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Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign Introduces Superpowerful Bonanza,
Starring the New Jamaican Superhero 'Jah's Spear'
TORONTO, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting on March 10th,
YouTube's Homemade Game Guru is utilizing Indiegogo.com as the
launching pad for a niche board game entitled 'Superpowerful Bonanza'
- a three-dimensional handmade wood and cardboard board game designed
to look like a multileveled mini city. The game features a new line-up
of superheroes and villains from around the world. One of those
characters is called Jah's Spear and he was designed to become a
mainstream superhero representing the country of Jamaica.
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Superpowerful Bonanza is a board game designed to look like a city and
play like a classic 'side-scrolling brawler' video game. It includes
five super-villains who control each level of the game and players
have the choice of four superheroes to take back the city from the bad
guys. The hero choices include a Mexican-American school teacher and
ex-marine turned heroic masked vigilante (Demet Marks), a
fiery-redheaded mystical heroine from Newfoundland, Canada (Lacrossa),
a tough British-American street cop (Sgt. Gregory X. Brooks) and Jah's
Spear - a Jamaican government assassin sent by the Prime Minister's
Office to hunt down a wanted corrupt CEO named Playcare.
In the game, Jah's Spear is a costumed vigilante whose true identity
is unknown and only the Jamaican Prime Minister's office knows his
name. Explained in more detail within a one-shot comic book that
accompanies the Superpowerful Bonanza Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign,
Jah's Spear is Jamaica's most respected and feared hero known for his
sometimes heavy-fisted and brutal techniques to bring wanted criminals
to justice. Taking inspiration from Marvel Comics' Wolverine, 'V' from
V for Vendetta and DC's Lobo 'anti-heroes', Jah's Spear was designed
as the 'good guy' on the side of justice and peace, however he has a
temperament and attitude that makes him dangerous.
"With the exception of Nicholas Da Silva's 'Dread or Alive' and a
small handful of minor characters at the large comic publishers, like
Marvel's 'Hairbag', Jamaica has lacked a serious hero or even
anti-hero character in the comic market," stated Lue Nuwame, the
game's inventor and Homemade Game Guru host - whose background is half
Jamaican and half Togolese. "I created Jah's Spear as a tough
character who is honest in his responsibilities, intent and tactics.
He isn't about self-indulgent altruism - he's a warrior fighting evil
for his country by any means necessary!"
As for the character's name, Nuwame said he won't immediately reveal
why he chose it. When the campaign succeeds, Nuwame promises people
will learn more about the origins of this character.
Superpowerful Bonanza officially launched on Indiegogo.com on March
10th and runs until April 8th. Gift 'perks' provided to campaign
donors include an exclusive signed comic book, a trading card set,
hand-crafted games and a vinyl figurine. Campaign page visitors can
also 'Like' the campaign directly to Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to
help share the idea globally. More information is available at:
http://igg.me/at/superpowerfulbonanza/x/1146965.
Lue Nuwame can be reached via email or by one at 1-647-407-2614 for
more information. YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/homemadegameguru.
Read more news from Superpowerful Bonanza.
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