Agents of the Realm is Back on Kickstarter & More Magical Than Ever
Mildred Lewis' Magical Girl Saga Returns to Crowdfunding for a New Print Edition
Art by Mildred Lewis
No bones about it: Kickstarter has revolutionized comics publishing. Crowdfunding campaigns have opened up the industry to more creators than ever before, and projects launched through Kickstarter are now taking home some of the biggest accolades in comics, evidenced most recently by editor Taneka Stotts’ Elements anthology nabbing the Eisner for Best Anthology just weeks ago.
Elements: Fire contributor Mildred Lewis recently returned to Kickstarter with a new project of her own, launching a campaign on July 16th to fund a print edition of volume two of her long-running webcomic Agents of the Realm. Lewis successfully funded volume one in 2016, and her new campaign has a bolder goal, bigger rewards and plenty of tiers for readers, including those who missed out on the first run and now want to pick up both volumes at once.
Agents of the Realm Vol. 2 Cover Art by Mildred Lewis
For the uninitiated, Agents of the Realm is a magical girl webcomic following five young women whose freshman year at Silvermount University gives a whole new meaning to “finding yourself.” The ragtag team is thrown in the middle of a conflict between worlds that will put their time management skills to the test—how hard can it be to manage a full course load and protect campus from interdimensional interlopers?
Agents of the Realm Vol. 1 introduced Norah, Adele, Kendall, Paige and Jordan, revealed their powers, and explained the strange conflict they’ve unexpectedly found themselves thrust into. Volume 2 offers a deeper dive into the relationship between their mentor and their mentor’s estranged sister, and the chaos sewn by the girls’ enemy—not to mention all the romance and magical girl hijinks you could hope for. If you grew up with Sailor Moon, Card Captor Sakura and Utena or still find yourself charmed by the likes of Pretty Cure, you’ll love Agents of the Realm, and if you didn’t, just check out Lewis’ art—her vibrant colors, expressive faces and excellent comedic timing should be enough to convince you.