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Creative Branches also publishes books through Crowdfunding Campaigns on Kickstarter.
RECENT CAMPAIGN: Sealocked Spirits: Book 1 Isles [Funded at $4,149 in Dec. 2024]
WRITTEN BY Giacomo Ranieri   ||   ILLUSTRATED BY Shelly Swann
Sealocked Spirits: Book 1 Isles is A cozy mix of Moana and Totoro.
Join Makala, the young spiritual guarian of a group of peaceful mariners, called The Clan. Even though The Clan is peaceful mainlanders recently attacked The Clan’s sacred isles. The fighting moved to the mainland, went on for months, and ended as quickly as it started.
Makala stayed behind to keep her people’s connection to the spirits. Now that the fighting has ended Makala seeks to reform The Clan’s connection to the spirits. In Book 1 Makala visits the four sacred isles of her people: Wayho, Buhok, Kunui, and Lan Bawa. There she asks the spirits for guidance in her daunting task.
A beautifully illustrated novellette that will inspire you to visit the shore. Sealocked Spirits is a digestible 80 page story that can be read in a night, or on a lazy Sunday morning.
VIDEOS IN PRODUCTION
  – Sealocked Spirits Behind the Scenes
  – Graphic Novel Highlights
  – Interviews with Portland Comics Creators
