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Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 4:13 am
by Angelique
I seem to have a knack for getting roped into writing military comics. First there was Untold Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan, for which I volunteered because of my friends off fighting the war. I also pushed to do a project on the Korean War because my work in elder care put me in regular contact with veterans from that conflict whose stories risked being forgotten and lost. And now this.

Around this time last year I was asked by the family of the late Maj. Gen. David Sawyer to transform his journals from Operation: Desert Shield/Desert Storm into a graphic novel. Now the script is finished, and I've reunited with some of the team from the Korean War project - Dan Monroe, Eric White, and Tom Orzechowski (who many of us know also happened to work on my favorite Claremont/Cockrum X-books!)- to bring the script to life.

Not bad for an army reject.

Of course, once the pages are drawn, colored, and lettered, we've got to get the book printed and distributed somehow...

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tige ... 287#/story

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 4:55 am
by Angelique
I've blogged more about Tiger on the Storm here. Dan Monroe is also already coming through with some pretty awesome pencils!

https://valeriefinnigan.wordpress.com/2 ... the-storm/

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 2:40 pm
by Angelique
Of course we can't have an Indiegogo campaign for Tiger on the Storm without offering a lot of related perks- and more! I've written more about it here. https://valeriefinnigan.wordpress.com/2 ... ng-perk-y/

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 8:54 pm
by Ult_Sm86
Ange, this is all really awesome and I'm super jeallin' that you are having such a wonderful time with what looks like a quick paced project. Mine has been dragging this rock an idea from place to place, trying to sculpt it into something - difficult with ZERO artistic skills outside of writing. UGH!

But I'm really impressed with this project you're describing here. I hope you hit up local Cons and put your work up there. Keep up the good work.

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:26 pm
by Angelique
It only seems quicker paced because I've done similar things before. The more experience you get, the easier it is to figure out who works with you best and how to motivate them to work on your project. Of course the trick is to get experience as a published comic book writer first, and I have to admit I caught a couple of very lucky breaks- although this won't be so lucky if we don't make our fundraising goal, because then I'll be paying the rest of the creative team and covering print and distribution costs out of my own pocket, and I want to pay them what they're worth. (In Tom's case, it might be the first time even he'll be paid what he's worth.)


As for hitting up the conventions, unfortunately for me, that back surgery I had back in May put a dent in convention plans, but I'm easing back into it. I did a small convention in Boise a couple weeks ago, and I'm gearing up for Salt Lake Comic Con Sept. 24-26 where I'll be promoting this hard along with all my other work.

A couple of time zones to the east of me, penciller Dan Monroe will be a guest at Grand Rapids Comic Con October 16-18.

I'll see what time, table costs, and health permit as far as additional conventions.

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:46 am
by Angelique
We're just going to have to imagine a small string orchestra backing this statement, since I can't afford a real one. We've got seventeen days left in the Indiegogo campaign for Tiger on the Storm. While fans at Salt Lake Comic Con have been generous with cash donations, I worry about being stuck covering much of the project's expenses out of my workers' comp checks. I'll do it if I have to, because that's how much I believe in the project. The book deserves a nice print run, and the rest of the creative team has to get paid what they're worth, especially Dan Monroe, who's just experienced a medical emergency.

I've received lots of positive wishes and hopes for good luck. But these good wishes would be better expressed with action. We offer perks for donations as small as a dollar, because we appreciate all the help we can get. And if you can't spare a dollar, at least spread the word!

Thank you.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tige ... journal--2#/

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:08 pm
by Angelique
Due to funds trickling in a bit too slowly, I've had to restructure how Tiger on the Storm will be released. It will come out as a three issue mini, then later be released as a hardbound trade. The good news is that I've brought our own PirateKurt on board to do interior pencils and inks!

Dan Monroe is feeling much better, but I received word that he's got a grandbaby on the way. Colorist Eric White's wife is due to have a baby in April, and I'm expecting a new niece/nephew to be born in May. With all these babies on the way, we all could use a bit of help.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tige ... 7#/gallery

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:14 pm
by Angelique
We've got a little trailer out for Tiger on the Storm showing some preliminary pencils and some inks. https://vimeo.com/144039822

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 3:40 am
by Angelique
Because people ask why I do what I do, here's the answer. https://vimeo.com/144557702

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:46 pm
by Angelique
We've got some interior pencils and inks by our very own PirateKurt posted in the Indiegogo gallery. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tige ... 7#/gallery

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:42 am
by Angelique
As the drive to raise funds continues for Tiger on the Storm, I received news that another book for which I'd done a bit of writing and PirateKurt did a bit of art a while back will finally go to print- when publisher Heroes Fallen Studios gets the funding together. That's right. The second volume of Untold Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan will soon be available if all goes well. Naturally, some of the funds I raise if the Tiger on the Storm goes well enough will support that effort.

https://valeriefinnigan.wordpress.com/2 ... .publishes

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:50 pm
by Angelique
Well the drawback to trying to crowdfund a project like what I've been trying to do on Indiegogo, is that if it doesn't catch on, I end up largely self-funding the project. And the drawback to largely self-funding Tiger on the Storm when I make my living with freelance work and workers' comp checks is that I can't afford to pay people such as the colorist and letterer what they're worth. So here we have it. Tiger on the Storm is still slated for a January release with pencils and inks by Richard O'Hara and lettering by yours truly.

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Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:49 am
by Angelique
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This page shows a bit of life at King Fahd International Air Base on January 14, 1991, the day before Saddam Hussein's deadline to pull his troops out of Kuwait. We're a week from the end of our Indiegogo campaign, so if you want to help this book go to print, now's a good time to do so. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tige ... /x/6957287#/

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 4:41 am
by Angelique
Here's another blog post about the book. https://valeriefinnigan.wordpress.com/2 ... unch-time/

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:54 am
by Angelique
Well, just look at what PirateKurt and I did! Issue one of Tiger on the Storm is out!
https://valeriefinnigan.wordpress.com/2 ... on-kindle/

Re: Tiger on the Storm

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:47 pm
by Angelique
Issue 2 of Tiger on the Storm is out, and you can get it on Kindle, too.
http://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Storm-2-Val ... e+Storm+#2