This November, Top Shelf Productions and award-winning comic book creator and graphic novelist Rich Koslowski are releasing F.A.R.M. System, which will give you “The Boys” vibes so hard that you’ll think Billy Butcher is standing next to you at an unsavory run-in with Vought International
F.A.R.M. System in a nutshell… They’re super-strong, but are they powerful enough for the big leagues? If superheroes were real, they’d be a lot like pro athletes. In this quirky graphic novel, go behind the scenes with all the heroes waiting for their big breaks…. In the era of Marvel / Disney box office domination, everyone knows that superheroes are big business. This book insightfully connects the fictional world of superhumans to the world of sports, show business, and even the comic book industry itself—all fields where the talented many compete desperately for a few precious slots.
Why Fanboy Factor’s audience will devour it… F.A.R.M. System is the perfect introduction to graphic novels for those folks who love superhero movies and shows, but have never given the format a shot, fans of “The Boys”, Koslowski’s award-winning works, avid sports fans, and basically any bibliophile that loves a hilarious and action-packed page-turner.
F.A.R.M. SYSTEM SYNOPSIS:
In the Farm System, having an incredible and unique power is only the first step. Guided by an army of agents, managers, and experts, recruits must undergo rigorous psychological evaluations, harassment and sensitivity seminars, marketing, and endorsement workshops, and costume design meetings, all to boost their chances of recruitment into an A-list superhero team.
Some recruits make “the Bigs”. Some have fleeting moments of glory, then lose it all. Some take “Blue Cowl” gigs as superpowered bodyguards for famous actors or powerful CEOs.
Some flounder in the System for years, never getting “the call”. And some find success by joining teams of a… less reputable ilk.
Following the profound pop-culture satire of Three Fingers, The King, and BB Wolf and The Three LPs, award-winning graphic novelist Rich Koslowski examines the hopes, disappointments, perseverance, and triumphs of the super-gifted… and the sometimes drastic lengths they will go to achieve fortune and fame.
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ABOUT RICH KOSLOWSKI:Rich Koslowski is best known for his fan-friendly comic book series The 3 Geeks (later Geeksville), as the recipient of three Eisner Award nominations, and for the much-lauded graphic novel Three Fingers in 2002 (published by Top Shelf Productions), which won the coveted Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel and was named as one of the 500 Essential Graphic Novels by Harper Collins in 2008. In 2005, his second graphic novel with Top Shelf, The King, was released and has been published in multiple foreign languages. In 2007, he wrote his first novel, a Christmas thriller entitled The List. 2008 brought Koslowski his first writing assignment for Marvel Comics, rebooting their popular Guardian character, now named Weapon Omega. Koslowski’s writing of Weapon Omega was recognized with a Prism Award. In 2010, his third graphic novel with Top Shelf, BB Wolf and the Three LPs, was released and Koslowski won the Glyph Award for Best Artist.