Ethan Van Sciver’s CYBERFROG 2: REKT PLANET

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Hello Potential IndieGoGo Backers! Welcome to the campaign to fund CYBERFROG 2: REKT PLANET!

HERE’S THE STORY:

It’s 2018, twenty years after the VYZPZZ invasion. CYBERFROG has reunited with his friend HEATHER SWAIN, who is surviving in the New Jersey Pine Barrens with her ten year old daughter LILY and others.

They live by these four rules:

1. STAY IN THE TREES: The Vyzpzz have demonstrated that they have trouble maneuvering in the forest.

2. STAY NEAR THE SMOKE: Survivors keep bonfires going constantly. The Vyzpzz are repelled by smoke and fire.

3. STAY CALM: The Vyzpzz are intoxicated by panic and fear.

4. ALWAYS WEAR RED: The Vyzpzz can’t see the color red. Wearing red cloaks makes you invisible to them.

The survivors believe that they are safely hidden, and have been living in relative safety for years. But the return of CYBERFROG brings trouble. Big trouble.

CYBERFROG 2: REKT PLANET is the long awaited sequel to CYBERFROG: BLOODHONEY! It will be 48 pages long, and if we can reach $100,000 in funding, it’ll also have the same beautiful chromium cover that BLOODHONEY sported! We can do it!

Art and story by me, Ethan Van Sciver.

Colors by Kyle Ritter

Lettering by SOMNI

And look at that fantastic cover by the legendary JAE LEE!

SALAMANDROID: DEATH’S STING

Salamandroid gets a SPIN OFF book!

Everyone seemed to love Sal, and lots of people asked me if he might get his own title. Well, sure! This 32 page comic will tell the story of what happened to SALAMANDROID during the Vyzpzz invasion of 1998, and the fate that befell this lovable giant.

It ties directly into CYBERFROG: REKT PLANET.

Is it necessary to understand REKT PLANET? Nnnnnooo…..

But will it enhance your reading experience? Big time! And if you don’t back it here, you’ll find yourself looking for it later!

NO SPOILERS, so let’s talk about the content. I’ve drawn and written it. It will have a wraparound GLOW IN THE DARK cover! 20 pages of art and story, with a bonus ROGUES GALLERY of pin up art and information about all of their villains!

There’s a handy option to back both REKT PLANET and DEATH’S STING, and that’ll give you the WHOLE STORY!

THE PERKS!

THE EXECUTIVE HONEYCOMB BOX SET!

This is the ULTIMATE way to enjoy CYBERFROG 2: REKT PLANET!

It’s a sturdy portfolio with a magnetic seal covered with honeycomb material printed on the outside, and beautiful splash art of our heroes inside! It’s a great way to protect and display your CYBERFROG collection on your bookshelf!

But that’s just the box! Inside, you’ll receive:

1. One copy of Jae Lee’s REKT PLANET variant cover!

2. One copy of SALAMANDROID: DEATH’S STING

3. One copy of CYBERFROG: HEARTSICK HORROR, a bonus comic with art by E.J. Morges!

4. The EXCLUSIVE gold foil and embossed ULTIMATE BLOODHONEY! This will only be available with THIS PERK. I’ve taken the story content of CYBERFROG BLOODHONEY and added 1998: THE DIARY OF HEATHER SWAIN, reprinted at full size. 80 pages total, this book will be printed on heavy gloss paper, perfect bound with a spine. The cover will be gold foil, with the sculpted classic “jumping” image of CYBERFROG on it! Absolutely gorgeous, this edition is truly the jewel of your CYBERFROG collection! It’ll be printed to match the orders of the EXECUTIVE HONEYCOMB BOX SET!

5. One Copy of AMPHIBIONIX #2, an ashcan reprinting a story from 1998 in full color!

6. One Copy of CYBERFROG: REKT PLANET “OUR HEROES” Chromium variant

7. One Copy of CYBERFROG: REKT PLANET “VILLAINOUS SCUM” Chromium variant

8. One Copy of CYBERFROG: REKT PLANET “I SPIT ON YOUR HIVE” Exclusive Chromium variant

9. One EXCLUSIVE CYBERFROG Wall Calendar

10. One of EVERY ADDITIONAL regular perk and achievement that this campaign sees from here! You won’t miss any of the ashcans, cards, stickers, whatever…it’ll all be found in your Executive Honeycomb box! Consider this a subscription to the campaign!

(Note: This doesn’t include the 24 hour limited IDES OF MARCH variant. Make sure to grab that while it’s available!)

ORIGINAL ART!

You can purchase a page of original hand drawn art from either CYBERFROG 2: REKT PLANET or SALAMANDROID: DEATH’S STING! There are 48 pages available for CYBERFROG, and 20 pages available for SALAMANDROID. If both sell through, pages will be granted randomly to backers! There are no bad pages…everything rocks!

BE A SURVIVOR! JOIN THE CAST!

Only 5 opportunities are available here! If you back this tier, you, or someone you love, will be drawn into the book as a cast member! Not just a background player…you will be name-checked and play a significant role in the story!

I will ask you for photo reference and a little bit about yourself, and you’ll either join the cast of survivors in the Pine Barrens…or the cast of survivors in Merchantville. In either case, you’ll interact with other characters and MAYBE just survive to appear in CYBERFROG 3 too!

CHIK-N-FRY SHIPPING BOX

Order two books or more, and your perks will be shipped in this replica of the take out boxes from the fast food restaurant that Heather Swain used to work at after school, and CyberFrog’s favorite place to eat! CHIK-N-FRY! Your books will be protected by a foam layer with this delicious looking image of fried chicken, to complete the fun!

NOTE: These are shipping containers, and no guarantee that they’ll arrive in mint condition! But they’re pretty durable and tough!

STRETCH GOALS!

CYBERFROG: BLOODHONEY had some terrific bonuses, and since it was such a successful campaign, we made the most of it! For CYBERFROG: REKT PLANET, I’d like to start off like this:

At $100,000: All versions of CYBERFROG: REKT PLANET will have chromium covers: MET! ALL REKT PLANET BOOKS ARE NOW CHROMIUM COVERS!

At $150,000: All backers of SALAMANDROID: DEATH’S STING or the HONEYCOMB BOX will receive an AMPHIBIONIX #2 ashcan, colored by Kyle Ritter, free! MET!! All backers of SALAMANDROID: DEATH’S STING will receive a copy of AMPHIBIONIX #2 ASHCAN!!

At $200,000: All backers of CYBERFROG REKT PLANET will receive a copy of CYBERFROG: HEARTSICK HORROR, a 32 page comic book with art by EJ MORGES! MET! ALL REKT PLANET BACKERS WILL NOW RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF CYBERFROG: NUMB!

AT $250,000, ALL BACKERS will receive a promo trading card called “FAMILY.” MET! ALL BACKERS WILL RECEIVE THE “FAMILY” TRADING CARD!

AT $300 ALL BACKERS will receive a promo trading card called “SPITE”. MET!!! ALL BACKERS WILL RECEIVE THE “SPITE” TRADING CARD!

Let’s do a CHROMIUM CYBERFROG TRADING CARD once we pass $400K!

At $425K, let’s do a CHROMIUM SALAMANDROID TRADING CARD!

At $450K, let’s do a CHROMIUM HEATHER SWAIN TRADING CARD!

AT $500K ALL EXECUTIVE HONEYCOMB BOXES will contain a 2021 CYBERFROG WALL CALENDAR with art by CAANAN WHITE, EJ MORGES, JON MALIN, KARL O’NEILL, KELSEY SHANNON and ETHAN VAN SCIVER!

If we meet these goals, I’ll add more achievements! I’d love to do more trading cards, stickers, and posters!

TIMELINESS!!

This is VERY important. The first campaign was a struggle. Finishing the books, getting the printing issues worked out, fulfillment…all caused massive delays that were based on my NOT BEING PREPARED.

I’ve gained a quick education from this experience, and feel like I can get these books finished, printed and in the mail before Christmas of 2020. But I’ve set a shipping date of May of 2021 just to be able to exceed expectations this time.

I’ve got my printers lined up, fulfillment plan, and most of all, I’m anxious to do this project. CYBERFROG has been a dream job for me, and the story is bursting to be told.

I will not be late this time. That’s a promise. If this book is delayed, it’ll be because we were invaded by giant alien wasps. Outside of my control. But this frog needs to keep jumping, and I appreciate your continued support!