Fund This: ‘Cheeky Pulp’ Brings Superheroes To School

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Project Name: Cheeky Pulp

Asking For: £5,000 ($7,748.77) on Indiegogo

Amount Raised Thus Far (At Time Of Post): £1,130 ($1,751.22)

Days Remaining In Campaign (At Time Of Post): 21

Description: A web series called Cheeky Pulp could be about a lot of different subjects. It could follow irreverent citrus farmers or impudent paper mill employees. In this case, though, Cheeky Pulp centers on a school for super-powered individuals whose students are brought together by an aspiring comic book author, and if that’s not a wonderful premise, I don’t know what is.

Lazulite Films, the studio behind Cheeky Pulp, is run by two student filmmakers who “want to make something fun and exciting this summer.” In order to realize that dream, they’ve turned to Indiegogo, where they are hoping to raise money to fund what appears to be a typical British school story blended with supernatural elements and an artistic vibe.

In their pitch video, co-creators Ashley Harris

and Chris Saunders lay out their vision while introducing viewers to a few of their characters. The students, as you might expect, are a ragtag bunch.

Creator Bio: Lazulite’s previous work has occasionally satirized common superhero tropes. The studio’s short film “Villainy” follows a wannabe supervillain trying to impress his peers. Sound familiar?

Best Perk: Contributors who offer up at least £10 can appear as a superhero on a poster in the series. No word on whether you get to choose your own powers.

Why You Should Fund It: The idea of a superhero school has been done many times before, but Lazulite’s spin on the genre has an intriguing weirdness to it that cannot be ignored. It may sound cliche, but the stars of Cheeky Pulp are not your average superheroes. For example, one of the main characters has the astounding power to “shit bricks,” as if he just saw a startling image on the Internet.

Cheeky Pulp seems to be filled with ingenuity and heart, and by blending multiple genres together, it can appeal to a wide audience. It needs just a few thousand more quid to get the green light.

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