Review Fix chats with “Tiger Boy Vs. The World†author Jordan Kroeger, who discusses the comics and his goals for them.
Review Fix: How did you know a career in comics was for you?
Jordan Kroeger: It’s definitely not a career for me. Who knows, maybe someday! It’s a hobby for me that I take pretty seriously.
Review Fix: Who inspires you creatively?
Kroeger: My kids inspire me with their huge imaginations. Artistically, Daniel Warren Johnson, James Harren, Paul Pope, Frank Quitely… too many to count.
Review Fix: What inspired this comic strip?
Kroeger: My son River came up with the Tiger-Boy character, and we are always play-acting and creating crazy stories together. Now my daughter is old enough where she’s getting in on the fun. I take ideas and characters that come from play-time with my kids and plug them into existing story ideas I have. It’s kind of a mash-up of my kids and I’s brains.
Review Fix: How is it different or special?
Kroeger: I think it’s different because it’s a fantasy-based action book where the real focus is on fights and action scenes. It’s manga-influenced in that I’ll let an action-scene play out from start to finish without skipping anything. It’s also special because it’s an all-ages action book, which is hard to pull off. It’s a tricky thing to do. It should be appreciated by kids and adults equally.
Review Fix: What makes this Kickstarter cool?
Kroeger: It’s for 2 comic issues, not just one. And the first issue has been fully animated into a voice-acted motion comic which is free to watch. We also have 2 zine-style mini-comics that my kids wrote. They came up with the story and dialogue and I illustrated them.
Review Fix: Who do you think will dig it the most?
Kroeger: Anyone who enjoys Dragonball (or other fight manga) and fighting games will love this book. Anyone who has kids, or who’s a kid at heart will love this book.
Review Fix: How do you want it to be remembered?
Kroeger: I want Tiger-Boy Versus to be remembered as that crazy cool book people can’t wait to see the next issues of!
Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?
Kroeger: Make sure you watch the motion comic to get a taste of the book. If you want to see more, back the Kickstarter!
Review Fix: What’s next?
Kroeger: More Tiger-Boy Versus! Also, some animation and gaming projects I can’t talk about yet.
Review Fix: Where can people find out more?
Kroeger: Check out the Kickstarter to see all of the cool rewards we have. You can follow me on Patreon where I post a page every week and update you on other cool stuff. I also regularly post on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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