<div><strong><em>Featuring the animated proof-of-concept short seen on Adult Swim / Toonami (Dec 2025).</em></strong>
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<div>Howdy, I’m Sam, the composer and creator behind the cinematic music project <a href="https://www.youtube.com/arkanavoid" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Arkana</em></a><strong> </strong>. For over a decade, I’ve been building worlds through sound, chasing the same feeling of awe I first found in the mythic stories and epic worlds that inspired me growing up.
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<div>I’ve always taken the long road with my work, choosing patience and depth over quick output. The goal has never been to make content, but to <strong>make something lasting</strong>, and that approach has shaped a community that has grown with me over the years.
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<div>Staying true to that approach, I began exploring a new idea through a single song called <em>Einvik’s Curse</em>, which eventually became the foundation for my album, <a href="https://youtu.be/ox3n1HO0g80?si=kjor_4EnfbTRhXFz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Iskatallith</em></a> . I poured everything into it, but I soon realized music alone wasn't enough to tell the full story. So I took a leap of faith and <strong>self-funded an anime music video</strong> for that song, a step closer to fully realizing the world in my head.
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<div>That journey, however, was not a simple one. The years it took to bring that video to life were a period of immense personal struggle and hidden growth. A deep creative burnout, amplified by a late diagnosis of Autism, forced me to learn how to work with my own wiring instead of against it. It was through that process that I discovered the real reason the music never felt like enough: I wasn't meant to just be a composer.<strong> I was meant to build an entire mythos.</strong>
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<div>And that’s what I’ve been doing. Since the completion of the video, I have devoted myself full-time to expanding the world of Arkana, developing hundreds of pages of world-building, lore, and screenplays. I realized the story must unfold across multiple mediums and is now being transformed into a <strong>graphic novel series</strong>, with the ultimate goal of a <strong>fully realized animated movie trilogy.</strong>
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<div><em>(still frame from Arkana - Einvik's Curse anime music video) </em>
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<div><strong>So what’s the story?</strong>
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<div><em>Arkana is a myth about the shadow side of good intentions, about how the desperate urge to mend what’s broken can pull the wound even tighter.</em>
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<div>It unfolds in a world where <strong>a living star is dying</strong>, scarred by a fallen civilization that tried to bend the laws of nature and failed.
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<div>From the ashes, two new powers have risen: one seeking to restore <strong>order through absolute technological control</strong>, the other vowing to <strong>unleash primordial chaos in a cleansing fire.</strong>
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<div>Caught between them, <strong>a lone outcast</strong> must uncover the buried truth of a fractured pattern or watch both factions impose their own <strong>catastrophic cure</strong> upon the world.
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<div><strong>Why GoFundMe?</strong>
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<div>This campaign will fund the <strong>proof-of-concept</strong> needed for the upcoming Kickstarter launch of our first graphic novel, <em>Arkana: Branch of Becoming™.</em>
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<div>Your contribution goes directly toward the two most essential resources that make this possible: hiring a <strong>professional art team</strong> to bring this world to life visually, and my <strong>undivided creative time</strong> to finalize the foundational screenplays.
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<div>To build momentum and make this a shared journey, we're using a phased approach. Our journey begins with an initial goal of <strong>$3500</strong>. As we hit each milestone, the next goal will be unlocked, allowing us to build this pitch package together, piece by piece, all the way to our ultimate goal of <strong>$20,000</strong>.
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<div><strong>INITIAL GOAL: $3,500 - The Core Cast &amp; Their World</strong>
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<div>Concept art for <strong>three main characters</strong> and a key environmental painting of their <strong>desert home village</strong>.
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<div>(<em>Example of character concept art used for Einvik's Curse AMV</em>)
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<div><strong>STRETCH GOAL #1: $7,500 - Assemble the Allies &amp; Creatures</strong>
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<div>Full concept art for <strong>three pivotal supporting characters</strong> and designs for one of the world's signature <strong>creatures.</strong>
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<div><strong>STRETCH GOAL #2: $12,000 - Build the Epic World</strong>
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<div>A full suite of concept paintings for <strong>four key environments</strong> (including treacherous swamps and vast wastelands) and detailed designs for the story's central ancient megastructure and a mythic starship.
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<div>(<em>Example of environment concept art used for Einvik's Curse AMV</em>)
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<div><strong>STRETCH GOAL #3: $15,000 - The Cover &amp; First Pages</strong>
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<div>A professional cover for Book 1 and <strong>five fully colored and lettered graphic novel pages.</strong>
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<div><strong>FINAL STRETCH GOAL: $20,000 - The Expanded Preview</strong>
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<div>Our ultimate goal! Hitting this would be transformative, allowing us to expand the deliverable from a small preview to a complete, <strong>10-15 pages from the graphic novel</strong>, giving us an incredible head start for the Kickstarter.
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<div><strong>The Road Ahead</strong>
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<div>With the finished scripts and art package in hand, <strong>we’ll launch the official Kickstarter</strong> to fund the full production of the first graphic novel.
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<div>You can <strong>join the mailing list </strong><a href="https://www.arkanavoid.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a> to receive updates on deliverables, production progress, and the Kickstarter launch date.
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<div>Your contribution will help manifest this story into physical reality. Support the campaign today, and let's unearth a myth together.
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<div>- Sam
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<div><em>A new sci-fi fantasy universe for fans of Nausicaä, Dune, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.</em>
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<div><em>A Quick Note: While we were honored to have the short film broadcast on Adult Swim / Toonami, this Graphic Novel is a fully independent production by New Dawn Collective. This campaign is not funded by the network - we are building this next chapter of the universe directly with you.</em>
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