The Plague and Doctor Caim
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A darkly comic graphic novel about a 17th century plague doctor by G.E. Gallas.
Backers: 263
Average Pledge Per Backer: £25
Funded: £6,595 of £4,000
Dates: Mar 9th -> Apr 1st (24 days)
Project By: Cast Iron Books
Backers: 263
Average Pledge Per Backer: £25
Funded: £6,595 of £4,000
Dates: Mar 9th -> Apr 1st (24 days)
Project By: Cast Iron Books
£6,595
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 1 @ 18:06 -0400 GMT
164%
of goal
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Latest News
Final three days! 
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Thank you all for joining us on the road to getting The Plague and Doctor Caim out into the world – we're into the final stretch of this campaign now and we couldn't be more thrilled with the response! We have two further stretch goals to... (Read More)
About the Time Period by G. E. Gallas
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
The Plague and Doctor Caim takes place sometime during the second half the 17th-century (also known as the 1600s). To better place this graphic novel in a historical context, I thought I’d give some examples of European milestones across the... (Read More)
Stretch Goals!
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We have some lovely news for you all – we've announced our first stretch goal! Your support for this project has been wonderful, and we've decided that our first stretch goal should be a thank you gift, from us to you. If we manage to raise... (Read More)
About Plague Doctors by G. E. Gallas
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
The plague doctors of old were quite different than how we might suppose. Our collective imagination has imbued the plague doctor and his beak mask with ominous mystery and supernatural powers. In my graphic novel, Doctor Caim embodies the reality of... (Read More)
Almost there! 99%
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! A momentous day for The Plague and Doctor Caim – we've hit 99% funded! Potentially, our next backer could be the one to push this project to fully funded! The campaign will still run until the 1st of April, so there's still plenty of time... (Read More)
About the Design by G. E. Gallas
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Comics are the balance between words and images. Since I began working on my graphic novel trilogy The Poet and the Flea, about the poet-painter William Blake (1757 – 1827), I have often thought of Blake’s illuminated manuscripts (his illustrated... (Read More)
NEWS WATCH: THE PLAGUE AND DOCTOR CAIM Now On Kickstarter!
March 13th - via: comic-watch.com
The Plague and Doctor Caim is a 112-page full colour original graphic novel from acclaimed creator G.E. Gallas and is the latest project from new independent publisher Cast Iron Books, running now on Kickstarter. With research as the integral foundation of both the script and design of the book, and a strong basis on historical facts, The Plague and Doctor Caim follows the life of a 17th-century plague doctor: an Everyman with a beak. (Read More)
Progress Update! 100 Backers!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a wonderful first few days of this campaign for The Plague and Doctor Caim – thank you so much for getting involved and sharing the project on social media. We passed the "100 backers" milestone earlier today, and it's a delight to know... (Read More)
About the Book by G. E. Gallas
March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I was inspired to make this book because people are fascinated by the plague doctor, his costume and beak mask (just as I am), but many are unfamiliar with the history behind them. The plague doctor appears in many supernatural-themed comics, is a... (Read More)
Welcome to The Plague and Doctor Caim!
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much for supporting The Plague and Doctor Caim by G.E. Gallas– we're so excited about your reading this book and can't wait to get it into your hands! We're off to a wonderful start at just shy of halfway there after only 24 hours!... (Read More)
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