted samples of their drawings on the Digital Webbing
Forums and offered them their first chance to be published.
Supporters can choose from a handful of incentives.
"We've got plenty of incentives to contribute to the Kickstarter
campaign", adds Imboden. "Not only can people get the trade
paperback, we have pledge levels that include art by past FOJ artists. We've
got t-shirts, prints and stickers and, what might be the coolest thing of all,
the opportunity to have yourself drawn into an original Fist of Justice short
story!"
Web address for Kickstarter is: http://kck.st/1bnOoxp
For more information about Fist of Justice, visit
www.fistofjustice.org or www.facebook.com/fistofjustice or contact Imboden (mike@imboden.org) or Dukeshire
(eduke@digitalwebbing.com),