Perfect 10 issue #2 is the second installment of the Perfect 10 series. While both issues 1 and 2 have been crowdfunded on Indiegogo in the last year and a half, Genuine Comics is not new to the indie scene, nor the crowdfunding scene, as they have previous titles that were funded via Kickstarter. Inspired by Image, Genuine Comics started
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Renowned comic book creator, ALL CAPS Comics founder and self-proclaimed “human sunbeam” Ethan Van Sciver is preparing to expand upon his recent crowdfunding success by launching an action figure line based on his Cyberfrog comic book characters. The first wave will include the titular Cyberfrog himself (in both modern and retro 90s variant), Heather Swain, and the villainous Vyzpzz. Each
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Independent comic book creator John Hervey recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Black Tiger: Hidden Dragon Vol. 1, an 88-page martial arts action adventure graphic novel. Not only is the project already fully funded, but the production work is also 100% complete, so all that needs to be done now is get the final numbers for the print order (and
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The 1970’s was definitely the grooviest decade in history. After all, how many decades can lay claim to disco, bell-bottom pants, and Bi-Centennial fever? The 1970’s also had a unique assortment of novelty items (cue the obligatory Pet Rock reference). One of my favorite novelty items to come out from that decade was the Power Record Book and Record Sets.
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Last week, independent comic book creator Mark Poulton launched a crowdfunding campaign for Viking Wolf, a 40-page horror fantasy graphic novel presented in an oversized, 8.5” x 11” format. It’s also well past funded, having already raised more than $12 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Poulton (Graveyard Shift) and featuring illustrations by Matt Dalton (Graveyard Shift:
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On Tuesday, independent comic book creator Clint Stoker launched a crowdfunding campaign for Downcast 3: Submerged, which reached its original funding goal within hours of going live. Written by Stoker and featuring illustrations by Ignacio Lazaro and lettering by the ever-prolific Eric Weathers, Downcast 3 is an 80-page sci-fi graphic novel including a 64-page main story, an 8-page backup story,
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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 with Parnell and The Splintering’s own George Travlos. This week, we discussed the latest news on Parnell’s Ultra Star campaign, the recent casting news for Sandman, the goings
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Independent comic book creator Luke Stone* recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Hybrids: The Killing Field Part 2, the seventh installment in the Hybrids adventure saga. At the time of this writing, the project is not only fully funded, but all of the prep work on the book itself is also complete (just have to print the bugger, ya’ dig?).
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The world of Witch Hat Atelier is full of engaging action, mischievous magic.
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Following a successful crowdfunding campaign via Indiegogo, father and son creative team Shaun and Parker Davis are bringing their superhero adventure Pillowman and Blanketboy to the masses via Star Cross Comics. Unlike the crowdfunded project, the Star Cross edition of Pillowman and Blanketboy is split across three issues at $4.99 a pop (as opposed to a single graphic novel). But
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Dear Mr. C0MMI3 MARK, Upon seeing your request for feedback on AE: American Evil, your collaborative project with artist Tony Sizzle, I have decided to pen this response and let you know what I think about the book and the prospects for additional AE projects in the future. As you yourself admit in the forward, American Evil is intended as
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Today we are going to spend some time remembering the works and contributions of Herb Trimpe, a comic book artist and creator whose career spanned six decades. Herb Trimpe was born May 26, 1939, and had he lived, today would’ve been his 82nd birthday. Sadly, Mr. Trimpe passed away on April 13, 2015 at the age of 75. Herb Trimpe
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On Tuesday, Allegiance Arts Entertainment launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Saints, an all-new 52+ page graphic novel written by Mike Baron and illustrated by Christian Rosado. Like previous Allegiance Arts projects, The Saints will likely find a home on WalMart store shelves as individual issues, but the Indiegogo campaign will fund the graphic novel “premiere” edition. At the time
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A crowdfunding review of Xenozoic by Mark Schultz
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Today marks a thousand days since backers of Zoe Quinn’s Project Tingle received an update on the game. Having raised over $85 thousand from over two thousand backers via Kickstarter, the all-but-canceled full motion video adventure game was originally scheduled to deliver in February 2017, and the last update to backers was sent on 30 August 2018. This is certainly
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As a new contributor to The Splintering, my first order of business is to thank them for giving me the opportunity to review the greatest entertainment medium in my opinion, comic books. I’ve collected comics for over 47 years and I’ve published comics for 6 years. It’s a long-time passion of mine (some might say obsession, and I can’t dispute
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Following the success of Chrono Mechanics, veteran comic book creator Art Thibert is once again returning to his Image Comics roots with Black and White Volume 2 – Man Vs. Machine. A follow up to 2020’s Black and White (which we reviewed here), Man Vs. Machine is the 60-page conclusion to the origin story of the Black & White characters.
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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 with Parnell and The Splintering’s own George Travlos. This week, we discussed the latest news on Parnell’s Ultra Star campaign, the next chapter in Diamond Comics Distribution drama,
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In late 2020, independent comic book creators Aaron Guzman and Jason Alexander launched a monthly subscription service for Mini-Comic Bundles, collections of miniaturized comics small enough to put in your pocket. We were fortunate enough to get a chance to discuss this unique project with both creators. As always, the answers below are represented as closely to “as written” as possible
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I am making my debut venture into comic book reviews with Maverix: Decimation. I am new to crowdfunding comics and comics in general, but have enthusiastically jumped in and backed 30 campaigns to date. Maverix: Decimation is the first comic book that I have received from any of the campaigns that I have backed in the last 6 months. Coincidentally, this
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Welcome back to The Splintering’s Monochrome May event! Today we’re cheating a bit on the whole “Monochrome” thing to feature Black and White Remastered, a completely redrawn and enhanced version of Art Thibert’s superhero comics originally published in the mid-90s by Image and made possible today by a successful crowdfunding campaign.*Written and illustrated by Art Thibert and co-written by Taylor
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Independent comic book creator Aaron Calimeri launched a crowdfunding campaign for MRDR WPN, a 20-page project presented in glorious black and white. Co-written by Calimeri and Adam AF and featuring illustrations by Rafael Chrestani, MRDR WPN is described as “paramilitary biopunk action comic book.” Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the MRDR WPN Indiegogo campaign page: While on a
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Less than a day remains in the ABSOLUTE. Book 2 crowdfunding campaign by Unhinged Entertainment. Created by Jason Bascom, ABSOLUTE. is a stylish fantasy adventure presented in black and white. The project is already fully funded, so now all Bascom has to worry about is the stretch goals and fulfillment. Piece of cake, right? Here’s the pitch taken from the
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Today, I’m unboxing Crusade Comics’ Shi Haikyo by Billy Tucci, Steven Peros and Gardenio Lima. We reviewed the first crowdfunded Shi book, Return of the Warrior in December (spoilers: we liked it), so hopefully Haikyo maintains the same level of quality. You can check out the Shi Haikyo unboxing video below. I appreciate all feedback – positive, constructive, or colorful.
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Welcome to a special Monochrome May edition of Under the Radar, a segment where we spotlight comic books that don’t have the widespread attention of the comic book community that they should. Today, we’ll be looking at the black and white comic book Dark Horse Presents #1, which not only launched the flagship anthology series from Dark Horse Comics, but
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After a strong post-release push, Rise Again Comics’ Monster M.D. finally reached the blessed “six figures” milestone, raising more than $100k via Indiegogo. Monster M.D. creator Von Klaus made the announcement via social media, where he thanked his backers and fans. Written by Klaus and illustrated by Marco Maccagni, Monster M.D. is a mature but lighthearted take on several classic
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Over the weekend, the Indiegogo campaign for Indie Volt Revolt ended successfully, having raised 193% of its original funding goal. Created to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Indie Volt podcast network, Indie Volt Revolt is a 100+ page anthology featuring the work of over two dozen artists. One of the more unique aspects of the book (in addition to
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Welcome back to Monochrome May, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things chiaroscuro! Today we’ll be reviewing the crowdfunded action/sci-fi comic book More Lethal by King Toad Comics. For those of you not familiar with the “crowdfunding review” format, we grade a crowdfunding campaign on four distinct categories: Book Content and Quality Communication and Fulfillment Packaging and Shipping Stretch Goals
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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 with Parnell and The Splintering’s own George Travlos. This week, we discussed the latest news on Parnell’s Ultra Star campaign, Starlight Cats creator Shane Davis joined in to
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On Friday, renowned comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver announced that his independent publishing house ALL CAPS Comics would be publishing future books by Richard C. Meyer, including the yet untitled Jawbreakers 4. Meyer and his own venture, Splatto Comics, currently have several books in the hopper awaiting fulfillment (including the third Jawbreakers book, Grand Bizarre). The ALL CAPS publishing
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