Milestone

by Vito Delsante, Ariel Medel, Jagdish Kumar, Omi Remalante & Full Court Press

Cole Morgan may not want to be the most powerful man in the universe, but he doesn’t have a choice. What he does next will be the Milestone that saves, or destroys, the entire world.

For fans of: Ron Marz and Ron Lim’s run on Silver Surfer, John Byrne’s run on Superman, and/or individuals looking for fresh, superhero content. If you like capes or comics or heroic adventures, this book is for you!

Milestone created by Charlie McElvy, designed by Drew Moss

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Story

Spinning directly out of Spider-Squirrel Volume One comes MILESTONE! Imagine someone with the power of the Silver Surfer and the loneliness & guilt of Daredevil, with the universe hanging in the balance of his decisions!
 
Cole Morgan single-handedly ended World War 2 and personally brought Hitler to justice.
 
But his story didn't end there. In fact, this is where it started. Abducted by a mad scientist and used for his abilities to manipulate the four fundamental forces of the universe, Cole was released from his prison by Spider-Squirrel*, only to find out that he is a new breed of god on Earth. Cole Morgan may not want to be the most powerful man in the universe…
 
…but, he doesn’t have a choice. What he does next will be the Milestone that saves or destroys the entire world.
 
*more on this in an upcoming back-up story in Spider-Squirrel Vol.2!
 

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Vito Delsante is a comic book writer/graphic novelist. He’s written for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, AdHouse Books, and Simon & Schuster, among others and his stories have been reprinted in other countries. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Michelle, their daughter, Sadie, son, James, and their pit bull, Kirby. Find him if you can and say, “Hello.”

 

Ariel Medel is a comic professional since 2012 entering the American industry in 2013 working for Zenescope in titles such as Quest, Masumi, Wonderland and Grimm Fairy Tales. He has worked drawing John Carter: Warlord of Mars, written by Ron Marz, Agent 47: Birth Of The Hitman, and Xena: The Warrior Princess for Dynamite Entertainment. He also drew The Unbeatables, written by Fabian Nicieza, for Marvel. He's worked on several independent titles like ACD, Astral Genesis, Skater Girls, and Spider-Squirrel. Ariel recently finished a 5-issue stint on Evil Ernie, written by Scott Lobdell, for Dynamite Entertainment. Currently, he's working on P.O.M. and Astral Vengeance, the fourth installment of the Astral Genesis saga, as well as the Milestone mini-series from Xion Studios.

 

Jagdish Kumar is living the Great Indian Comic Book Fan’s dream life. A die-hard comic book fan, he ran a lending library as a youngster and started his career as an inker very early in life. Jagdish’s minute study of various inking styles has made him one of the most sought-after inkers in India. 

 

Omi Remalante began his comic book career on July 2008 with Capestone Connection, TX where he was the colorist of Borderwall. He made several independent books before landing the job of colorist for Majestic XII by Justin Leach. Past works include OZ / Wonderland Chronicles, Grimm Fairy Tales # 80, Robyn Hood # 4, Liberator ending credits artworks to name a few. Omi is no stranger to Xion Studios, having colored covers and pinups for the team’s various productions.

 

Charlie McElvy is the head writer and creator of all the characters within the Xion Universe, although this Universe does not exist without his collaborators. Charlie wrote and published the Ogre Award-winning and Ennie Award-nominated RPG supplement The WatchGuard Sourcebook, as well as the follow-on comic book, The WatchGuard #0. He’s the husband of one amazing woman and the father of seven incredible children (yes, really…). He is an athlete that has appeared in Premier Protein commercials, featured in Men’s Health magazine online, and has competed on the TV show American Ninja Warrior. Spider-Squirrel is Charlie, and Charlie is him. Which is very unfortunate for Spider-Squirrel…

Xion Studios

Xion Studios is spear-heading a comicbook renaissance within our own virtual walls. We stand in an Indiecomics Silver Age, riding on the coattails of such Indie Golden Age greats as Bill Willingham, Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird, Howard Chaykin, Mike Grell, Mike Baron, and of course Jack “The King” Kirby, as well as the Image Comics founders that came a couple of decades later.

 

We want to provide content that readers will enjoy and find fresh, new, fun, and sometimes funny (depending on content). The only thing that matters is providing entertainment for readers of all sorts! If we haven’t made a book for you, yet, we’ll get there.

 

Praise

On Spider-Squirrel Volume One:

 

“The book is crazy fun…reminds me of the good old days, when comics were imaginative and fun adventure entertainment.”

Scott McDaniel (artist on Nightwing, Batman, Daredevil, Spider-man, Static Shock, etc.)

 

“Great art and story, awesome character and world being built! If you haven’t checked out Spider-Squirrel yet, you’re kind of a d*ck.”

– Keith Champagne (artist on Daybreak, Aztek, WWE Heroes, Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters, Ghostbusters, etc.)

 

“Lots of fun world-building, and it’s great to see a super-hero universe embrace a wide range of [art] styles right from that start.”

– Fred Van Lente (writer on Action Philosophers, The Amazing Spider-man, Captain America, Marvel Zombies, Cowboys & Aliens, and Archer & Armstrong)

 

Stretch Goals

$7,000 – Premium Digital Indie Comics Bundle + Spider-Squirrel Vol.1 #1 Digital

 

$7,500 – PDF of Vito Delsante’s Script + Drew Moss’s original Milestone design sheet

 

$8,000 – Digital Cover Wallpaper Collection (all covers without trade dress in PNG format) + Spider-Squirrel Vol.1 #2 Digital

 

$8,500 – Physical Cover Print Collection (all covers printed in 5x7 cardstock for backers at physical rewards levels only)

 

$9,000 – Sticker bonus 3-pack (only available with this Stretch Goal incentive)

 

$10,000 – WatchGuard #0 (Ray-Anthony Height cover) and Spider-Squirrel #3 digital editions for all backers + bonus Metal Trading Card for Physical Rewards Backers (limited to 500 pieces worldwide forever)

Budget

Timeline

Milestone #1 is already completed, including all variant cover art. This campaign is to provide funding to go to press and print the books, plus help offset costs of the subsequent issue(s). We are committed to producing this 6-issue mini-series for you, but we need your support to make it real. The only “risk” is delays in printing & delivery due to continued COVID & supply chain delays. We’re ready to deliver to you!
 
Here is our projected Project Timeline for Issue 1:
 

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