If you didn’t ever expect to see comics writing star Garth Ennis launching a Kickstarter program, you surely never expected to see him do it…for a kids’ book. But that’s exactly what is happening for a project calledERF, a sort of Finding Amoeba, featuring four lovable creatures plucked from the primordial ooze to find a better way of life:
ERF is the story of four friends at the dawn of time; Figwillop, KWAAAH!, the Booper, and Erf himself, and their adventures in the primordial world of long ago. The four take their first nervous steps out of the ocean and onto the shore, and are soon exploring the exciting new lands beyond. But danger lurks in the prehistoric jungle, and soon our heroes come face to face with the mighty and terrifying Colossux . . . An evolutionary tale of love and loyalty for children aged four and up.
The book is drawn by Rob Steen, illustrator of Rickey Gervais’s children’s series Flanimals, winner of the UK’s Galaxy Award for Best Children’s Book. Obviously, working with both Gervais and Ennis makes Steen the go-to-guy for making children’s fantasies that include dwarf kicking and exploding heads palatable.
We kid. In an email, Steen explained that although the book has some publisher interest they wanted to keep creative control, hence the move to self publishing.
ERF’s funding goal is $12,000 and it’s already up to nearly $2k, so go get in on some premiums.
This is great Debbie! Great image & love the characters (of course!).
What a great take on the word. This is so marvelous. How do you do it???
That really IS crowded. I love the textures you've created here. They are beautiful.
Excellent composition and colours!