THE CHRONICLES OF FARO – Chapter 1
“A 84 page graphic novel with 12 pages of bonus material featuring pin up art by Elias Chatzoudis, Monte Michael Moore, and many more!!”
This description from the HooligansCO Kickstarter campaign piqued my interest in August 2013.
The time has come. It’s done and ready for purchase, folks. Instead of the promised 84 pages, the project has become a whopping 100 page extravaganza. Is it worth spending your hard-earned bucks or quid (or whatever currency you use) on? Heck, yes.
Featuring famed cover artist FRANCHESCO, acclaimed artist ELIAS CHATZOUDIS (e.g. Grimm Fairy Tales covers), Star Wars, Marvel and DC artist MONTE MOORE (see The Arrival), and mural designer BRANDEN LUKES, FARO truly is a feast for the eyes. It also showcases a large number of other artists. In fact, the entire list of talent included in these pages would send your head spinning. Even though each artist imbues their Act with their unique artwork, there’s cohesion, a particular atmosphere, among the scenes that pulls everything together.
I value art, but I’m looking for more when I read comics and graphic novels. It’s the same thing I’m looking for in novels. I like plot twists, in my writing as much as in my reading. And this story has plenty. The first comes in the first act, when Professor Kane travels back in time to prevent President Lincoln’s assassination. And fails. Big time.
And yet, this is not the end for our main character. He returns as FARO, destined to be an eternal warlord, with an entirely new agenda. The plot quickly becomes a story about love, second chances, the nature of man, and the consequences of one’s actions.
I loved every page. It’s everything I hoped it would be. And more. Literally more. It’s brave, out there, sexy, over-the-top, eye-popping fun.
The Chronicles of Faro comes in three variant covers, with various levels of heat, depending on whether you buy a print copy or a digital copy. I’m so glad Kickstarter gave me the chance to support its creation.
Want to find out more about The Chronicles of Faro, Part One, or the upcoming Part Two? Why not visit their facebook page?
