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On Monday, Warner Bros. and Disney TV character designer Chad Townsend launched a crowdfunding campaign for a pair of comics The Black Phantom: Rockets Red Glare and Kid Squid issue 0, both written and illustrated by Townsend.

The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3500 at the time of this writing.

Here’s the official pitch for both books taken from the Indiegogo campaign page:

The Black Phantom: Rockets Red Glare

The Black Phantom is on a mission to infiltrate a secret base that manufactures the V2 rockets bombing London. He must find a V2 radio antenna & signal allied bombers to its location. Read this epic action-packed comic full of vampires, ghouls, and an exciting battle with Horn Toad!

23 pages of comic book action. B&W (does include gore) plus Bonus material including sketches of the Black Phantom from the 90s to the present. fan art and character description pages. The artwork is 100% finished.

About The Black Phantom

Through the Power of a mystical Key, he is the walking deadman known only as… The Black Phantom. The Skeleton key he wears around his neck is both his strength and weakness. separated from it he is just another stiff. With it, bloodworms that fill his body can reattach dismembered limbs or change his appearance to the dead person he comes in contact with. he has changed his appearance so many times he has lost the memory of his true identity.

Kid Squid #0

Scientist Eric Weiss accidentally unleashes Cthulu on the city of Round Rock and only Dr. Cthulu can contain the beast! Witness the origins of Kid Squid, Dr. Cthulu, and Paindora!!

24 pages! plus Bonus material including sketches and an early two-page comic telling the origin of Dr. Cthulu. character description pages.

Backers can get a copy of both The Black Phantom: Rockets Red Glare and Kid Squid issue 0 as well as an acrylic standee of the Black Phantom himself all for $25. If you have more cash to spend, you can also receive the following tchotchkes and extras:

• Multiple copies of both books
• Additional standees
• Sketch cards
• Head sketch cover editions
• Multiple art folios

It is also worth noting that there is an additional shipping charge starting at $10 for those in the United States.

Interested? You can check out some sample artwork below or visit The Black Phantom Indiegogo campaign page here.

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