As January rolled in, my thought and reflection took me back into the past- reminiscing of all the oldies but goodies in everything… from movies to music, to classic books, and of course, manga. I was craving to rediscover the past by reading some of these oldies, so I grabbed my Sherlock Holmes, Jane Austin, and Mighty Atom (a.k.a. Astro
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“Hello!” On Tuesday, the anonymous Internet comedian known as “Cecil” launched a crowdfunding campaign for Cash Grab, a 48+ page action/comedy graphic novel written by Cecil himself and featuring illustrations by Donal DeLay (Vestige), colors by Ink Spots, and letters by Eric Weathers. And girthy stacks of cash are indeed being grabbed, snatched, groped and grasped, as the campaign has
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On Tuesday, independent comic book writer Clint Stoker launched a crowdfunding campaign for Downcast: Wrize & Fall, an 88-page sci-fi graphic novel written by Stoker and featuring illustrations by Ignacio Lazaro, colors by Damian Penalba and letters by Eric Weathers. Wrize & Fall is a sequel to 2019’s Downcast, and picks up shortly after the events of the first book.
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Earlier this week, independent comic book creating brothers Vinnie and Frankie Tartamella (City of Venus) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Through the Woods Collected Edition, a 96-page supernatural mystery written by Frankie Tartamella and illustrated by brother Vinnie (the other Tartamella). Here’s the official plot breakdown from the Through the Woods Indiegogo campaign page: Follow investigative reporter Laura Langley as she
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The crowdfunding campaign for Johnny Phantasm in the Tales of New Detroit, 1977 ended successfully over a year ago. Now that backers have their books in-hand, there will apparently be another chance to pick up the book thanks to Caliber Comics. On a recent livestream hosted by Ethan Van Sciver, Johnny Phantasm creator Patrick Thomas Parnell announced that the first
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On Thursday, Wart the Wizard creator Mandy Summers announced that she is joining the creative team behind The New Adventures of Rocket Gal and Booster, an upcoming graphic novel with a sexy take on classic sci-fi. Summers will be editing the book alongside writer Wyatt Holiday (Ardanna), while Peter Gilmore (The Story of the Goodie Bird) is providing the illustrations.
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On Monday, Malibu Bay Films announced that 57 year-old model/actress Julie Strain had passed away. The story was picked up by several media outlets, most notably The Hollywood Reporter (we first saw the news from Dynamite Comics). But hold the tissues, because she isn’t dead. Malibu Bay Films later retracted their announcement after the company’s owner confirmed with Strain’s family
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Transhumanism meets a terrorist death cult called Yuri & The Red Skirts in the Cyborg USA comic by Rob Cacy and friends. Transhumanists dream of transcending the natural limitations of our species through physically invasive technological innovation. Yes, it’s real. But what kind of person is Cyborg USA writer Rob Cacy? He’s the kind who sends a Cyborg USA Christmas
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Independent comic book creator Liam Gray is hard at work teasing his upcoming project, Xenotype. Written by Gray and featuring illustrations by “Odysseas Theodoratos” and colors by “Scotsmn” (sic.), Xenotype is a sci-fi adventure influenced by Japanese manga books. But what is Xenotype all about? Here’s the story synopsis from Gray: “Following a series of tragedies, teenage daydreamer Felix Vasquez
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Aspiring comic book creator “Tonicmole” is planning to launch a crowdfunding campaign for Saving the World, a new superhero comic written and illustrated by Tonicmole himself. Not much has been revealed about the plot, but Tonicmole has indicated that Saving the World is intended as the first installment of a “bizarre shared universe of heroes, villains, and everything in between.”
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Aspiring comic book writer “Dr. Write” is laying the groundwork to launch a crowdfunding campaign for Sins of the Fae, a new fantasy graphic novel featuring illustrations by “Josan” and colors by “Xeviuss.” Described as an American fairy tale, Sins of the Fae portrays a universe in which earth acts as a bridge between seven separate worlds, and supernatural beings
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Recently, aspiring independent comic book creator Eddie Winkler has been furiously teasing Sovereign Wolf, a new graphic novel featuring artwork by Lucas Meyer and Caanan White (Brand). Described as “the epic battle between the shapeshifters of good and the hybrids of evil”, Sovereign Wolf is a sci-fi adventure inspired by Warhammer 40K and the work of Richard C. Meyer (Jawbreakers).
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On Tuesday, renowned comic book artist Stanley “Artgerm” Lau revealed his cover artwork for Mercy, a new gothic horror book written and illustrated by comic industry veteran Mirka Andolfo (DC Comics Bombshells, Unnatural). Without further ado, take a look at Lau’s variant cover below. But what is Mercy all about? Here’s the official breakdown of the book taken from Mercy‘s
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Independent comic book writer Jesse Wroblewski and artist Preston Asevedo (Doc Salem) are setting up a crowdfunding campaign for Rockabilly Roadtrip, a 150+ page dark comedy book promising all manner of monsters and mayhem. The campaign will actually fund multiple books: the first being a black and white graphic novel collecting all of the issues from 2006 to 2016, as
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Independent comic book creator Simon Pothier (BLOODHUNT, Daemona) is gearing up to launch a new project titled Tales from the Natverse, a sci-fi action adventure book which sets the stage for the broader Nat the Merc series. Here’s the official pitch from the Tales from the Natverse Indiegogo pre-launch page: TALES FROM THE NATVERSE is a prelude to the new
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Earlier this week, Alterna Comics revealed the cover art for Tinseltown: Losing the Light, the 5-issue follow-up to 2018’s crime drama written by David Lucarelli and illustrated by Henry Ponciano. The writer/artist team is returning for Losing the Light, and are of course joined by regular Alterna letterer Wes Locher (Unit 44). Unfamiliar with Tinseltown? Here’s a plot summary of
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Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Mandy Summers (Wart the Wizard) revealed a teaser image for Pirate Queen, a new comic project featuring artwork by Clint Hilinski (Lady Death, SeaDog and Codename: Killswitch). Not much else is known about the Pirate Queen project at this time, but given both creators’ history, it stands to reason that it will be
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Over the weekend, Ethan Van Sciver’s latest round of fundraising for Cyberfrog: Bloodhoney came to a close raising more than $54 thousand, which brings Bloodhoney‘s grand total across all campaigns and variant covers to more than $1 million. That’s a certified “Seven Figures, Motherfucker”! Written and illustrated by Van Sciver and featuring colors by Kyle Ritter, Bloodhoney marks the return
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Overall, Red Sonja: Holiday Special is a decent package, but not a stellar one. A Very Merry Sonja was more hokey in its execution than it needed to be, and the shorter, reprinted backup story is the more satisfying of the two tales.
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Husband and wife team Michael and Caroline Anden will soon take a second stab at crowdfunding Mortal Worlds, a sci-fi graphic novel where “Supersoldiers discover that our first ancestors are our final descendants… an army of ultimate evil beyond time!” The Mortal Worlds crowdfunding campaign will launch via Indiegogo sometime in 2020, but you can get in on the hype
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Overnight, renowned comic book creator and YouTube talk show host Ethan Van Sciver launched the “2nd Chance Cyberfrog” crowdfunding campaign (which is oddly named as this is the fifth time that Cyberfrog: Bloodhoney has been available on Indiegogo in one form or another). This latest campaign is intended to sell through the very last copies of Bloodhoney and the supplementary
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Update: Since the publishing of this post on Tuesday, the Iron Sights: 2 Psychos project has indeed raised more than $100 thousand, putting it firmly across the “six figures bitch” threshold. The original post follows: Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for Richard C. Meyer’s Iron Sights: 2 Psychos ended successfully, raising more than $98 thousand at the time of this writing
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Earlier this week, Alterna Comics revealed that Tyler Wentland’s fantasy comic The Swan King would be coming to a comic shop near you for the affordable price of a single dollar. Successfully crowdfunded in 2018, The Swan King is described as “a 19-page dark fantasy fairytale in black and white.” The book is written and illustrated by Wentland (Red Koi)
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Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for Art Thibert’s sci-fi/comedy graphic novel Chrono Mechanics ended successfully, raising more than $26 thousand and easily eclipsing its $8 thousand funding goal. With that total, several of the campaign’s stretch goals were met, including multiple trading cards, a button, a guitar pick, and 6 extra pages of story (for a current total of 54 pages).
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On Friday, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti announced that the entire line of Alterna books would be seeing pricing increases starting in April 2020. Here’s the quick & dirty summary of the changes: Standard comics are increasing from $1.50 to $1.99 Reprint issues under the ICYMI label increasing from $0.99 to $1.25 Double-sized horror anthology It Came Out on a
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British comic book creator Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X, Archer and Armstrong) is coming out of semi-retirement in 2020 to release Monsters, a new 250+ page graphic novel. The idea for Monsters began in the 1980s, when Windsor-Smith pitched it to Marvel as a Hulk story. The celebrated writer/artist has since repurposed and expanded the idea into a fully creator-owned property.
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On Wednesday, the crowdfunding campaign for Rob Muerto’s comedy/horror graphic novel Tales from the Classroom achieved its initial funding goal. The 41-page book is written by Muerto and features pencils by Sebastián Bronico, inks by Juan Castro, colors by Matias Laborde and lettering by Lucas Gattoni. The best part? The book is already done, so all the team needs now
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On a recent livestream hosted on the Graded Point Five YouTube channel, Six-Gun Gorilla creator Brian Christgau announced that he has been working behind the scenes on an upcoming indie comic crossover featuring A. S. Rivera’s Dr. Alpha, Preston Asevedo’s Doc Salem, and Christgau’s own Six-Gun Gorilla. Sound wild? I agree. Unfortunately, Christgau didn’t offer much else in terms of details.
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I recently received my copy of Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG, the action/superhero graphic novel written by Richard C. Meyer (Iron Sights), co-written by Chuck Dixon (Batman) and illustrated by Aaron Alfeche. I backed the tier with an unsigned copy of the Jawbreakers book and featuring variant cover art by Kyle Ritter (Starblades). I thought I’d unbox it to give you a sense
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Earlier this week, Cauldron Comics founder Michael Derrick released the first promotional trailer for Grayskale: Welcome to Glitter City, an upcoming graphic novel project set to launch in early 2020 on Indiegogo. Written by Derrick (The Abductables) and featuring artwork by P. Kay and colors by Eugeniu Betivu, Grayskale is described as a 60-page superhero story featuring a man who controls karma. You
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The Splintering 