Progetto Colibrì - Green, D’Urso
Out of the box is the first issue of an anthologic comic magazine with a particular care about the writing, which includes 5 different stories, from 9 different authors. We have all been influenced by the greatest writers and artists of all time and space, and Out of the box is our effort to express our thoughts and hearts about the art of comics. We are small and independent, though we think we have stories and characters and arts that would connect with people all around the round, given the chance. With Kickstarter, we can reach a big international public, and show all the world what we can do!
Cover by Sara “Sbilemi” Marino
In this PDF we present 5 pages extracted from our 5 stories, plus some extra. During the Kickstarter campaign, by supporting us, you may be able to improve the production quality, add contents, and even make real the possibility for us to work with artists like Safely Endangered and Kent Williams - who have already given us their availability. We’re counting on you! Francis, Giulia, Brian, Zeno, Matteo, Elisa, Giacomo, Marta and Eleonora the team of Out of the box!
Ghost Dance
written and lettered by Matteo Parisi, drawn by Elisa Di Virgilio.
1890, American frontier. The natives’ Ghost Dance should have been a peaceful movement, a way to drive out the white invaders using dances and choral ceremonies. But after the resentment for the Wounded Knee Massacre takes over, the rites open actual rifts in the tissue of reality. Supernatural energies and monstrosities pour into the frontier, transforming a large part of America in a lethal no-man’s land. For the settlers the winning of the West, near to its end, has to restart from scratch. Meanwhile, half a world away, a coven of oriental magicians are studying this catastrophe with extreme interest… Ten years later Castor, an old but still deadly gunslinger, roams the frontier’s desolate lands to tie up his last loose ends. Two mysterious twins follow in secret his quest. They want to hire a group of desperados for an impossibile mission: reach China’s Forbidden City to kill a god.
The old man and the Treasure of Treasures written by Francis Green, drawn by Eleonora Dea Nanni. Grays and lettering by Diana Laudano.
Between 19th and 20th century, an old Master failed his Mission and went into exile on a secret island in the Bermuda triangle, to find a way to redeem himself. In meditation, he receive a vision: the Treasure of Treasures, the ultimate secret of existence. Unfortunately, its location is in outer space. With an improbable crew composed of vikings, ancient romans, mongol warriors, astronauts, aliens and Amelia Earhart, he will recruit the only scientist who could actually build a spaceship in those years: Nikola Tesla. A measured-rythmically voyage where reflection and introspection will have the last word on everything.
The copper roll
written by Brian Freschi, drawn by Zeno Colangelo.
On one of the many mechanical planets who host what is left of humanity after the “Upheaval”, lives Tempura, a collector of treasures, a thief without dignity but with an immense culture, with the mission of finding and selling on the black market ancient artifacts of memories wrapped in legend. Hired by John Allegro – a famous adventurer and treasure hunter who, since 1962, has dedicated his existence to the search for the treasures of the Copper Scroll, an ancient Palestinian scroll that tells of infinite riches in sixty-four places in Palestine – decides to leave for a new adventure. But the treasures are not what he believes they are, and contain a secret linked to the memory of the Earth, capable of spiritually conditioning not only the intricate mechanisms that keep a planet afloat, but also the past of each Earthman. A secret that has the face of a mysterious little girl.
The turquoise wolf and the fawn doe written by Giacomo Masi, drawn by Marta Zaccarini.
The year is 1211. The mongol empire, after their win of west Xia, moves towards the subjugation of Jin dynasty. The name of Gengis Khan is already pronounced with terror by his enemies, and with ardour by his allies. Mongol population begins to consider him a divinity, and for that, countless warriors and entire tribes start to gather under his banner. Among them, there are the old shaman Oyun and his young apprentice, Saikhan. During their long journey, they will go in search of themselves and the nature of their people, forging unbreakable bonds in the vastness of the steppe.
Project Hummingbird
written by Francis Green, drawn by Giulia D’Urso. Flat colors by Diana Laudano.
While on a mission in a mysterious structure, special agent Dana Rough gets exposed to a gas of unknown origin. While at first it doesn’t seems to have side effects, Dana later discovers to be pregnant. During the ninth months of pregnancy – while Dana will have to adapt herself and discover a maternity and a femininity which she never thought would fit her – his son will manifest incredible psychic powers, in fact creating a dual being who is the perfect special agent, essential to defeat the evil organization which created this and other experiments, even more unsettling.
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