New To Kickstarter: The United - Going Underground

The United: Going Underground is a new comic from Scottish cartoonist Jonny Cannon that launched on the 4th of August on Kickstarter. It tells the story of two detectives, a retired superhero turned celebrity yogi and a man with a magical chimpanzee costume, all trying to solve a murder.

What seems a straightforward case spirals downwards rapidly into a sinister, psychedelic nightmare. 

This is a fully developed story that takes place in a tumultuous Britain and the Republic of Scotland following the dissolution of the United Kingdom. It's a weird place with superheroes, druidic science-magic, aristocratic revolutionaries, hipster gangsters and duplicitous politicians.  (At least one of those things exists in real life.)

The goal of this campaign is to raise funds for the printing of a 144-page, hardcover comic book that features black and white artwork with grey tones. To support this project, please visit the Kickstarter campaign page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theunited/the-united-going-underground.

This comic crosses genres, blending superhero action-adventure, suspense, crime noir, horror and romance.  A satirical streak and dark humour runs through the story. There is a large cast of weird and wonderful characters, some of whom appeared in Cannon's previous comic book, The United: Welcome to the Shitshow.

The reward tiers include sketches, commissions and original art.

You can see more examples of Cannon's sketches and commissions on his Instagram page. Digital copies of the comic are also available from the Kickstarter campaign.

All international orders (outside the UK) of the hard copy reward tiers will receive a free A5 illustration. This is to offset higher shipping rates.

The comic is intended for mature readers.

Jonny Cannon is the creator of The United: Welcome to the Shitshow, artist/co-creator of Transylvanian Knights and artist on Chrissy in Hidden Lives and Adventures of Woodlore in DUI2. He has also designed record covers for the Scottish band Voldo, including Melting Pot (recently nominated for Scottish Album of the Year). Jonny's other work is available at: cannonhillcomics.bigcartel.com.

The book also contains a backup feature written by Cannon and drawn by Steven Ingram. Steven is the creator of Holly, Left, Burn with Me and Old Man Grey, which are available at thirdbearpress.com.