From Boom Art Department
Jan. 29, 2013
The Family Troll is a heart warming tale of an abandoned young troll who blesses the lives of a young couple in the most amazing way!
This is a story book (OGN) written by Jill Kirkham and drawn by Tyler Kirkham (DC comics' Green Lantern Corps, New Guardians, Red Hood) and is on Kickstarter at the moment: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1561924987/the-family-troll-picture-book
It is loosely based on Tyler and Jill's real life experiences as they have struggled to have a child of their own. It takes place in a fantasy world, and follows the lives of a young couple as they have the very same struggle.
They choose to consult a wizard in the hopes of receiving a magic spell or potion to solve their problem. The Wizard agrees, but only if they will watch over his newly rescued, adopted baby troll. The Wizard must travel the land to gather the ingredients for the spell and cannot take care of this infant troll himself.
The couple raises the troll over the course of a year and grow very close to him. He blesses their lives in numerous ways, and also ends up helping the couple forget their worries and live life to the fullest.
This blissfull year eventually leads the couple to even have a child of their own!
They end up adopting the troll and live happily ever after!
The story seems simple, but it surely is more then just that, just based on the endeauvours of the Kirkham's themselves.
Lavishly illustrated in between Kirkham's full-time DC Comics exclusive, this fantasy tale is surely to touch the hearts of both children and adults alike.
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From Boom Art Department
Feb. 7, 2013
The Family Troll is a story book written by Jill Kirkham and drawn by Tyler Kirkham (DC comics' Green Lantern Corps, New Guardians, Red Hood) and is on Kickstarter with only 16 days left to go: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1561924987/the-family-troll-pic...
In order to raise both awareness of this truly unique venture as well as trying to reach new targets in funding, Tyler Kirkham has promised a Custom Sketch for ALL Current Pledgers who will add either $50 (for a torso) or $100 (for a full body) to their current pledges. This is a true feat since normally Tyler will only sketch at conventions and is now enabling this new opportunity to fans of his artwork!
The Family Troll is loosely based on Tyler and Jill's real life experiences as they struggle to have a child of their own. The Family Troll takes place in a fantasy world, and follows the lives of a young couple as they experience that very same struggle, albeit in a different surrounding.
They choose to consult a wizard in the hopes of receiving a magic spell or potion to solve their problem. The Wizard agrees, but only if they will watch over his newly rescued, adopted baby troll. The Wizard must travel the land to gather the ingredients for the spell and cannot take care of this infant troll himself.
The couple raises the troll over the course of a year and grow very close to him. He blesses their lives in numerous ways, and also ends up helping the couple forget their worries and live life to the fullest.
This blissfull year eventually leads the couple to even have a child of their own!
They end up adopting the troll and live happily ever after!
The story of The Family Troll seems simple, but it surely is more then just that, just based on the endeavors of the Kirkham's themselves.
Lavishly illustrated in between Kirkham's full-time DC Comics exclusive, this fantasy tale is surely to touch the hearts of both children and adults alike.
From Boom Art Department
Feb. 14, 2013
The Family Troll has come to Kickstarter with only 10 days left to go: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1561924987/the-family-troll-pic...k. DC Comics artist Tyler Kirkham (Green Lantern Corps, New Guardians, Red Hood) is teaming with his wife Jill to hopefully bring The Family Troll to life. The Family Troll tells the tale of an adopted troll and what it is that truly makes up a family. Tyler was kind enough to take time from his schedule to discuss the project and how you can get involved with The Family Troll.
Q: The Family Troll is a labour of love for both of you. Can you discuss how the project came to be?
"Yes I remember the night we decided to do it.
Jill and I had been doing this thing called IUI. It's something they do at the clinic to help you get pregnant. We’ve done it a lot with no success. One night after a failed attempt we were sitting around a fire pit talking about what we're gonna do next.
As we were discussing this, we somehow felt inspired to share our story. We know a lot of people struggle with the same thing, and we thought a story book would be a cool and unique way to do it. We thought it would be good for adopted and foster kids too.
This being the first project I’ve ever worked on with Jill. We had a lot of fun, and a few disagreements along the way. It all worked out, we are both proud, and happy with what we have so far!"
Q: So, who is Narg? Can you describe this family’s dynamic and discuss the journey he goes on in the story?
"Jill and I know his story, but we would like to reveal it in a sequel book. We don’t reveal a lot about Narg in this book. Narg is an abandoned troll a wizard finds in the woods. A young couple meet up with this Wizard to get a spell to help them have a baby. The wizard asks the couple to care of the troll while he travels the land to collect the ingredients for the spell. There is more to this troll than the wizard shares with the couple though."
Q: You have designed the world for the Family Troll, Tyler, and are a self-proclaimed fan of the fantasy genre. Were there any major influences on the world you built for the story, and what was your favourite part of building this world?
"Both Jill and I love Fantasy. Huge fans of Lord Of The Rings and all things Fantasy really. I play a lot of Fantasy video games too. I’ve spent many a nights in the realms of the Elder Scrolls. Naturally I always choose fantasy if I have the chance at choosing a genre. I love drawing fantasy stuff and creating the people, creatures and structures that inhabit the world."
Q: Can you discuss your pledge levels and what rewards are available to people contributing to the campaign?
"We choose to only do hard cover books. It made more sense with printing costs and quality. We didn’t offer a pdf pledge because it's a storybook mainly targetted for children. We didn’t think the pdf made sense on this project. So the minimum pledge at $25 seems steep, but it covers the book, shipping and handling. Plus it helps cover the costs of the production to get this book done as well as the printing.
We have quite a few other pledge options. My favorite includes a Narg the Troll plush doll.
We even have some really large pledges where we offer to fly people out to a convention and put them up in a hotel and spend some time with them to say thanks.
Or naming our first born or adopted child’s Middle name!"
The Kickstarter campaign for The Family Troll can be found here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1561924987/the-family-troll-pic...
Special thanks to http://www.comicosity.com/ for the re-use of this interview.