THE ART OF NIKO ory rr ari arcsPeres ee ee ee ee eee oe ee! oer ere eee aeons riroee ee eee etn cots eee ee Oe eens ee Seea neem iayINTRODUCTION October 2011 Bobby, sim ond Adam —f London and Toronto, and along with Kel Acedaro, wanted to create ds since college-hed reunited Irom something logsthor: fully animatad comic book on iPad combining the best of our favrite storytelling mediums Like 40 many other arate, we have been influenced by comics throughout ovr carers ‘And cough we all come from animation ond film backgrounds, the love of comie books n thor. bas alway bs Technology iepires at, amd vice versa. The bith of the iPod inepirel veto merge eur love of comics ‘ith oer sill from the animation and film industries. but simply making a comic book wsing new technology wasn't enough=it hod to hove a sory worth tlling, tomething that would be both enerlaning and cao! to werk on Alter mony pitch of litle hero with big shoes to Fill. "Niko and the Sword of Light joe that losted wel atthe wight, many sotchet, nd even mre story Hous, wa ersated thiols Much lis Niko, producing this oF on onimoted comic was like plunging into the darknass forall of ws So wa dedicate this hook you, fallow comic and animation loves! Wes hope you will joy thie at a ah a aca Hing itfern corres ope Lee eer) eee ee eee ie) oie rere Cone eerie_ Coreen eee?AlgerEVENTUALLY, EVERYTHING AWUEEDNTO SOMETHING TFICIN ORDER TO sUPPOR Nikojsgpic 1oURREYeee Ue eee Oe a Rea eee ae Eee Roem eae ae UI eR a meee eenLy rere rar ereseer ea een ae eee Ree a ee UNDERNEATH SHINES THROUGH, EVEN IN THE DARKEST RECESSES OF THE DARKEST WORLD, THERE 1S HOPE.2 NIKO WAS NOT ALWAYS A HERO. IN.[AS WE CONTINUED TO BUILD THE STORY, WITH FULL ANIMATION BUT 4 LIMITED NUMBER OF PAGES, WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO GET SIRAIGHT INTO THE ACTION. IN ORDER TO 00 TWAT, WE MATURED NIKO A BIT AND MADE HIM TOUGH AND COURAGEOUS AT THE OUTSET. SPIRITED TO KEEP THE ADVENTUREHE WAS SMAUL BUT TOUGH LOOKING, HARDENED FROM. SENSE OF DETERMINATION, COOL TRIBAL MARKINGS AND BEST OF AlL AN AWESOME MOHAWK. EVEN IN CONSIDERING HE LIVED IN LAND RULED 8Y DARKNESS STAND OUT.Cee Ny eee em ern er oka Oran)2—“ a / Fao SS es Mis Ny BCURSED BEASTS eee ene eeScOIt Beast chaseSLIMOTOXICUSés nrTHE FROG PRINCESARIMP KING G SHRIMP MEN5 You DID IT oyill oY y\ aa | ‘ THE DARKNESSPete none eC NeenEXPANDED BESTIARYlacyTHE DRAGON THAT NIKO BATTLES IN| THE COMIC WAS INITIALLY CONCEIVED OF AS A CHICKEN DRAGON, HOWEVER, WE DECIDED THAT A CHICKEN DRAGON WOULD BE TOO COMICAL FOR A SERIOUS, LIFE-OR DEATH SITUATION, 50. WE WENT WITHA MORE TRADITIONAL DEAGON INSTEAD. WE RETIRED THIS. CHICKEN ORAGON TO A SHADOWY HENHOUSE ON A DARK FARM. HOPEFULLY, IT WON'T ACCIDENTALY GET LOOSE SOMEDAY.%4 Fae tren eae) ee eee ey re ee eee eee aes Francisco Herrera, Char pene) Ce odes Pe eee ee ee eee cree ee eed Cee eo nes eee Cee ana) Kickstorter Producors: Jason Robbins, Ed Glouse, eta en ea ts Pee ee ee eee) percent Eza