Artist Hoang Nguyen Launches Kickstarter Campaign for final
chapter of Carbon Grey
SAN JOSE, California – May 13, 2013. Artist Hoang Nguyen is
today launching a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the final volume of his
epic series Carbon Grey.
An epic story of family and duty set against the backdrop
of a great war, vividly realized through beautiful fully painted artwork, Carbon Grey has been Nguyen’s labor of
love for over ten years. In 2010 the project came to the attention of Image
Comics, who published the first volume to critical acclaim in March 2011.
After self-funding the project for almost a decade Nguyen
last year looked to fans of Carbon Grey
and the Kickstarter community at large for support. The campaign was a success,
raising over $40,000 and enabling Nguyen and his creative team to complete a
second three-issue volume, also published by Image.
Now, Nguyen is preparing to bring his 11-year journey to
a close with the third and final volume of the Carbon Grey saga. With the original creative team of Khari Evans
(Daughters of the Dragon, Thor, Harbinger), Kinsun Loh, Paul Gardner (Afro
Samurai, Splatterhouse) and Nguyen himself all committed to the project Hoang
is turning once more to the Kickstarter community to help fund production.
“I was so grateful to the Kickstarter organization and
community – they provided a real lifeline when I needed it", said Nguyen. “Without
their support Carbon Grey Volume Two
might never have been realized. We worked hard to deliver a final product that
would justify their faith in us. I’m hoping that all those who generously
contributed before will once again lend us their support and help me to bring
the story of the Sisters Grey to a conclusion.”
About Hoang Nguyen
Hoang Nguyen was born in Vietnam and emigrated to the
United States at the age of nine. He has worked for Marvel, Dark Horse, and
other comic publishers, and his original project Metal Militia was optioned by
Dino De Laurentiis for feature film development. More recently he has worked in
the videogame industry, having contributed to such well-known titles as the
Elder Scrolls series for Bethesda Softworks. He was the lead artist and
character designer on Dead to Rights for Namco and is currently Art Director for
Namco Bandai Games.
About Carbon Grey
Carbon Grey is
a comic book mini-series created by artist Hoang Nguyen and published by Image
Comics. Set against the backdrop of a great war the series follows twin sisters
Mathilde and Giselle Grey, members of a noble family dedicated to protecting
the Kaiser of Mitteleuropa, as they struggle to reconcile duty with their own
beliefs and ambitions. When the Kaiser is killed a vast conspiracy is
uncovered, centered around a prophecy made long ago by Gottfaust, father to the
Greys and hero of Mitteleuropa, that the 13th sister – the Carbon Grey – will
one day spark a revolution.
