Press Release
Writer Chris Mole (Brigantia, Aces Weekly, Futurequake) has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his latest comics project, The Black Rubric.
A one-shot, 32-page comic about a black metal band who accidentally open the gates of hell by writing a song that’s too Satanic, the comic has artwork by Katie Fleming (Heart of Steal, 100 Times, Vampire Café) and is lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Eisner-winning editor of PanelXPanel). Cover artwork is by Benjamin A.E. Filby (Tomb of the White Horse), the band’s logo was designed by Joe Stone (clients include Playstation, Google and MTV) and the comic contains an additional pin-up by Katie Sawatsky (whose clients include IDW and Netflix). The Kickstarter campaign seeks to raise the funds for printing and production of the comic, which will be self-published.
“The Black Rubric is a light-hearted adventure into a subculture that can often be overly self-serious,” said creator Chris Mole. “Attila and his bandmates have embraced Satanism as part of their aesthetic, but when it goes from being fun and slightly subversive to a real threat, they are forced to confront the choices they’ve made and discover their own spiritual path – not to mention cleaning up the mess they’ve made! The story is informed by my decade-plus of experience playing in underground metal bands – it’s an authentic look at life in a black metal band, even if I never had to contend with fighting demons while I was playing gigs.”
The campaign runs until April 30th, and has already met its funding target of £666 – Chris is now looking at stretch goals for the campaign, including band t-shirts and a 4-track demo of songs created by The Black Rubric and featured in the pages of the comic. Reward levels include Kickstarter-exclusive ‘zines, art prints, commission slots from artist Katie Fleming and at the highest level, the chance to have a song written and recorded for you by the band (as well digital and physical copies of the comic).
You can check out the campaign and pledge here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chrismole/the-black-rubric-the-comic/