
The Ether Comic Book Series Fundraiser
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Story:
The Ether comic series tells a story about a realm of angels and creatures in a place of peace and goodness; that is, until a dark presence is detected for the first time. The inhabitants all discover new emotions, experiences of death, loss, and sacrifice, as they must save their home. The Ether is a place to discover creativity, while exploring a new world, and see how it will last in the face of corruption and the unknown perils.


Mission:
The Ether Entertainment team is passionate about elaborate storytelling. The Ether is the first comic series we are working on for a bigger transmedial store where we plan to share the tales of an incredible family line as they intersect into different planes of existence and time as they face the gods. Future projects continue to be planned and readied such as: The Ether Season 2, an album with music videos covering events between season 1 & 2 of The Ether, and secret projects already being released like the O.vi project.


Details:
The Ether comic series is a collection of 8 episodes (or issues) with an accompanying concept album of music. The comics range in size, but generally they are between 80 to 120 pages long. Our plan is to focus on physical copies, but we will be releasing digital versions online as well. The music will be included with any purchase of the comic books.


Team:
The Ether team consists of 3 talented individuals: Alison LeDuc, Katherine Rizzo, and Orion Valencia. Orion is responsible for the initial start of the project that eventually became known as The Ether. He is a talented musician, performer and songwriter who had an idea for an EP (extended play) with a few songs he has composed and produced. Brainstorming some ideas with his friend Alison, they eventually built the idea of The Ether. He then reached out to a friend who was a talented artist, and Katherine was invited onto the project. Katherine took notes as both Alison and Orion haphazardly shared the ideas and started sketching out a storyboard of the project. Eventually through a process of draft and revision the storyboard was completed and the comic’s production began. Katherine has been diligently working on the overwhelming amount of art content over the past 3 years with Alison and Orion’s input. The team is excited to start getting the word out about this project.


Expected Budget for The Ether Series:
Artist & Team Pay: $21,000
Promo & Marketing: $4,000
Printing & Publishing: $12,000
Licensing: $500
Fees: $2,500
Total: $40,000




Organizer
Ether Entertainment
Organizer
Fort Wayne, IN