“I’ve always had the need to create through drawing, painting, and sculpture, and like all self-taught artists, curiosity and experimentation have allowed me to approach a world that offers so many creative opportunities: the world of comics,” said Federici. “How you represent scenes, composition, anatomy, perspective, light and color, character acting, concept design, set design, etc. are all topics found within a single comic book interior page or cover. For me, comics are not just narration through sequential images: they are the result of reasoning explained in concrete and complex images that are the artistic expression of each author.”
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This campaign features a 200+ page, 9″ x 12″, high-end coffee table book celebrating Riccardo Federici’s incredible work for DC and will showcase both finished artwork and behind-the-scenes material from Riccardo Federici’s acclaimed career for DC. In addition to the oversized hardcover, the campaign will feature Kickstarter-exclusive editions and collectibles celebrating Federici’s work, including a special slipcase and dust jacket, art portfolios featuring some of his most memorable DC characters, and more.
Federici made an early impact at DC Comics with Dark Nights: Batman – The Murder Machine, written by Frank Tieri, before bringing his unmistakable style to the interiors of Aquaman. He later co-created the epic fantasy-horror series The Last God, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and has continued to bring his richly rendered artwork to the covers of popular series such as Action Comics, Detective Comics, Dark Knights of Steel, created by Tom Taylor, and more. Along the way, Federici has created unforgettable images of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains from across the DC Universe.
”I remember when Riccardo’s work first hit all of our desks at DC on Dark Nights. Incredible work, and there was much discussion as to what he’d follow it up with,” said Clover Press Publisher Hank Kanalz. “What really stood out was the work he did with Phillip Kennedy Johnson on The Last God. He really built a new world from scratch and showed what he was really capable of doing.”
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I am torn how I feel about this. On one hand, I get that an art books for some of DC’s brightest artists might not be at the top of their publishing list. And I think it’s wonderful that these artists are getting a spotlight.
But why are these DC-licensed books going through Kickstarter? Is it Clover Press’s standard operating procedure? Is it so the artists can see a bigger cut of the profit? It’s not like they aren’t going to be successful if marketed the right way. Look at how well Standard Manual did with their DC Comics Style Guide. So why are projects like this being crowd-funded? What am I missing?