Executive Summary

Dark Lion is a modern African superhero IP with a fully developed 5-part TV series, an international novel, and a Comic Con Africa 2024 success story. Early 2026, and we are ready to ignite production of the 5-book, epic origin story, graphic novel series and launch our NFT (TV Series-linked) profit share token for a fan-powered franchise, while running back-to-back Kickstarter campaigns to generate recurring non-dilutive capital. This creates a self-funding “free money” flywheel that scales from books → collectibles → TV → gaming → many more spin-offs that make superhero-sized $$$. EXPLAINED AT -- https://invest.darklionhero.com The "Flywheel" can be started with as little as $50k, however, as explained in our proposal video, we require a capital standby (of another $100k) to scale the ad spend of the first campaign. The investor may discuss equity size, based on the committed investment and appetite. ALAN HAYWARD - Founder/Producer/Writer/Director (SOUTH AFRICA) With over two decades of experience in the South African film industry as a producer, writer, and director, Alan Hayward holds countless top-tier credits in the commercial film and audiovisual sectors. Known for his problem-solving abilities and composure under pressure, he delivers high-production value projects within budget. An entrepreneur at heart, Alan loves to think outside the box and is always looking to enhance and improve the creative and production process by staying on top of new skills and technologies. GUILE SHARP - Official Franchise Artist (FRANCE) Guile Sharp is a freelance artist who predominantly works in the U.S. comic book industry as a cover artist. Formerly a character designer and storyboard artist at Ubisoft Paris on the Wii game Red Steel 2, he has pencilled covers for Bad Bug Media, Merc Publishing, and others, including Marvel. Additionally, Guile has done a lot of sketch cards for Upper Deck Entertainment, Rittenhouse, and Cryptozoic Entertainment. He recently worked for FairSquare Comics on their anthology Noir Is the New Black and drew a few pages in the upcoming Juiceman #8 as an interior artist. The French native teamed up with South African writer and producer, Alan Hayward, and returns to Comic Con 2024, to launch his passion project, Dark Lion. We are raising launch capital. With agency-managed professional Kickstarter.com campaigns, the business generates revenue from day 1 and can be scaled by data-driven decisions, as is explained at -- https://invest.darklionhero.com MUST BE VIEWED AT -- https://invest.darklionhero.com Dark Lion operates at the intersection of multiple high-growth global markets: superheroes ($180B+), NFTs ($36–$60B+), graphic novels ($1.3B+), P2E gaming ($3B+), tabletop games ($12.6B+), energy drinks ($86B+) & supplements ($90B+). As NFTs shift toward utility and revenue share, and demand for African mythology rises via major streamers, Dark Lion leverages a single creative universe to penetrate multiple markets simultaneously as a premium multimedia and consumer-product franchise.