ANTI-HERO BEGINS

"If you hold a certain point of view and reasons that you think are valid, then whether it's pro of anti, you can only and should only express those views you hold honestly." - Steve Ditko 

We're just about to launch the Kickstarter video presenting a project several years in the making. Over several years I've been writing and re-writing a concept until all the pieces finally clicked. I've tried to make it into a film, an audio book, a novel, a comic but now I'm attempting to combine several elements from all of those things into one format.

Excelsior City by Darryl Knickrehm

 Motion comics are usually made on existing physical or digital comics or made specifically as a way of promoting films or video games. There's a lot of fine examples out there but often times they forgo dialogue for simple text balloons, feature sound effects but no music, or the scope of the production is minimal. Seldom do you see motion comics as an ongoing series.

Anti-Hero will make its mark I believe by incorporating industry veterans as the cast, telling an original story, featuring music and animation, and by having a complete story from the word go that will gradually unfold in twelve episodes, one for each stage of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey.
Each chapter is actually named after a stage as well, but the titles can be deceiving...

Episode 1: Origin Story (two-parter)
Episode 2: Call to Action
Episode 3: Refusal
Episode 4: Mentor
Episode 5: Threshold
Episode 6: Trial and Failure
Episode 7: Allies and Enemies
Episode 8: Ordeal
Episode 9: Seizing the Sword
Episode 10: The Road Back
Episode 11: Resurrection
Episode 12: Return

This blog will be a way to provide for backers and the curious all the information I can as well as just little nuggets of information to assure that we're working towards the goal.
And because working with artists and voice actors can provide you with a few interesting stories along the way!

Links will arrive soon to the video and the Kickstarter campaign which I hope you'll support, not only so Anti-Hero can happen (and all the fine folks involved can do what they do best) but also if this series works I want it to only be the beginning. Ideally Anti-Hero is just the first production in this format we create. There's no telling where we can go with just a little animation, great actors, music, and visionary art!

Anti-Hero is Science Fiction...but what if our next project was fantasy fiction?
Historical fiction?
Horror?
Adventure?
Romance?
I truly believe the sky is the limit. I even have a few ideas in mind.
Every journey starts with a single step and I am very hopeful that the Anti-Hero inaugural two-part episode which will be released online for everyone to see will be an answer to one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite authors.

"You've got to jump off a cliff and build your wings on the way down." - Ray Bradbury

We've stepped to the edge.
Time will tell if we can fly!