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The “Battle Brick Road” is paved with cash! Eric Weathers’ Oz-inspired comic is raking in big Indiegogo bucks

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Blake Worrell 8 comments

On Friday, independent comic book creator (and quite possibly the most prolific letterer in indie comics) Eric Weathers launched a crowdfunding campaign for Battle Brick Road: Operation Zephyr. At the time of this writing, the project has already raised more than $13 thousand, smashing its initial funding goal (which it surpassed in the opening minutes of the campaign). Written by

Cover revealed for Eric Weathers’ “Battle Brick Road: Operation Zephyr”

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

Independent comic book creator and prolific letterer extraordinaire Eric Weathers (Flying Fortress) is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign for his next project, Battle Brick Road: Operation Zephyr, which is an action-packed spin on The Wizard of Oz. Here’s a quick plot summary of the book: On a quest to find her long-lost father, Dorothy Gale discovers the fallen utopia

Eric Weathers’ “Flying Fortress: Remastered” takes flight just in time for D-Day 75th anniversary

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Veteran comic book letterer Eric Weathers is marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day by launching a crowdfunding campaign for Flying Fortress: Remastered, a girthy 200-page graphic novel collecting all eight issues of 2011’s Flying Fortress with updated artwork and lettering. Wait, did I say letterer? Indeed I did. Eric Weathers is a very active letterer for other independent comics projects

Eric July’s “Rippaverse” Campaign Ends First Week with More Than $2.6 Million

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Blake Worrell One comment

After just a single week of crowdfunding, Eric July’s Isom issue 1 has already amassed more than $2.6 million. This makes Isom the most successful crowdfunded comic book project in history, and there’s still more than 60 days left in the campaign. What’s even more impressive is that this total was reached without the help of a middle-man crowdfunding site

Eric July’s “Isom” Issue 1 Launches the “Rippaverse” into Orbit (Updated)

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Blake Worrell 7 comments

Update: The Isom campaign has indeed crossed the $1 million threshold as of 12 July. Congratulations to Eric July, Cliff Richards, Gabe Eltaeb, Eric Weathers, and everyone else on the Rippaverse team. Original story follows: On Monday, YouTube personality and aspiring comic book creator Eric July launched a crowdfunding campaign for Isom issue 1, an all new, 96-page superhero book.

Eric Canete’s “Arc Athena” Now Live on Indiegogo

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Wednesday, comic book creator Eric Canete launched a crowdfunding campaign for Arc Athena Book One, an all new, hardcover graphic novel intended as the first part in a six-issue miniseries. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $18 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Canete (TRON Uprising) and featuring colors by Giuliano

Sweet Comics’ “Downcast Volume 4: Hunting Ground” Now Available for Preorder (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

Posted on April 14, 2023 by The Splintering Staff One comment

Independent comic book creator and Sweet Comics founder Clint Stoker recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Downcast Volume 4: Hunting Ground, an 80-page sci-fi graphic novel. This time around, the campaign is being conducted on the Sweet Comics website rather than conventional crowdfunding platforms. The project is already fully funded, having raised 138% of its original goal at the time

Ben Fuselier’s Sci-Fi Adventure “Outlaw Nights” Returns for Issue 2

Posted on April 10, 2023 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

“It appears that we now have an Outlaw Nights for an In-Law Nights!” Eh, you can’t win ‘em all. Anyway… Over the Easter holiday weekend, Ben Fuselier launched a crowdfunding campaign for Outlaw Nights issue 2, a 25-page sci-fi comic book. Written by Fuselier and featuring illustrations by Juanito Arceneaux (Dwarfs vs. Lion), colors by Marcos Martins and lettering by

ALL CAPS COMICS’ “CyberFrog: Dark Harvest” Raises $40k and Counting (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

Posted on February 15, 2023 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Earlier this week, renowned comic book creator and YouTube personality Ethan Van Sciver launched a crowdfunding campaign for CyberFrog: Dark Harvest, which offers three separate CyberFrog books that include reprinted, remastered, and all-new material (depending on what you pick up). Like many of Van Sciver’s previous crowdfunded projects, the Dark Harvest campaign is already a strong success, having raised roughly

Sierra Whiskey’s “No Cover” Based on a True Story; Fully Funded on Day One

Posted on February 14, 2023 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

No, it’s not about a strip club. At least I don’t think it is… On Monday, Sierra Whiskey launched a crowdfunding campaign for No Cover, a 60-page (58 pages of story) action comedy book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $8 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Sierra Whiskey and featuring illustrations by

Pum Spak’s All-Ages Comic “Unemployed Monsters” Still Available In-Demand (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Blake Worrell One comment

“Monsters” seems a little bit strong… “Hippies” maybe… Pum Spak recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Unemployed Monsters, a 56-page comic book featuring work by artists from Rick and Morty and Bob’s Burgers. The book is fully funded, and currently in-demand, so you can still buy into the project if you missed it during the crowdfunding period (like we did).

Crowdfunding Review: “Inglorious Rex” (9 Lives Comics)

Posted on October 17, 2022 by George Travlos 2 comments

Today we’ll be reviewing the crowdfunded comic book campaign Inglorious Rex by Shane Davis. Is it a knock-out of a book?

RGB’s Demon-Hunting Western “The Prospectres” Strikes Gold on Indiegogo

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Over the weekend, Retro Graphic Books launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Prospectres: Sigil of Stolas via Indiegogo. Having failed to achieve its funding goal in 2020, the relaunch of the project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Matthew Fowler (Tyger Blue) and featuring illustrations by Ricardo Jaime

UPDATED Crowdfunding Review: “Tyger Blue” (Retro Graphic Books)

Posted on October 5, 2022 by The Splintering Staff 6 comments

*Note: This review has been updated to reflect additional communication and products delivered since the original review posted. You can find a summary of these changes at the end of the review. Welcome back to another Crowdfunding Review here at The Splintering. Today, we’ll be taking a look at Tyger Blue, a 52-page sci-fi action book written and created by Matthew Fowler and featuring

Allegiance Arts’ “Bass Reeves: West of Hell” Fully Funded on Indiegogo

Posted on October 5, 2022 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Earlier this week, Allegiance Arts Entertainment launched a crowdfunding campaign for Bass Reeves: West of Hell, a 136-page graphic novel that collects all six issues of the Bass Reeves saga. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $7 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Kevin Grevioux (Underworld) and featuring illustrations by David Williams (Batman)

Jon Malin’s “Graveyard Shift: Omega Storm” Now Live on Indiegogo

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Sunday, independent comic book creator Jon Malin launched a crowdfunding campaign for Graveyard Shift: Omega Storm, a girthy, 140+ page superhero graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $40 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Jon Malin and featuring pencil illustrations by Tommy Patterson, inks by Jimmy Reyes and letters by the

Satirical Slasher Comic “Do You See What I See?” Fully Funded on Indiegogo

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, Augmented Liberty launched a crowdfunding campaign for their very first comic project titled Do You See What I See? The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $1,300 at the time of this writing. Written by Nick Brewster and featuring illustrations by Jeesoo Kim, colors by Matt James and letters by the prolific Eric Weathers,

Beware the Lizard People in Comics Du Nord’s “Guardians of Erloth” Volume 3 (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

The lizard people walk among us! Comics Du Nord recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Guardians of Erloth: The Last Leopard King pt. 2, the 30-page conclusion to the third volume in the Guardians of Erloth series. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Chael Roberts and featuring

Alterna Comics’ Summer Preorder Campaign Now Live on Indiegogo

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

It’s officially Summer! Astronomically speaking, course…. On Tuesday, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their Summer lineup of books. The campaign is well on its way to being fully funded, having raised nearly $4 thousand at the time of this writing. Through the Indiegogo campaign page, you can pick up all six of Alterna’s Summer issues, or simply

Chimera Comics’ “Testament Vol 2” Now on Indiegogo

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Chimera Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Testament Vol 2, the 64-page follow-up to the first book that was successfully crowdfunded in 2021. Written by Chimera and featuring illustrations by Juliano Da Silva, colors by Farah Nurmaliza & Marcos Martins, and lettering by the prolific Eric Weathers, Testament is a blend of sci-fi and “sword & sorcery” fantasy series

“Clint Stoker’s Dracula” Sinks Its Teeth Into Your Pocketbook on Indiegogo

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Wednesday, independent comic book creator (and really-real descendent of Bram Stoker) Clint Stoker launched a crowdfunding campaign for Dracula, a 56-page, black & white, hardcover(!) graphic novel. In addition to already being fully funded, all of the story, art, lettering and prepress are 100% complete, so there should be fewer hangups getting Dracula into the backers’ clutches. Written by

Joe M. Sonntag’s “Reaper Destroyer” Reaps Massive Cash on Indiegogo

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

He reaps and destroys! Or maybe he destroys reapers! Either way, he’s well financed. Comic creator Joe M. Sonntag recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Reaper Destroyer issue 1, a 32+ page, supernatural adventure comic book. The project funded in minutes, and the campaign has raised more than $30 thousand at the time of this writing. Here’s the creative team

Alterna Comics’ Spring Preorder Campaign Now Live on Indiegogo

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Spring has sprung! Over the weekend, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their Spring lineup of books. The campaign is well on its way to being fully funded, having raised more than $6 thousand at the time of this writing. Through the Indiegogo campaign page, you can pick up all six of Alterna’s Spring issues, or simply pick

Musterion’s “Ballad of the Celestials” Sings a Bloody Song of Revenge

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

But will it rhyme? Over the weekend, Musterion Entertainment launched a crowdfunding campaign for Ballad of the Celestials issue 1, a 30-page fantasy comic book set in the antediluvian era (between the Fall of Man and the Flood of Noah). Written by Kevin Murphy and featuring illustrations by Derek Clay, colors by Dijjo Lima and lettering by the prolific Eric

Retro Graphic’s “Tyger Blue” Promises Beastly Battles and Ferocious Feline Fury

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

On Tuesday, Retro Graphic Books launched a crowdfunding campaign for Tyger Blue, a new 52-page, black-and-white graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than 250 percent of its initial funding goal for a running total of more than $5 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Matthew Fowler (Seicho 66, Dixie Rose) and featuring

Review-ish: Joe M. Sonntag’s “Reaper Destroyer” (Superior Press)

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Amanda B 4 comments

Joe M. Sonntag took a page out of Sean Ahrendt’s playbook and participated in a “trunk sale” to crowdfund his Reaper Destroyer ashcan. People who wanted to get a comic con-style preview of his upcoming crowdfunded venture were asked to reach out to him via one of his social media accounts to order one. After paying $20 (shipping included) this

Crowdfunding Review: “Alien Alamo” (Compass Comics)

Posted on January 20, 2022 by George Travlos 3 comments

Today we’ll be reviewing the crowdfunded comic book campaign Alien Alamo by Compass Comics.

Malin & Poulton’s “Graveyard Shift Volume IV” Scares Up Big Money on Day One

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Blake Worrell 5 comments

On Sunday, independent comic book creator and Malin After Midnight (bring it baaack!) host Jon Malin launched a crowdfunding campaign for Graveyard Shift Volume IV, a 68-page graphic novel that combines elements of horror and superhero action. The project is already well beyond fully funded, having raised approximately $70 thousand at the time of this writing and still climbing. Co-Created

Alterna Comics’ Winter Preorder Campaign is Live on Indiegogo

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Tuesday, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their Winter lineup of books. The campaign is already fully funded, having already raised more $8 thousand at the time of this writing.* Through the Indiegogo campaign page, you can pick up all ten of Alterna’s Winter issues, or simply pick and choose the titles you want. There are also

Scott McCullough’s “Doorkickers” are Back to Deliver a Dose of Bad Medicine

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Thursday, independent comic book creator Scott McCullough launched a crowdfunding campaign for Doorkickers: Bad Medicine, the sequel to Doorkickers: Panzer Demon which was successfully crowdfunded in 2019. Written and created by McCullough (Peregrine: Wings of the Falcon) and featuring illustrations by Douglas Franchin, colors by Farah Nurmaliza and lettering by the prolific Eric Weathers (Battle Brick Road), Bad Medicine