Today, Garth Ennis and AWA officially launched their Kickstarter campaign for a special deluxe director’s cut edition of MARJORIE FINNEGAN, TEMPORAL CRIMINAL.
Ennis is returning to the much-beloved, epic time travel adventure that debuted in 2021 – this time, with a brand-new Marjorie story, never-before-seen back matter, and rare materials from Garth’s archives. Plus, there is an exciting full range of backer offerings, which includes everything from obtaining a soft or hard cover of the title once it’s published, to joining Garth and Axel for a virtual drink and chatting about the series, to becoming immortal and having Garth draw you into the new Marjorie story. The full list of backing rewards is available here.
MARJORIE FINNEGAN KICKSTARTER INFO:
Penned by National Comics and two-time Eisner award-winning writer Garth Ennis (PREACHER, THE BOYS) with art by Goran Sudžuka (Y: THE LAST MAN, HELLBLAZER: LADY CONSTANTINE) and new wraparound cover art by Amanda Conner (HARLEY QUINN), the Kickstarter exclusive will take readers along for a wild ride in a beautifully crafted collector’s edition of the original series, now with a brand-new 20-page issue of this sci-fi story with time travel elements and a range of new and back matter.
Ennis said, “Goran and I had such a blast with Marj and the gang; the character became an instant favorite of mine. There are many, many more Marj stories left to tell, and we’re looking forward to working with AWA to bring readers another slice of this particularly insane pie.”
Through Kickstarter, AWA is giving fans the opportunity to support its most ambitious limited-edition projects. This new issue of MARJORIE FINNEGAN will be a Kickstarter exclusive and include premium, tiered rewards for Garth Ennis’ biggest fans, including the incredible opportunity to be drawn into a Garth Ennis comic book. The MARJORIE FINNEGAN Kickstarter will launch in early spring and those interested in learning more about the campaign, its reward offerings, and tiered donation levels should sign up here to be notified when new information is available.
“Garth Ennis’ creative ambition shines in all of his work,” said Axel Alonso, Chief Creative Officer of AWA. “Marjorie is such an incredible character and the initial book is one of AWA’s top sellers. Now we want to give Garth’s fans the chance to delve even deeper and there is no better way to do that than by building a Kickstarter campaign around a new story and an array of new, unseen material. With this new issue, Garth is bringing more of the big laughs and epic adventures readers loved in the original series.”
“Coming off an incredible year overall for AWA, including publishing THE RIBBON QUEEN with Garth, we wanted to kick off 2024 with something special for avid fans,” said Matthew Anderson, Co-Chairman and President of AWA. “It’s such a rare opportunity to be able to bring fan-driven and unique Garth Ennis content to life like this, and Kickstarter allows us to reach fans around the world with special and limited-edition formats.”
MARJORIE FINNEGAN, TEMPORAL CRIMINAL debuted as a heralded eight-issue comic series in 2021. The series reunited the Eisner Award-winning creator with AWA Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer Axel Alonso, who edited the graphic novel. The duo has a longstanding history of close collaboration, having worked together on past iconic projects including PREACHER at Vertigo and THE PUNISHER at Marvel.
Additionally, AWA Studios joined forces with LuckyChap and filmmaker Ruben Fleischer for the event feature film adaptation of the Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal. The studio is producing the project alongside LuckyChap and Camp Hobart, with superstar director Ruben Fleischer helming and celebrated screenwriter and playwright Catya McMullen penning the adaptation. Garth Ennis and Ken Levin will executive produce the film.