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Story Summary
Edward is terrified about going to a new school in the morning, and to make matters worse there is a creepy voice coming from the MOON telling him to expect MONSTERS when he gets there! After telling his parents about his fears, they decide to craft a magical Suit of Invincibility for Edward to keep him safe.
Edward arrives in his classroom and sees that indeed, there are MONSTERS everywhere! Will the Suit work and keep Edward safe?
About the Author
This is where I write as if I am a person on the outside of myself writing about myself. Weird! You can pretend like I was interviewed by a really cool magazine or your favorite website if you want.
Vance Reeser grew up constantly drawing and lost in his own imagination, for better or worse. He survived his teens and twenties and now things are pretty much the same except he has a lovely wife, a nutty cat and bills to pay. Edward the Invincible is his first children's book, and his efforts in the independent animated short film world have won him a few awards. “Visual storytelling” is his trade and passion if he had to choose a title for it and he hopes that doesn't sound too fancy-pants for you. Vance also likes strong coffee, music from the guts and long stretches of awkward silence.
History of the Project
I wrote and conceptualized the story back in 2000 for my senior illustration project in college and even though I “finished” it for a grade, I never figured out how to end the story in a way that was satisfying to me. A friend of mine would occasionally ask me about it because he had posted some of the original story on his site and it consistently drew traffic for him, but other than that I more or less forgot about it as time went on. It wasn't until recently that I started kicking around ways to rewrite and redraw it that I began to get excited about it again. It was cool because the few people (friends and family) that had seen the version I did for school instantly knew what I was talking about when I told them I was reworking the story - they rememebered it from like 8 years back! I felt like that was a good sign; that maybe it had something special to it.
After I roughed out the new story, I set up a donation page on fundable.org for the project and asked for enough money to work full-time on the book for about a month. I made it so the more you gave, the swankier the stuff you received in return. The higher donation amounts got you an original inking of one of the illustrations and the lower end simply earned you a copy of the book. It went better than I could have dreamed (the fund was set to end in 30 days, and I met the goal after only 3!). That bolstered my encouragement further and I kept the donaters up to speed as I created the book.
Now that the website and trailer are finished and ready, I can confidently say onward to whatever the future may hold for Edward!
Publishing Details
The book is currently self-published through Lulu, but I am seeking a traditional publisher as well. If you would like to contact me about that, please use the form below.
Would you like to sell the book at your retail location?
If so, please get in touch with me and I will get you a price quote and answer any questions you might have. I will sell them to you slightly above the Lulu cost (to me) and you could mark them up as you see fit.
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