For centuries, the evil Dominion Corp has sought to unravel the secrets of the Charm-Bearers, an ancient tribe with the ability to craft and use special jewelry. This jewelry allows them to summon magical beasts from another plane to fight for them. Kaitlyn, Jo, and Brady are unaware that their lives are about to change, forever, as Kaitlyn inherits her grandma's bracelet for her 16th birthday. Join our teenage trio on their journey that melds magic and animals into an epic fantasy adventure.

If you love Harry Potter or Pokemon, chances are that you'll enjoy Charms, but don't just take it from us...

"This was pretty awesome. Way more violence and stakes than I expected. Malcolm toasting the guard was not a power I was expecting, and it was great." -Matt 

"Hi Russ! I picked up the first issue of Charms  at the Steel City ComicCon in Pittsburgh last month. I was wondering if I could be added to the notifications for your next Kickstarter for Issue 2. I just finished Issue 1 and really liked it!" -Linda

"Thoroughly enjoyed reading the PDF, Russ & team ! Thanks for putting this together. The characters were charming (no pun intended), accessible, and I liked the way the origin story for everything going on had some groundwork laid out rather than taking up the majority of the issue. The art fit the story really well, which is always great for a reader of a brand new series." -John

"Happy to support. It was a great KS. Hope to get to back another one soon! Just wanted to say thank you for the amazing book…!" -Rob

We loved the feedback we received from issue 1 earlier this year!!

OUR STORY SO FAR...

In issue 1, we were introduced to Kaitlyn, Jo and Brady who are seemingly typical teenagers. We learned that Kaitlyn is upset that her parents are never around. Kaitlyn and Jo took part in a karate tournament while a covert team infiltrated a compound and made a horrific discovery. Charms 2 picks up right where the first issue left off. We'll continue learning more about the teenage trio, but we'll learn a lot more about the secrets that they'll soon discover for themselves. What was going on in that compound? 

Charms 2 is a 30+ page, full-color story written by Sarah Casseday with edits by James Patrick (DC, Zenescope, and Aftershock Comics). The awesome art of Nate Lovett really compliments the story Sarah is writing. The book is over 60% complete and will be much further along by the time our campaign ends mid-December. Due to the holidays in December, we don't believe that we'll be able to print until early January so we'll start shipping late January or early February. Our goal was to create a book that is fun for teen readers but is also enjoyable for adults. The positive feedback that we received from both let us know that we are going in the right direction.

BUT WAIT! We're bringing something new to this issue! Something not really being done in US comics. Animated characters! As you journey along with the characters through the pages of the comic, you're going to find QR codes. Use your mobile device to scan the QR codes and watch animated videos of our characters as they elaborate on something that happened on that page. (Kaitlyn is voiced by our daughter... Kaitlyn.) We hope it adds some additional interaction for our readers looking for more than just reading pages.

We are leaving this campaign open, as a web store, even though the deadline is past. This will allow folks that come across it online to continue to purchase our books.

If you back a physical tier that includes shipping fees, then you will also receive all of the unlocked stretch rewards!!

I want to explain a little bit about Crowdfundr so that you understand how it differs from Kickstarter and IndieGoGo.

First, when you back a tier, certain tiers may have variants that you can select from a drop down box. Make sure you're getting the right variant format: regular trade dress, virgin (no logo), foil or metal cover. You can pick as many as you want and there is no add-on section. It's really straight forward.

Second, you will be asked for your shipping address when you checkout. There are no surveys at the end of this campaign.

Third, Your credit card will be charged at the time of checkout, not a month later. Please be sure you are getting the item(s) that you want.

Lastly, you can communicate with me here on Crowdfundr, via email - rcasseday@gmail.com, or lastly via https://facebook.com/groups/charmscomic. I will post updates frequently to let you know where we stand with progress.

We are shipping worldwide for issue 2. We want to give folks overseas a shot to get a physical comic as well. Yes, international shipping is really high and for that I apologize. Maybe one day we can find a printer across the pond that can print our books and ship them out for us.  :-) 

Cray's cover, Cover E, also has a 3D Lenticular variant limited to 35!!

 RUSS CASSEDAY - Creator, Coloring, Lettering, Project Manager

SARAH CASSEDAY - Character Creation & Story/Writer

NATE LOVETT - Interior Art (Lines/Colors)

JAMES PATRICK - Editor

JUL MAE KRISTOFFER - Color Flats

Awesome Cover Artists

Nei Ruffino

Drax Gal

Greg Williams

Nate Lovett

Cray Belangel

Nicolas Touris

Bell4trixx (Kate)

Heather Antos

 Thank you!! We appreciate any support you can provide or even if you share the campaign with other families that may enjoy reading comics or that have teenagers that are into them. Thanks again!!

-Russ and Sarah