When it came to backing Yaira, or anything to do with Rippaverse Comics, I was late to the party. When it came to backing Kamen America, or anything to do with Antarctic Press and Iconic Comics, I was very late to the party. This wasn't the fault of those involved, I had been burned by the lateness of certain CG products and had become much more selective with who I gave my money to. The online drama certainly didn't help with this, although those involved with Rippaverse, Antarctic, and Iconic have been involved with that the least, as this documentary shows. Still, I was apprehensive.
After Yaira was such a fun read, I decided to try Kamen America, given what I had seen of it on Twitter. I got hold of a copy of issue one, Stars and Strife, and was immediately taken with the fun and vibrant art within. After being caught in an explosive accident, our heroine, Carly, gains superpowers and is signed up by a media relations agency, given a crappy super hero name and back story, and sent out to fight monsters and villains. It isn't smooth sailing. She learns to navigate these choppy waters before eventually going it alone.
The writing is fun, contained nothing cringe-worthy, and gave us a character worth investing in. The art also comes across as fun, not to mention colourful and dramatic, especially when Carly finally becomes Kamen America.
It's obvious that the series has a legion of fans and quite rightly so. As far as I'm aware, Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini have only ever been late with one book. That was by three weeks, and it was due to a delay with a perk that was shipped with the book in question. They have smashed their funding goals for each issue, as was the case with volume 9, shown here on Kickstarter.
I'll be investing more in this series in the new year, and I highly recommend you do, too. Because, if anything, at the very least, you'll get the books on time.
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