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Fanbase Press to Release Te Reo Māori Translation of LGBTQIA+ Graphic Novel, ‘Four-Color Heroes,’ in Celebration of Māori Language Week

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Fanbase Press has announce that they will release a te reo Māori translation of the LGBTQIA+ coming-of-age graphic novel, Four-Color Heroes, in celebration of Māori Language Week (September 11-17, 2023).  

Written and illustrated by Aotearoa/New Zealand-born creator Richard Fairgray, Four-Color Heroes is set in a New Zealand high school during the passing of the Civil Union Act 2004.  As tensions rose nationwide over the basic equal rights of same-sex couples, two boys were fighting a battle on a smaller scale, against enemies from within and without, as they found love and self-discovery through the pages of a comic book.  

Māori Language Week has been held in New Zealand since 1975, providing an opportunity for the celebration and promotion of te reo Māori as a living and dynamic language – one of two official languages in the country.

In light of Richard’s New Zealand roots, it was vital for us to not only celebrate the indigenous language of the country, but to engage in the Māori Language Week theme of “making the language stronger.” We were honored to partner with New Zealand-based Komako A. Silver and Alejandra Jensen (The Art of Taonga Puoro) for the translation and incredibly appreciative of their thoughtfulness and expertise throughout the process.

Four-Color Heroes will be released digitally in te reo Māori via Hoopla on Monday, September 11, 2023, and via Comics Plus, Google Books, Google Play, and Kindle Direct on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.

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Fanbase Press announces the LGBTQ+ YA romance graphic novel, Four-Color Heroes

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Fanbase Press has announced the newest addition to its publishing slate with the LGBTQ+, Upper YA graphic novel, Four-Color Heroes, written and illustrated by Aotearoa/New Zealand-born creator Richard Fairgray. 

Four-Color Heroes is a touching love story which follows two star-crossed young men who – in spite of their disparate backgrounds – find escape and one another through the pages of a comic book. The coming-of-age romance is set in a New Zealand high school prior to the passing of the Civil Union Act 2004 (which allowed same-sex couples to enter into a civil union).

In light of Fairgray’s New Zealand roots and given the Māori heritage of one of Four-Color Heroes’ protagonists, the graphic novel will be made available digitally in both English and Te Reo Māori as translated by Komako A. Silver and Alejandra Jensen. The graphic novel will be released in English-language print in the summer of 2023.

The Four-Color Heroes graphic novel is currently available for pre-order through the Fanbase Press website.  Pre-orders made by May 1, 2023, will receive a discounted price of $19.99 and an exclusive print illustrated and signed by creator Richard Fairgray.

Four-Color Heroes

Preview: Ripple Effects #5

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Ripple Effects #5

Creator/Writer/Colorist: Jordan Hart
Artist: Bruno Chiroleu
Cover Artist: Justin C. Harder
Flatter: Shane Kadlecik
Letterer: Oceano Ransford

In a world that is no stranger to superheroes, George Gibson is invulnerable to physical harm but fights every day to stay alive. Suffering from an acute case of type 1 diabetes, his invincibility is offset by a defective pancreas that must be monitored and treated daily. This incurable disease makes George’s body both his greatest strength and his eternal weakness.

Ripple Effects #5

Preview: Ripple Effects #3

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Ripple Effects #3

Creator/Writer/Colorist: Jordan Hart
Artist: Bruno Chiroleu
Cover Artist: Justin C. Harder
Flatter: Shane Kadlecik
Letterer: Oceano Ransford
Publisher: Fanbase Press
32 pages | August 17, 2022

In a world that is no stranger to superheroes, George Gibson is invulnerable to physical harm but fights every day to stay alive. Suffering from an acute case of type 1 diabetes, his invincibility is offset by a defective pancreas that must be monitored and treated daily. This incurable disease makes George’s body both his greatest strength and his eternal weakness.

Ripple Effects #3

Preview: Ripple Effects #2

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Ripple Effects #2

Creator/Writer/Colorist: Jordan Hart
Artist: Bruno Chiroleu
Cover Artist: Justin C. Harder
Flatter: Shane Kadlecik
Letterer: Oceano Ransford
Publisher: Fanbase Press
34 pages | July 13, 2022

In a world that is no stranger to superheroes, George Gibson is invulnerable to physical harm but fights every day to stay alive. Suffering from an acute case of type 1 diabetes, his invincibility is offset by a defective pancreas that must be monitored and treated daily. This incurable disease makes George’s body both his greatest strength and his eternal weakness.

Ripple Effects #2

Preview: Ripple Effects #1

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Ripple Effects #1

Creator/Writer/Colorist: Jordan Hart
Artist: Bruno Chiroleu
Cover Artist: Justin C. Harder
Flatter: Shane Kadlecik
Letterer: Oceano Ransford
35 pages | Fanbase Press | June 15, 2022

In a world that is no stranger to superheroes, George Gibson is invulnerable to physical harm but fights every day to stay alive. Suffering from an acute case of type 1 diabetes, his invincibility is offset by a defective pancreas that must be monitored and treated daily. This incurable disease makes George’s body both his greatest strength and his eternal weakness.

Ripple Effects #1

Preview: Nuclear Power #5

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NUCLEAR POWER #5

Writers: Desirée Proctor & Erica Harrell
Artist: Lynne Yoshii
Publisher: Fanbase Press
$0.99 | 22 pages August 18, 2021
For Mature Readers
Purchase: comiXology

October of 1962. The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union is at its peak when the unthinkable happens: nuclear war.  Sixty years later, the remaining 13 states rose from the ashes to form the American Union, governed by the authoritarian Joint Chiefs of Staff and protected by a border wall to keep out nuclear radiation . . . and the individuals who were enhanced by it.  Nuclear Power is a darkly poignant alternate history of the Cuban Missile Crisis that posits the lengths to which a government will go to protect (or deceive) its citizens.  When the Joint Chiefs’ dark secrets are revealed, will survivors on both sides of the wall join forces to fight for their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, or will their differences forever divide them?

NUCLEAR POWER #5

Preview: Nuclear Power #5

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NUCLEAR POWER #5

Writers: Desirée Proctor & Erica Harrell
Artist: Lynne Yoshii
Publisher: Fanbase Press
$0.99 | 22 pages August 18, 2021
For Mature Readers
Purchase: comiXology

October of 1962. The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union is at its peak when the unthinkable happens: nuclear war.  Sixty years later, the remaining 13 states rose from the ashes to form the American Union, governed by the authoritarian Joint Chiefs of Staff and protected by a border wall to keep out nuclear radiation . . . and the individuals who were enhanced by it.  Nuclear Power is a darkly poignant alternate history of the Cuban Missile Crisis that posits the lengths to which a government will go to protect (or deceive) its citizens.  When the Joint Chiefs’ dark secrets are revealed, will survivors on both sides of the wall join forces to fight for their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, or will their differences forever divide them?

NUCLEAR POWER #5

Ripple Effects Explores Life as a Superhero with an Invisible and Incurable Disease

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Fanbase Press has announced a new addition to its publishing slate and its first foray into Graphic Medicine with Ripple Effects, a five-issue comic book series created, written, and colored by Jordan Hart, illustrated by Bruno Chiroleu, flatted by Shane Kadlecik, lettered by Oceano Ransford, and featuring cover art by Justin C. Harder.

Ripple Effects explores life as a superhero with an invisible and incurable disease. It’s like The Incredibles meets the dramedy, 50/50.

In a world that is no stranger to superheroes, George Gibson is invulnerable to physical harm but fights every day to stay alive. Suffering from an acute case of type 1 diabetes, his invincibility is offset by a defective pancreas that must be monitored and treated daily. This incurable disease makes George’s body both his greatest strength and his eternal weakness.  

The series is one near and dear to creator Jordan Hart who lives with an invisible and incurable blood-clotting disease called thrombophilia. 

In the announcement, Hart said:

40% of Americans have an incurable disease, some more lethal than others. A superhero who struggles with medical bills, weekly doctor visits, and the anxiety of depending on daily, erratic treatments seems well overdue.

What sets this series apart is a positive, person-first representation about life with a chronic disease . . . which just so happens to also include superhuman abilities. But, Ripple Effects isn’t just a story about a character with an incurable disease. It’s also a thrilling and relevant superhero tale that touches on the difficulty of finding a work/life balance, the class struggles and economic inequality experienced by many in our nation, and the desire to help others during trying times.

Issues #1-5 of the comic book series will be released digitally through ComiXology and Hoopla Digital starting in the summer of 2022. In addition, the series will be collected into a printed trade paperback following the digital release.  The Ripple Effects trade paperback is currently available for pre-order through the Fanbase Press website. Pre-orders made by August 1, 2022, will receive an exclusive print illustrated and signed by series creator Jordan Hart.

Ripple Effects

Review: Nuclear Power #4

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Nuclear Power #4

The truth has been revealed and soldiers of the American Union are set to clash with those cast off from society. Nuclear Power #4 delivers an entertaining chapter full of twists and turns as sides are chosen.

Nuclear Power #4 continues what has been an intriguing series that underneath feels like a not-so-veiled parable about choice, especially body autonomy. Desirée Proctor and Erica Harrell have crafted an interesting story that has delivered an alternate world where men make decisions for all, especially women. This issue, as well as the previous, feels like they’re starting to show what the world would look like if that wasn’t the case.

This issue is all about the confrontation between the American Union and variants. The bodies rise and tragedy mounts. It delivers a skirmish that feels scaled down in some ways keeping the series away from a massive battle that would probably feel like it doesn’t quite belong in the series.

Lynne Yoshii‘s art continues to impress. Yoshii’s art has a look that reminds me of Des Taylor, a little throwback in some ways and it works so well for the series. What’s great about the art is that it just fits the world so well with a balance between being “modern” and the throwback alternate world that it takes place in.

Nuclear Power #4 continues the excellent series with just two more issues left. We now know where the lines are and who has betrayed who. It’s been an interesting series that has delivered action, twists, and some interesting moral debates within. This is an alternate history that wants to teach us about our history and challenge or present.

Story: Desirée Proctor, Erica Harrell Art: Lynne Yoshii
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.5 Recommendation: Buy

Fanbase Press provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: comiXology

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