Shane Davis' Inglorious Rex Vol 2 Comic Book

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Shane Davis' Inglorious Rex Vol 2 Comic Book

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Shane Davis' Inglorious Rex Vol 2 Comic Book

Inglorious Rex Volume 2:
Heavy is the Crown

Rising star MMA fighter Alex Stone steps for the first time into the world of Rex Fighting - where 20 tons of genetically-manipulated clones are hitched to the neural systems of their human pilots, twisted together in no-holds-barred, high-stakes cage fighting.

In this fist-pumping, pulse-pounding graphic novel, Alex's unlikely rise as an underdog piloting his late brother's Rex will set him on a collision course with the fighter that holds the crown - the same man that killed his brother. Alex will have to confront the reasons he stepped into the cage, while waging a winner-takes-all battle for the title of Rex Champion.

Inglorious Rex is a passion project almost 10 years in the making. Shane Davis brings to this project over 20 years of experience as a professional comic book penciller and writer on projects such as DC Comic's Superman: Earth One, Batman, New Gods and more. He also co-created almost every member of DC Comic's Red Lanterns, including the world famous fan-favorite cat Dex-Starr the Red Lantern.

9 Lives Comics Site Exclusive Cover

EXCLUSIVE to 9LivesComics.com! The booty will unite us! Get this gorgeous cover of Annatomic with Rex 232 and Razur in the background. This exclusive version of volume 2 also comes with a site exclusive lenticular trading card Rex Rumble.

This site exlusive cover is NOT added to the Subscription Box. It must be purchased separately.

All-In Book Subscription Box

Don't want to miss out on any books in this campaign AND get them inside an EXCLUSIVE collector's box? Then you will want to back the All-In Books Subscription Tier! Not only will you get EVERY NEW BOOK released in this campaign, you will also get the following items that are EXCLUSIVE to the box:

EXCLUSIVE: Dale Keown B&W Vol 2 Cover
EXCLUSIVE: VS Lenticular Poster (7x10inches)
EXCLUSIVE: 75mm scale unpainted Rex 232 mini figure
EXCLUSIVE: Annatomic/Razur lenticular card
Dale Keown Vol 2 Cover
Shane Davis Vol 2 Cover
24 Hours Cover
Kenneth Rocafort Vol 2 Cover
Irene Strychalski Vol 2 Cover
Vol 1 Reprint
Supplemental Book Vol 2
Rocafort-Strychalski trading card set
Collector's Box

The Perks

Dale Keown Vol. 2 Cover

Dale Keown's cover to volume 2 featuring Alex's and Annatomic's Rexes - 232 and Razur - slugging it out.

Shane Davis Vol. 2 Cover

Shane Davis' cover to volume 2 featuring Alex and Rex 232 triumphant over mysterious monsters.

24 Hours Limited Edition Cover

Available only during the first 24 hours! This cover of the beautiful Rex Fighter Anna-Marie AKA Annatomic is only available on the first day of the campaign, and MAY randomly become available whenever Shane Davis is livestreaming. To avoid missing out on this very exclusive cover, back it on day 1 or buy the subscription box!

(Barnaby will NOT be printed on actual cover!)

Kenneth Rocafort Vol. 2 Cover

A Kenneth Rocafort virgin cover to volume 2 featuring Alex and Rex 232. This is a CONNECTING COVER to Kenneth's cover for Inglorious Rex Vol 1 (available in the store).

Irene Strychalski Vol. 2 Cover

An Irene Strychalski virgin cover to volume 2 featuring Rexes 232 and Razur fighting on the outside world.

Supplemental Book Vol. 2

This book includes 2 EXCLUSIVE Supplemental Stories that expands on the backstories of Annatomic and a secret short story about the world of Inglorious Rex. Stories will be written by Shane Davis and Yanzi Lin, and artwork will be by Shelby Robertson and an undisclosed artist.

Inglorious Rex Vol. 1 Reprint Edition

If you missed out on the first printing of Inglorious Rex vol. 1, this is your chance to buy it with a brand new cover by Shane Davis. Contains 53 pages of story and art by Shane Davis, Yanzi Lin and Jason Wright, and bonus material totaling 68 pages as previously printed.

75mm Unpainted Rex 232 Mini Figure

EXCLUSIVE to the All-In Books Subscription Box. An unpainted, 75mm scale of Rex 232 throwing a punch. This miniature requires basic assembly and will come in a clamshell display.

Dale Keown Vol. 2 B&W Cover

EXCLUSIVE to the All-In Books Subscription Box. Get the Dale Keown vol. 2 cover as a virgin, greyscale cover.

Showdown for the Crown Lenticular Fight Poster

EXCLUSIVE to the All-In Books Subscription Box. This awesome 7x10 inches lenticular poster shows 232 VS Razur on one flip, and Alex VS Annatomic on the other! Who will be the champion of the Arc-City Central Rex Arena?

CGC Signature Series - Inglorious Rex # 1, #2, and Starlight Cats #1

If you are a fan of graded comics, 9 Lives Comics is now offering CGC Signature Series copies of Inglorious Rex 1, Inglorious Rex 2 and Starlight Cats 1 on this campaign! Buy 1, or buy all 3 to get a $20 discount!

CGC Signature series books ship separately from all other items.

Character Ink Sketch

Get an Inked Character Head Sketch from Shane Davis! You can choose which character you want from Inglorious Rex: Rex 232,Rex Razur, Alex, Annatomic or Lil' T. Your sketch will be done on a 5x7 bristol board in inks that will be shipped to you in pristine condition!

Have Your Name on the Fight Card!

You have a chance to add yourself to the roster of Rex Fighters! You choose your fighter's name and it will appear up in the fight cards during one fight sequence! There are 8 slots available, first-come-first-served.

(Names cannot belong to copyrighted characters unless you are the creator, also no slurs/vulgarities allowed.)

Be a Spectator in the Ringside!

Get yourself drawn into the front row seat of a fight sequence! You will be right up there, cheering on or heckling the Rex fighters! There are 4 slots available, first-come-first-served.

Original Pages

If collecting original art is more your speed, we have a limited number of original inked pages available for purchase! First come first served. Backer #1 for original art will get to choose the page they want first, then Backer #2, etc.

Original ONE-OF-A-KIND Covers

Here is your chance to own the original inked covers - available only for this campaign! We will ship the covers worldwide safely in plastic toploaders.

Stretch Goals

UNLOCKED! $120,000: Every book backer gets an Exclusive Nate Stone Trading Card. One card per book backer!

UNLOCKED! $130,000: Fanart contest! Winner will get $500 and will be printed at the back of the main Graphic Novel! Use #IngloriousRex and link to the campaign to enter. Entries must be submitted before the campaign goes in-demand.

UNLOCKED! $140,000: All Graphic Novels will now be SIGNED by both Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin!

UNLOCKED! $150,000: Every book backer gets an Exclusive Lil' T Trading Card. One card per book backer!

UNLOCKED! $160,000: The interior pages for both the main Graphic Novel and Supplemental will have a heavier, better quality paper stock, better quality cover stock and all Graphic Novels will now be perfect-bound!

UNLOCKED! $170,000: Every book backer gets an Exclusive Inglorious Rex fist logo sticker! One sticker per book backer!

UNLOCKED! $180,000: Every book backer gets an Exclusive 'Outside Threats' Trading Card. One card per book backer!

UNLOCKED! $190,000: Every book backer gets an Exclusive Rex Trading Card. One card per book backer!

UNLOCKED! $200,000: Every book backer gets an Exclusive LENTICULAR Card ‘The Defender’! One card per book backer!

UNLOCKED! $210,000:Fanart contest upgrade! 2 winners will be picked: 1st place gets $800 and 2nd place gets $400. Use #IngloriousRex to enter. Entries must be submitted before mid-Feb 2023.

UNLOCKED! $220,000: Every book backer gets an Inglorious Rex bookmark! One bookmark per book backer!

$230,000: Every book backer gets an Exclusive secret Trading Card. One card per book backer!

$240,000: Every book backer gets an Exclusive Villain Trading Card. One card per book backer!

$250,000: Every book backer gets an Exclusive Rex 232 magnet featuring art by Ghosthause. One magnet per book backer!

The Creative Team

Writers: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin
Penciller: Shane Davis
Inker: Yanzi Lin
Colorist: Jason Wright

Please be absolutely certain when backing a reward. Refund requests will be honored, less the transaction fees charged to us by the credit card company.

Updates

14th March 2023: CGC Signature Series Comics Added! Art Update!

We have a quick update to the project we want to announce before we show off our art update: due to backers' requests, we are giving you the chance to pick up CGC signed and graded copies of all of 9 Lives Comics' works to date!

Each book will be signed by both Shane Davis and Yanzi Lin, then graded and slabbed by CGC before they are mailed out to you. We are currently not limiting the number of copies for Starlight Cats #1 and Inglorious Rex #1. However, since we do not overprint our books by a lot, once stock starts running low, we will remove the CGC option for these 2 books.

And now for the promised art update! Here is a crazy spread of Rexes 232 and Razur fighting outside Arc-City. What are they fighting, and how will this battle be resolved? Be sure to back Inglorious Rex 2 to find out more!

Thank you for backing Inglorious Rex! We are having a blast working on these pages, and we look forward to getting you the books!

24th February 2023: New Stretch Goals + Art Update!

THANK YOU all our awesome backers for all your support! We have some exciting new stretch goals we are announcing today, which includes an awesome Rex 232 magnet illustrated by Ghosthause!

All book backers will get this magnet if we hit $250,000 on this campaign before we close down in-demand, which will be happening shortly.

All stretch goals take into account the backing we have received on our website at 9 Lives Comics as well, so we are well on our way to $230k now!

We have also been diligently working on pages, and here is one of Lil' T schemin' and plottin' as he looks at a hologram of Arc-City.

A quick reminder that the fanart contest ends on the 28th of February, and winners will be announced at a later date, so be sure to submit your entry soon if you haven't. Just post the image on Twitter with the hashtag #ingloriousrex and tag us both @shanedavisart and @linyanzi.

Finally, the first 30 days of the campaign on our website at 9 Lives Comics is about to come to an end on Sunday, so be sure to check it out and don't miss out on the Site Exclusive Cover and lenticular card pack!

We will be posting more updates real soon!

10th Feb 2023: Merch Coming Down! Fanart Contest Update!

In the past month, you guys really came through for 9 Lives Comics by supporting this campaign on our different platforms, and we really appreciate you guys for that.

Thanks to you guys, Inglorious Rex 2 can now be found directly on Google, and at position #2 to boot!

That couldn't have been possible without you all pushing and promoting the campaign for us, so we are eternally grateful for how you guys came in and backed us!

Merch Orders Update

We are planning on taking down all the merchandise on the campaign in the coming weeks so we will be able to send them in for manufacturing. That includes the hats, shirts, and yes, the lunch boxes as well. If there is a piece of merch you have been eyeing, now is the time to back it.

Fanart Contest Update

We will be closing the fanart contest on 28th February, 2023. Winners will be announced at a later date.

If you have a fanart entry, you should have received communication from Yanzi to send her a high-res file. If you did not get such a DM from her on Twitter, reach out to her there at: https://twitter.com/linyanzi

Once again, thank you for supporting us! Pages are rolling out, and we will have more updates for you guys soon!