After several years of hard work and delays, the creative team of Slow City Blues was able to celebrate a victory. Within a week of starting their Inaugural ZOOP Campaign, the highly anticipated graphic novel has reached full funding. Slow City Blues is a five book Noir series by writer Sam Haine and artists Shawn Moll, John Livesay, David Baron and Thomas Mauer along with story consultant Artisha Mann Cooper. However, now that their first goal has been reached, the fun is just beginning. Continue to look for more exciting offers to be made available as the campaign moves on. But in the meantime, its time to celebrate as their press release makes clear.
On Monday, June 7th 2021, new Graphic Novel Slow City Blues launched via groundbreaking new crowdfunding platform Zoop. The project was fully funded in less than a week. Naturally, the creators of the new Graphic Novel could not be more thrilled with the response.
Sam Haine
“It’s been a long hard road with a lot of setbacks and lots of tears, but the outpouring of love and support by our comic community has made the past decade of hard work 100% worth it. Thank you to all of our supporters and backers who have made this dream a reality!”
John Livesay
“It’s surreal to see something you’ve worked so hard on for so long being embraced so enthusiastically by so many people. I’m humbled and grateful for the opportunity to continue to keep giving the fans the best work we can. Thank you to everyone who digs the book and all those who will discover it!”- John Livesay
To celebrate this momentous milestone, the creators have decided to put out both #1 back up for sale with covers by acclaimed artists David Finch & Paul Pope that were initially only available for the first 48 hours.
David Finch CoverPaul Pope Cover
About Slow City Blues
Slow City Blues is a 5 issue crime noir graphic novel. It is the brainchild of Writer/Creator Sam Haine, and comics mainstay John Livesay (Avengers, Spiderman, Batman, The Flash). It features pencils from Shawn Moll (Venom, She-Hulk, Outsiders), Colors by David Baron (Batman, Justice League, Green Arrow), and lettering by Thomas Mauer. As well as contributions by story consultant Artisha Mann Cooper.
It tells the story of Detective John Loris, who gets trapped inside his imagination after a horrible accident causes him to try and take his own life. John instead ends up in Slow City, a construct of his mind’s eye, a place where anything is possible – except a way out. There, he must battle his deeply-rooted inner demons and examine who he truly was before entering this purgatory.
Slow City Blues launched to critical and industry acclaim with some of the industry’s most influential people calling it “Unlike anything else”, Fresh” and, :”insane in the best way”. Read what they had to say below and go to https://zoop.gg/c/slowcityblues to get your copy now!
Their Peers Reactions
Jim Starlin (Creator of Marvel’s Thanos, Infinity Gauntlet Saga, Ominous Press’ Dreadstar)
“The rich story and complex characters will keep you immersed to the very end. The violence and satire top off the kind of novel you can’t put down as each issue’s cliff hanger makes you want to find out what happens next!”
Darick Robertson (co-creator of THE BOYS & HAPPY!):
“John and Moof are an amazing unlikely duo in a fantastical world with intriguing, bizarre, and original characters. The artwork is excellent and immerses you in this Heavy Metal through-the-looking-glass environment of humanoid animals and crazy creatures.”
Steve Orlando (Batman, X-Men, Wonder Woman):
“SLOW CITY BLUES is a wild ride, championed by the Sam Spade antihero of an anthropomorphic plant and animal world, a gonzo Adult Swim vision of ROGER RABBIT world of drinks, sex, and violence. It’s high-octane action satire!”
David F. Walker (Writer/Co-Creator BITTER ROOT)
“[Slow City Blues] is very cool. It’s insane (in the best way).
Jimmy Palmiotti (Harley Quinn, co-founder of Marvel Knights)
“Slow City Blues is a visually beautiful and disturbingly fun book that keeps the reader wondering where it is going next with every page turn. Worldbuilding at its best.”
Critical Acclaim
Aaron Couch (The Hollywood Reporter)
“Slow City Blues is a strange, imaginative tale with art to match. It’s not quite like anything else I’m reading!”
Andrew Dyce (SCREENRANT)
“Opening with a killer hook, SLOW CITY BLUES is a fever dream nobody would ever want to live in, but an absolute blast to visit.”
Coy Jandreau (Collider.com/CoyCast)
“Slow City Blues is the Neo-Noir detective on the edge drama you never knew you wanted but absolutely need. It’s one part Brad Pitt’s ‘Cool World’ two parts Kurt Russell’s ‘Big Trouble in little China’ with a nice heaping helping of comic book references. SCB is what indie comics are all about!”
Listen or watch our interview with Sam and John about how it all came together here and here. And be sure to check out what is causing all this at https://zoop.gg/c/slowcityblues.
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