A comic book series written by EJ Jackson ('The Methuselah Paradox') and illustrated by Dan Schaefer (Marvel, DC & Dark Horse Comics, storyboard artist on 'Librarians', NBC's 'Grimm', 'Lean on Pete'), issue one crowdfunding on Kickstarter until September 23rd 2018.
THE STORY:
At an undefined time in Earth's future, humanity is on the brink of extinction. An event the remnants of humanity know as 'the burn off' has all but destroyed the ozone layer - Earth's surface is little more than a dust bowl. Humans live underground, struggling to eke out an existence using hydroponic farms to create food. Only FarmBots Cyril and Celia venture above ground. Their purpose - to breed UV-resistant plants capable of surviving on the inhospitable surface. But Cyril and Celia are old, and beginning to malfunction...
Originally written as a competition entry, 'Minding Mama' felt very visual right from the word 'go', and we decided to create a comic book and an animated short film. We think 'Minding Mama' would also do very well as a live-action feature.
Stage 1 - the creation of a live-action trailer - complete
Stage 2 - production & printing of issue 1 - crowdfunding until 23 September 2018
Stage 3 - a short animated feature
