RED WINTER #1 - A Crime/Noir Comic Book Tale launched on Kickstarter
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A new Kickstarter campaign is launching out of Moira, Leicestershire - RED WINTER #1, from Michael Gordon, the writer of popular Kickstarter campaigns TRANSDIMENSIONAL #1 & #2. The campaign is already going well, reaching 75% funding after just 24 hours!
So, what is RED WINTER?
An action-packed crime thriller, RED WINTER is set in the Russian criminal underworld and deals with a disgraced former Detective’s misguided attempts at redemption. It is steeped in the complicated relationships between fathers and sons, cops and felons, as well as the hatred that rages between rival gangs.
A four-issue miniseries, it will appeal to fans of Jason Aaron and Ed Brubaker, as well as prose writers like Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Charlie Huston.
There are plenty of rewards available for backing, starting with a simple digital PDF copy of Red Winter #1 for the lowly sum of £2. You can also get signed personalised print edition of #1, A4 350GSM poster print of the #1 cover by Chris Shehan and original A3 sized FULL COLOUR commissions from colourist Rolands Kalnins - simply request what you want him to draw (within the limits of good taste, of course) and he will gladly oblige!
What's the story?
ELI WINTER is a former NYPD Detective in his mid-50’s, now living in Moscow, employed by the local crime boss NIKOLAI DUBROVSKY as a fixer/bag man/enforcer. Eli hates Moscow; it’s too cold, he can’t stand the food and he bristles at being Dubrovsky’s hired goon. But, if it wasn’t for Dubrovsky and his ‘Rasplata Rytsari’ (The Knights Reckoning) gang, Eli would be rotting in an American prison. So he owes the old Russian bastard.
The story picks up with Eli being enlisted to investigate the destruction of one of Dubrovsky’s meth labs; his men have been killed and all money/merchandise has been stolen. Eli likes this assignment as it makes him feel like a cop again. However, it is soon revealed that the murders were committed by Eli’s son Joseph. He came to Moscow with his friend Yuri, who was to vouch for him working for the ‘Chistyye Krovi’ (Pure Blood) gang, and the meth lab murders were Joseph’s initiation.
Now Dubrovsky’s gang will be out for blood and Joseph needs his estranged father’s help; he’s in way over his head. Eli makes the decision to protect his son against the vicious gang he works for, perhaps hoping to atone for his past sins.
You can back the Red Winter #1 Kickstarter campaign here.
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