Based on the Indian superhero created by Stan Lee and Sharad Devarajan, the first “Hollywood Meets Bollywood” NFT drop attracted fans from 14 countries with over 3.14 million visits from global buyers around the world
INDIA— January 5, 2022 – Demonstrating global unprecedented success for the NFT industry, Orange Comet one of the world’s leading NFT entertainment studios, in collaboration with BeyondLife.club powered by GuardianLink.io, announced today that its partnership with Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment and Graphic India to launch the limited-edition Chakraverse NFT collection resulted in the most successful US-India NFT sale in history.
The first drop, which took place on December 27, released 6,865 unique generative art pieces based on characters, and sold out at a staggering speed of 51 seconds, followed quickly by a second release on the morning of December 28 with 5,400 NFT comics, which all sold out even faster at 49 seconds—making them two of the fastest NFT drop sellouts around the world. In total, people from 14 countries participated in the auction, with 22% of the audience residing in India. The auction craze soared high on social media as well with #StanLeeNFT trending at number 3 on Twitter in India on December 28, 2021, the anniversary of Stan Lee’s 99th birthday.
In 2012, Stan Lee discussed Chakra The Invincible, saying, “I have always been fascinated by Indian culture. It’s so philosophical and rich in tradition and morality. I've written countless superheroes of every nationality and every part of the world before, I’ve even created many heroes from other planets and galaxies, but Chakra The Invincible is the first superhero I am creating specifically for the Indian market. My goal with Chakra is simple—I want to bring an Eastern concept like the chakras to the world via the Western genre of superheroes.”
Widely regarded as one of the greatest creators of the 20th and 21st centuries, Lee is the legendary writer and co-creator of the world’s most popular superheroes, including Spider-Man™, X-Men™, Fantastic Four™, Iron Man™, Hulk™, The Avengers™, and more. His characters have generated over $32 billion at the global box office and established some of the most beloved stories in history.
“We are thrilled with the response from fans around the world. In teaming with Graphic India, POW and GuardianLink.io, we’ve been able to take this amazing franchise and bring Hollywood and Bollywood together into the metaverse,” said Dave Broome, Co-Founder and CEO Orange Comet.
The creative production for the drop was done by leading NFT entertainment company Orange Comet, who worked closely with the original Chakra The Invincible graphic novel artist and character designer, Jeevan J. Kang to design the new generative art pieces based on the comic characters. Orange Comet also used some of the original sketches that Lee and Devarajan were developing for an older, live action version of the character, to create original, high-end 3D animated NFT collectible art pieces showing each of Chakra’s powers.
Sharad Devarajan, Co-Creator of Chakra The Invincible, and Co-Founder, Graphic India, added, “When Stan Lee and I created Chakra The Invincible, our goal was to connect fans from east and west together through the power of story, while also introducing one of the first Indian superheroes to the world giving new representation to over 2 Billion South Asians. This NFT project has stayed true to that initial vision and succeeded in becoming the first major US-India NFT partnership. We definitely have a lot more planned for our new “Chakraverse” global community in the months ahead for the NFT and Metaverse space.”
GuardianLink.io also saw an amazing response from NFT collectors as collecting more than five NFTs qualified them to participate in its fast-paced treasure hunt. It is a mechanism designed by GuardianLink.io, where the NFT collectors qualify for collection of coins valued in the access of $50,000 that are randomly allocated to each of them. This is a first-of-its kind blockchain-generated treasure hunt that gives the large format NFT buyers a way to participate in key incentives and perks as a reward mechanism.
“This is a proud moment for us. Our first international NFT drop based on Indian culture received a resounding sell-out in the auctions. We are thrilled to see such an overwhelming response over our exclusive global NFT and this success is validation of Stan Lee’s unconditional fan following in India and globally. At GuardianLink.io, we have been on the forefront of the race to build and operate some of the largest Marketplaces and most advanced Creative NFTs in the space. With its foundation in Creative Media, GuardianLink.io has led the race in terms of designing high impact creative NFTs protected by our Anti.RIP technology and legitimacy protocol”, said Kameshwaran Elangovan, Co-Founder and COO of GuardianLink.
“Stan was always so captivated and intrigued by emerging technology,” said Gill Champion, President of Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment. “Inspired by his fascination with new trends, we are honored to connect Stan’s fans to his first Indian superhero in an exciting new way with the Chakraverse NFT collection.”
Apart from being the first-ever NFT project bringing together a Bollywood and Hollywood connection, the global NFT’s also leveraged GuardianLink.io’s Anti.RIP AI Spyder technology. The technology prevents the NFT from being copied, protecting the exclusive rights of its owner which is currently a challenge in the NFT landscape.
The NFT drop was launched on the eco-conscious Polygon blockchain. Polygon is a climate sustainable blockchain that is over 99.99% more carbon efficient than Ethereum.
To ensure a more streamlined experience for creators, users, and buyers alike, GuardianLink.io will be launching its very own marketplace on 07th January 2022. The NFT holders from their previous drops which were part of the BeyondLife.Club ecosystem, will hold a great opportunity to further trade their NFTs on this new marketplace. Buyers who missed on their opportunity to purchase their NFT from BeyondLife.Club, can now explore the marketplace more efficiently.
Fans can also stay engaged with the character at www.Chakraverse.io
ABOUT ORANGE COMET
Orange Comet is a premium content creation company focused on producing high quality and disruptive NFT digital collectibles and blockchain-based experiences. The Company’s team brings together some of the world's leading and award-winning media creators, producers, and artists to partner with the biggest brands, IP and talent across music, sports, arts and entertainment. By blending super-creative content and game-changing technology, our mission is to create groundbreaking NFT experiences for the passionate fan bases of our clients, simultaneously unlocking new levels of interest, engagement and revenue. Co-founded by Hollywood veteran producer, Dave Broome, NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner and Grammy award-winning music icons Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Orange Comet is powered by a passionate group of people that believe the future of all entertainment and media is on the verge of major disruptive change through a variety of blockchain experiences. Dedicated to blockchain sustainability, Orange Comet runs on green servers and builds a carbon-negative solution in the NFT space, including partnering with eco-conscious blockchains. Our collective diversity in background, expertise and industries, works to help our clients shape their businesses for the emerging Metaverse of opportunities that awaits. For more information, visit us at OrangeComet.com, as well as on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
ABOUT GUARDIANLINK.IO & BEYONDLIFE.CLUB
GuardianLink.io is a pioneer and innovator of NFT Technologies with its roots embedded in the Blockchain world since 2016. It is the inventor of Anti.Rip and Wallet.Cipher technologies for the NFT world and has developed one of the first framework of Legitimacy protocol for the NFT ecosystem. GuardianLink.io’s deep base of over 350+ product avengers and NFTartists provide global execution capabilities for deploying NFT Auction platform and Exchange Framework. With global brands and exchanges running on GuardianLink.io platform it has a proven track record of scalability, accessibility, and extensibility. Powered by GuardianLink.io - BeyondLife.Club is responsible for launching one of the largest auctions in Southeast Asia. GuardianLink.io is founded and established in Singapore, India and Japan. For more information about our technology and platform, please visit us at guardianlink.io and beyondlife.club.
ABOUT GRAPHIC INDIA
Graphic India is a leading character entertainment company focused on creating superheroes, comics and stories through mobile and digital platforms. Led by media entrepreneur Sharad Devarajan, Graphic has produced over 200 episodes of animation and developing over a dozen live action film and TV projects across Hollywood, and Bollywood. The Company’s characters and animated shows include, “The Legend of Hanuman” which launched on Disney+Hotstar; "Chakra The Invincible" created with Stan Lee; “Astra Force,” an award winning animated series created with iconic actor, Amitabh Bachchan; and “Baahubali The Lost Legends” a 70-episode animated series, created with Arka Mediaworks and based the most successful film franchise in Indian history. Graphic believes that India is home to some of the most creative talent in the world, with more than 600 million people under the age of 25 and more than 850 million mobile phone users in the country. The Company’s mission is to create new enduring stories and heroes that connect global audiences and ideas through the power of story. www.GraphicIndia.com
ABOUT POW! ENTERTAINMENT
POW! Entertainment, Inc., a multi-media entertainment company, was founded by noted comic book writer Stan Lee, award-winning producer Gill Champion, and attorney Arthur Lieberman. POW! is utilizing Lee’s historical background to perpetuate his legacy while developing all new live-action films, television, digital IP, and more based upon Lee’s original characters and stories, all of which contribute to global expansion. POW! partners with third parties and strategic alliances, including studios and networks, in the production and distribution of new POW! character franchises. https://powentertainment.com
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