Last week, independent comic book creator and Foxhole Comics founder Nandor Fox Shaffer launched a second-chance crowdfunding campaign for The Fabled Offering on Indiegogo. The project is already fully funded via a previous campaign on Kickstarter. Written by Shaffer and featuring illustrations by Marco Roblin, The Fabled Offering is a 44-page, one-shot story described as being for fans of Star
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The sequel to Night of the Living Wolf. Maybe. Not really. Independent comic book creator Robert Geronimo recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for issues 15-18 of Blood Realm, a dark fantasy series featuring its trademark black, white and red artwork. Written by Geronimo and featuring illustrations by Kristian Rossi, Juan Sanabria and Keir Covington, these four issues of Blood Realm
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Posting this one ASAP so as not to draw the ire of our own Amanda B. On Wednesday, renowned comic book creator Kenneth Rocafort launched a crowdfunding campaign for Groken 3, a 48+ page sci-fi/fantasy graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $50 thousand at the time of this writing. Written, illustrated, lettered and edited (is
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A million dollars? “Yabai!” Eh, it’s only a couple of letters off. In any case, earlier this week, Rippaverse Comics launched a preorder campaign for Yaira issue 1, 90-page superhero adventure featuring characters created by Eric July. Like previous Rippaverse books, the Yaira preorder campaign is already a runaway success, having raised over a million dollars quicker than any Rippaverse
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Haunted Pizza recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for USAssassin IV: Dogs Of War, the latest installment of the USAssassin series. The project is already fully funded, having thus far raised nearly $7 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Mark Poulton (SeaDog, Viking Wolf) and featuring illustrations by Mike McMahon (Graveyard Shift Supplemental), Dogs of War is a 64-page graphic novel where
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Last week, independent comic book creator Per Berg (aka Narwhal) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Earthbound: Grand Prix* part 2 (of 6), a 48-page sci-fi book. Written and illustrated by Berg (Hotel Story, Foreign Agent), Grand Prix is the sequel story to the celebrated Earthbound graphic novels. Not only is the project already fully funded, but Berg promises that the book itself is
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Sooooo…. DEAD at 37? Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Josh Howard launched a crowdfunding campaign for DEAD at 17: KILL DAY, a 32-page supernatural fantasy comic. Written by and illustrated by Howard (T-Bird and Throttle), DEAD at 17: KILL DAY is a retelling of the first issue of DEAD at 17 (then titled DEAD @ 17) which released
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In the red corner, weighing in at 82 thousand metric tons… Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Donal DeLay launched a crowdfunding campaign for Jaeger Bomb, a 72-page sci-fi superhero graphic novel. Written by DeLay and AJ Frost and featuring art by DeLay, Jaeger Bomb pits super-powered luchadors against giant monsters. According to DeLay, all of the work on
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Crom! Arrow Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Shadow Kingdom, a 110-page (69 pages of story plus tons of back matter) sword and sorcery fantasy graphic novel. Created by Randy Zimmerman and Russ Leach, The Shadow Kingdom graphic novel is adapted from the classic tale written by Robert E. Howard featuring King Kull (not Conan) and set in
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Unhinged Entertainment recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for ABSOLUTE. One Stormy Night, a 24-page, black and white comic book. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Created by Jason Bascom, One Stormy Night is stylish fantasy adventure featuring characters from the mainline ABSOLUTE. series. Here’s the official pitch taken from
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On Wednesday, renowned comic creator and Compass Comics founder Graham Nolan launched a crowdfunding campaign for Return to Monster Island, a 64-page action/horror book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $50 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Nolan, Return to Monster Island is the sequel to the 1998 original Monster Island.
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Symbolic World Press recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for God’s’Dog: Warrior, a 150+ page follow-up to the massively successful God’s’Dog: Monster which was crowdfunded in 2021 via Indiegogo. The project is already a runaway success, having raised roughly $80 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Jonathan and Matthieu Pageau and featuring artwork by Matt Sheean (illustrations), Jesse
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It’s not a Samson story, either… Last week, independent comic book creator Adam Lawson launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue one of Jawbone Death, a 28-page supernatural action adventure story with black and white art. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $6 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Adam Lawson (The Exiled, The
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Last week, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their April lineup of books. Just like previous preorder campaigns, this one is being run both on Indiegogo (here) and the Alterna Comics website (here).* Through either of the campaign pages, you can pick up all four of Alterna’s April issues, or simply pick and choose the titles you want.
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When I saw the spoilers to Graveyard Shift: Omega Storm, I did wonder why I backed, but I am trying to give it a fair shake- to be able to say what the best and worst part of the book was – since that’s a thing now.* Day One I’m only on page six (for a few different reasons). First
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Last week, the crowdfunding campaign for DAMEGANG issue 3 ended successfully, raising more than $3 thousand before the crowdfunding period came to a close. Written and illustrated by independent comic creators Billy Nunez, DAMEGANG is a sci-fi adventure featuring a group of fetching ladies of an unusual size. Here’s the official pitch taken from the DAMEGANG Indiegogo campaign page: In
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Independent author and Whimsyland founder Daniel P. Riley recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue 1 of Jisedai, a 32-page, manga-inspired comic book based on the novella series of the same name. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Daniel Riley and featuring illustrations by Kevin Jacob and
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Last week, Quinn Howard’s crowdfunding campaign for The Lie Behind The Star Volume One came to a successful close having raised more than $50 thousand. Written by Howard and featuring illustrations by Matthew Weldon (Punchline), The Lie Behind The Star is a 42-page graphic novel described as “science fiction with deep philosophical themes, weaving elements of cosmic horror into its
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Welcome back to Jolly Jinglings, The Splintering’s holiday celebration of all things gold, frankincense and myrrh. Today, we’re going to look at The Life of Christ: The Christmas Story, published by Marvel Comics in 1993 and distributed by Thomas Nelson publishers. Heavy spoilers will follow, but the story is probably familiar to many of you, anyway, right? (If not, you’re
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Maybe not “kaiju-sized,” but still really big… Veteran comic book writer Mike Baron recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Florida Man Vs. Hogzilla, a 72-page comedy graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having collectively raised more than $15 thousand across three crowdfunding platforms (Fund My Comic, Indiegogo and Kickstarter). Written by Baron and featuring illustrations by Matthew Weldon,
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Independent comic book creator Ben Dunn recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue 2 of Tomorrow Girl, a 120-page superhero adventure book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $1 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by multiple creators, Tomorrow Girl issue 2 features 8 separate stories inspired by classic Golden and Silver
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Stuntman Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Super Dead 2, a 48-page superhero book with a horror twist. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $10 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Mandy Summers and illustrated by Peter Gilmore, Super Dead 2 picks up where the first book left off. Here’s the official pitch
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Rippaverse Comics recently launched a preorder campaign for Alphacore issue 1, 96-page superhero adventure featuring characters created by Eric July. Like previous Rippaverse books, the Alphacore preorder campaign is already a great success, having raised nearly a million dollars at the time of this writing. Written by Chuck Dixon and featuring illustrations by Joe Bennett and letters by the prolific
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Last week, EC Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Tales of Mystery and Imagination, a 128-page horror anthology. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $1 thousand at the time of this writing. Edited by William Hazle and featuring the work of multiple writers and artists, Tales of Mystery and Imagination is a graphical retelling of sixteen
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What kind of Voyage? To where? Just Voyage. Independent comic book creator Zackary Marois recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Voyage issue 1, a 48-page sci-fi comic book. Written by Brett Melograno and penciled by Marois and inked by Ethan Farina, Voyage tells the origin story of Sonderon, an intergalactic space explorer. Here’s the official pitch taken from the Voyage
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Last week, veteran comic book creator Aaron Lopresti launched a crowdfunding campaign for Kit Carter: Planet Doom, a 64-page sci-fi graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $50 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Lopresti, Kit Carter: Planet Doom is inspired by classic sci-fi adventures of the 1950s. Here’s the
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Last week, Rise Again Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Kitaru Witch Hunter, a 58+ page supernatural fantasy book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $5 thousand at the time of this writing. The artwork is also already 100% finished, so the turnaround time between the campaign and fulfillment should be quicker than many other crowdfunding
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To go along with that hollow flamingo in your front yard. Lynsey Leigh recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Compendium of the Unmasked: The Hollow Raven – Volumes 1 & 2, a genre-bending graphic novel with visuals inspired by noir & steampunk. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $700 at the time of this writing. Written
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The Clownfish team recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Shadowbinders Volume 3, a 130+ page fantasy graphic novel that continues the Belatyr series. Written by Kambrea Pratt (Geeky Sparkles) with art by Thom Pratt (Kneon), volume 3 collects the remainder of the webcomic version of the Shadowbinders series which will continue as a graphic novel series in the future. Here’s
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Independent comic book creator Nick Welch recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Samurex, a 34+ page sci-fi adventure book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by and illustrated by Welch, Samurex follows the adventures of an “advanced cyborg fights an onslaught of foes in an effort to
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