Back the Superhero Tokusatsu Graphic Novel INFERNO GIRL RED on Kickstarter
I’m a fan of superheroes and I love tokusatsu. Imagine my excitement when I found out about Inferno Girl Red. Coming from Ultraman co-writer Mat Groom, illustrator Erica D’Urso (Captain Marvel), colorist Igor Monti, and letterer Becca Carey, fans will follow Cássia Costa who one day is given the ability to save her home of Apex City with a magical bracelet.
An ancient cult and their army of demons have stolen Cássia’s home, Apex City. When a magical dragon bracelet rockets into her life and affixes itself to her arm, Cássia’s the only person equipped to stop the cult from offering the entire city to their dark lord.
There's just one catch...
The magical bracelet is powered by belief, and Cássia — an intensely pragmatic, rational girl – doesn’t have much to spare. She’ll have to find something to kindle her faith, though, and fast —because she has a secret legacy to live up to. Because her mother's life is on the line. And because Apex City needs Inferno Girl Red.
I am so freaking excited for this new graphic novel. Also, if you’re not entirely sold on it, Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black) serves as editor and there have been a couple of teases that Inferno Girl Red and Radiant Black are connected including some awesome crossover art by D’Urso and Marcelo Costa.
Talking about the series and team, Groom said:
I’ve been working on this story for about three years now. I’ve always thought it was worthwhile, but I was never certain it would work… until I met Erica D’Urso. Erica is just wickedly talented. You can see that in her work on JAMES BOND, CAPTAIN MARVEL and XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS. But it was her energy, her tremendous passion, that made me believe. Erica loves Cássia, and Cássia’s world… and that love infuses every part of this project. There’s nobody I would rather be co-creating this world with.
Kyle and I share a passion for the Japanese tokusatsu genre, which is a big influence on INFERNO GIRL RED, along with British boarding school dramas and American superhero comics. There’s little coincidence that Cássia was first introduced to the world in the back of the first issue of Kyle’s series, RADIANT BLACK. In fact, the connections between RADIANT BLACK and INFERNO GIRL RED may run deeper than you think…
You can back Inferno Girl Red on Kickstarter between now until May 5.
