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The media conquest of global MMORPG Wakfu is marching on, and very soon, you'll be able to join the campaign. Popverse is thrilled to announce Ogrest: The Storm Before the Tears, a graphic novel prequel to Netflix's Wakfu: The Animated Series, is headed to Kickstarter very soon, and if you keep reading, we'll tell you how to get in on the action.

Set in the high-fantasy World of Twelve, inhabited by 12 humanoid races with varying magical and physical abilities, Wakfu has garnered a worldwide fanbase of players and animation fans. In fact, the Wakfu series was originally produced in French (just like the game that inspired it), but a massive fan-led Kickstarter campaign funded an English dub. Even before Netflix picked up the animated show, Kickstarter was instrumental in continuing the series beyond its initial seasons.

Now, comics publisher Magnetic Press is hoping to harness some of that fanbase power when the Ogrest: The Storm Before the Tears launches on Kickstarter July 15. Fans of the property already know the name Ogrest well - he's an ogre that was blamed for one of the World of Twelve's greatest disasters - but the new series (already released in French) promises to bring more depth and plenty of tragedy to his origin story.

What won't be a tragedy, however, are the possible rewards that backers will receive for pledging their support to this graphic novel campaign. Greatest of those rewards will be the entire, 5-volume collection of Ogrest in an exclusive slipcase, but Magnetic has also revealed to Popverse that the campaign will include "exclusive editions, collectibles, and access to never-before-seen content."

Heck, you get a Bookmark and $5 shipping bonus just for pre-registering for the campaign!

Ogrest: The Storm Before the Tears is coming to Kickstarter July 15. You can pre-register for the campaign here.

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