The award-winning team of Nicholas Doan and Bobby Timony are back with a new all-ages comic! And they have added the storytelling prowess of Sara Silver to their superstar team!
After the successful release of two of Monster Elementary graphic novels, both of which won medals at the Independent Publisher Book Awards, and the mature readers hit, The Kid and The Ripper, Writer and Creator Nicholas Doan is back with a brand new, original graphic novel!
Frequent collaborator and DC’s League of Superpets: The Great Mxy-up artist Bobby Timony has joined Doan as artist and Co-Creator along with comics newcomer, Sara Silver as Co-writer and Co-Creator.
“Sara comes from a background in film that lends a unique and distinctive approach to visual storytelling that has made Bobby and I start look at things a bit differently. Her input has definitely caused us to up our games.” Says Doan.
When Timony designed a new logo for Broken Oar Comics, Silver took one long look and saw endless story possibilities. “I fell in love with Brody and his mischievous look, then combined that with inspiration from Nick’s childhood stories at the beaches of Northern California.”
Misfit island is a true melting pot of Doan, Timony and Silver’s creativity. “The three of us are very creatively aligned and that’s why I think this might be the most magical project I’ve ever been involved with.” Stated Doan.
When asked what drew him to the project, Bobby Timony responded emphatically, “We work so well together! Nick and Sara’s passion for the story really got my imagination going! Their enthusiasm make it hard NOT to want to be a part of this!”
With the creative team in place, there was only one thing missing. “Felipe Araujo did such an amazing job with the colors on The Kid and The Ripper, that I couldn’t think of anyone else to bring vibrance to these special characters. He’s someone that I will work with over and over again. His stunning colors are only matched by his professionalism and speed!” – Nicholas Doan.
Misfit island is a new all-ages graphic novel created by Nicholas Doan, Bobby Timony and Sara Silver and colored by Felipe Araujo with letters by Kevin Lintz. It features three different stories with different sets of characters that all exist in the same world and all share a connection to a secret island called Dissidentia.
In The Misadventures of Brody, a group of mischievous young cryptids investigate the mysteries on their home island of Dissidentia. Brody(Jackalope) and his friends, Dude (Sea Sprite) Spencer and Steffen (Sasquatches) get into all kinds of trouble when they uncover a secret house that has been preserved underground on Dissidentia.
In Henry and Phoebe, a new boy named Henry shows up at school. He’s big, strong, gray, he’s the biological child of the Frankenstein monster and all he wants to do is fit in and play guitar. But mostly, play guitar. He is quickly befriended by an energetic, excitable and diminutive girl named phoebe, that could use a little help with the bullies. And boy does she get that help!
Grounded stars Isla. She is a harpy from the island of Dissidentia. When her curiosity brings her to the mainland, she finds herself injured and trapped there. With the help of a boy named Zeph, she hides out in the city and learns to blend in while she heals and avoids a mysterious Hunter that seeks to capture her.
Misfit Island blends the sensibility of 80’s family adventure movies with the influences of classic monster movies, Greek myths and mysterious creatures. Fans of monsters and mischief will love this all-ages series that deals with themes of self, identity and belonging!
Nicholas Doan has run three highly successful Kickstarter campaigns and Bobby Timony has run one of his own. Combined, they have raised over $60,000 on Kickstarter.
“Kickstarter was a wild and emotional ride the first time and round two proved to be just as challenging and rewarding,” said Doan. “To know that there are so many other people out there that want to see more stories is overwhelming. This process of working directly with the public to bring my creative dreams to life makes this a rewarding experience every time. Every single backer has earned my respect and gratitude.”
Misfit Island will launch April 29, 2025 on Kickstarter with lots of great rewards! Pre-save now at www.misfitislandcomic.com
ABOUT MONSTER ELEMENTARY
The first Monster Elementary graphic novel was funded by Kickstarter backers on August 7, 2013 after a hard fought, 30 day campaign. Since it was independently published in the spring of 2014, this 92 page graphic novel has gone on to win the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2015 Gold Medal for best “Graphic Novel / Drawn Book – Humor / Cartoon History (U.S.)” Monster Elementary became a bona fide series in 2016 with the release of their second graphic novel, Monster Elementary and the Egyptian Curse! Monster Elementary utilizes short story, anthology-style storytelling which allows for a sizable cast of the most talented independent artists – a signature element of Monster Elementary. www.MonsterElementary.com
ABOUT NICHOLAS DOAN
Nicholas Doan is the Co-Creator and Writer of the award-winning, all-ages, comedy/adventure comic series Monster Elementary and the author of three children’s books for Fat Rabbit Farm. He was the first ever user-submitted contest winner for DC/Zuda Comics along with artist Daniele Serra for their webcomic, “Pray for Death.” Nicholas has also written stories for Wannabe Press’ popular Cthulhu is hard to spell anthologies and collaborated with artist Josh Gowdy for their short comic, “Lost Boy,” in the Drawmore Inc. anthology, NOBODIES, Vol. 2. In addition, Nicholas is an accomplished playwright and card carrying member of the Dramatists Guild.
ABOUT BOBBY TIMONY
Bobby Timony is known for his expressive characters, artistic versatility and sense of animated whimsy. He is the illustrator of DC Comic’s League of Super-Pets, the Great Mxy Up, an original graphic novel starring Krypto and Ace the Bat Hound.
Bobby has illustrated multiple sets of Disney trading cards for Topps, featuring favorites like Robin Hood, Darkwing Duck, the Rescue Rangers, and more. He was also an artist on The Simpsons, for Bongo comics, as well as the Sequels forFanbase Press, and won an Independent Book Publisher’s Award Gold Medal for his work on Monster Elementary.
Along with his brother, Peter, he co-created the multiple Harvey Award nominated paranormal detective web-series The Night Owls for DC Comics. Night Owls was nominated for Best New Series and Best Online Series, and earned Bobby a nomination for Best New Talent. When the print edition of Night Owls debuted, the book received a Lulu nomination for Best Female Character and a Cybil Award nomination for Best Young Adult Graphic Novel.
ABOUT SARA SILVER
Sara Silver grew up in the quaint London suburb of Bushey, Hertfordshire, but her love of cinema brought her to America and the New York Film Academy where she studied screenwriting. She wrote and directed the short film, Striking Chords and has contributed as a screenwriter to other short films produced while she lived in New York. She currently resides in West Hollywood, Ca.
TITLE: Misfit Island
CREATORS: Nicholas Doan, Bobby Timony, Sara Silver
WRITER: Nicholas Doan, Sara Silver
ARTIST: Bobby Timony
COLORIST: Felipe Araujo
LETTERER: Kevin Lintz
COVER: Bobby Timony
PUBLISHER: Broken Oar Comics
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