Earlier this month, Zaid Comics launched an Indiegogo campaign for Magic Cop 2: White Lines, the sequel to the original Magic Cop book that was similarly crowdfunded in 2019. Created by the Diaz brothers, Brandon and Phillip, Magic Cop 2 is a fantasy crime story featuring werewolves, witches, monsters and magic (duh), all set against a Miami Vice-esque backdrop. Here’s
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On Wednesday, independent comic book creator Nathan M. Rosario launched a crowdfunding campaign for the second issue of Stump, which is expected to be a 48-page follow-up to the first issue that shipped in late 2020. (You can read our review of book 1 here) Written and illustrated by Rosario, Stump is a science fiction tale slightly akin to the
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Last week, independent comic book creator Jon Del Arroz launched a crowdfunding campaign for Deus Vult, a 66-page fantasy graphic novel inspired by Conan the Barbarian and The Mighty Thor. Written by Del Arroz and featuring illustrations by Jesse White and colors by Matt Crotts, Deus Vult has a striking throwback art style reminiscent of classic comics from the 1970s.
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Late last week, independent comic book creator Kevin Philpott launched a crowdfunding campaign for Glyn in Monster Land, an all-new, 48-page graphic novel intended for readers of all ages. Written by Philpott and illustrated by Luisa Russo, Glyn in Monster Land is a fantasy tale featuring vibrant artwork that showcases a number of colorful characters. In addition, the work on
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Dusty “Tonicmole” launched a crowdfunding campaign for the latest issue of Saving the World, the fourth in an ongoing series. Written and illustrated by Tonicmole, Saving the World is a superhero book that blends the aesthetics of 90s alternative comics with superheroic action (It also features excellent cover art by Illustrator Monk). Here’s
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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 College of the Dead creator Adam Post. This week, we discussed the latest fallout from Disney’s firing of Gina Carano from The Mandelorian, updates on
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Independent comic book creators Aaron Neff and Garrett Gabbey are both hard at work preparing a crowdfunding campaign for Mavrics: Origns Volume 1, an all-new 60-page graphic novel. Set in an alternate future, Mavrics promises to deliver “Such Robots! Many Action! Wow!” Here’s the official pitch taken from the Mavrics pre-launch page, followed by the creators’ recent appearance on Michael
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On Tuesday, independent comic book creator Joe Catapano launched a crowdfunding campaign for Star Circuit, a 32-page cyberpunk sci-fi book intended as the first installment of a larger miniseries. Written and illustrated by Catapano and featuring lettering by the ever-prolific Eric Weathers, Star Circuit is inspired by Akira, F-Zero and Bladerunner. Here’s the brief plot synopsis taken from the Star
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Over the weekend, ALL CAPS Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for CREED: Re-IMAGINARY, a revival of the 90s fantasy comic series by Trent Kaniuga. Written and illustrated by Kaniuga, Re–IMAGINARY reintroduces the characters and world of CREED in an all-new, two-issue story. Here’s the official pitch taken from the CREED Indiegogo campaign page: Mark Farley is a 17 year old
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Combining the talents of dozens of actresses and other creators, Heroineburgh started as a web series featuring the exploits of a large cast of super-powered characters. The project has expanded to a bi-weekly comic strip and now a full comic book series, too, bringing the live-action world to the illustrated page. In any case, here’s the overall gist of the
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Welcome to the premiere of “Friday Night Drives,” where I do a video recap of this week’s news from The Splintering. I’m hoping to make this a weekly trend, so please let me know what you like (or hate). In the meantime, give it a watch and thanks for reading! The Splintering’s Teespring store has items starting at just $4.99!
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On Wednesday, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti announced that Bryan Baugh’s Wulf and Batsy series will indeed be published by Alterna. Intended for mature audiences, Wulf and Batsy has been available digitally for quite some time, with print-on-demand editions available through IndyPlanet. The move to Alterna will almost certainly mean more exposure for the books, which so far have been
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Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Dave Swartz launched a crowdfunding campaign for Confederate Monster, a three-part miniseries that injects a bit of sci-fi horror into American history. Written and illustrated by Swartz (Feast or Famine), Confederate Monster is a retelling of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein tale set during the US Civil War. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken
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A crowfunding review of the art book 101 Drawings by P. Craig Russell
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Dionysios launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Tome of Reckoning, a 36-page horror/fantasy comic written and illustrated by Dionysios and featuring illustrations by Jewel Jones. This first issue is titled The First Good Day of the Year, and it represents the beginning of a larger arc expected to be at least five issues
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Over the weekend, YouTube personality and independent comic book creator Mandy Summers launched a crowdfunding campaign for Wart the Wizard: the Portal of Echoes, a fantasy/comedy graphic novel intended for all ages. Once again written by Summers (Pirate Queen) and featuring illustrations by Peter Gilmore (Super Dead), Portal of Echoes is the sequel to 2020’s fantasy adventure… wait for it…
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Over the weekend, Donkey Madness launched a crowdfunding campaign for Shotgun Samurai, a girthy 200+ page manga graphic novel that includes the entire first story arc of the Shotgun Samurai series. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the Shotgun Samurai Indiegogo campaign page: Legend has it that a thousand years ago, there was a Dragon that roost atop the
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Update: After receiving a less than enthusiastic response to the launch of Rock ‘N Roll Ninja, Splatto Comics founder Richard C. Meyer has abruptly ended the campaign and relaunched it after making several changes. First and foremost, the story will not be be broken into shorter “floppy” comics, and will instead be collected as a 100-page graphic novel for $30.
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Certainly Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl has her fans, and they are quite a vocal bunch. A vocal, special bunch. Despite efforts to claim otherwise, however, the Squirrel Girl character has never really been successful in carrying her own solo book. And yes, that includes trade paperback sales, too. One of the more objective voices commenting on the mainstream comic
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A review of the crowdfunding campaign Ninety Four by Shelby Robertson
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Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Edwin Acevedo launched a crowdfunding campaign for Boba Fe The Mandolo The Ace, an all-new, 32-page sci-fi comic. The book itself contains one main story and two backup stories, all written by Acevedo and featuring artwork by Ibai Canales (Iron Sights, The Abductables), Sweens (Oddity), and Teo Gonzalez (Brutas). Despite the main character’s
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Independent comic book creator Nicholas O’Gorman has teamed up with co-writer Kurt Belcher to launch a crowdfunding campaign for Death Row Sorcerer, a 48-page graphic novel that infuses metaphysical fantasy into a prison break tale. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the Death Row Sorcerer Indiegogo campaign page: The story centers around Mafia lackey Dresden Lang, a man whose
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator and The Stitch and Adam Show co-host Adam Friended launched a crowdfunding campaign for Supervillains Anonymous, a 48 page, full-color graphic novel that blends comedy into the superhero genre. I know what you’re thinking. “Supervillains? So, does it subvert expectations?!” Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the Supervillains Anonymous Indiegogo campaign page:
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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 College of the Dead creator Adam Post. This week, we discussed the launch of Kenneth Rocafort’s GROKEN campaign, the latest images of Patrick’s Johnny Phantasm
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On Friday, renowned comic book artist Kenneth Rocafort launched a crowdfunding campaign for GROKEN, the first graphic novel published under his independent label: Mitografia. Created, written and illustrated entirely by Rocafort, GROKEN boasts avant-garde visuals to tell a story that blends elements of both sci-fi and fantasy. Here’s the full pitch taken from the GROKEN Indiegogo campaign page: GROKEN is
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Independent comic book creator Aleandro Verriello Saglimbene is preparing a new supernatural fantasy project to launch via crowdfunding: Columns of Creation: Down to Earth Volume 1. Described as “a modern fantasy”, the book will be aimed at fans of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and Gerard Way’s Umbrella Academy. It’s also very much designed for mature readers, promising “occasional nudity and
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Given that the Indiegogo campaign for Graham Nolan’s Alien Alamo launched earlier this week, today we’ll be reviewing his most recent crowdfunded comic book, The Chenoo. For those of you not familiar with my review format, I grade a crowdfunding campaign on four distinct categories: Book Content and Quality Communication and Fulfillment Packaging and Shipping Stretch Goals and Bonuses With
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On Tuesday, veteran comic book artist and Bane co-creator Graham Nolan launched a crowdfunding campaign for Alien Alamo, a sci-fi tale with a Texan twist! Written and illustrated by Nolan, Alien Alamo is a sci-fi adventure that exists in the larger Chenoo universe. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the Alien Alamo Indiegogo campaign page: It’s 1957 and the
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Independent comic book artist and Hybrids creator Luke Stone is currently prepping the next installment of the Hybrids saga: Hybrids: The Killing Field part 1, a 32-page action fantasy comic book.* Written and illustrated by Stone, The Killing Field launches the next chapter of the Hybrids saga that began with Trash Day. This first issue will also include a back-up
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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 College of the Dead creator Adam Post. This week, we discussed the most recent quarterly art auction on Ethan Van Sciver’s YouTube channel, the value
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