This work was a long time coming as It took me several years to complete. Having started it in the mid 2000's and only having completed it in 2021. Such an extended period comes from several sources; from not only my own inexperience and, admitedly, initial ineptitude to also leaving it to go and do other things. But also, perhaps even more so, by the sheer size of it all.

Now, what is it all about?

"Buried Planet - the following forever" is a narrative close to 300 thousand words in the telling and with around 115 coloured illustrations to boost it. Without giving too much of it away, it is at its core a mixture of High-Fantasy and Science Fiction. A story where a few out of place characters stand in contrast against an ancient and overly dead looking, underground world.

Some of the inspirations for the concept?

Having grown throughout the 80's I was, of course, heavily influenced by all the animations at the time and this is very visible in every character's depiction. They tend to look ( for the most part) very comic-like, almost superhero-like at times and even though the narrative will support why such a depiction, I still have to admit my fondness for all those great works that so motivated me in my youth.

As for the backgrounds, I have always loved the pre-rendered works found later in certain types of videogames and how the characters roaming through those incredible backdrops never [obviously] felt like they actually belonged. I love the absurd quality of some of them and I love that difference, as unintentional as it was, between the "world in the back" and "people in front of it" and so here we are...

Goal 1: 3500 dollars usd

This will allow us to print 50 paperbacks (in black and white) which will shortly after become available for print on demand as well as an Ebook version.

Goal 2: 9500 dollars usd

If enough interest is shown and we make it this high up then we will also be able to print 50 Hardcovers (in full colour) which will also become available shortly after for print on demand. 

Writing influences?

I am a big fan of the pulps, namely those flashy sci-fi's; all the way from their birth until the early 80's where, to me personally, that is when they died off and although I consider myself quite a versatile reader, that is where my heart lies. That pulp style, that on the move, go-go-go type of story telling where anything goes... the untried and the uncertain . So as aforementioned, despite this being a narrative with close to 300 thousand words, it is still quite light. Any possible reader may rest assured that this is an assembly of words much closer in style to say Burroughs than Joyce. I did attempt also, at times, to go for something different, that untried and uncertain; to strive for some new things, to take a few risks of my own when it comes to story teling. A few made it all the way to the end while others, regrettably did not. Ultimately, this is quite the "meaty" experience but it is also a very "pulpy" one in its nature and should be considered as such.

Why a Kickstarter?

"Buried Planet" is here because, among other things, it is [apparently] too diferent from the norm and therefore quite a hard pitch to sell. And since it is my wish for this to remain an open book, pardon the pun, it is also here because of my refusals to change or reshape it in any form in order to appease some of the tyrants who like to hide behind false claims of sensibility in order to dictate what should or should not be created. It is here because I want it to retain its original vision and because platforms like this seem to be now the last bastion for projects like it. The place where ideas can come to life without any pressure from outsiders; whether they be political or financial. Also, and I'll gladly mention it, all sorts of questions are welcomed and with many thanks in advance to anyone planning to partake in them.