Now that the Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG book is firmly in the hands of its Indiegogo backers (and may we never have to spell the words GØD-K1NG ever again), the creative minds at Splatto Comics are already at work prepping the next installment in the Jawbreakers series: Grand Bazaar. Jawbreakers creator Richard C. Meyer has once again tapped GØD-K1NG (Dammit!) artist Aaron
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For months, independent comic book author and Jawbreakers creator Richard C. Meyer has teased several “secret projects.” On Saturday, he launched a surprise crowdfunding campaign for the first of these projects via Indiegogo: The Expendables Go to Hell. The Expendables Go to Hell is an all-new graphic novel featuring characters from Sylvester Stallone’s action film series. This project is a
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On Friday, independent comic book creator Rob Arnold launched a crowdfunding campaign for Replicator Remastered, a 28-page comic book reprinting Replicator issue 1 with new covers, updated colors and lettering, one extra story page and other additional content. The book is written by Arnold and featuring illustrations by Armin Ozdic, colors by Ross. A Campbell and letters by Marshall Dillon. There’s also options to
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On Thursday, game developer The Behemoth announced Alien Hominid Invasion, a reimagining of 2002’s side-scrolling action/shooter Alien Hominid. This new take will feature cooperative multiplayer and a “completely new gameplay, progression, mechanics, and so much more.” You can watch the reveal trailer below. Behemoth plans to reveal more about Alien Hominid Invasion at PAX East 2020 (27 February to 1
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I recently received a copy of Heroineburgh issue 1,* the action/superhero comic book illustrated by Benjamin Zeus Barnett and featuring cover art by veteran DC Comics artist Jason Wright (Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps). I thought I’d flip through the book and give you a quick overview of my thoughts in video form. To read the full review
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Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Michael Derrick launched a crowdfunding campaign for Grayskale, a 60-page superhero adventure written by Derrick (The Abductables) and featuring illustrations by P.K. (The Ballad of Dusty Tortillas), colors by Eugeniu Betivu (HIRO: Blood of Patriots) and letters by Jaymes Reed. Here’s the plot summary taken from the Grayskale Indiegogo campaign page: In a
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Over the weekend, husband and wife comic-creating team John Gallagher and Carla Tornielli launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Grim Reaper 2, a 40-page horror adventure graphic novel written by Gallagher and illustrated by Cornielli. Here’s the breakdown of The Grim Reaper 2 taken from the book’s Indiegogo campaign page: In this cosmic horror adventure, we will continue the story
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Late last week, Intellivision Entertainment revealed another retro-inspired game coming to their Amico console: Night Stalker. The original Night Stalker was a maze shooter released for the Intellivision console in 1982 and later ported to the Atari 2600 under the title Dark Cavern. This updated take on the classic game includes co-op multiplayer support, as well improved sound and visuals.
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Over the weekend, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti and Downcast creator Clint Stoker announced that both Downcast and Downcast Wrize and Fall will in fact be published under the Alterna label. Alterna will publish the full Downcast arc in four issues, with the original Downcast being split into issues 1 & 2 and Wrize and Fall being issues 3 &
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SNK Corporation has announced three of the four DLC fighters coming to Samurai Shodown second season: Mina, Sogetsu, and Iroha. All three are veterans of the Samurai Shodown series, while the fourth DLC character remains a mystery. You can check out the official character announcement trailer below. The reboot of SNK’s weapons-based fighter is currently available for Nintendo Switch (in
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Veteran comic book creator Kevin Sharpe (Nova) is planning to launch a crowdfunding campaign for DragonGuard, a new graphic novel heavily inspired by 80s-era fantasy and 90s-era comic artwork. Here’s the breakdown of the book taken from the DragonGuard pre-campaign page: The magnificent Fantasy comic book—-DragonGuard! Launching soon, DragonGuard is a high octane Fantasy comic that is a love letter
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For the last two years, a collective of comic book enthusiasts from Pittsburgh has undetarken one of the the most ambitious independent superhero projects I’ve ever seen: Heroineburgh. Combining the talents of dozens of actresses and other creators, Heroineburgh started as a web series featuring the exploits of a large cast of superpowered characters. The project has expanded to a
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There were so many anthropomorphic animal mascots in the 16-bit generation of gaming, it’s no surprise that at least one was squeezed out as newer consoles emerged. Before eventually being released on the Sony PlayStation, Ukiyotei’s Punky Skunk was originally conceived as a Super Nintendo game titled Cooly Skunk. Despite essentially being a complete product, the SNES version was shelved
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Good Game Publishing has announced that Spanish developer Brok3nsite’s retro-inspired horror game Dawn of Fear will release for the PS4 on 3 February via the PlayStation store. Dawn of Fear draws from the classic survival horror games of 90s, but Brok3nsite has indicated that they want they want to take full advantage of technology. According to Brok3nsite: “We wanted to
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On Tuesday, independent comic book writer Clint Stoker launched a crowdfunding campaign for Downcast: Wrize & Fall, an 88-page sci-fi graphic novel written by Stoker and featuring illustrations by Ignacio Lazaro, colors by Damian Penalba and letters by Eric Weathers. Wrize & Fall is a sequel to 2019’s Downcast, and picks up shortly after the events of the first book.
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Earlier this week, independent comic book creating brothers Vinnie and Frankie Tartamella (City of Venus) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Through the Woods Collected Edition, a 96-page supernatural mystery written by Frankie Tartamella and illustrated by brother Vinnie (the other Tartamella). Here’s the official plot breakdown from the Through the Woods Indiegogo campaign page: Follow investigative reporter Laura Langley as she
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On Thursday, publisher HypeTrain Digital announced that Morteshka‘s card-based RPG adventure Black Book is scheduled to release on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam PC later this year. HypeTrain also released an announcement trailer for the game, which will give you a sense of Black Book‘s gameplay and haunting themes. You can watch the trailer below, which is followed
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The crowdfunding campaign for Johnny Phantasm in the Tales of New Detroit, 1977 ended successfully over a year ago. Now that backers have their books in-hand, there will apparently be another chance to pick up the book thanks to Caliber Comics. On a recent livestream hosted by Ethan Van Sciver, Johnny Phantasm creator Patrick Thomas Parnell announced that the first
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On Thursday, Wart the Wizard creator Mandy Summers announced that she is joining the creative team behind The New Adventures of Rocket Gal and Booster, an upcoming graphic novel with a sexy take on classic sci-fi. Summers will be editing the book alongside writer Wyatt Holiday (Ardanna), while Peter Gilmore (The Story of the Goodie Bird) is providing the illustrations.
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Having been previously available only via Steam Early Access, Devespresso Games’ story-driven horror title The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters will finally get a full release on 28 January. The first game – The Coma: Recut – followed a young student named Youngho who is stalked by a psychotic killer through the halls of Sehwa High School. This time, The Coma
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Publisher Intragames and developer Digital Tales have announced that their upcoming Metroidvania-style game Bookbound Brigade will be released on 30 January for Steam PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch priced at $19.99. Featuring a cast of characters including Dracula, Nikola Tesla and Sun Wukong the Monkey King, Bookbound Brigade combines fictional and historical personalities with a variety of storybook scenarios. Sounds
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Independent comic book creator Liam Gray is hard at work teasing his upcoming project, Xenotype. Written by Gray and featuring illustrations by “Odysseas Theodoratos” and colors by “Scotsmn” (sic.), Xenotype is a sci-fi adventure influenced by Japanese manga books. But what is Xenotype all about? Here’s the story synopsis from Gray: “Following a series of tragedies, teenage daydreamer Felix Vasquez
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Aspiring comic book creator “Tonicmole” is planning to launch a crowdfunding campaign for Saving the World, a new superhero comic written and illustrated by Tonicmole himself. Not much has been revealed about the plot, but Tonicmole has indicated that Saving the World is intended as the first installment of a “bizarre shared universe of heroes, villains, and everything in between.”
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Publisher X.D. Network has teamed up with developer Freebird Games to remake 2011’s To the Moon, an adventure RPG scheduled to arrive on the Nintendo Switch eShop on 16 January. According to the game’s director Kan Gao, the core theme of To the Moon is “seeking fantasy from reality.” X.D. Network has also released a new launch trailer for To
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Aspiring comic book writer “Dr. Write” is laying the groundwork to launch a crowdfunding campaign for Sins of the Fae, a new fantasy graphic novel featuring illustrations by “Josan” and colors by “Xeviuss.” Described as an American fairy tale, Sins of the Fae portrays a universe in which earth acts as a bridge between seven separate worlds, and supernatural beings
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Recently, aspiring independent comic book creator Eddie Winkler has been furiously teasing Sovereign Wolf, a new graphic novel featuring artwork by Lucas Meyer and Caanan White (Brand). Described as “the epic battle between the shapeshifters of good and the hybrids of evil”, Sovereign Wolf is a sci-fi adventure inspired by Warhammer 40K and the work of Richard C. Meyer (Jawbreakers).
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On Tuesday, renowned comic book artist Stanley “Artgerm” Lau revealed his cover artwork for Mercy, a new gothic horror book written and illustrated by comic industry veteran Mirka Andolfo (DC Comics Bombshells, Unnatural). Without further ado, take a look at Lau’s variant cover below. But what is Mercy all about? Here’s the official breakdown of the book taken from Mercy‘s
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Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Arcade1up announced that a Golden Axe themed arcade unit will be part of their 2020 releases. This machine includes several of SEGA’s “Team Shinobi”-developed arcade classics such as Golden Axe (duh), Shinobi (double-duh), Altered Beast, Wrestle Wars and Golden Axe: Revenge of the Death Adder. **rEcOrD sCrAtCh** You read that last one right.
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Independent comic book writer Jesse Wroblewski and artist Preston Asevedo (Doc Salem) are setting up a crowdfunding campaign for Rockabilly Roadtrip, a 150+ page dark comedy book promising all manner of monsters and mayhem. The campaign will actually fund multiple books: the first being a black and white graphic novel collecting all of the issues from 2006 to 2016, as
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According to a new listing on Nintendo’s website, the Switch version of Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan) will launch on 25 February in western territories. The reboot of SNK’s weapons-based fighter has been available to Japanese Switch owners since December 2019, while the PS4 and Xbox One versions released back in June 2019 (followed by Stadia in November 2019,
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The Splintering 