Ginger Origins is an 48-page oversized graphic novel. It follows the internal struggles of Ginger Cat Nr 9 who is dealing with anxiety and exclusion of a tuxedo cat dominated society.
This second edition includes brand new extra content like back stories, a prologue, and has additional content created by artists Michiel Walrave, Johan Kleinjan, Gees Voorhees and Yvonne Gaemers. It also includes a Soundtrack composed by YobKiss released on cassette tape, seven inch, and digital download by South Korean based label Extra Noir. This is an edition you don't want to miss out on!
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Ginger Origins PDF
48 page digital pdf file
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Ginger Origins Comic
48 page soft cover comic book with spot UV. 8.25 x 11
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Signed Ginger Origins Comic
Signed by Paul Börchers. 48 page soft cover comic book with spot UV. 8.25 x 11
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Original Drawing + Signed Ginger Origins Comic
Signed comic + a original Ginger Meow nr. 9 drawing by Paul Börchers on 300 gr art paper + 48 page s...
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Retailer Bundle (x5) - ALL COPIES SIGNED
For retailers only: 5 copies of the 48 page soft cover comic book with spot UV. 8.25 x 11. All copie...
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Retailer Bundle + Cassette (x5) - ALL COPIES SIGNED
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Retailer Bundle + 7” Lathe Cut + Cassette (x5) - ALL COPIES SIGNED
5 copies of the 48 page soft cover comic book with spot UV. 8.25 x 11. + 5 copies of the Limited ed...
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Tip Jar
If you want to add something extra, you can increase in increments of $1 by simply pressing ‘+’ in t...
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Ginger Origins Soundtrack by YobKiss on Cassette tape
Limited edition Cassette tape of the Ginger Origins Soundtrack by YobKiss. Professionally Duplicated...
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7 Inch Lathe Cut
7 inch Lathe Cut on green vinyl of “Pistachio & Mustache" and “Paper Cat” tracks by YobKiss
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Flying Tux Screen Print
Flying Tux Print (2024 Second Edition) 25x19 inchNumbered and signed by Paul Börchers. Limited editi...
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First Edition Flying Tux Screen Print
Flying Tux Print (2016 First Edition) 96x64.5 cm. Numbered and signed by Paul Börchers. Last copy of...
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Original Art #1
Original title art of “It Started With a Mouse” prologue, from page 9. Ink and pencil on Paper. 29.7...
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Original panel art of “It Started With a Mouse” prologue, from page 11. Ink on Paper. 32 x 24 cm
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Original panel art of “Understanding Day” ending, from page 41. Ink and pencil on Paper. 29.7 x 19.7...
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Original art page of “Bat Wings” chapter, page 17. Ink on paper. 30.4 x 39.8 cm
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Original art page of “Bat Wings” chapter, page 18. Ink on paper. 30.3 x 39.8 cm
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Original art page of “Bat Wings” chapter, page 19. Ink on paper. 30.2 x 42.2 cm
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Original art page of “Bat Wings” chapter, page 20. Ink on paper. 30.2 x 42.2 cm
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Original art page of “Bat Wings” chapter, page 21. Ink on paper. 30 x 42.4 cm
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Original art page of “Bat Wings” chapter, page 22. Ink on paper. 27.7 x 42 cm
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Original art page of “Bat Wings” chapter, page 23. Ink on paper. 27.7 x 42 cm
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Original art page of “Bat Wings” chapter, page 24. Ink on paper. 27.7 x 42 cm
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Original art page of “Bat Wings” chapter, page 26. Ink on paper. 27.7 x 42 cm
Ginger Origins is a 48-page oversized graphic novel. It follows the internal struggles of Ginger Cat Nr 9 who is dealing with anxiety and exclusion in a Tuxedo Cat-dominated society. His mentor Mau Cat is revealed to be an untrustworthy cat who scams ginger cats and drinks ginger meow tears in his free time. The struggles for Ginger Cat Nr. 9 are real though, and his visits to his therapists seem to have no positive results. Is he really the orange cat he thinks he is, and is his wish to fit into the Tuxedo Cat society just a fear of being himself?
This second edition includes extra content like back stories, a prologue and has additional content created by artists Michiel Walrave, Johan Kleinjan, Gees Voorhees and Yvonne Gaemers. It also includes a soundtrack composed by me, YobKiss, released on cassette tape and digital download by South Korean label Extra Noir. There will also be a 7” record of the Pistache & Mustache track, available for early backers of this project.
When I look back at the original risograph I published in 2018, I saw a bunch of things I wanted to improve in this new edition. For instance, I didn’t like the digital speech bubbles I made in InDesign and I didn’t particularly like the font I used, so I’ve redone all the speech bubbles and lettering. Generally speaking, the risograph has a nice aesthetic quality but I found that a lot of the details got lost. So this remastered issue will provide a better quality while still having some of the tactile reproduced qualities I liked about the risograph. In addition to all this I drew an extra story about Pistache and Moustache, two cats who are acid house producers and get messed up.
I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do and thank you so much for your support. You are truly the people who keep comics alive!
I’ve been creating original comics only for a short while now. Before this I did commercial illustration and animation work for the likes of DC and Village Roadshow. I also had a fine art career with the artist collective Antistrot that I co-founded in the late 90’s.
When Antistrot came to an end I found myself stuck and unable to express the art I was able to express before. I just didn’t feel I had anything more to say to the art world and kept on doing commercial illustration jobs to get by. I did have some story ideas about my own issues with anxiety and my interest in physics, in particular the “heart problem”. That eventually led to Flying Mau Cat and, now, Ginger Origins.
Growing up in the Netherlands my inspiration came from French and Belgian comics and I was a fanatic collector. I had done several comics and scripts in my early teens and even won prizes. So the publication of Flying Mau Cat in 2018 marked the start of creating comics again!
$3,000 - All backers get a sticker pack from Mau Cat Comics
$4,000 - All backers will be placed in a drawing for original art page plus all backers get a sticker pack from Mau Cat Comics
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