#The Story
Daniel Smith lived a quiet and secluded life in his rural Michigan town. That quiet seclusion is shattered when a mass shooter kills his son, Robert, and 12 others. The mass shooting rocks the town. Daniel mourns the loss of his son in his own way, set on business as usual as the town tries reaching out. Daniel’s attempts at mourning are interrupted when Henry Perkins, a burgeoning conspiracy theory podcaster, arrives in his small town and demands proof the tragedy occurred.
The story touches on a controversial and sensitive topic and I understand this might be hard for a lot of people to ingest. At the core of the story, it’s about what happens when you interrupt the grieving process. Worse, is what happens when the grieving process of a parent who lost a child in a mass shooting is interrupted. FALSE FLAG also explores what happens when the lies you’ve told are exposed, and the dangers of gaslighting in our media ecosphere. Any parent might empathize with the characters in this story, from the survivors to those who’d lost the most.
This was one of the toughest stories that I’d written, let alone illustrated. I took a horror comic approach as Daniel is haunted by the ghost of his son, and hounded by the monster Henry. With your support, we can get the first of five issues in your hands, and the next issue moving forward.
#Preview



#Bio
Redwood Comics is a Veteran- and AAPI-owned publisher focused on grounded stories in all genres. Created by writer and artist Edward Coffey, Redwood Comics seeks to tell stories pushing the format of comics and graphic novels with impactful and contemplative works reaching a broad and diverse audience.
#Stretch Goals
$2,500 - For poster orders, production art printed on archival fine art paper, signed and numbered by writer/artist Edward Coffey. This features the blue line safe areas and finished inks.
$3,000 - All sketch tiles upgraded to larger busts on 8”x10” bristol board - PLUS YOUR CHOICE OF CHARACTER (character busts only).
$4,000 - Free black Redwood Comics t-shirts to all backers.
$5,000 - Free black Redwood Comics hoodies to all backers.
$8,000 - Additional production art and notes from writer/artist Edward Coffey on his approach to the story and art in the first issue of FALSE FLAG
#Timeline
All issues, add-ons, and incentives will ship no later than March 1, 2025.