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Crimson Star, Singapore's first original comic book superhero bursts forth in action-packed debut

Crimson Star was created to be Singapore's first comic book superhero icon. Kickstarter/ Ryan Mennen With Marvel and Detective Comics (DC) relentlessly expanding their comic book and movie empires, it is a Sisyphean undertaking for any fresh superhero not conceived from these franchises to gain any sort of traction - much less garner any fanfare.

This S'porean Writer Aims To Step Up The Quality Of Local Content Through His Comic

It's a familiar scene: a dastardly villain holds a vehicle full of innocents trapped in a precarious position, inches away from their death. Miles away, a seemingly mild-mannered civilian goes about his day when news of this crisis reaches his ears.

Crimson Star: A Singaporean Superhero

Crimson Star is a platform for Singaporean artists and they just hit Kickstarter with a comic about a Singaporean Superhero. "The character, an everyman bestowed with powers he does not entirely want, isn't only faced with a new bad guy every few months or so, but also has to combat the daily struggles that most Singaporeans faced during the cusp of the decade between the late '80s and early '90s.

Singapore's first original comic book superhero debuts

Creator says a comic book industry could be sustainable in Singapore, it just needs an iconic superhero

Red Dawn: We Speak With Crimson Star's Creator About Comics & Singapore

Ryan Mennen is an anomaly in Singapore society. Rather than confine himself to the norms of the country's expectations, he would rather make comics. And he is doing just that, albeit in a part-time method.

Three local Kickstarter projects that should have your 'back'

We tell you why these home-grown Kickstarter campaigns deserve your pledge. Crowdfunding site Kickstarter is known for giving talents a space to pursue their creative endeavours. Since its launch here on Aug 30, about 144 Singapore-based projects have been posted on the website.

7 Singaporean Superheroes And Where They Are Now

Whenever NDP rolls around, we celebrate our nation's unsung heroes because of the due recognition and gratitude that they deserve - but what about their more "traditional" counterparts, AKA the superheroes ?

Crimson Star, Singapore's first original comic book superhero bursts forth in action-packed debut

By Jonathan Loh With Marvel and Detective Comics (DC) relentlessly expanding their comic book and movie empires, it is a Sisyphean undertaking for any fresh superhero not conceived from these franchises to gain any sort of traction - much less garner any fanf...

Kickstart Crimson Star: A Singaporean Superhero

This March we celebrate the 80th anniversary of Action Comics with its milestone 1000th issue along with the superhero it's best known for introducing: Superman! But here, in Singapore, we just may have something more to celebrate: the birth of Singapore's very own superhero comic series... with a Singaporean superhero to boot.