Scratch Comics have just launched their Kickstarter for 10 Lost Days – The End Of Magic, a graphic novel by Sam Hart – and it looks pretty special.
On offer: a 186-page black and white award-winning historical fantasy mixing science and magic, that’s gaining momentum fast after launch, with softcover, hardback, variant covers on offer, with original art and many options of rewards and add-ons.
At the end of the 16th Century, ten days were skipped during the change from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar. Everyone in Europe went to sleep on 4th October and woke up on the 15th. But what happened in those 10 days while the world slept?
In 1582, when all gods and mythologies are real, and science and magic coexist, a mysterious spell freezes all people and deities in place. Only a young astronomer, Sophya Brahe – sister to Danish court astronomer Tycho Brahe – will be able to save humanity.
She is belatedly warned by a Fairy named Kirsten, of an evil plan to syphon all magic from the world. Sophia receives a magic crystal and the mission to cross Europe in 240 hours, to undo the threat.
On her quest she manages to unite a small group that includes a Nordic god, a forest sprite, a Greek goddess and a Golem of Prague.
Together they courageously confront powerful supernatural beings allied to the Russian armies of Ivan the Terrible – who is set to execute the world’s largest magic heist and only has these 10 lost days to make it work.
The clock is ticking!
Kickstarter Up and Running
10 Lost Days – The End Of Magic is the brainchild of Sam Hart, a variety of formats on offer to support this Kickstarter, including variant cover editions by Ju Loyola and Mark Stafford.
10 Lost Days has already garnered praise from respected comics professionals from across the industry, from creators that include writer Kieron Gillen (“Weaves historical fiction with the mythical with obvious delight. Timeless.”) and top artist John Higgins (“”Sam Hart is an extraordinary talent, going through all genres like it is a masterclass in storytelling, from Historic, Superhero to Spy Noir.”).
Sam Hart, Creator, and Scratch Comics
Comic book and storyboard artist Sam Hart has more than 30 years experience drawing superheroes and action packed stories with characters and properties including Judge Dredd, Robin Hood, King Arthur, Joan of Arc, Power Rangers, VR Troopers and Starship Troopers.
After pursuing evil doers in the pages of fanzines, he worked with UK colourist extraordinaire John Higgins and freelanced for many years in the world of magazine illustration and TV storyboards. He has created superheroes, villains and monsters for advertising agencies and publishers in Brazil, collectible cards for DC Comics and published creator-owned superhero adventures. He collaborated with Antony Johnston on the graphic novel The Coldest City, published by American comics company Oni Press, which was adapted to film as Atomic Blonde in 2017, starring Oscar-winning actor Charlize Theron.
Over the last couple of decades he has also been teaching anatomy, storytelling and perspective at libraries and online schools such as Quanta Academia de Artes, Axis School of visual Effects and presently features on the Domestika platform with two comic art courses.
Scratch Comics was created by veteran indie comics publisher Shane Chebsey in 2022 to publish high quality comics and graphic novels by both established and emerging comic creators.
This independent publisher has delivered a diverse line up of titles, from the official sequel to Bram Stoker’s classic novel, the now sold out Dracula the Return, to the hard hitting sci fi action of Claudia Christian’s Dark Legacies, and the macabre world of Hedrek and Peter Hogan’s Black Forests, and the action packed all out adventure of Dinosaurs Vs Cowboys.
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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