The Healer’s Blade #1: PROLOGUE | Fantasy/Action Comic Book
Created by J. Michael Miller
What if an instrument of death was designed to heal instead?
(Sword in the Stone meets Wonder Woman)
Latest Updates from Our Project:
WE DID IT! (Update #2)
almost 3 years ago
– Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 09:17:53 AM
We've reached our goal; thank you all again so much!
REWARD TIER UNLOCKED
At $1,250, our holo-chrome variant became available! Cover D features art by Mariateresa Susca and will be printed in a larger format than our other books. Terri's beautiful art has already been seen on our banner. Now, you can enjoy it in print at the $15 reward tier.
Holo-chrome variant (Cover D)
As a thank you, I've added an early bird tier for this cover too. This discounted price will last through June 8th, alongside the rest of our early bird offers.
We are fully funded!
Due to all of your support, this campaign currently has 72 backers and has reached 117% of our initial goal. We opened with a minimal goal & reasonable stretch goals at the start of this campaign, but The Healer's Blade is only beginning!
Logo scribbles for designer
Take a look at the photo above. This is how The Healer's Blade really began. It started as an idea and I scribbled out an idea for the type of logo I envisioned. I ended up sending this scribble, with some other reference art, to our logo designer: Chris Benamati. Chris was great and helped bring THB logo to life with our current design!
STRETCH GOALS
In our first update, the campaign had already reached our first backer goal. Now, you all have helped to unlock the campaign's first 2 stretch goals! As seen above, one stretch goal was to open up the holo-chrome variant reward. The other stretch goal was for a digital wallpaper. These will be complied into a folder with digital rewards for fulfillment at the end of the campaign, but, for now, you can enjoy the wallpapers from this update:
Mobile wallpaper (cover C art)
Mobile wallpaper (cover B art)
Mobile wallpaper (cover A art)
Desktop wallpaper (alternative main cover art by Elisa Romboli)
Desktop wallpaper (cover A art)
Be prepared for MORE stretch goals to be revealed soon!
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WOW! You've all helped us have an incredible start! (Update #1)
almost 3 years ago
– Fri, Jun 02, 2023 at 07:08:01 PM
We are currently 65% FUNDED
First off, thank you all for showing us so much support, as soon as the campaign started. We have already reached 60 backers with only $387 left until we've met our goal! It truly means a lot that you've all come together and helped us break my previous record for backers and put us on pace to fund sooner too.
We've reached out first backer goal!
At our first backer goal of 50, we promised to reveal the bookmark. We've surpassed that goal, so it's time to let you all take a look at the design!
I want to thank the entire creative team that's helped bring this story to life. It's been great to work with all of these talented people. We're only beginning to tell Matilda's story, but they have helped elevate this beyond my expectations already. That's why I'd like to highlight a reward tier from the artist, Maritateresa Susca, is offering a digital sketch in one of our early bird offers and there only 7 of these left!
Premium Patron Package
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