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| Draft Cover Art provided by Sławomir Nietupski |
Tucson, Arizona – July 4, 2013 – The Russian submarine,
K-141, the Kursk sunk in the Barents Sea 13 years ago in a mysterious accident
in August 12, 2000. But with the
help of awarding winning Australian playwright Sasha Janowicz, illustrator Andrea
Montano and film producer James A. Bretney, The Kursk Sails Again in a new graphic novel:
The Kursk.
Bretney is raising money on IndieGoGo to make his dream a
reality. “I invite you to discover
a new world, world of intrigue and honor, of danger and mystery. By donating to our campaign, I
guarantee you will have done good thing.
You will reinforce the health of your community and the world that is
only good by the results of good men.”
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| Illustrations by Andrea Montano |
Bretney is trying again after his campaign on Kickstarter
failed. "I did not know what I was doing. Failure can be a generous
teacher. But we are not quitting on the Kursk," says Bretney. Bretney is revising his expectations. His Kickstarter campaign was $
2,500. On IndieGoGo, Bretney hopes
to raise just over $ 500.
“We are raising less not that we don't need less but because we have to
start small. I have 45 days to raise 500. It works out to about $
11 a day. “ IndieGoGo offers a
flexible funding format where if project managers fall short of our goal they
still get the money. Kickstarter
is all or nothing.
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| With collaboration with the author, illustrator Andrea Montano designs the characters of the novel |
Actress Evelyne Bronwyn Werzowa raised over $ 30,000 from
her crowdfunding campaign or $ 1,000 a day. Her advice to Bretney was
"just bug every body." Bretney responds , "That is what I am
doing."
Bretney himself has paid for five pages out of his own
pocket. "We are building a
fan base one fan at a time from our friends. To get our art out there. Once its
out there strangers have joined us and are waiting to see what we come up with
next."
Front man James A. Bretney. says “ I once asked a
stranger what he felt when he saw someone die. He said that though he did
not know the man, he felt like he lost something great and valuable that he was
not aware he had.”
Author Sasha Janowicz spent 6 years researching the story by
interviewing members of the very secretive Russian Navy. Sasha Janowicz’s play
won the 2007 Bell Award for Best New Play, the Matilda award three times for
Best New Australian Play, Best Direction, and Best Independent Production,
Matilda Awards.
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| Like a director's story boards, here Andrea Montano provides Sasha Janowicz a rough visualization before proceeding to the finalized frames |
Bretney continues,
“This is a good story. It raises
questions about what really happened and the people deserve answers. The families of those who died deserve
answers to what happened and how their loved ones lived and died.”
Bretney hopes the visual medium of the graphic novel will
resonate with younger viewers.
“Andrea Montano is in her twenties. She is very young.
She has a youthful vitality in her portfolio. She handles color and lighting very well.” Comics books are a billion dollar
market with more users not only going to the comic book stores but downloading
them from websites and smart phones.
The art of comic book making is a process. Andrea Montano draws rough thumbnail
sketches throughout the script. Sasha Janowicz approves each thumb then Andrea
Montano proceeds with each frame. Image Comics requires 5 pages to pitch.
The play is 60 pages - 55
pages to go.
“We want to bring this story to a world stage.”
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TAGS:
The Kursk, Sasha Janowicz, Submarine, Russian Submarine,
Russian Navy, Soviet Navy, Spies, James A. Bretney, Jimbo, Airborne
Productions, Andrea Montano, Matilda award, Bell Award, Best New Australian
Play, Best Direction, Best Independent, Best New Play, Graphic Novel,
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