Long-time comic book creator James Hudnall passed away on Tuesday. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Hudnall got his start in the comic book industry in 1985 when he became the marketing director for Eclipse Comics, who published Hudnall’s first book ESPers in 1986. He would later work on titles for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including Alpha Flight, Strikeforce:
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“Hey therrre…” The sardonic YouTube personality known as That Umbrella Guy has teamed up with artist Keung Lee (Battle Maiden Knuckle Bomb) to crowdfund The Case of the Littlest Umbrella, an all-new graphic novel intended as a Lovecraftian horror tale suitable for readers of all ages. Here’s a breakdown of The Case of the Littlest Umbrella taken from the book’s
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On Monday, the crowdfunding campaign for the sci-fi/comedy graphic novel The Abductables ended successfully, raising 130% of its goal for a total over $6 thousand. Written by Michael Derrick and illustrated by Ibai Canales, The Abductables is a 52-page one-shot graphic novel about an alien abduction gone horribly wrong… for the abductors. We recently got the chance to interview Derrick
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The 2007 graphic novel Flink could become a motion picture, according to Flink creator Doug TenNapel. During a recent livestream on his YouTube channel, TenNapel mentioned that talks were ongoing with Andy Serkis’ production company The Imaginarium Studios and “the Paddington Bear people” to translate Flink into film, though it’s unclear to whom “the Paddington Bear people” refers (it could
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Writer Gat Hanzo is ready to throw his hat into the indie comic book scene with Vestige, an all-new fantasy/action project featuring illustrations by Donal DeLay (Brutas the Badass) and colors by Kyle Ritter (Cyberfrog: Blood Honey). There’s yet to be a full reveal of Vestige, but here’s a plot synopsis of what we know so far. “Mixing historical accuracy
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Last week, SNK revealed a new trailer for Samurai Shodown which finally unveiled the full roster of the game. Rounding out at 16 playable characters, the roster includes thirteen returning fighters as well as three all-new challengers: Darli Dagger, Wu-Ruixiang, and Yashamaru Kurama. You can watch the full character trailer below. Samurai Shodown is scheduled to release for Xbox
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Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for chapter 4 of The Elemental Balance was fully funded on Indiegogo. Written by Zain Shenwari and featuring artwork by Luke Horsman, this latest issue is the fourth 4 of six chapters in the full The Elemental Balance saga. Here’s a summary of The Elemental Balance taken from the Indiegogo campaign page. “The
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XSEED Games has confirmed that Senran Kagura Peach Ball, the pinball spinoff of their staple Senran Kagura series, will be receiving a western release this summer exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. Here’s a rather extensive rundown of the game from XSEED. “So…this is going to take some explaining. Haruka, the mad scientist of Homura’s Crimson Squad, is up to her
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Yee-haw! Howdy, bitches! That’s it. I’m not going to run with bad cowboy-speak for the entire article. I really just wanted to write “Howdy, bitches.” Earlier this week, Brendan Kamp launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Ballad of Dusty Tortillas, the first issue of an ongoing comic book series described as a lighthearted western. Cowritten by Brendan Kemp’s brother, Stephen
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The crowdfunding campaign for Gabriel Picolo’s Icarus and the Sun has come to an end and it finished quite strong, raising 2,982% of its original goal for a total of nearly $600 thousand. That’s the most money ever raised by a comic book in a single campaign. (Cyberfrog: Blood Honey has raised roughly $800k across three separate campaigns) Icarus and
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Earlier in March, writer Michael Derrick launched an Indiegogo campaign for The Abductables, an all-new 52-page one-shot sci-fi/comedy graphic novel about an alien abduction gone wrong written by Derrick and featuring illustrations by Ibai Canales. We got a chance to ask Derrick several questions about the The Abductables campaign, and he was gracious enough to respond. As always, the answers
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Earlier this week, GameStop revealed their 2018 financials which showed a loss of $673 million in the past year. The immediate result was a 13% drop in GameStop’s stock price, yet again calling into question the company’s long-term viability. This is third full-year loss in GameStop history, though it also comes despite the $700 million sale of its Spring Mobile
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Last year, master delicatessen professional comic book writer/artist Per Berg (aka Narwhal) successfully crowdfunded his girthy 148-page graphic novel Earthbound: Between Two Breaths on Earth.* Some who missed the first Earthbound Indiegogo campaign have been kicking themselves in the head for months. Enter Berg of Judea (maybe), who sayeth unto them, “Lo! Earthbound shall rise again, when it assumes its
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Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign to expand Alterna Comics ended successfully, raising 343% of its original goal for a total of over $8 thousand. With those numbers, Alterna founder Peter Simeti will be able to expand his company’s operations by moving to a much larger storage space (10′ x 20′). Not only will this allow for Alterna to order larger print
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Earlier this week, Sporkman creator Charles Bonetti re-launched the crowdfunding campaign for Sporkman: Goes to Japan on Indiegogo. Written by Bonetti and co-written by Eric Berry and featuring illustrations by Gifney Richata and colors by Ginger Foxy, Sporkman: Goes to Japan is a 91-page action/comedy superhero story appropriate for readers of all ages. We had the good fortune to interview
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On Tuesday, author and YouTube host Clint Stoker (aka Sweetcast) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Downcast via Indiegogo. Downcast is a 48-page 52-page graphic novel written by Stoker, featuring artwork by Ignacio Lazaro and letters by Eric Weathers. The project was fully funded in the first 12 hours. Here’s a plot summary taken from the Downcast Indiegogo page. “Joanne
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Last month, an update patch exclusive to the PS4 version of Devil May Cry V “Thanos-snapped” away Trish’s nude posterior in one of the game’s cutscenes. Now, a heroic avenger at Capcom has heard gamers’ cries for justice, and reversed the snap with yet another gameplay patch for the North American version of the game. Hail, conquering hero! We shall
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SEGA unloaded quite a few details regarding the Genesis/Mega Drive Mini at SEGA Fes last week. The SEGA Genesis Mini is scheduled to release on 19 September 2019, and it comes with two classic wired 3-button control pads, USB power adapter, power cable, and an HDMI cable. SEGA has confirmed that the Genesis Mini will ship with a total of
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Earlier this week, the crowdfunding campaign for Samurai and Dinosaurs ended successfully, raising 120% of its goal for a total of over $7 thousand. You can witness the moment the campaign met its goal in the livestream video below taken from the Comic Artist Pro Secrets YouTube channel. Samurai and Dinosaurs is a 110-page action/fantasy graphic novel written by
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Earlier this week, Sean Campbell launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Ferryman 2, the follow-up to 2018’s successful cyberpunk-inspired sci-fi/noir tale shockingly titled The Ferryman. The Ferryman 2 is a 28-page comic written by Sean Campbell and featuring illustrations by Dennis Tirona and colors by Ester Salguero. Below is a plot summary taken from the Ferryman 2 Indiegogo page.
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After a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, renowned comic creator Billy Tucci (SHI) has made good on his promise to launch a second campaign on Indiegogo for those who prefer it as a crowdfunding platform. It was fully funded in less than two hours. This huge head start was thanks in no small part to Tucci’s personal friend and comic-creating
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Earlier in March, Headshot Horror Publishing launched a Kickstarter campaign for Pistolera, an all-new 32-page one-shot comic set in the 1800s written by Gilbert Deltrez and featuring illustrations by Mateo Martinez and colors by J.L. Giles. We got a chance to have a quick back and forth with Deltrez who was gracious enough to respond to our questions on the
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IDW Media Holdings has hired J.P. Morgan to explore future strategies for the company, including the possible sale of the company. This news comes just weeks after the IDW board and management received a letter from one of its largest shareholders, ADW Capital Partners, pushing for the sale of the company. ADW holds approximately a 9% stake in IDW. The
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According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Senran Kagura series producer Kenichiro Takaki has left Marvelous Games after 13 years of working with the company. Takaki told Famitsu that his chief reasons for leaving Marvelous were the restrictions on depicting sexual content. While he acknowledged the criticisms against sexual content, Takaki defended such content because there are many who still
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In the media blitz surrounding the promotion of the new Apple Arcade, WayForward has announced that Shantae 5 is in development not only for Apple Arcade, but also for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and other consoles. That’s pretty much all that is known about the new Shantae game at the time. So what else should we talk about? Everyone
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On Tuesday, the crowdfunding campaign for Alejandro Mirabal’s new horror graphic novel Longharbor ended successfully, raising roughly 330% of its original funding goal for a total of over $50 thousand. At that total, the Longharbor campaign also achieved its stretch goal of adding 15 pages to the final book for a girthy total of 85 pages. A “Lovecraftian” graphic novel
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I received my copy of Doug Garrett’s Lone Wolf this week. Since Doug requested that his Indiegogo backers post unboxing videos to see the condition in which his book arrived, I thought I’d be a sport and oblige. If you’d like to watch my clumsy self attempt to one-handedly open a well-taped Gemini mailer, check out the video below.
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On Monday, the Indiegogo campaign for Joe King vs. World’s Greatest Averagehero ended successfully, raising 182% of its goal for a total of $910. It may not have been the loftiest funding goal, but all flavors of success are sweet. Written and illustrated by Canadian comic creator George Peter Gatsis, Joe King is a 32-page superhero parody graphic novel seemingly
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The title almost says it all. Bethesda’s celebrated role-playing series The Elder Scrolls celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and you too can celebrate by snagging a free download of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind on PC. That’s a lot of celebration. To get your free digital copy of Morrowind (looks to be the “Game of the Year” edition), log-in
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Over the weekend, It’s Alive! launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue number 51 of Airboy, an aviation-themed hero whose origins date back to the Golden Age of comics. Wait? Issue 51? Yes, indeedy. Writer Chuck Dixon wrote a 50-issue run in the 1980s which updated the Airboy character for contemporary audiences. This Indiegogo campaign will fund issue number 51, which
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The Splintering 