The Hidden Emperor: An Ayla Rin Sci-Fi Graphic Novel

A project in San Francisco, CA by Jon Del Arroz
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The Emperor's been replaced by a clone and Ayla Rin is forced to betray her people to save the real leader.
Backers: 679
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75

Funded: $51,057 of $5,000
Dates: Jul 18th -> Sep 16th (60 days)
Project By: Jon Del Arroz
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Latest News

Wow! What A Week!

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I can't believe we're pushing 40k! This campaign continues to be a tremendous success and I really appreciate all your guys' support! The Mike Baron comic is now colored and done, so that's off to lettering, which will hopefully also get done this... (Read More)

$30,000 And A Mike Baron Comic!

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Amazing!!!! We got there with room to spare on this incredible campaign. Now we have a Blaine Pardoe short story. A Mike Baron short comic. The Terran Imperium is a veritable who's who of science fiction masters and it's all because of you. Thank you... (Read More)

$25,000 And Beyond!!!!

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
A big heartfelt thank you from Miz Krimzon and me as we've crossed this amazing milestone for The Hidden Emperor. This campaign is on track to even beat OVERMIND as the most successful I've had ever—all because of readers like you!  At $25,000,... (Read More)

Art Is 100% Finished On The Hidden Emperor!

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Miz Krimzon finished up the linework for The Hidden Emperor (we had one page to go) and made a commemorative sketch for the achievement. Colors are complete as well, which leaves us 1/3 of the book to letter to get into production—except if we hit... (Read More)

$22,000 Mis Sashi Chibi Trading Card Unlocked!

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We hit our next stretch goal last night, which gives everyone a trading card with some really fun Miss Sashi chibi art of Ayla Rin. Much like Miz Krimzon does extra sketches for us, Miss Sashi had so much fun doing a variant cover that she did this... (Read More)

Creators Livestream Tonight!

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Tonight, I'm going to go live with some amazing comic book creators. My first guest is Alexander Macris, the purveyor of Ascendant. I'm backing Ascendant on Backerkit. It's a comic spinoff of an amazing RPG revolving around superheroes. We did a test... (Read More)

And Our Mystery Guest Sci-Fi Author Is...

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
You thought I was gonna reveal it right away? That's not how you build suspense. I'm going to make you scroll down for this and read what we've got going first!  Thank you SO much for the tremendous support of The Hidden Emperor. It's by far our... (Read More)

Who Are The Scorpio Alliance?

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
For this update, I want to provide some background on what's going on in the Terran Imperium leading up to The Hidden Emperor. THE SETTING:  We've had an era of Pax Imperium, during which the Terran Imperium has been at relative peace for hundreds... (Read More)

Too Funny Not To Share...

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Miz Krimzon's been incredible with her random doodles of Ayla Rin. This one's a little spicy as it ties into a recent controversy regarding Neil Gaiman which you might not want to look up if you're faint of heart.  We're having too much fun with... (Read More)

$15,000 And Going STRONG!

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
The Hidden Emperor has had the best start to any campaign in our history. Right now, we're sitting at about 20% more backing than the first book in the Ayla Rin: Agent of the Terran Imperium series, OVERMIND, after the same time- and that's all... (Read More)

$10,000 Stretch Goals Unlocked!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
What a first 24 hours of the campaign! $10,000 raised marks our biggest launch to date and it's all because of you. Thank you so much for your generous support. It means the world to both myself and Miz Krimzon and ensures we'll be able to produce... (Read More)

Funded In Under 3 Hours!!!!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! This is the fastest we've ever funded a project and the most successful launch we've had to date. Thank you so much for supporting our science fiction universe as we bring you the next chapters for Ayla Rin and The Terran Imperium. Our grand... (Read More)

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