The Long Weekend - graphic novel
A$4,735
of $1,500 targetyrs ago
Successful on 12th Dec 2012 at 12:00AM.
UPCOMING Booklaunches - OCTOBER THE 24th 2013 - MCA Sydney - 6pm - to be launched by Pat Grant and Dr Anne Noonan
Adelaide November the 30th at SA WRITERS centre - 3pm with Jennifer Mills launching the book.
This book is NOW A REALITY - thanks to the help here at Pozible.
Read this review in the AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER of the book.
To buy the book - go to San Kessto Publications
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Below is what was written for the Pozible campaign which helped fund the printing of this successful self-published graphic novel.
I've been slaving away on this comic for a few years now ... it's an adaptation of a psychological essay written about a Jungian concept called the Cultural Complex. The comic is about different cultures in Central Australia, it's about all of Australia ... it's about all cultures ... it's about the cultural mind of the group. It's both sad and funny, horrifying and witty ... and it's almost ready to be turned into a BOOK !!
I'm really hoping it'll be a beautiful book and it'd be great to have your help to be able to do that !!
You can read the bits of the comic on the website (http://www.joshuasantospiritoart.com), where I have been slowly putting it up page by page as they're completed. The final book will have extra pages and notes and book design by Nadine Kessler (http://www.nadinekssler.com). The final copy of the book will also have a brand new piece of writing by Craig to go with the comic. I reckon he's a smashing writer and a unique voice in Australian writing!
Nadine and I will work on the graphic design in late 2012, the tricky part is paying for the printing of the copies, we're hoping to print about 500 copies and we need about $6000 to get that many printed!
LOTS OF PREORDERS reveived AT THIS STAGE = MORE $$ TO SPEND ON PRINTING COPIES to sell at a future stage!!
A brief history of the comic's existence so far (written in the third person)
* 2006 - Josh Santospirito reads Craig's essay: The Long Weekend in Alice Springs whilst working in Indigenous communities in Central Australia as a mental health nurse. * Josh likes what he reads.
* 2008 - He starts drawing parts of the Long Weekend in comic form ... he decides that this is a very cathartic exercise to help digest the seeming chaos around him.
Read this review in the AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER of the book.
To buy the book - go to San Kessto Publications
__________
Below is what was written for the Pozible campaign which helped fund the printing of this successful self-published graphic novel.
I've been slaving away on this comic for a few years now ... it's an adaptation of a psychological essay written about a Jungian concept called the Cultural Complex. The comic is about different cultures in Central Australia, it's about all of Australia ... it's about all cultures ... it's about the cultural mind of the group. It's both sad and funny, horrifying and witty ... and it's almost ready to be turned into a BOOK !!
I'm really hoping it'll be a beautiful book and it'd be great to have your help to be able to do that !!
You can read the bits of the comic on the website (http://www.joshuasantospiritoart.com), where I have been slowly putting it up page by page as they're completed. The final book will have extra pages and notes and book design by Nadine Kessler (http://www.nadinekssler.com). The final copy of the book will also have a brand new piece of writing by Craig to go with the comic. I reckon he's a smashing writer and a unique voice in Australian writing!
Nadine and I will work on the graphic design in late 2012, the tricky part is paying for the printing of the copies, we're hoping to print about 500 copies and we need about $6000 to get that many printed!
LOTS OF PREORDERS reveived AT THIS STAGE = MORE $$ TO SPEND ON PRINTING COPIES to sell at a future stage!!
A brief history of the comic's existence so far (written in the third person)
* 2006 - Josh Santospirito reads Craig's essay: The Long Weekend in Alice Springs whilst working in Indigenous communities in Central Australia as a mental health nurse. * Josh likes what he reads.
* 2008 - He starts drawing parts of the Long Weekend in comic form ... he decides that this is a very cathartic exercise to help digest the seeming chaos around him.
* 2009 - He shows Craig San Roque. * Craig likes what he reads.
* 2010 - Josh begins pencilling over 100 pages of a more complete adaptation of the comic
* 2011 - He commences inking of those pages and showing people on his website. * People like what they read.
* 2012 - He will COMPLETE the comic by November 2012, have the book designed by Nadine.
... he will ask for help to print around 500 copies !!! * So that even more people will like what they read.
* 2013 - January / February printing. March -send y'all copies. *and y'all like what y'all read.
SO that's it - I want you ALL to be a part of this project, making this comic into a printed version (as well as a proper-like E-book). If you don't have a credit card or hate punching your numbers into the interwebs but you still want to support the project - get in touch at [email protected] and we can try to work something out. Anyone who hasn't got the dosh CAN STILL HELP by linking to this on your social media of choice!
Thanks a bunch guys!!
For tonnes of updates and information (as well as the entire comic) go to my
The Challenges
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the ZINE-TASTIC reward !! - Australia only<br /> 2 comic zines posted direct to your door!!! <br /><br /> JUST in time for Xmas!!!
1 chosen
Est. delivery is Dec 12
the CORR-BLIMEY Reward! <br /><br /> Say farewell to the cultural cringe folks!! <br /><br /> You're getting your mitts on a brand SPANKING new copy of the Long Weekend Graphic Novel !!! An all-Aussie extravaganza!!! And a signed FIRST PRESSING, no less!!!
79 chosen
Est. delivery is Mar 13
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTERS - this entails a copy of the book signed by Josh with international shipping costs included !!!
6 chosen
Est. delivery is Mar 13
THE Psychic PICNIC pack! - Australia only<br /><br /> - A signed copy of The Long Weekend graphic novel<br /><br /> - A sketch of you ... even if I don't know you ... I'll use psychic powers to know what you look like<br /><br /> - WITH Two zines chucked in for a good measure of gratitude!<br /><br /> ( When you receive this reward - I want you to e-mail me back and tell me how far off I was with what you look like)
19 chosen
Est. delivery is Mar 13
The INDIAN INK PACK! Australia only<br /><br /> - a beautiful A2 sized black-ink drawing of AMOS WAISTCOAT (as pictured) by Josh sent to wherever you are in the country and your name in the thankyous in the graphic novel - THANKYOU!<br /><br />
4 chosen / 6 available
Est. delivery is Mar 13