THOUGHTSCAPE COMICS FOLLOW-UP KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED

 
 

Date: October 11th, 2022 / Contact: Matt Mair Lowery / mattmlpdx@gmail.com

PORTLAND, OR

Matt Mair Lowery, writer of the critically-acclaimed YA sci-fi graphic novel series Lifeformed, announced a new Kickstarter campaign to fund a two-issue continuation of ThoughtScape Comics, the anthology series he launched in 2021. The campaign, ThoughtScape Comics #1-3 (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattmlpdx/thoughtscape-comics-1-3), will run January 2nd through January 30th, 2023.

The ThoughtScape Comics series, written by Mair Lowery, features art from a diverse, rotating roster of some the most compelling artists in indie comics today. In the tradition of 2000 AD, Dark Horse Presents, Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone, the subject matter, style and tone of ThoughtScape Comics varies from story to story as Mair Lowery and his collaborators explore the strange possibilities and unique horrors that present themselves when flawed humanity meets the unlimited possibilities of technology.

The campaign can be found at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattmlpdx/thoughtscape-comics-1-3. Folks interested in following the series can head to that url now and click the NOTIFY button to receive a message from Kickstarter when the project launches on Monday, January 2nd.

ThoughtScape Comics #1-3 Kickstarter Campaign Overview

Goal: Fund TWO NEW 50+ PAGE ISSUES of the sci-fi anthology series ThoughtScape Comics with a single Kickstarter campaign. Note: Issues #1 - #3 will be available to backers, so it is THE perfect time to get onboard this acclaimed new sci-fi series.

Campaign Dates: 1/2/23 - 1/30/23 | Estimated shipping/fulfillment: July 2023.

Kickstarter URL: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattmlpdx/thoughtscape-comics-1-3 or ThoughtScape2023.com.

Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_I6YNLZI8M

TSC Flip-Thru and Specs video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya1N7G1h9qI

Additional information about ThoughtScape Comics at ThoughtScapeComics.com, or in Nervous System, the ThoughtScape Comics newsletter: https://mattmlpdx.substack.com/.

Background

The Kickstarter campaign for the first issue of ThoughtScape Comics ran in 2021 and raised over $9,500. The comic, featuring a cover by Jenna Cha (Black Stars Above) and stories co-created and drawn (and inked, colored and lettered) by Dave Law (The Space Odditorium), Tyrell Cannon (Beef Bros, ERIS, IDKFA), Lisa Naffziger (Taking Back Tokusatsu) and Karl Slominski (Cult of Icarus), was praised by comic creators and press alike:

"A beautifully designed high-concept cornucopia, full of playful layouts and innovative art."
- Liam Sharp: Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, 2000 AD

"Think Promethea meets Black Mirror... ThoughtScape Comics takes a simple framing device and magnificently wields it to create an immersive, diverse experience... For any lovers of high concept science fiction and masterful comics craft, this book is a must-read."
- The Comic Book Yeti

"ThoughtScape captures the dread of humanhood and the insidious nature of technocapitalism -- masterfully crafted as it is emotionally raw and daring."=
- Shoshana Sachi: Producer/Writer, Doom Patrol (HBO Max)

"These stories are emotional, gritty, chilling, thought-provoking..."
- You Promised Me Comics

"ThoughtScape Comics is the quintessential, beautifully packaged and expertly made serialized sci-fi anthology that comics needs right now." 
- Liana Kangas: Trve Kvlt, She Said Destroy, Black AF: Devil's Dye 

"Packed full of great ideas, fascinating world building and enigmatic characters who we can’t wait to find out more about... a really rather superb read."
- Pipedream Comics

"Fantastic, artistically diverse and engaging stories of a cool far future world, all tied together with prodigious panache by writer Matt Mair Lowery." 
- Farel Dalrymple: THE OFTEN WRONG, Proxima Centauri, Pop Gun War, The Wrenchies

“A brilliant and beautiful distillation of the best things in both sci fi short stories and comics! ThoughtScape Comics is as captivating as it is haunting..."
- Ryan K Lindsay: Everfrost, Eternal, Deer Editor 

Issues 1, 2, 3 of ThoughtScape Comics feature covers from Jenna Cha, Grim Wilkins and Valentine Barker (respectively), and include include art from and collaborations with:

  • Dave Law (The Space Odditorium, Wolf Punks, Wrong Magnetic Poles)

  • Karl Slominski (Cult of Icarus, Evermore Falls)

  • Tyrell Cannon (Beef Bros, ERIS, IDKFA)

  • Lisa Naffziger (Taking Back Toku)

  • Jacob Edgar (The Ones with Brian Michael Bendis, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Metal Hurlant, IDW, Dynamite) with colorist Lesley Atlansky (Short Order Crooks, Amazing World of Gumball)

  • Desolina Fletcher (Ghost Year)

  • Jeremy Brooks (Radd Tuffman) with colorist Marcus Cripps

  • George Pendle (Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons)

  • Brittany Matter (MIRANDA IN THE MAELSTROM, OFF INTO THE SUNSET)

For more information, or to schedule an interview, podcast or livestream appearance, etc., contact Matt at mattmlpdx@gmail.com.

THOUGHTSCAPE COMICS CONTACT INFORMATION:

Matt Mair Lowery: mattmlpdx@gmail.com | twitter.com/mattmlpdx | thoughtscapecomics.com | ThoughtScape2023.com