![]() In The Hunger Games, the inciting incident of the story is Katniss replacing her sister as tribute to protect her. I remember hearing about signings and how people often have their opinions about this character or that relationship look no further than the Team Jacob and Team Edward battles of the aughts or, perhaps to be a bit more in line with Downcast’s genre, Team Peeta or Team Gale. They have inspired many generations to become invested in a world and mythology, many of whom perhaps weren’t necessarily excited by literary characters in the past. At their core, these are archetypal stories of good and evil. While this story may appear formulaic, there is a reason people love this genre so much. While it may be a strange parallel to draw given that Downcast isn’t a romance, much like Twilight’s contemporaries Divergent and The Hunger Games, all these stories follow a similar formula young people are shown fighting for what they believe in against nearly impossible odds and a world mired in oppression and tyranny. In the early 2000s, the genre took off in a big way thanks to Harry Potter (which had arguably transitioned into a YA series as it went on) and, later on, Twilight. ![]() Instantly, I was reminded of the greats in the YA (Young Adult) genre. He talked up Downcast and how excited he was to present it to his audience every video I watched seemed like a countdown to the campaign, and Stoker’s enthusiasm was infectious, so I looked up the series on Indiegogo. However, the more I looked into Downcastand watched creator Clint Stoker’s (better known as Sweetcast) YouTube channel, I saw how passionate he was about his topics, even if I didn’t necessarily agree with everything that was said on every video. Cyberfrog was created by famed DC artist Ethan Van Sciver, so you knew more or less what you were getting. There’s no denying that the former was an easier sell for me at first. However, after discovering Cyberfrog and Downcast over the last few months, I’ve had to revise my previous opinion. Before this year, the only crowdfunding effort I had ever been involved with didn’t go well, and I had pretty much decided not to engage in the idea again.
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