Again in 2021, Mat Groom and Erica D’Urso launched a extremely profitable Kickstarter for Inferno Woman Purple: Ebook One. Now, the pair have returned to Kickstarter to carry followers Inferno Woman Purple: Ebook Two! I completely liked the primary one so backing it is a no-brainer to me. Cassia’s a incredible character, the motion is unbelievable, and the story is gripping. In the event you’re unfamiliar, right here’s a quick description of what to anticipate: “the highschool super-heroic drama of INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE with the dynamic storytelling and world-building of Japanese tokusatsu superheroes, and the intrigue and relationship drama of British boarding faculty fiction.” It’s a successful mixture. Right here’s an official synopsis:
When her new house of Apex Metropolis was ripped out of existence and forged into darkness, Cássia Costa needed to embrace an historical energy to turn out to be the legendary hero INFERNO GIRL RED. She rose to the problem, pushing herself farther than she ever thought attainable – however although Cássia protected town from its first main risk, it price her dearly. Now, nonetheless reeling from a heartbreaking loss, Cássia should forge a relationship with a brand new mentor, and broaden an unlikely crew – as a result of the results of her earlier “victory” have come again to hang-out her, and a villainous duo is on the rise! A fraught potential romance beckons, a long-held secret threatens to be revealed, and an unimaginable selection may see Apex Metropolis left defenseless! Can Cássia navigate all of it… and even survive all of it?
Groom and D’Urso are being reunited with the unique artistic crew for the second e book. This contains colorist Igor Monti, letterer Becca Carey, editor Kyle Higgins, and design company FOR THE PEOPLE. You possibly can safe a digital copy of Inferno Woman Purple: Ebook Two beginning at $15 and bodily copies (which embrace the digital model) begin at $40. For my part, it’s completely price it. Speaking concerning the alternative to proceed Cassia’s story, Groom stated:
I’m past excited to return to the world of INFERNO GIRL RED. In some ways it’s an allegory for the trendy teenage expertise – coming of age in a world with cataclysmic catastrophe looming, being advised by older generations that it’s as much as them to resolve the issues they didn’t create. What does it take to succeed regardless of this stress? And how will you embrace the unconventional perception wanted to attain the seemingly unimaginable with out falling into harmful self-delusion?
D’Urso added:
Two years in the past when Mat and I launched the INFERNO GIRL RED Kickstarter, we couldn’t have imagined the reception we’d obtain. Not solely was our marketing campaign funded on the primary day, we had been lucky sufficient to have Picture Comics (writer of THE WALKING DEAD, SAGA and a lot extra) carry INFERNO GIRL RED to comedian and e book shops. The superb response of the Kickstarter and comic-reading group confirmed what we already believed: it is a story price telling, and a world that’s price diving into.
I’m freaking pumped for this e book. Ever since I completed the primary one earlier this 12 months, I’ve been dying for extra Inferno Woman Purple. You possibly can take a look at some preview pages and artwork beneath the next quote from Higgins:
When Marcelo and I created RADIANT BLACK, the mission we gave ourselves was to redefine what superhero comics could possibly be – to attempt to create one thing genuinely new, that would make superheroes really feel contemporary and fashionable once more. Then, as I seemed to broaden its world and create The Huge-Verse, I used to be searching for the identical factor, however expressed in several methods. Straight away, INFERNO GIRL RED match that invoice – it has an electrical, passionate vitality, and it genuinely speaks to the trendy teenage expertise. Due to this, I wasn’t shocked that so many individuals responded to INFERNO GIRL RED: BOOK ONE… and I can not await readers to see how Mat, Erica and the crew have expanded and pushed the world in INFERNO GIRL RED: BOOK TWO.