Marvel Studios founder David Maisel’s new Ecos Comic Book Universe immediately doubled its fundraising goal on Kickstarter, becoming the latest in a string of incredibly successful comic book projects funded through the platform. Within hours of launching, the campaign for Ekos Vol. 1 has raised nearly $100,000, far exceeding its original goal of 50k.
The Kickstarter for Maisel’s highly anticipated comic book project Launched today, and completely smashed its funding goal, with over five hundred donors indicating an incredible level of support for Ecos Vol. 1 And the ambitious comic book world that it is set to introduce.
Now that Ecos Having well-exceeded expectations for his campaign, it was clear to anyone hesitant about backing projects like this that audiences are as excited by new concepts and unproven properties as they are by familiar franchise fare.
Marvel Studios founder David Maisel’s “Ekos” doubles its Kickstarter goal on its first day
517 backers & $93,610 in pledges – and counting
David Maisel is a Duke University alum who helped self-finance and self-produce Marvel Studios, executive producing many of the movies in the first wave of Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His latest attempt is EcosWhich is promoted as “the graphic novel event of the year”. Set to be published by Aspen Comics, Ekos is inspired by the creations of Geoff Johns and the late Michael Turner, with a creative team of writer JT Krul, artist Alex Konat, inker Mark Roslan, color artist Peter Steigerwald and letterer Josh Reid..
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The synopsis for Ekos Vol. 1 It reads as follows:
Ekos introduces a new superstar in Grel, who embarks on a journey to discover the world of Ekos. Along his journey, Grell meets many of the beloved characters from Michael Turner’s legacy, including superstars Aspen (Fathom) and Grace (Soulfire), as they join forces with Grell on a shared mission. This is the first time the characters have all come together in the same universe.
The project will also feature cover art from comic legends such as Alex Ross, Joe Quesada, J Scott Campbell, Jerome Opena, Kendrick Lim, Francis Manapul, David Mack, Khary Randolph, Suya Oum, Joe Benitez, and the aforementioned Conat and Turner. Ecos is a project that was first teased back in 2003, but after Michael Turner’s passing, nothing came to pass until now, as the new project seeks to honor Turner’s name and legacy by bringing his vision to life.
Ekos quickly becomes one of the most anticipated comic projects
Michael Turner’s legacy backed by a talented team
Without a single issue available to read yet, over 500 backers and counting are behind the project. The reason is simple: It’s because of what’s behind the project and it’s because of the sentiment behind the project. A talented team of award-winning creatives led by the Marvel Studios founder has always been enough to hook some readers, but knowing that it exists to extend the legacy of Michael Turner is heartwarming enough to fund, especially readers who have been waiting to. See Ecos Since 2003.
Source: Kickstarter
Ekos Vol. 1 is still available to fund for another 36 days on Kickstarter.