Why doesn’t marriage come with a manual? Now it does – in graphic detail!

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ABOUT THE BOOK

I Do I Don't: How to build a better marriage

Page count: 224pp

Trim size: h 165mm x w 235mm

Illustrations: Full Colour

Format: Digital, Softcover

ISBN: 978-1-908030-57-3

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM

Chandrama Anderson MA, MFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 2007, and the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling, Inc. Chandrama combines knowledge from many fields – anything that lights her passion for couples – to help you be your genuine self, find your own voice, and build a better relationship.

Nur Jaffar G Latip is a talented young artist, living in Marawi in the Phillipines. His nuanced understanding of character design and gesture, his sophisticated use of color, and his solid storytelling chops mark him as an artist to watch.

ABOUT SOARING PENGUIN PRESS

Soaring Penguin Pressis an Eisner and Ignatz Award nominated UK-based graphic novel publisher.

Established in 2010 (but in existence much earlier), Soaring Penguin Press have published a number of notable titles, including Loisel's Peter Pan (in English for the first time), To End All Wars: the Graphic Anthology of the First World War (nominated for two Eisner Awards), Ellen Lindner's The Black Feather Falls (nominated for an Ignatz for Outstanding Series).

More recently, we published Salmonella Smorgasbord, a retrospective of the work of Mark Stafford, and Mario Cesar’s Blessed Cure, a translation of an award-winning story about a young gay man growing up in repressive Catholic culture of Brazil.

For further details why we're running this campaign, please visit: https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/soaring-penguin-press-switch-to-a-crowdfunding-business-model

RISKS AND CHALLENGES

John Anderson has been in the comics industry for decades. He's been bringing books to print for a while now and this is his fourth year of crowdfunding campaigns, so he's getting the hang of this now.

The book is printed and en route to the UK.  It will be out November/December 2023 in the UK and May 2024 in the US and Canada. The PDF will be out to you shortly after the campaign ends - just as soon as you fill in the Backers’ Survey.

ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN

Traditional publishing is a game played over months: a book is released to the shops, where it's offered to buyers until it's deemed that interest has dropped off. At this point, payment for sold books and credit for unsold copies are organised with the distributors. This can be several months after the book has been printed, leaving the publisher in a deficit position until earnings have been paid. Crowdfunding allows an independent publisher to bring out a book, secure that sufficient sales have been met to turn to the next book. So buying this book here means you're also supporting the next title too.

TIMELINE

November 2023: Crowdfundr campaign runs

December 2023; PDF goes out to applicable backers

December 2023: Book goes on general release in the UK

December 2023/January 2024: Books and awards go out to you

May 2024: Book goes on general release in the US and Canada