The Sapphire Spectre - Kickstarter Spotlight
/Wouldn’t we all like a second chance at life? I for one, was fascinated by The Crow as a teenager and my favorite role-playing game is actually Wraith: The Oblivion. This meant that any media that gets close to Flatliners where someone has the ability to kill themselves and become their own ghost temporarily is going to attract my attention. Being set in Chicago is an extra bonus.
Here’s the pitch: Sylvia Sloane was murdered by a powerful ghost/demon hybrid thingy (she…might not be exactly sure on which yet). This is typically the start of a bad day—for most people. Resurrected, she soon discovered that she could flat-line herself and project as a ghost. A badass ghost to be more specific. Now she uses her power to enter the spirit world and right wrongs or dispatch evil spirits and other ethereal malcontents.
Then pop-back into her body in time to hit a rock concert.
Sapphire Spectre is a rookie heroine (and I love that), because never tell villain that you can’t be stopped until you die for good. That’s just tossing the superhero-to-villain duel gauntlet right between you two.
Like most indie content creators, crowdfunding is a way of life now (particularly with no conventions in 2020). JT Molloy funded his Kickstarter in the first 24 hours and is now well onto stretch goals that feature alternative cover artists, sweet swag, and cosplay photos from Cara Nicole. So if you are into comics (or haven’t read one in a while yet) swing by and take a look! The art style is fantastic, and there is just something about that neon blue color that friggin’ works. I’m not an artist so if I guessed that color wrong, feel free to let me know.
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Featured Image: Sapphire Spectre
Rick Heinz is the author of The Seventh Age novel series, and a storyteller with a focus on D&D for Kids, The Red Opera, and an overdose of LARPs. You can follow the game or urban fantasy related thingies on Twitter or reach out for writing at RickHeinzWrites@gmail.com
