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“Castlevania Anniversary Collection” rated by Australian classification board

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Is Konami planning a Castlevania Anniversary Collection? If a recent rating by the Australian Classification board is any indication, then the answer is yes. The board has indeed rated a title specifically named “Castlevania Anniversary Collection” from Konami. The timing is definitely interesting. Castlevania technically celebrates its 33rd anniversary in 2019, which isn’t exactly a round number. Perhaps this Castlevania

Ikari Press founder Antonio Brice hit with mass flagging on YouTube – over 250 videos struck down in a single day

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

YouTube has flagged virtually all of the content on the Ikari Press channel. Ikari Press founder and Brand creator started receiving flagging notices late last night, and there are now at least 253 videos have been deemed to be “innappropriate content”. Given the high volume and rapid succession of the complaints, it stands to reason that this was an intentional

Richard C. Meyer’s “Devil Dog” one-shot is nearly complete

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Splatto Comics founder and Jawbreakers creator Richard C. Meyer (aka Ya’ boi, Zack) recently announced that work on the Devil Dog one-shot is close to completion, with the artwork being nearly finished and the lettering possibly completed within a week. Devil Dog is a 22-page origin story for the titular Jawbreakers team member written by Chuck Dixon, though Meyer is

Issue 2 of “The Ferryman” launches 22 March on Indiegogo, more teaser images revealed

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

The crowdfunding campaign for the second issue of The Ferryman is close at hand, and the book’s creator, Sean Campbell, has taken to social media to share a few more work-in-progress pages before the next installment of the Ferryman saga launches 22 March on Indiegogo. The Ferryman is a cyberpunk-inspired sci-fi/noir comic written by Sean Campbell and featuring illustrations by

Yet another study confirms that video games don’t lead to real-world violence

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell 8 comments

A University of Oxford study published earlier this year confirms – yet again – that playing violent video games does not lead to real-world violence. Published in The Royal Society, the study is described by Oxford University as “one of the most definitive to date, using a combination of subjective and objective data to measure teen aggression and violence in

Christian-themed comic “Tribulation Force” successfully funded on Indiegogo

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Last night, the crowdfunding campaign for Tribulation Force #0 ended successfully, raising 185% of its funding goal. Of course, it should be noted that Tribulation Force creator Bill Raupp was only asking for a humble $500, but a win is a win, right? Here’s a plot summary of the book taken from the Tribulation Force Indiegogo page. “The Bible

After “Cyberfrog: Blood Honey” – Ethan Van Sciver details the future of All Caps Comics

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Comic artist and Cyberfrog creator Ethan Van Sciver has made some very big announcements his Comic Artist Pro Secrets YouTube channel regarding the future of the Cyberfrog brand and his independent business venture, All Caps Comics. First and foremost, Van Sciver has hired an editor to assist with the Cyberfrog: Blood Honey project. Part of this editor’s job is to

Sci-fi/comedy graphic novel “The Abductables” now live on Indiegogo

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Over the weekend, Michael Derrick launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Abductables via Indiegogo. The Abductables is a 52-page one-shot comic book written by Derrick and featuring artwork by Ibai Canales (Iron Sights). Here’s a rundown of project from Derrick. “As a child of the ’90s raised on UFO conspiracy books and one-too-many episodes of The X-Files, the question

Sony’s censorship policy hits “Devil May Cry 5” on PS4

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Blake Worrell 8 comments

Sony’s recently implemented policy of censoring third party games on the PlayStation platform has finally come to a triple-A release. Capcom’s long-awaited Devil May Cry 5 was released last week on all platforms, but the game’s day-one patch on PS4 censors a cinematic scene in the game using, you guessed it, lens flare. Keep in mind that there are slight

Metal-inspired graphic novel “Thrashers” is now live on Indiegogo

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

“Hellooooooo, Sactown!” A new graphic novel from Chromosome 21 Comics launched on Indiegogo this week, and if you’re into the headbangers, aliens & babes, Thrashers may just be the ticket for you. Thrashers is a girthy 62-page comic book written by Michael Johnstone and featuring illustrations by Jose Pares and colors by Rodrigo Ybanez. Here’s a plot summary taken from

A bloodbath of action and redemption, “Handyman” relaunches on Indiegogo

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

This week, the creative team of Brad Ashworth and Tyler Carpenter relaunched their crowdfunding campaign for the ultra-violent Handyman on Indiegogo. Described as “a bloodbath of action and redemption,” Handyman is a 48-page graphic novel featuring mostly black and white artwork highlighted with glorious red blood drips, sprays and splatters. While Handyman failed to achieve its funding goal a few

Alterna Comics founder has an interesting comic care tip for collectors

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

As the founder of Alterna Comics, Peter Simeti loves his comic book collection. And as part of his retailer buyback program, he often receives books shipped back to him from comic shops, some of which have some slight folds, creases, or dings. Did you know that you can literary iron out wrinkles in paper using a household iron and board?

SEGA’s “Judgment” releases in June, new gameplay trailer released

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Sega announced the western release date for Judgment… it’s June 25. Boom! No need to read the rest, right? Narp! SEGA has also revealed a new trailer for Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s Judgment, highlighting several gameplay features for the game (below). Give it a look to see these gameplay mechanics in action, such as gathering evidence, going undercover, pinball, Space Harrier, minigames,

Athlon Games to publish the next “Samurai Shodown”

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

The next installment in SNK’s weapon-based fighting series Samurai Shodown will be published by Athlon Games. Athlon is a subsidiary of Leyou Technologies, who acquired an 81.25% stake in SNK in August 2015. Athlon Games has previously developed and published free-to-play games for both console and PC, though Athlon confirmed to Gematsu that Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan) will

IDW loses millions; CEO steps down after only seven months on the job

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

IDW Media Holdings CEO Kerry McCluggage is stepping down after assuming the position in July 2018. McCluggage will be replaced by IDW’s chairman and largest stockholder, Howard Jonas. This action comes as the company’s 2018 annual report shows a $36 million loss, including a loss of $28.8 million in its fiscal Q4 alone, according to a breakdown by ICv2. The primary

Mythological fantasy comic “Icarus and the Sun” flying high on Indiegogo, raises $300k on first day

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Brazilian artist Gabriel Picolo unleashed Icarus and the Sun on Indiegogo this week, and the 60-page graphic novel immediately soared past the $300 thousand (yes, $300,000) mark in 24 hours. That incredible total places Icarus and the Sun within striking distance of Ethan Van Sciver’s Cyberfrog: Blood Honey as the most successful crowdfunded comic book of all time. But what

Clint Stoker’s sci-fi graphic novel “Downcast” launches 2 April on Indiegogo

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

YouTube personality Clint Stoker (aka Sweetcast) is making the jump to comic book crowdfunding with Downcast, an all-new graphic novel written by Stoker and illustrated by Ignacio Lazaro and lettered by Eric Weathers. Here’s a plot summary of the book. “When a piece of the sun falls into the hands of underclass siblings, they abuse its power to bring the

The NSA wants you to download this “Final Fantasy” villain to your computer

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

The National Security Agency (NSA) may have a big, spooky reputation as one of the United States’ primary spy agencies, but you have to believe that they’ve got some hard core nerds working there. Case in point: on Tuesday, the NSA released an agency-designed tool known as “GHIDRA” to research malware as a completely free-to-the-public, open source program. Gamer types

Sci-fi/comedy graphic novel “The Abductables” launches 8 March on Indiegogo

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On 8 March, I Played with Fire creator Michael Derrick plans to launch an all-new project on Indiegogo titled The Abductables, a 52-page sci-fi/comedy graphic novel written by Derrick and illustrated by Ibai Canales (Iron Sights). Here’s a quick plot summary of The Abductables from Derrick. “After waking up aboard an alien spaceship, a musclebound amnesiac must battle his

“Longharbor” Indiegogo campaign fully funded in just 10 days, first stretch goal announced (updated)

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

A short ten days after launch, independent horror book Longharbor has achieved its initial funding goal of $15 thousand. Now that the project is fully funded, Longharbor‘s creator Alejandro Mirabal has announced the project’s first stretch goal: if the Longharbor project reaches $25 thousand, an extra 15 pages of story content will be added to the book.* Longharbor is a

Yosh! “Samurai and Dinosaurs” returns to Indiegogo

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

After coming up short the first time around, the team behind Samurai and Dinosaurs relaunched the project on Indiegogo last week. Described as an homage to the work of legendary filmmakers Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai) and Ray Harryhausen (Clash Of The Titans), Samurai and Dinosaurs is a 110-page action/fantasy graphic novel written by Michael Murphy and illustrated by Sergio Calvet.

Coffin Comics’ “Lady Death: Scorched Earth” launches on Kickstarter March 6

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

The next chapter in Coffin Comics’ Lady Death saga launches 6 March on Kickstarter. Titled Lady Death: Scorched Earth, this upcoming crowdfunding campaign has some big leather boots to fill, as it follows 2018’s overwhelmingly successful Lady Death: Nightmare Symphony, which raised $295 thousand and stands as Coffin Comics’ most successful crowdfunded graphic novel to date. As is typical of

Billy Tucci’s “Zombie Sama” crowdfunding campaign ends successfully

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Late last week, the crowdfunding campaign for Zombie Sama came to a close, raising more than 200% of its original goal for a total of over $30 thousand dollars. As a result the campaign reached two of its stretch goals, netting backers a slick vinyl sticker and a Zombie Sama trading card. Tucci counted down the final hour of the

¡Madre de Dios! “Juanpool” launches on Indiegogo, fully funded on first day

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

The creators of the indie comedy comic Juanpool: Journey of the Juan have launched a crowdfunding campaign for the first two issues on Indiegogo. To put it plainly, the project is already making loco bucks, having achieved its full funding goal in the first 24 hours! Juanpool is already a cult favorite with a dedicated group of snarky fans, and

New horror graphic novel “Trixie Cain: Blood Reaper” now on Indiegogo

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Friday, the creative team behind Stardust launched a crowdfunding campaign for Trixie Cain: Blood Reaper on Indiegogo.* Written by Nasser Rabadi and featuring illustrations by Shawn Langley, Trixie Cain is a 60-page horror graphic novel intended as the first part of a 3-5 issue miniseries. Here’s a plot summary taken from the Trixie Cain: Blood Reaper Indiegogo page. “Blood

“Offworlder” coming to Indiegogo 29 March

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

According to independent comics publisher Cautionary Comics, the crowdfunding campaign for Offworlder is scheduled to launch Friday, 29 March. Offworlder is described as a cosmic fantasy graphic novel about an out-of-time barbarian a written by Mike Baron and Ben Henderson and featuring artwork by Jordi Armengol. Here’s a plot synopsis from Cautionary Comics founder Ben Henderson: “Seventh century Scotland. Henry

All 4 issues of “Tinseltown” mini-series to be reprinted

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Alterna Comics has announced that the entire 4-issue mini-series will be going back to print. That means a second print for issues two, three and four, and an impressive third print for issue one, as the first issue of Blood Realm is the only Alterna comic to previously receive a third printing. Tinseltown is written by David Lucarelli and illustrated

“ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove” releases 1 March, presented by McCaulay Culkin

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

For those who backed the Kickstarter campaign waaay back in 2015 (*raises hand), the long wait for HumaNature Studios’ ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is almost over. After a turbulent production process, the first aliens of funk make their return to PC and consoles on Friday, 1 March. Getting the final product to gamers has to be both

“Samurai and Dinosaurs” returns to Indiegogo on 1 March… with better perks

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

The first crowdfunding campaign for Samurai and Dinosaurs failed to catch fire on Indiegogo earlier this year. Not one to let this setback get him down, Samurai and Dinosaurs creator Mike Murphy aims to re-launch the project on Friday, 1 March, this time with new perks, backing tiers and stretch goals intended to push the book over the funding goal

“Descent” spiritual successor “Overload” coming to Xbox One, features cross-play with PC

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Revival Productions’ spiritual successor to Descent has been available on PC and PS4 since last year, but on 6 March, Overload will also be coming to Xbox One. Made by many of Descent’s original creative team, Overload is a six-degrees-of-freedom sci-fi shooter. Unlike the PS4 version, however, the Xbox One port of Overload will feature cross-play with the PC version. Here’s Revival’s