On Sunday, independent comic book creator Edwin Acevedo launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Ace Volume 2, a sci-fi adventure that picks up where the first volume of The Ace left off, where the young hero is targeted by the beautiful-but-dangerous Angelyke. Written by Acevedo, the main story features illustrations by Ibai Canales (Iron Sights, The Abductables) and colors by
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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), veteran comic book creator Arvid Nelson and The Splintering founder Blake Worrell got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. Plus, The Splintering’s own George Travlos is back from assignment, and joined us for the show. This week, we discussed the
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On Wednesday, renowned comic book creator, Crusade Comics founder and “teen sensation” Billy Tucci launched a crowdfunding campaign for Shi: Sakura, a 56-page graphic novel featuring the original “bad girl” of 90s comics. The campaign is already a remarkable success, having raised more than $80 thousand at the time of this writing. Reuniting the creative team of Tucci, writer Steven
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Today we celebrate Michael Turner’s birthday with a look at some of his most memorable works
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On Tuesday, the crowdfunding campaign for the fourth issue of Jack Irons: Steel Cowboy narrowly crossed the finish line, overtaking the $13,500 funding threshold with just hours to spare. Yeehaw! (Kill me) This follows the success of Jack Irons issue 3, which also came down to the wire in 2020. Created by Cody Fernandez, Jack Irons is a sci-fi/western book
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On Monday, independent comic book creator Max DeVill launched a crowdfunding campaign for Human Hunters issue 1, a 34-page fantasy book that combines the horror of the Universal Studios Monsters and the action/adventure of Indiana Jones. Written by the duo responsible for Mary Machinegun Johnnie Reed and Max DeVill, and featuring illustrations by Mateus Duarte (Neo-Tokyo: The Truth is a
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On Friday, Mayhem Comics Group launched a crowdfunding campaign for Slave Girl from Planet X, a 48-page sci-fi graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $15 thousand at the time of this writing. Created by Clint Hilinski (The Blue Bombshell, Pirate Queen), Slave Girl from Planet X is described as an “ADULTS ONLY Sci Fi adventure”
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Independent comic book creator Brendan Swan recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for DisintegrationStreet Vol. 3, the next 69-page graphic novel in the five book series. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Swan (Strangelove: I Want to be Chrome), DisintegrationStreet takes place in a strange
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Independent comic book creator John McGuire recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for In Our Dreams Awake issue 1, a 26-page book featuring elements of both cyberpunk and fantasy. Co-created by McGuire and Egg Embry, this first issue of the miniseries is split into two separate “dreams”, with one illustrated by Edgar Salazar and the other by Rolands Kalniņš. Here is
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On Friday, independent comic book creator Nick Gibson launched a crowdfunding campaign for 2100 Samurai issue 2, the follow-up to the first issue that was successfully crowdfunded last year. Written by Gibson and illustrated by Brian Quiroga, 2100 Samurai is a black and white, cyberpunk graphic novel inspired by Blade Runner, Ghost In The Shell, and Batman Beyond (not Samurai
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The characters from the worlds of Isaac Fox/Astral Ticket recently took a non-canonical vacation to a Japanese-style onsen (hot springs), and now Fox invites you to sneak a peek at just how much fun his characters had. Foxxy Vacations: Hot Springs Edition is a special 22-page, pinup/comic book hybrid that serves as a playful crossover between all of Isaac Fox’s
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Today we’ll be reviewing the crowdfunded comic book campaign Absolute Book 2 by Jason Bascom.
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Madness Comic Network recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for The CRoMniVerse Anthology: vol 1 – Enter the CRoMniVerse, an 80+ page book featuring 13 stories by over two dozen indie comic creators. Here’s the official breakdown of Enter the CRoMniVerse from the Indiegogo campaign page: Know Him, Love Him, Hate Him… He’s CRoM! The Comic Related Madness Presents an Anthology
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On Monday, author Ethan Pettus launched a crowdfunding campaign for Primitive War issue 1, a 28-page sci-fi comic book. The campaign is already fully funded, having raised 165 percent of its initial funding goal at the time of this writing.* Written by Pettus and illustrated by Babisu Kourtis, Primitive War issue 1 is intended to be the first foray into
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“Great Caesar’s ghost!” Last Friday, 9 Realms Publishing launched a crowdfunding campaign for SPQR’s Bizarre Adventure: Rubicon Invaders, an over-the-top comic book retelling of the Roman civil wars inspired by the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga series. The campaign also serves as an opportunity to soft-launch a remastered edition of Elysian Fields: Pyramid Gambit (aptly titled Elysian Fields: Pyramid Gambit Remaster),
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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), veteran comic book creator Arvid Nelson and The Splintering founder Blake Worrell got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed the most recent news on Patrick’s Johnny Phantasm Extreme ‘93 campaign, the latest indie comic book reviews
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TaleEnd Studio recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Cobalt: Death Stalks Us, a 32-page follow-up to the first Cobalt book that was successfully funded and fulfilled in 2021. Written by Jake Adams and illustrated by Erwin J. Arroza, Cobalt: Death Stalks Us is a gritty, street-level superhero book in the tradition of Batman and Daredevil. Here’s the official plot synopsis
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In a world… where flash photography is running rampant… On Monday, independent comic book creator David Feed launched a crowdfunding campaign for Red Eyes 3: Escape from Silent City part 1. Written by Feed and featuring illustrations by Christian Culicelli and Rafael Chrestani and colors by Farah Nurmaliza, Red Eyes episode 3 is a 52-page, fantasy graphic novel, and this
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What started in 2020 as a table top role-playing game, the Ascendant Universe has now graduated to the esteemed medium of comic books. Do you sense sarcasm? Maybe. Certainly modern comics have fallen far from their heights decades ago, but thankfully for you, dear reader, Ascendent Comics’ first book Star-Spangled Squadron (which is now crowdfunding via Indiegogo here) isn’t trying
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Spring has sprung! Over the weekend, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their Spring lineup of books. The campaign is well on its way to being fully funded, having raised more than $6 thousand at the time of this writing. Through the Indiegogo campaign page, you can pick up all six of Alterna’s Spring issues, or simply pick
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Okay, so this is a weird one… Not because the crowdfunding campaign for Chronicles of Faith: David Issue 2 is a religious book. No, it’s weird because the campaign is titled and raising money for “Issue 2”, but the rewards include issues 0 and 1, not issue 2. You see, the work on issues 0 and 1 is already finished,
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So, are they balls made out of roaches, or…? On Wednesday, independent comic book creator Rich Ayala launched a crowdfunding campaign for Roach Balls issue 1, an all-new, 68 page comedy graphic novel that is strictly intended for mature audiences. The campaign is already fully funded, having raised nearly $4 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated
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On Tuesday, independent comic book creator Tyler Carpenter launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Girl With The Mega Fists Volume 1 via Indiegogo. The project was already fully funded on a different crowdfunding platform, so this Indiegogo campaign offers a “second chance” of sorts to back the book. Written and illustrated by Carpenter (Demons), The Girl With The Mega Fists
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On Saturday, YouTube host and independent comic book creator “That Umbrella Guy” launched a crowdfunding campaign for Hunt the Littlest Umbrella, a mystery/thriller suitable for readers of all ages. The campaign is already fully funded, having annihilated its original funding goal and raising more than $37 thousand at the time of this writing. Collaboratively written by both TUG and the
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With shipping delays from Down Under, the third installment of Rob Arnold’s action-packed Replicator series has finally landed in US backers’ hands. I received my perks weeks ago, packaged in the Aussie version of a Gemini mailer and sealed with Arnold’s trademark, black wax embossed logo with a metallic skull. Being new to the series, I backed the featured catch-up
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator and Splatto Comics founder Richard C. Meyer launched a crowdfunding campaign for Mind Your Business, an all-new, 26-page black and white book based on emerging current events.* The third book in Splatto’s “Theosophy” series, Mind Your Business reunites Meyer with artist Kelsey Shannon (The Ballad of No). Each Theosophy book comments on real
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Is that a massive, baguette-cut diamond in your pocket, or are you just happy to see her? On Friday, independent comic book creator and YouTube host Mandy Summers launched a crowdfunding campaign for Gemshock issue 1, an all-new 48-page superhero fantasy book. The campaign is already fully funded, having raised more than $9 thousand at the time of this writing.
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Indie comics is a place where people can create books based on many different subjects, far beyond the common fare of superheroes and vigilantes. Lucifer Storm is one such writer that has some interesting ideas, as evidenced by his first campaign, Lady Satan: An Angel in a Killer Dress, where the main character is a stripper who turns vigilante to
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X53 Studios recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Arachna 2: The Most Dangerous Game, the sequel to the first Arachna book that was successfully crowdfunded in 2021. The Arachna 2 project is already fully funded, having raised more than $13 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Martti Kauppinen and featuring illustrations by Carlos Granda, colors by Javier
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