SMBC's Zachary Weiner Kickstarts A Kids' Book With Boulet

I'm going to say this straight out: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal creator Zachary Weiner doesn't really need your help to get his children's book, Augie and the Green Knight, published. In not even six full days, he reached the $200,000 mark on Kickstarter. His goal was $30,000. He's doing OK.

That said, it still may be worth backing the project to get yourself a copy of this book. The story sounds like a really fun adventure featuring a whip-smart young girl, and it's gorgeously illustrated by Boulet of the fantastic webcomic Bouletcorp. It may just be the perfect thing for a kid in your life, or, you know, yourself.

Here's how Weiner describes the story on his Kickstarter page:

Augie and the Green Knight is about 20,000 words long, and is a retelling of a famous medieval romance. The original story is about King Arthur's court encountering a strange giant Green Knight and the quest that follows. In this book, we get to hear the Green Knight's side of the story through the lens of a young nerdy girl named Augie.

Augie is an expert in biology, math, and a bunch of other subjects that adults find boring. She goes off one morning for adventure, only to find herself in a strange world of fantasy. There, she has to use all of her intelligence to save a brave knight from death.

And here's how he feels about the work:

I believe this is the best thing I've ever written, and it's a book I want to be able to give to my grandchildren some day. So, for this project in particular, we're taking extra care to make the book itself a work of art. To that end, every single book will be hardcover with a cover image by Boulet. This book is very special to me, and I want the artifact itself to reflect my feelings.

Just to whet your whistle, here's some more preview art:

I mean, honestly. Look at that Baba Yaga.

There's just about three weeks left on the Kickstarter, and backing is basically a guarantee you'll get the book, so if you're interested, go grab it.