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Mark Russell's Traveling To Mars Exclusive Deluxe Hardcover Store

Created by ABLAZE

The critically acclaimed EISNER nominated 11-issue Traveling to Mars comic book series plus cover gallery and RARE behind the scenes material in digital, softcover, hardcover and slipcase collectibles. "unforgettable tragicomedy" --Starred Review-The Library Journal "A wry, satirical take on space travel that subverts" -Bleedingcool.com "This might end up being the best work of Russell’s career thus far." -nerdinitiative.com "It's dark, it's funny, it's haunting, it's human. It's an excellent series" -cbr.com "I’ll just say now that this has been one of the most poignant comics I’ve ever read." -comicsbeat "The best series on the shelf right now. It is fantastic sci-fi with laughs, satire, action, a lot of heart" -graphicpolicy.com "Thoughtful, meaningful, caring story with space travel with inventible twists and turns" -capesandtights.com

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Fifth Stretch Goal Reached!
5 months ago – Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 08:14:28 AM

Thanks to all backers! We've reached the fifth stretch goal. Every hardcover will have gilded pages. 

On to the next stretch goal: Every physical backer will get a PDF of the full script to Traveling To Mars #1

Thanks for all the support!

The 24 Hour Countdown Begins!
5 months ago – Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 07:38:11 AM

Thank you backers for all your support! We're in the last 24 hours of the campaign. Tell your friends and if you haven't done so, back it now and get these limited editions that will become rare collectables. 

Thanks,

ABLAZE

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Fourth Stretch Goal Reached!
5 months ago – Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 06:29:37 AM

Thanks to all backers! We've reached the fourth stretch goal. Every hardcover will have foil applied to an area of the front cover. 

On to the next stretch goal: Every hardcover will have gilded pages. 

Thanks for all the support!

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ADDED TO OUR TOP LEVEL TIERS!: MARK RUSSELL ZOOM EXPERIENCE
5 months ago – Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 08:48:57 AM

Join Eisner winning writer Mark Russell in a talk!  Don’t miss this once in a lifetime event to hear Mark talk about his process, talk about creating Traveling to Mars, and writing. This virtual experience puts you in the room with the writer of Traveling to Mars, Superman: Space Age, Batman, Dark Age and Marvel's X-Factor!

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ADD-ONS SPOTLIGHT + A NEW ONE!
5 months ago – Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 12:15:44 PM

Hey all! Check out the add-ons we're offering on the campaign. We have the Roy as an acrylic standee, the complete Traveling To Mars series back issues, including variant covers, a T-Shirt and now a STICKER SHEET 3-Pack featuring the homage covers from issues 1-11! 

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