It’s Barbara’s birthday, and she’s stuck in an ambulance waiting to be rescued. But she's not alone, Tim, the paramedic looking after her, is with her, too, and as they wait, Barbara begins retelling her life story, and of the secret of the four breaths.
Hexes: Four Breaths is a 28-page story of loss and hope, what's been and what's to come, written by Simon Birks, art by Majory Yokomizo and letters by Rob Jones.
Hexes are one-off psychological horror stories, all set in the same universe. We already have two volumes printed, both of which are available as part of the campaign.
"I know that you usually get something with a bit of mysticism and a lot of heart, and Hexes: Four Breaths is no exception."3 Million Years
"It’s a simple story, but it’s a powerful one, and definitely worth reading." Fanbase Press
"Fantastically written by Simon Birks with gorgeous artwork by Majory Yokomizo--plus stellar letting by Rob Jones, I really enjoyed my digital preview copy" The Newest Rant
Hexes: Four Breaths will be enjoyed by anyone who loves supernatural, heartfelt stories, with beautiful, haunting art!
As Fanbase Press said in their review - "It’s about life: the good, the bad, the ups, the downs, the things that make it difficult, and the things that make it worth living."
The comic is 28 pages, full colour and packed full of emotion!
We've already published two incredibly popular volumes of Hexes comics - four stories in each, all written by Simon Birks and drawn by various artists - see more below. Hexes Volume One & Hexes Volume Two are available as add-ons.
Set in the same universe, these stories are all one-and-done, so you don't need to read them in any order!
Four supernatural horror tales set in the same universe; a man pursued by the ghost of him as a child, a man plagued with the children of his nightmares, a woman full of guilt at the loss of her son and a sinister care home housing a all-devouring monster.
Four stories, four artists, one universe.
Collects: Hexes: The Boy Who Came Closer Hexes: Waking Nightmare Hexes: Midnight Oil Hexes: 101
Written by Simon Birks, art by Ege Avci, Lyndon White, Rory Donald and Emiliano Correa. Letters and cover by Lyndon White.
Four more supernatural horror tales from the Hexiverse; a girl befriended by a creature made of letters, a man who continually wakes up in a hotel bedroom full of guilt, a girl obsessed with beings of light she believes took her mother and a family whose past transgressions may be finally catching up with them.
Four stories, four artists, one universe.
Collects: Hexes: Daughter of Letters Hexes: Passing Through Hexes: Devil in the Details Hexes: Everything Must Go
Written by Simon Birks, art by Edward Bentley, Lyndon White, RHStewart and Yarkın Sakarya. Letters and cover by Lyndon White.
We're running this Backerkit campaign to help raise the funds for the printing of Hexes: Four Breaths. As a small indie press, we need help from backers like you to print our comics, allowing us to continue to make more fantastic independent comics!
Using Backerkit, we're able to reward our backers by offering exclusive rewards, as well as the guarantee you'll be receiving the books first! The book is complete and, apart from adding the backers names, ready to go to print.
Backerkit is a fantastic site, which helps us reach as many people as possible, and we're always delighted to hear the great feedback we receive from our fans.
Shipping costs will be based on your reward's final weight. This is a better way of charging for postage, when you take into account all the possible add-ons you can choose.
We use economy postage outside Europe, which does not come with a tracking number. Economy postage takes a little longer to arrive, but is just as reliable as sending using normal postage. You can add tracked postage as an additional add-on.
We are also unable to pre-pay import taxes if you are based in the EU, so please bear that in mind.
Hexes: Four Breaths is written by Blue Fox Comics by co-founder and award-winning writer Simon Birks.
His other titles include the comics Antarctica from Image & Top Cow, Robyn, Gone, Hexes, Sinners, The Girl in the Midnight Gown and The Shadow Over Innsmouth, which have all successfully raised funds for printing using the Kickstarter platform.
Majory Yokomizo is a Brazilian comic artist who self-published her first comic, "Drain", in 2018. Her comic "Asylum" was nominated for HQMIX-2018 award and in 2019 came "Avocado Seed", also nominated for the HQMIX-2019 award.
Majory has participated in comic anthologies such as "100 Years of Emilia" by the publisher Skript, organized by Carol Pimentel and "Dives Through Our Windows", an independent publication organized by Daniel Ianae, among others.
Currently, she has an independent project of a hybrid book mixing comics and illustrations called: "Where are magical beings born?" which is being released on a Brazilian crowdfunding platform and is also working on the upcoming Fox Red title Tides.
Rob Jones is a writer and primarily a letterer of comics. His lettering work can be found in books from such companies as Image, Heavy Metal, Humanoids, Scout, Behemoth, A Wave Blue World, BHP Comics, DC Thomson's Commando, Comichaus and more. You can find him shouting into the void on twitter @RobJonesWrites or at the pigeons in most local parks in Doncaster.
We really appreciate everything our backers do for us and want to make sure that they feel supported.
To help achieve this, Blue Fox Comics offer a money back guarantee - if you are unhappy with your rewards, and return them, undamaged, within one month of receiving them we will return your pledge amount to you.
We are aiming to have sent all the rewards by the end of April 2025. To do this we have developed a timeline to give you a better idea what you should expect, when.
December 2024 - This Kickstarter campaign
January 2025 - Monies collected, surveys sent, rewards manufactured
February2025 - Book printed and received
March/April 2025 - Rewards sent to backers
We fully expect the rewards to have been sent out by the end of April 2025.
