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Jason Pearson’s BODY BAGS: Artist’s Edition is a 200-page hardcover book, featuring full-sized 12” x 17” colored scans of all the original BODY BAGS comic art pages that were previously published and printed, including his covers. In short, an Omnibus Edition of Pearson’s original art pages from his acclaimed creator-owned series.
BODY BAGS was the late Jason Pearson’s creator-owned comic book series that took the industry by storm in 1996 and continues to captivate fans and fellow creators to this day. With a story focusing on an estranged father/daughter relationship, set slightly in the future and inside the world of bounty hunters and cold-blooded killers, Clownface and Panda’s story hit an emotional cord with many readers that has not faded over time.
Each page of this modern comics masterpiece was written and drawn by Pearson, who considered Mack (aka Clownface) and Panda his most important creations, and their story the thing that would most define his legacy. While Jason might not be a household name, his stamp on the industry was profound, and this collection of his most studied and admired work truly captures a piece of history.
If funded, this oversized collection of the original art pages from all of Jason’s published Body Bags stories will be included in this impressive hardcover book, produced and published by Scott Dunbier (the originator of IDW’s Artist’s Edition series) of Act 4 Publishing and Keven Gardner of 12-Gauge Comics.
To answer a few questions you may have:
WHAT EXACTLY IS AN ARTIST’S EDITION? Unlike a typical graphic novel, an Artist’s Edition is a collection of an artist’s original penciled and inked art pages from a comic book story, presented in a way that mimics the experience of viewing the artist’s original comic art. Scanned in color to capture the highest level of detail, the book is designed to print at roughly the same dimensions as the original illustrations, while also showcasing both the craftsmanship and the imperfections of the hand drawn pages. It’s as close as you can get to holding the original page of art in your hand (Excerpts from Wikipedia).
WHAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BODY BAGS: ARTIST’S EDITION? Jason never sold any of the original art pages from his Body Bags stories, so every page from every published comic, as well as his covers, will be included. Stretch goals will potentially add even more pages to the book, including pin-ups, unseen pages and more. The list of confirmed art is below:
- BODY BAGS: FATHER’S DAY issues #1 – #4
- BODY BAGS: 3 THE HARD WAY (featuring the short stories, ‘Hit Da Switches’, ‘World Destroyer’, & ‘Well, It’s About Time’).
- BODY BAGS: ONE SHOT
- All of Jason’s BODY BAGS Covers, including variants.
- (200-pages minimum, with more pages added if Stretch Goals are met.)
As of October 25th, this project has raised $46,000 of their $45,000 goal. This project has 27 days left to raise as much as it can. For a pledge of $18, you will get digital PDF comics. For a pledge of $35, you will get one sketchbook. To learn more and to pledge money, go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/12gauge/jason-pearsons-body-bags-artists-edition?
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