Independent comic book creator Simon Pothier (BLOODHUNT, Daemona) is gearing up to launch a new project titled Tales from the Natverse, a sci-fi action adventure book which sets the stage for the broader Nat the Merc series. Here’s the official pitch from the Tales from the Natverse Indiegogo pre-launch page: TALES FROM THE NATVERSE is a prelude to the new
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Because 4 just isn’t itchy and tasty enough…. Australian online retailer Mighty Ape has listed standalone physical editions of Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 for the Nintendo Switch. Both are listed for a 27 March release. Both RE:5 and RE:6 were part of the Resident Evil Triple Pack, which released this past October in North America and Japan
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Publisher Ultimate Games S.A. has announced that Dark Gravity will be coming to Steam in Q4 2020. Developed by Poland’s own Korgorus, Dark Gravity is a non-linear, vertical shoot-em-up inspired by retro shooters like Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga (and it looks a bit like Silpheed to me). According to Ultimate Games S.A.’s press release, the story is “seated in the
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Husband and wife team Michael and Caroline Anden will soon take a second stab at crowdfunding Mortal Worlds, a sci-fi graphic novel where “Supersoldiers discover that our first ancestors are our final descendants… an army of ultimate evil beyond time!” The Mortal Worlds crowdfunding campaign will launch via Indiegogo sometime in 2020, but you can get in on the hype
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Capcom has been exploring the idea of resurrecting its classic properties for a while, but it looks as though the Japanese publisher is laying the groundwork to bring several franchises back into the limelight. In late November, Capcom renewed the trademarks for a number of games, including: Breath of Fire, Captain Commando, Cyberbots, Darkstalkers, Dino Crisis, Power Stone, and others.
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Earlier this week, SEGA registered a trademark for Persona 5 Strikers, which is likely a sign that Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers will be localized for a western release with an abbreviated title. As Rice Digital points out, other games in the Persona series have had their names shortened for releases outside of Japan. If indeed Persona 5 Strikers
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Earlier this week, Alterna Comics revealed that Tyler Wentland’s fantasy comic The Swan King would be coming to a comic shop near you for the affordable price of a single dollar. Successfully crowdfunded in 2018, The Swan King is described as “a 19-page dark fantasy fairytale in black and white.” The book is written and illustrated by Wentland (Red Koi)
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Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for Art Thibert’s sci-fi/comedy graphic novel Chrono Mechanics ended successfully, raising more than $26 thousand and easily eclipsing its $8 thousand funding goal. With that total, several of the campaign’s stretch goals were met, including multiple trading cards, a button, a guitar pick, and 6 extra pages of story (for a current total of 54 pages).
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On Sunday, SNK announced that series veteran Wan-Fu will soon be joining the character roster of Samurai Shodown as DLC. How soon? Try 18 December. Wan-Fu is available as part of the $19.99 Season Pass, or he can be purchased separately for $5.99. You can check out Wan-Fu’s gameplay trailer below. Samurai Shodown is published by Athlon Games and is
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On Sunday, Capcom revealed that Seth will be joining the character roster of Street Fighter V: Champion Edition when it releases next February. You can check out Seth’s reveal trailer below. Formerly the final boss of Street Fighter IV, Seth has since downloaded his consciousness into a female Doll Unit, though one of Seth’s five costumes is his original male
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At the Video Game Awards on Thursday, Microsoft revealed their next-generation gaming console, the Xbox Series X. The hardware boasts a number of new and exciting features, including: 12TF GPU 4x CPU speed of Xbox One X As quiet or quieter than Xbox One X Dedicated share button on controller Full backwards compatibility across 4 generations of Xbox games The
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On Friday, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti announced that the entire line of Alterna books would be seeing pricing increases starting in April 2020. Here’s the quick & dirty summary of the changes: Standard comics are increasing from $1.50 to $1.99 Reprint issues under the ICYMI label increasing from $0.99 to $1.25 Double-sized horror anthology It Came Out on a
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British comic book creator Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X, Archer and Armstrong) is coming out of semi-retirement in 2020 to release Monsters, a new 250+ page graphic novel. The idea for Monsters began in the 1980s, when Windsor-Smith pitched it to Marvel as a Hulk story. The celebrated writer/artist has since repurposed and expanded the idea into a fully creator-owned property.
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Don’t break out those dancing hips just yet…. WayForward has announced that Shantae and the Seven Sirens will be in gamers’ hands sometime in spring 2020. This is the fifth game in the long-running, platforming-adventure series which began on the GameBoy Color in 2002. Seven Sirens was originally planned for release in late 2019. According to the announcement by WayForward
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On Wednesday, the crowdfunding campaign for Rob Muerto’s comedy/horror graphic novel Tales from the Classroom achieved its initial funding goal. The 41-page book is written by Muerto and features pencils by Sebastián Bronico, inks by Juan Castro, colors by Matias Laborde and lettering by Lucas Gattoni. The best part? The book is already done, so all the team needs now
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On a recent livestream hosted on the Graded Point Five YouTube channel, Six-Gun Gorilla creator Brian Christgau announced that he has been working behind the scenes on an upcoming indie comic crossover featuring A. S. Rivera’s Dr. Alpha, Preston Asevedo’s Doc Salem, and Christgau’s own Six-Gun Gorilla. Sound wild? I agree. Unfortunately, Christgau didn’t offer much else in terms of details.
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I recently received my copy of Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG, the action/superhero graphic novel written by Richard C. Meyer (Iron Sights), co-written by Chuck Dixon (Batman) and illustrated by Aaron Alfeche. I backed the tier with an unsigned copy of the Jawbreakers book and featuring variant cover art by Kyle Ritter (Starblades). I thought I’d unbox it to give you a sense
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Earlier this week, Cauldron Comics founder Michael Derrick released the first promotional trailer for Grayskale: Welcome to Glitter City, an upcoming graphic novel project set to launch in early 2020 on Indiegogo. Written by Derrick (The Abductables) and featuring artwork by P. Kay and colors by Eugeniu Betivu, Grayskale is described as a 60-page superhero story featuring a man who controls karma. You
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Featured in yesterday’s Nintendo Indie World showcase, Edelweiss’ upcoming action/RPG/farming simulation hybrid title Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has been delayed to 2020. Published by XSEED, Sakuna game was previously scheduled for a worldwide release on PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch in winter 2019. Below is the Nintendo Indie World showcase segment featuring Sakuna, followed by the official statement from
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Over the last week, backers of Jeff Hicks’ crowdfunded Star Wars-inspired parody Stealing Solo began receiving their long-awaited books in the mail. Unfortunately, instead of being treated as premium collectibles and shipped accordingly, the books were received with no protective envelope or packaging, with the mailing address physically stamped directly on the back cover (like a Victoria’s Secret catalogue… What?).
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On Monday, the crowdfunding campaign for Nathyn Brendan Masters’ mystery/horror graphic novel Hexcraft Mechanics ended successfully. Written and illustrated by Masters, Hexcraft Mechanics is a 56-page spinoff from the Victor Locke: Demon Noir and Epitaph Bread and Salt movie and comic book projects. Here’s the plot summary taken from the Hexcraft Mechanics campaign page: The Talbane family is thrown into
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During Tuesday’s Nintendo Indie World showcase, independent video game creator Tom Happ announced that Axiom Verge 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2020. Below is the announcement trailer for Axiom Verge 2 followed by the official breakdown of the game: Decades later… or is it centuries earlier? You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark
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As we reported last week, a remaster of the action/sci-fi game Vanquish was leaked on the Microsoft Store. Earlier today, SEGA has officially confirmed that remasters of both Vanquish and Bayonetta will indeed be coming to Xbox One and PS4 on 18 February 2020. Both games were originally developed by Platinum Games for the PS3 and Xbox 360, and this
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Intellivision has made several announcements over the last few days regarding their upcoming console, the Amico. More specifically, they have debuted new Breakout and Moon Patrol titles, both of which will be available at launch. Featuring trippy visuals and dynamic music which is driven by the gameplay, this new take on Breakout looks to be inspired at least partly by
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Last week, independent comic book writer and Wolverton: Thief of Impossible Objects creator Michael Stark announced that he was steeped in a renewed battle against Lyme Disease. Stark has suffered with Lyme off and on for 25 years, but describes his most recent bout with the disease is described as the worst he’s ever experienced. To make matters worse, Stark
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Last week, veteran comic book creator Ed Benes launched a crowdfunding campaign for Nina & Ariel #1, a 40-page graphic novel featuring a pair of stunningly beautiful heroines. Described as a sci-fi post-apocalyptic tale, Nina & Ariel is writer/artist Benes’ first creator-owned project. He is joined by colorist Dinei Ribeiro and letterer Jorge Vieira in bringing these lovely ladies to
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A new first-person simulator is coming to Steam- perhaps the ultimate simulator (or the Alpha and the Omega, if you will?). Developers SimulaM are looking to put the miraculous power of the Son of God into the hands of pc gamers with I am Jesus Christ, a first-person adventure which gives players the ability to cure the sick, feed the
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In a backer update on Friday, Lady Alchemy: Mutus Liber creator Martina Markota announced that the supernatural graphic novel was going to be significantly delayed due to a creative team shakeup. In short, the original writer and artist are out, new artist Matthew Weldon is in, and Markota will take charge of the script herself. What happened? According to the
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Originally scheduled to release in 2019, the VR revival of Space Channel 5 is coming a bit later than planned. According to the game’s developer Grounding Inc., Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! will now be released sometime in 2020. It’s not like there’s much time left in 2019, anyway…. Here’s the official statement from Grounding: Dear all,
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Welcome back to the Jolly Jinglings holiday event here at The Splintering! As part of our celebration of the Christmas season, we’re focusing on a host of festive content to get you in the holiday mood. Today, we’re reviewing Superman: Peace on Earth, a 64-page graphic novel published by DC Comics in 1998. Written by Paul Dini (of Batman the
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