Create a Critter with the young reader in your Life!
Our Create A Critter Kickstarter reward tier is for the young creator in your life. Backers who support our campaign at this reward tier can choose from a half dozen of our illustrators to create a work of original art based on a design created by your youngster. Have them design a creature of their choice, send us a picture of their drawing, then we’ll send you copy of Let’s Go! A Kids Comics Studio Anthology with a custom bookplate featuring their critter re-imagined by the illustrator you’ve selected. Our crew of artists are so excited to interpret your child’s creature design, they’ve already provided examples below –
Bert Tzeng is an author-illustrator who creates stories about faraway worlds and finding a place to belong. He draws inspiration from martial arts as a 4th degree black belt and karate instructor. Bert lives in Maryland with his spouse, twins, and ginger cat. You can find him at http://btzeng.substack.com.
Bob Thibeault is an author/illustrator, and Member of the New England Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, The Writer’s Loft.org, Kids Comics Unite, and Sequential Artist’s Workshop.
César Lador grew up in a small village in Switzerland, he spent countless hours exploring the forest, lakes and mountains. He was always surrounded by European comic books including the worldwide famous Asterix, Tintin, and The Smurfs.He was enrolled in a comic book school in 1998 but ended up changing his mind at the last minute to study environmental engineering. After working in New Zealand as an engineer for 15 years, he got an offer from a New Zealand publisher to illustrate the first four comic books of a new action adventure early reader comic book series called “Miles and Jones”.Cesar works mostly traditionally with ink and watercolours.
Claire Murray hales from Australia. She lives with her old dog who loves to sit by her side and she creates. Claire studied animation before pivoting to become an Occupational Therapist. She loves to create, and spends most of her free time doing just that! It is her dream to create graphic novels within the traditional publishing realm.
Deven Hoover is a cartoonist with a deep love for cartoons, Star Trek, and millennial pop culture. She is a mom of 2, a breast cancer survivor, and once covered men’s ice hockey 2010 Winter Olympics for a sports blog. She may also be heir to the holy rings of Betazed, but not one is sure.
Edna Cabcabin Moran is multi-disciplined artist and author of several picture books, and a contributor to numerous poetry anthologies. Her latest book, HONU AND MOA received the American Folklore Society’s Aesop Accolades. Besides writing and painting, Edna enjoys dancing hula professionally, performing at amazing venues, and hiking in the redwoods.
Sarah Steinberg is an author-illustrator who loves painting, plants, and stories. She seeks magic from the everyday world in mossy Oregon. Represented by Allison Remcheck.
