(Unknown era)
Firstly- happy new year to everyone, I wish you all the best in 2010. Its the start of a new decade- and seriously… “Where are our flying cars?”
This year holds many exciting things for Fera- for myself and fans alike. The cast will be setting out into the wider world(s) to discover the truth- whilst one character will begin documenting her arrival on Mu (before we even catch a glimpse of her in the comic), thanks to the wonder of twitter and the characters journal. We should have this set up by the end of the month so be on the look out for updates here.
Kato has set up her own twitter feed as well- she’ll be answering fan questions and generally posting her thoughts over the coming year. So if you have a twitter account go and follow her: @kato_marucci
There is going to be a lot of things to do this year, the site will likely get a full overhaul at some point- there’ll be new content, dowloadable wallpapers and avatars for, plenty of artwork for you to enjoy and soon there will even be a Fera shop cropping up on the site.
Speaking of which, the “official” debut of Fera merchandise will be on 17th July 2010 at Londons’ Earl’s Court 2 Exhibition Centre… why? Because we have a table booked in the SmallPress Artist Alley for the weekend at London Film and Comic Con. It should be great fun and since its our first convention we want to do some thing special.
July may seem like a long way off but we’ve decided not to kid ourselves- there is a great deal of planning and preparation to come over the next few months to make sure that it all goes well. We may very well post updates as the event gets closer so be on the look out for any promotions, contests and goodies.
In the mean time- did you know that we have a fanpage on facebook? Do you want to keep up with the latest Fera updates? Well here’s the place to do it: FERA on Facebook add yourself there as a fan, and spread the word where you can. And of course don’t forget you can bother @T_III on twitter any time.
With so much to do this year, and so little time- soon the first chapter of Fera will come to a close and we’ll see the cast begin their long trek into the wilderness- we’ll meet new friends, discover old enemies and maybe, just maybe see a little romance.
On to a more serious note- I’m always willing to help out with a good cause when ever I can. Last years charity art auction for The Point Foundation was a resounding success and I’m incredibly glad and honoured to have been asked to participate (even though Fera was still quite young at the time).
As 2010 begins myself and several other webcomic artists, led by Lora Innes, are participating in a project called “The Comic Creator’s Alliance” the plan is to create a wallpaper with images of female characters from a wide variety of webcomics in order to promote “National Human Trafficking Awareness Day” on 11th January. With the combined fans of the comics involved it’s hoped that we’ll be able to raise not only awareness but donations that will go to deserving charities involved in rescuing victims of Human Trafficking and the after care involved in such work.
Fera is in good company as artists such as Lar De Souza, Danielle Corsetto, Alan Evans, Rose Loughran, Peter Vine, Taversia, Jessica Cantlope, Scott Austin, Pam Harrison, Byron Wilkins, Dave Reynolds & David A. Rodriguez, J. Gray & Keith Wood, Barry Link, Emy Bitner… all in all there are currently 84 participants (the original goal was only to have 50).
For more details about the project go to the main website by clicking this link and check out some of the amazing artwork that has been submitted.
Well, I think I’ve lumbered you guys with enough information and links for one century- so go and enjoy your weekend, and remember to vote for Fera- every bit helps whether its a mouse click or telling some one about us. Let’s hope that this year will be a prosperous one and we all enjoy the ride.
Until next time…
- T III (angelKat Entertainment)
