Author Archives: The Splintering Staff

Attic Door Comics’ “Sister Mercy” is Saving Souls and Dealing Death in Mankind’s Final Days (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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Canadian comic book creator Corey Hardiman recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Sister Mercy: Paradise Lost, a 120-page collection of the first 4-issue Sister Mercy story arc. Written by Hardiman and featuring illustrations by Ricardo Silva and colors by Fred Marinho, Sister Mercy is a post-apocalyptic fantasy described as “done in a 90’s grindhouse, exploitative style,” complete with foul language,

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Review: “6Souls” (Nintendo Switch)

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Sometime I wonder if I’m getting too old for this s#!+… Last week, Ratalaika Games released 6Souls for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, SeXbox and Steam PC. Developed by BUG-Studio, 6Souls is a 2D platformer with challenging level design and retro-inspired aesthetics.* 6Souls begins as Jack and his faithful dog Butch set off to do some treasure hunting

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 5 December 2021 Edition

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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Blake Worrell and fellow Splintering contributor George Travlos got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed the rumors of Dark Horse Comics looking for a buyer, IDW losing the Transformers and G.I. Joe licenses,

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Review: “Scary Christmas” (American Mythology Productions, Jolly Jinglings Special)

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Welcome back to Jolly Jinglings, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things merry and bright! Today, we’re going to take a look at Scary Christmas issue 1, a black and white anthology comic published by American Mythology Productions in 2019. It covers all kinds of joyous and cheerful Christmas themes, such as ultra-violence, naked ladies, cannibalism, you know – wholesome

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 28 November 2021 Edition

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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Blake Worrell and fellow Splintering contributor George Travlos got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed the long-term viability of crowdfunding websites, our thoughts on Ghostbusters: Afterlife, CGnow.net, and the latest news & views

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Review: “Black Friday” (Scout Comics, Jolly Jinglings Special)

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Welcome to Jolly Jinglings, The Splintering’s holiday celebration of all things merry and bright! Today, we’re going to kick off the season by taking a look at Black Friday, a three-issue miniseries written and colored by Jon Clark, illustrated by Travis Williamson and published by Scout Comics.* There will be light spoilers ahead. Black Friday is named for the Friday

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“Jolly Jinglings” Returns to The Splintering!

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Happy Thanksgiving, US readers! for everyone else, the Christmas holiday season is once again upon us – and that means the return of The Splintering’s Jolly Jinglings event. This year we will are aiming to include as many festive features as possible, including gaming, comics and maybe even some toys, all intended to get you into the holiday spirit. We’ve also

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Orphan Warrior Ella Returns in “Seeing Red” Issue 2 (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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No Sleep Press recently launched an Indiegogo campaign for Seeing Red: The Girl that Kissed Death issue 2, the follow-up to the first issue that successfully crowdfunded earlier this year. Issue 2 is already fully funded, having raised more than 120% of its initial funding goal. Strictly intended for mature audiences, Seeing Red looks to be well endowed with bloody

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Sexy Gunslingers Vs. Undead Outlaws in “Dead End Moon” (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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Independent comic book producers Mike Tener and Alice Yurick recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Dead End Moon, the first issue of a supernatural western limited series. Written by Scott Wilke (The Legend of Everett Forge) and featuring illustrations by Gwynn Tavares (Amelia Sky) and lettering by Dave Lentz, Dead End Moon pits a superhuman gunslinger against a horde of

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 21 November 2021 Edition

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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Blake Worrell got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. Fellow Splintering contributor George Travlos took the week off (spending time with family no doubt). We were joined by several other voices as the show went on, including

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Mega Mail Call! Four Comic Unboxings for the Price of One! (free, that is)

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Today we’re unboxing four separate comic books recently received in the mailbox of The Splintering HQ (my house). They are: BeardzzerkerBlack BishopThe Expendables Go to Helland a Graveyard Shift promo book Enough talk! Have at thee with watching! Thanks for watching today. We appreciate all feedback – positive, constructive, or colorful. Thanks for reading! Please consider following The Splintering on

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 14 November 2021 Edition

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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Blake Worrell and fellow Splintering contributor George Travlos got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed at length the number of comic book crowdfunding campaigns that are behind schedule, and when late becomes too

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“CosmicBreak Slash” Coming Soon to Steam

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CyberStep has announced a new spinoff based on CosmicBreak, their MMO shooting-action game. Tentatively titled CosmicBreak Slash, CyberStep describes it as a single-player hack-and-slash action game where players control CosmicBreak characters to battle hordes of enemies. So… a Musou style game, maybe. Not much else is currently known about CosmicBreak Slash, but you can expect to see it launch for

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 31 October 2021 Edition

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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Blake Worrell and fellow Splintering contributor George Travlos got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed the closing days of Parnell’s Sleepy Hollow campaign, recent happenings from The Splintering’s Festival of Dread Halloween event,

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The IP Lawyers Known as Atari Release “Black Widow: Recharged” for PC, Consoles

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On Thursday, the small group of intellectual property lawyers who call themselves Atari announced that retro revival Black Widow: Recharged is now available for pc and consoles. Developed in collaboration with Adamvision Studios and SneakyBox Studios, Black Widow: Recharged is a sequel to the original twin-stick shooter developed by Atari, and has nothing to do with Scarlett Johanson in a

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The Horror Art of Bruce Timm (Gallery, Festival of Dread Special, NSFW)

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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things creepy and crawly. Renowned artist and animator Bruce Timm is primarily known for his iconic takes on the DC animated universe, starting with Batman the Animated Series. However, Tim’s trademark style isn’t limited to the world of superheroics. Over the years, he’s crafted a remarkable number

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Indiegogo Campaign for Dan Plegel’s “The Goblin Girl” Fully Funded on Day One

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On Tuesday, independent comic book creator Dan Plegel launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Goblin Girl, a girthy 80+ page (64+ pages of story), dark humor fantasy book bursting at the seams with assets. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $5 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Plegel and featuring colors

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“SuccuBUSTED!” Creator Isaac Fox Talks Demons, Darkstalkers, and Body Pillows (Interview, NSFW)

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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things spine-chilling and bloodcurdling! Independent comic book creator Isaac Fox recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for SuccuBUSTED!, an all-new supernatural comedy book. We were fortunate enough to get a chance to discuss his SuccuBUSTED! campaign, which is available to support here. As always, the answers below are represented as closely

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Rockstar Censors “GTA The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition”

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Rockstar Games has censored a Confederate battle flag from Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, according to the game’s latest trailer. The flag originally appeared on a shirt worn by character Phil Cassidy in GTA: Vice City, and it has been replaced wit a more generic skull design. For the record, Grand Theft Auto is a “mature”-rated

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 24 October 2021 Edition

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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on “Pumpkin” Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Bogeyman Blake Worrell andgot another chance to discuss recent comic book news. Fellow Splintering contributor “Ghosting” George Travlos was too busy at Baltimore Comic-Con to join us, but new “Dactyl daddy” Sumo Shane Davis was happily available to

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“R-Type Final 2” DLC Censored on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Platforms

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It looks like a boss fight from Granzella’s R-Type Final 2 won’t be making the trip out of Japan unscathed, at least not on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, anyway. According to Censored Gaming, the final boss in stage Y 1.0 in DLC set 4 will be “modified”, almost certainly due to the creature having an appendage that resembles a massive

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Mandy Summers’ “Pirate Queen 2” is Ready to Hoist Your Main Sail

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Batten down your hatches, fellas, Ava Bloodstone is back to capture more booty! On Friday, independent comic book creator Mandy Summers launched a crowdfunding campaign for Pirate Queen 2, the 60-page sexy sci-fi adventure follow-up to the first book that was successfully crowdfunded in 2020. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $4 thousand at the time

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 10 October 2021 Edition

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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on “Petrifying” Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder “Fashionably Late” Blake Worrell and fellow Splintering contributor “Ghoulish” George Travlos got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed the latest on Parnell’s Sleepy Hollow campaign, Shane Davis’ Inglorious Rex project, Parnell’s future

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 3 October 2021 Edition

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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on “Pumpkin” Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder “Bloody” Blake Worrell and fellow Splintering contributor “Gory” George Travlos got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed the latest on Parnell’s Sleepy Hollow campaign, international shipping woes (politics and economics!), Parnell’s future

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Retro Review: “The Addams Family” (SNES, Festival of Dread Special)

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*snap* *snap* Hey! That’s fun! *snap* *snap* Did anybody else snap to the theme of the old TV show? *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* *snap* Ahhhh! That was satisfying! So, starting up The Addams Family for Super Nintendo (SNES) for the umpteenth time seeing as how there is a new movie for my favorite,

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The Festival of Dread Rises from the Grave!

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We may have Attack Helicopter Week, 80s August, Monochrome May, and finally Jolly Jinglings to close out the year, but the theme event that started them all is October’s Festival of Dread! And this year’s Festival of Dread event promises to be even bigger than the last! We have plenty of Halloween-themed pieces coming your way, including multiple features, the

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 26 September 2021 Edition

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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Blake Worrell and fellow Splintering contributor George Travlos got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we were joined by aspiring comic book creator Dionysios. We discussed Parnell’s Sleepy Hollow campaign, Marvel’s future X-Men plans, Dionysios’s

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Crowdfunding Campaign for Indie Comics Magazine “ROK!T” Launches on Indiegogo

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On Monday, publishing veteran Steve Dye launched a crowdfunding campaign for ROK!T, a new physical magazine that focuses on the biggest names and news on the ComicsGate* side of independent comics. Wait a second… Yeah, we’re doing a write-up on what is technically a competing platform. We’ll be sure to keep this super objective.** Trust me! Dye conceived ROK!T as

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