The same week that comic book publishers Oni Press and Lion Forge Comics revealed that they are merging, the inevitable announcement of layoffs followed. With dozens now out of work looking for employment in a struggling comic book industry, the prospects of a lifeline may seem bleak. As it turns out, Splatto Comics founder Ya’ boi Zack (aka Richard C.
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Rob Liefeld’s latest book Major X has been quite a shot in the arm for the comic book industry. Issue 3 of Major X just hit comic store shelves, and like the issues before it, it’s frequently selling out and destined for a second printing. With the direct market struggling, comic book stores closing, and comic industry reports tagging in
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*Update! Late on Wednesday, Facebook restored the Bounding Into Comics page without any changes, nor any explanation regarding why it was removed. On Sunday, the Bounding Into Comics Facebook page was a popular entertainment-themed outlet with 250+ thousand followers featuring content from the Bounding Into Comics website. On Monday morning, the page was simply gone. So what happened? According to
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Over the weekend, comic book and video game creator Doug TenNapel (Bigfoot Bill, Earthworm Jim) visited Beale Air Force Base as an honored guest of the 940th Refueling Wing. The occasion? The Air Force was commissioning a new KC-135 plane, and members of the wing had selected a piece of TenNapel’s artwork to adorn the plane’s nose. The design for
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On Tuesday, aspiring comic book creator Ryan Cardinal launched a crowdfunding campaign for KAYAS: a Story of Blood and Stone via Indiegogo. KAYAS is a 48-page, manga-inspired black and white action/fantasy graphic novel intended as the first part of a massive (over one thousand pages) series filled with “high-impact action, martial arts mayhem, swords, sorcery, monsters and the spirit of
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On Monday, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti announced that the independent comic book publisher will introduce a new line of 80-page giant books for just $4.99. This would be in addition to the company’s line of standard-sized “cat-spanker” comics which run between 99 cents and $1.99. There are no details on the titles or genres that will be a part
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Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Clint Stoker’s graphic novel Downcast ended successfully on Indiegogo, raising more than $26 thousand. By reaching that total, the Downcast project met every one of its stretch goals, included extra story pages, a sketch and development section, and a foil-stamped cover. But what’s Downcast all about? Downcast is a 52-page science fiction graphic
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Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for historical graphic novel Tokyo Rose: Zero Hour ended successfully, raising more than $8 thousand. Tokyo Rose: Zero Hour is a one-shot graphic novel written by Andre Frattino and featuring illustrations by Kate Kasenow which retells the story of Iva Toguri, a Japanese American who was torn between two hemispheres and loyalties during World War II.
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There’s plenty of room for more than one frog on the indie comics scene. At least, that’s what Oddity creator Sean Sweeney is banking on. He’s been teasing his upcoming project Oddity on social media for weeks, though the launch date for his Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign isn’t set in stone. Responding to our inquiry, Sweeney noted, “I want to make
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It’s a great month for Earthworm Jim fans. Hot off the heels of the release of his Bigfoot Bill graphic novel, comic book author and Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNapel has revealed that an Earthworm Jim comic book is in the works. This news comes just days after Intellivision announced that a new Earthworm Jim video game is in development
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Comic book writer J. Ishiro Finney (Casefile: Arkham) has been shopping around for an artist to illustrate his sci-fi series Bombshell, but his search has come to an end. Finney announced on social media that artist Joseph White has agreed to lend his Illustrating talents to the project. While the hunt for a colorist is still ongoing, Bombshell is at
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He’s a dual-katana wielding werewolf Bigfoot. It may sound like a dream arcade crossover of Rampage, Altered Beast, and Ninja Gaiden, but it’s actually Shinobi Sasquatch, a new 52-page graphic novel now crowdfunding on Indiegogo. Written by Cal Jameson and featuring illustrations by Rob Willis and colors by Paul Bilick, Shinobi Sasquatch puts a high-octane action spin on ancient Bigfoot
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On Tuesday, the crowdfunding campaign for new graphic novel HIRO: Blood of the Patriots launched on Indiegogo. Written by “Macho Dan” and featuring artwork by “Muttman” Jason, HIRO is a 48-page action adventure story inspired by high-octane films of the 80s and 90s and set during the future events of World War 3. Here’s a plot summary taken from the
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In an effort to speed up completion of his Cyberfrog: Blood Honey graphic novel, writer/artist Ethan Van Sciver hired an editor who put a hard deadline of 30 April (today) for Van Sciver’s work on the 88-page book to be finished.* As of today, Van Sciver is to turn over the final pages of Blood Honey so that they can
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One of the most mature-themed yet truly original concepts in superhero comics is now crowdfunding on Indiegogo. Super Harem is a 48-page action/comedy written by Matt Wenger and illustrated by Joe Ball. The premise? Any woman that Tim Boring has sex with gains superpowers. So, are we using the Bill Clinton definition of “sexual relations?” Does Tim have to fully
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Developer Pendulo Studios recently unveiled a story trailer for Blacksad: Under The Skin, an upcoming video game adaptation of the graphic novel series written by Juan Díaz Canales illustrated by Juanjo Guarnido. Why wait? Here’s the trailer. The Blacksad comics series was first published for European readers until it was published in the U.S. by Dark Horse in 2010. The
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Writer Cal Jameson and illustrator Rob Willis are putting a high-octane action spin on the Bigfoot myths with their upcoming graphic novel, Shinobi Sasquatch, scheduled to begin crowdfunding on 1 May via Indiegogo. The Shinobi Sasquatch book will be a 48-page, full color graphic novel, and the images that the creators have released so far look incredible. The tale looks
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The follow-up to Mike S. Miller’s incredibly successful Lonestar: Heart of the Hero went live on Indiegogo today, and it’s become an instant success in just hours. At the time of this writing, Soul of the Soldier has raised well over 1 thousand percent of its goal for a total over $13 thousand, but those numbers are going up so
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Chilean artist Mr. Genzoman pointed out on social media that DC Comics has censored the late Michael Turner’s artwork in issues #9 and #10 of Giant-Sized Superman. Without beating around the bush, here are the comparison images. Completely flattened out If it’s not evident from the images, the artwork around both Wonder Woman’s and Artemis’ posteriors has been altered –
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Former tattoo artist and aspiring comic book creator Ryan Cardinal is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign for KAYAS: a Story of Blood and Stone in May. KAYAS is a 48-page, black and white action/fantasy comic intended as the first part of a massive (over one thousand pages) series filled with “high-impact action, martial arts mayhem, swords, sorcery, monsters and
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“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” …Maybe we can change that, soldier. While mainstream comics are shying away from loyalty and valor in favor of nihilistic deconstructions of anything “heroic,” the creators of HIRO: Blood of the Patriots are hoping to find an audience starving for a patriotic, pro-military, sci-fi adventure. Written
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Earlier in April, writer Jeremy Lott launched an Indiegogo campaign for Movie Men: Crowded Theater, an all-new one-shot graphic novel written by Lott and featuring illustrations by Doug Curtis. We got a chance to have a friendly back and forth with Lott, who was gracious enough to respond to our questions on the Movie Men project.* As always, the answers
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On Saturday, Richard C. Meyer launched a crowdfunding campaign for a remastered edition of Jawbreakers – Lost Souls, his record-breaking graphic novel described as a combination of The Expendables and Guardians of the Galaxy. This “second printing” is not markedly different from the original, though the print file has been tweaked to ensure a slightly higher image quality. The campaign
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Over the weekend, the Centurions and Valkyrie of the “Warcampaign” launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for Vestige, a new self-contained 48-page graphic novel written by Gat Hanzo and featuring interior artwork by Donal DeLay (Brutas the Badass) and cover art by Ethan Van Sciver (Cyberfrog: Blood Honey). Oh, and it’s already crushing its funding goal, raising well over $25 thousand
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Dark Horse has announced The Art of Splatoon 2, a girthy 384-page art book featuring illustrations, storyboards, and concept designs of Splatoon 2 characters, weapons, gear, locations and maps. Dark Horse has previously partnered with Nintendo to release English-language art books for other successful titles including Super Mario Odyssey and the original Splatoon released on Wii U. The Art of Splatoon
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Bill Mantlo was a prolific comic creator before a hit-and-run accident in 1992 caused him to be in institutional care ever since. Mantlo created several characters during his comic career including Rocket Racoon, Cloak & Dagger, the Micronauts, and Rom. It may come as a surprise, however, that despite creating enduring characters that have appeared in video games, toys and
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On Wednesday, Headshot Horror Publishing launched an Indiegogo campaign for Pistolera, an all-new 32-page one-shot comic set in the 1800s. Sound familiar? That’s because the book was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter last month. Now, Pistolera creator Gilbert Deltrez is giving those consumers who prefer Indiegogo as a crowdfunding platform a chance to get the book. Written by Deltrez (Lair) and
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Comic book artist Mitch Breitweiser (Red Rooster) has started teasing a new project titled Norah’s Saga, a collaboration with writer Blake Northcott (The North Valley Grimoire) and colorist Kelsey Shannon (Jawbreakers). At the moment, little else is known about the book. Even Breitweiser himself jokingly refers to Norah’s Saga as a “super secret project.” All three creators have previously used
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Over the weekend, Ourorboros (Ori) Moon launched a crowdfunding campaign for a Wicked, a 36-page fantasy graphic novel written by Moon and illustrated by Joseph “SickJoe” Gay. Moon has worked as a writer and editor for several video game projects including the completely unrelated Bloody Chronicles and Panty Party. SickJoe is an independent horror artist who has also worked previously
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Coming off a successful Indiegogo campaign with Black and Red, comic artist Elliot Fernandez has been teasing Doom Kicker, an upcoming collaboration with Earthworm Jim creator, Doug TenNapel, for several months. What is Doom Kicker all about? Nobody really knows, yet. Fernandez is providing the artwork and will co-write the book with TenNapel, and the project is slated to begin
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The Splintering 