A Happy New Year! and off to an epic start!

PLUGO: artist • comics • illustration (scbwi)

Howdy,
Yes, I'm emailing you a week early, though it might not seem that way because of our X-men vs. X-mas special. But I've got so much to share with you that I must begin early. Let me explain why...

Decades in the making, A Tiger's Tale leaps off those old black & white magazine pages and onto bookshelves in 2022 The Chinese New Year of the Tiger! The original 132 page black and white graphic novel was completed in 2020. But this year's epic will take place over two volumes instead. Advanced readers and long-time fans will be delighted to see how much new material is contained in the digitally remastered and colored volume 1. Measuring the traditional comic size of 6⅝ × 10¼ inches, this 60 page perfect bound graphic novella includes comics, a glossary and appendix.

This campaign the first step and a year long journey devoted exclusively to A Tiger's Tale. This campaign will serve two functions. First, it will guarantee your copy of this limited run graphic novella; available only on kickstarter. Second, this campaign will provide a portion of the funds necessary to continue coloring and remastering volume 2 which will debut later this year.

Tiger's Tale has always been a fluid project, evolving with each iteration. I think the publisher of KUNG FU TAI CHI magazine said it best -

"Patrick drew from the heart. He wasn’t trying to talk down to kids or sling glitter nunchucks. He was just telling a story that infused details and observations from his unique position at Kung Fu Tai Chi into Tiger’s Tale."

The remastering process makes this comic look better than ever. But thanks to the feedback from wise Kung Fu masters I've decided to add more content! Art and writing focused on the educational dimensions of the Tiger's Tale comic. It will make this graphic novel both entertaining and useful to the young martial artist of any age.

Kickstarter supporters will have front row seats and back-stage passes to the development of this all new material. Witness live drawing session on my Discord server, Sit in on Zoom calls with Martial Arts Masters from around the world. And, most importantly. . . help me design what the final covers should be!

As a side effect of the intense focus this project will require, IMPERFEComics will go on a short hiatus; consider it a season break. In the meantime there will be plenty to explore at aTiger'sTale.com like this comic below

Read - Tamo & Tea

This is the very first example of comic art created entirely on my iPad. Using the popular App PROCREATE. As most of you know, I have a deep, love for work in traditional media, particularly brush and ink; more recently brush-pens. Though I have, over the years, included more and more digital work over scanned art, I can count on one hand the 100% digital pieces I consider among my strongest works.

Will this comic count among them?

Only time, and your comments, will tell.

I will be counting on any support I can inspire in you over these next two months. In my next MUSEletter missive I'll let you know of all the ways you can make this project a rewarding success.

Until then, I hope your new year is as filled with as much promise as mine.

Yours!
PLUGO