The creative team responsible for The Black Coat comic
book launched their first Kickstarter campaign today and plan to produce a 66
page graphic novel that tells the further adventures of America’s first
superspy if funded. “We’ve always wanted to pick things up where we left off,”
said Black Coat co-creator Ben Lichius, “but producing a book like The Black
Coat can be cost prohibitive in many ways and so it just hasn’t been a
possibility for us to this point.”
The creators are looking toward Kickstarter as a way to
raise both funds and awareness for the character and help ease the minds of
some eager fans at the same time. “I still get emails on a regular basis asking
when we’re going to do more books,” Lichius added. “I think that Kickstarter is
a special way for old and new fans to get involved with a project that they
love, and in a way they never could before. Obviously the funding is a big part
of it, but one of the great things about crowdfunding is the level of
interaction that fans get to have – it’s a literal forum for them, as actual
investors, to talk about the project, share their thoughts and concerns with
the creators, help spread the word about the project… It actually makes fans
into fellow creators and I think that’s really cool.”
The new book would be written by Ben Lichius, illustrated
by Dean Kotz, and colored by Diego Rodriguez. Ape Entertainment has already
agreed to publish the book upon completion. If successful, the team expects the
book to be on shelves by early October of 2013.
For more information about the campaign, visit the
Kickstarter Page:
You can follow the campaign’s progress on the Black
Coat’s website or on Facebook at:
And to learn more about Ape Entertainment, visit their
website www.apecomics.com.
The Black Coat was created by Ben Lichius and Francesco
Francavilla.