Over the weekend, Mike Baron launched a crowdfunding campaign for Bronze Star, a 48-page “weird western” graphic novel. The project is already a rootin’, tootin’ success (kill me), having raised more than $17 thousand between all crowdfunding platforms at the time of this writing. Written and created by Mike Baron and featuring illustrations by by Pat Broderick, Bronze Star is
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On Thursday, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their August lineup of books. Just like previous preorder campaigns, this one is being run both on Indiegogo (here) and the Alterna Comics website (here). Through the campaign pages, you can pick up all five of Alterna’s August issues, or simply pick and choose the titles you want. If you’re
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Won’t some hero save our dear France from this weak coffee and light cigarettes? 9 Realms & Global Frequency Studios recently announced that a new black and white comic book Judex is coming soon to Indiegogo. Written by Michael Oden and Aaron Neff and featuring illustrations by Fabrizio Ugolini, Judex is a vigilante tale set in World War II-era France.
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Va-va-va-vindicate! Earlier this week, X53 Studios launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Vindicators volume 1, a 58-page fantasy western comic. Written by Martti Kauppinen and featuring illustrations by Daniel Pascual, and colors by Javi Laparra, The Vindicators is described as a “wild, weird, western adventure”, featuring “a Civil War veteran with steampunk technology and a vampiress with a thirst for
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“I see wolf people.” Independent comic book creator NyRiam recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for BONDS: The Cursed Child, a 77-page fantasy graphic novel. The project is fully funded and currently available in-demand, having raised more than $10 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by NyRiam, The Cursed Child is the follow-up to BONDS: The Drive,
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On Tuesday, Rippaverse Comics announced that Alphacore issue 1 will be available to preorder in Fall 2023. To pen this first issue of Alphacore, Rippaverse Comics has tapped the prolific and renowned comic writer Chuck Dixon, whose credits span decades in both the independent and mainstream spheres. The book’s artist has yet to be confirmed. Originally introduced in Isom issue
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Did Vikings have a word for leopard? Independent comic creator Edwin Ascevedo launched a crowdfunding campaign for Raid of the White Leopard, a 16-page comic book featuring black and white artwork and two separate, but interconnected stories. The project is already fully funded, having raised more that $16 hundred at the time of this writing. Written by Edwin Acevedo (The
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Need help? The team at Joseph, Frank & Stein will get you the compensation you deserve! Earlier this week, Compass Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for the second part of Joe Frankenstein, a 72-page book that collects issues 3 and 4 (which were originally published by IDW in 2015). The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $30
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Don’t call him Jack. Independent comic book creator Nick Gibson recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for 2100 Samurai issue 3: A Bridge Too Far, a 20-page, black and white cyberpunk action book with a manga-inspired flare. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $13 hundred at the time of this writing. Described as a “blending of such
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…And it’s totally Güey. Brian Butvidas recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for A Güey Zine, a 50+ page comic anthology. Featuring the work of several independent comic book writers and artists, the stories in A Güey Zine include comedy, action, sci-fi, all with an unabashed Latino flare. All of the work for A Güey Zine is already fully completed, even
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Renowned comic book creator Gary Shipman recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Titan Mouse of Might volume 3, a 68-page graphic novel. Written and illustrated by Shipman (Pakkins’ Land) Titan Mouse of Might is a psychological superhero thriller starring a mighty mou— oooooh, I get it. Here’s the official pitch taken from the Titan Mouse of Might Fund My Comic
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We recently got the chance to read the first three issues of The Brooding Muse, an ongoing horror anthology series.* Let’s just jump into it! A variety of artists and writers bring “illustrated stories of overwhelming fear and lurking death” to The Brooding Muse, which is presented in black and white. Each issue has several stories (anthology), with some of them being serialized
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A well-fed vampire… …because he’s fat. Independent comic book creator J.C. Vaughn recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue 2 of Al Capone, Vampire, a 56-page supernatural horror story with a mob movie-type twist. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $1 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and created by Vaughn and featuring illustrations
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“This place is already known as ‘The Badlands,’ but now we have to deal with ghost hauntings? I’m packing it all up and going back to Texas.” -Anonymous Badlands resident Independent comic book creator George Alexopoulos (aka GPrime85) and prominent YouTube culture critic Razörfist launched a crowdfunding campaign for Ghost of the Badlands, a 105-page graphic novel presented in black
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Earlier this week, the independent comic book creator known as Nerd Wonder launched a crowdfunding campaign for Behemoth: War Makes Monsters issue 1, a 50-page graphic novel. Written and illustrated by Nerd Wonder (Graveyard Shift: Bite Sized Heroes), Behemoth: War Makes Monsters is her first solo project (with reasonable exceptions for lettering and editing). Here’s the official pitch taken from
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Over the weekend, Riot Press launched a crowdfunding campaign for Zorro and the Phantasm Cult of Hollywood Hills, 1955, a 24-page, black and white comic book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Patrick Thomas Parnell,* Zorro and the Phantasm Cult is a reimagining of
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Haunted Pizza recently added a black and white art edition to the crowdfunding campaign for Koni Waves, a 56-page supernatural action/horror graphic novel. The project is already fully funded and rolling well along, having raised more than $12 thousand at the time of this writing. With just over two days left in the funding period, however, your window on backing
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Earlier this week, A.G.E. Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Fall of Man issue 2, a 32-page sci-fi adventure book set in a post apocalyptic future. Written by Paul Byrd and featuring illustrations by Benjamin Worrell and colors by Jimmy G, the Fall of Man series is set in a world where the superpowered remnants of human civilization struggle to
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Independent comic book creator Aaron C launched a crowdfunding campaign for Immortal Rising, a 44-page fantasy book featuring two separate adventure stories. Written by Aaron C and illustrated by Jose Garcia (Tyger Blue, Crimson Rhen), Immortal Rising is intended as the start of a new “epic high-fantasy team adventure survival series.” Here’s the official pitch taken from the Immortal Rising
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You must obey your SUPERIORS! Over the weekend, Mayhem Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for The SUPERIORS, a 48-page graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $8 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Clint Hilinski, The SUPERIORS is a classic-style superhero action-adventure set in a wide multiverse. Here’s the official pitch
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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
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On Monday, Allegiance Arts Entertainment launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Saints II: Awakening, a 44-page action-adventure graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $2 thousand at the time of this writing. Here’s the official pitch taken from The Saints II Indiegogo campaign page: The Man Who Knew Too Much Marked for death, a renegade
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“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
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And there’s a gorilla. Independent comic book creator Ashley Land launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Unbreakable Argonauts issue 1, a giant-sized, 64-page graphic novel. Written by Land and illustrated by Daniel Max, this first issue of The Unbreakable Argonauts is intended as the start of an all-new superhero universe that promises stories that will “take the heroic team all
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By Jove! Independent comic book creator Jason Sandberg recently launched launched a crowdfunding campaign for Jupiter issue 1, an ongoing sci-fi anthology series written and illustrated by Sandberg, Jupiter is an anthology The project is already fully funded, having raised $1300 at the time of this writing. Even better (if you’re a backer, I suppose), is that all work on
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Iron Age=Hammer Time? IronAge Media recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for the first issue of ANVIL: Iron Age Magazine, a sci-fi anthology that features short stories by multiple authors and creators. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $8 thousand at the time of this writing, and everything looks to be on track for hitting the July
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Independent comic book creator John Dillard recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Buckler: Canadian Tussle, follow-up to the first issue of The Buckler that was successfully crowdfunded in 2020. The new project is already fully funded, having raised more than $1500 at the time of this writing. This campaign also represents an early success of an entirely new crowdfunding
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The heartwarming tale of a corpse and his dog. Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Per Berg (aka Narwhal) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Cerberus, a 92-page mystery graphic novel.* The project has an ambitious $30 thousand goal but is well on its way to being fully funded, having raised more than $13 thousand at the time of this
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Color me tickled pink. Or at least tickled. YouTube host and internet personality Jay David launched a crowdfunding campaign for Achromatic Chronicles: Blue, a girthy 220-page graphic novel intended for all ages. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $60 thousand at the time of this writing. That’s also enough to unlock the first stretch goal, a holographic
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Swamp Golem? Golem Thing? DarkGift Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Pariah: Blood and Mud, a 32-page supernatural horror graphic novel. Written and illustrated by Doc Blalock, Blood and Mud is intended as the first book in a planned Pariah trilogy. The best part? Work on the book is already complete, so all that is left to do is
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The Splintering 