In the near future, the government announces that super-humans are real, but unlike the iconic heroes of comic book fiction, they never put on capes and venture out to save the world; most keep to themselves in an attempt to blend in with a society that fears their abilities and considers their very existence a terrorist threat.
One day, billionaire Cameron Frost makes a shocking announcement: the latest in his series of increasingly-violent sporting events will be a no-holds-barred fighting tournament. It will take place in a secured urban combat zone – known as The Arena – where 13 volunteers battle for the largest cash prize ever awarded.
The catch? To participate, you have to be a superhuman.
Comic book enthusiast and lifelong underachiever Matthew Moxon is excited to watch real-life superheroes clash for the first time, but a series of unforeseen circumstances find him tossed into the tournament, forced to fight the most dangerous human beings on the planet. When the game begins his only chance of survival is to outwit the competitors, all while he tries to unlock the mysteries buried within The Arena itself.
Blake’s a writer, Twitter fanatic and occasional blogger. She’s written two Amazon Kindle bestsellers: 'Vs. Reality' and 'Relapse'; both debuted at #1 in the sci-fi/superheroes categories in the United States and the UK. She’s an avid comic book geek and with her own work, she’s been able to garner the attention of some of her favourite comic creators (Mark Millar, creator of ‘Kick-Ass’ and ‘Wanted’, has endorsed ‘Arena Mode’ himself). She currently resides in Toronto, Canada.
‘Arena Mode’ takes the simple basis of a novel and combines it with the world of comic books. Blake has brought onboard several comic artists from the worlds of Marvel and DC to fully design the Arena’s characters plus add sketches and artwork to the rear of the book. These artists include BARRY KITSON (‘The Incredible Hulk’, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’, ‘Fables’), BILLY TUCCI (‘Shi’, ‘Sgt. Rock’, ‘Heroes for Hire’), DAN PANOSIAN (‘Spawn’, ‘X-Men’, ‘Green Lantern’), DAVE JOHNSON (‘Deadpool’, ‘The Punisher’, ‘Superman: Red Son’), DEREK LAUFMAN (the ‘Marvel vs. Capcom’ and ‘World of Warcraft’ video games), MARK McKENNA (‘Star Wars’, ‘Justice League’, ‘Combat Jacks’), COMICBOOKGIRL19 (YouTube sensation of ‘The Comic Book Girl 19 Show’), JOHN “ROC” UPCHURCH (‘Vescell’), NATASHA ALLEGRI (‘Adventure Time’) and THOR MANGILA (Iron Age Animation, Advent Comics).
‘Arena Mode’ will be made available to its Kickstarter backers in June 2013 and will be made widely available sometime afterwards. In the meantime, you can keep up to date on the project by visiting ArenaMode.com or BlakeNorthcott.com.
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ORIGINAL KICKSTARTER INFO:
Talented and beautiful Canadian author Blake Northcott is currently running a fundraising campaign via Kickstarter for her new novel, 'Arena Mode'. The novel will be a mixture of the superhero and sci-fi genres with a 'Ready Player One'/Joss Whedon vibe to it.
This isn't any regular novel, though; it's a new innovative genre that marries comic book art with the format of a novel. Featuring art from tons of popular Marvel/DC artists, 'Arena Mode' may very well be the first of its kind.
On top of the fact that it sounds very cool, one of the superpowered characters in the book will be based on yours truly, Tridon. I'm clearly VERY pumped about this and it'd be awesome for the novel to receive some massive HDN support.
For those who don't know of Ms. Northcott, she's the writer of the Amazon/Kindle-exclusive 'Vs. Reality' as well as its sequel, 'Relapse'. Those books have become huge worldwide bestsellers and have earned her critical praise from miscellaneous writers such as Mark Millar ('Kick-Ass', 'Wanted') as well as a film development deal for 'Vs. Reality'.
There's only two days remaining now for the campaign, but the higher the raised funds, the more freebies Blake gives away. If the campaign can pass the $30,000 mark by Tuesday, even more cool bonuses will be added.
For more info (including videos and an always-updated blog), visit the 'Arena Mode' Kickstarter campaign at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blake-northcott/arena-mode-a-sci-fi-superhero-novel?ref=search.
Once the book is released, I plan to host a giveaway, so if you can't afford one at the moment, who knows -- you may just be the lucky winner in the future! Thanks to all Ninjas who contribute to this cool, innovative project!
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Got it! Awesome! 
