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Attic Door Comics’ “Sister Mercy” is Saving Souls and Dealing Death in Mankind’s Final Days (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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Canadian comic book creator Corey Hardiman recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Sister Mercy: Paradise Lost, a 120-page collection of the first 4-issue Sister Mercy story arc. Written by Hardiman and featuring illustrations by Ricardo Silva and colors by Fred Marinho, Sister Mercy is a post-apocalyptic fantasy described as “done in a 90’s grindhouse, exploitative style,” complete with foul language,

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Review: “6Souls” (Nintendo Switch)

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Sometime I wonder if I’m getting too old for this s#!+… Last week, Ratalaika Games released 6Souls for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, SeXbox and Steam PC. Developed by BUG-Studio, 6Souls is a 2D platformer with challenging level design and retro-inspired aesthetics.* 6Souls begins as Jack and his faithful dog Butch set off to do some treasure hunting

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 5 December 2021 Edition

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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 and fellow Splintering contributor George Travlos got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed the rumors of Dark Horse Comics looking for a buyer, IDW losing the Transformers and G.I. Joe licenses,

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Retro-Inspired Platformer “6Souls” Now Available on Consoles

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Yep. 6Souls. No space. On Friday, indie game publisher Ratalaika Games released 6Souls for the PS4, PS5, Xbone, SeXbox, and Nintendo Switch via each platform’s digital storefront. Developed by BUG-Studio, 6Souls is a challenging 2D platformer with a retro-inspired, pixelated aesthetic. Using the powerful “soul-dash”, players must traverse a gauntlet of deadly hazards and solve the mystery of Clifford Castle.

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Blast Off with Jim Tournas’ “Jetta Raye Adventures” (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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Independent comic book creator Jim Tournas recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Jetta Raye Adventures, a 32-page sci-fi book featuring the exploits of Jetta & friends. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than 160 percent of its initial funding goal at the time of this writing. While a traditional plot synopsis isn’t available, here’s the official pitch

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Taito’s “Liquid Kids” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch

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Game publisher Hamster has announced that 2D arcade platformer Liquid Kids is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1990, Liquid Kids was later ported to the Amiga, TurboGrafx-16, SEGA Saturn, and the original Nintendo Wii. Needless to say, copies of the game on these

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The War for Christmas Continues in “Bric-A-Brac 3”

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“Fear not, for I bring tidings of great joy! Unto you is launched this day on Indiegogo is a comic that is Christmasy.” – The Gospel of Luke (probably) On Thursday, independent comic book creator Ryan Haack launched a crowdfunding campaign for the third issue of Bric-A-Brac, a 25-page Christmas-themed comic. Written and co-created by Haack, illustrated and co-created by

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John Celestri’s “Bloodwing Angel Chronicles” Book 2 Now Flying on Indiegogo (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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Veteran animator and independent comic creator John Celestri recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Bloodwing Angel Chronicles Book 2, a 52-page comedy adventure featuring the continuing exploits of the angel Mychal. Written and illustrated by Celestri, this second volume includes Episodes 3 & 4: FLY or DIE! and ALTAR of DEATH!, plus a 7-page standalone story featuring the 1717 CLUB

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“Paradise Lost” Coming to Nintendo Switch on 3 December

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A Europe of Hell, a Hell of Europe” – John Milton (probably) On Wednesday, publisher All in! Games announced that Paradise Lost is now available to preorder on Nintendo Switch ahead of its scheduled release on 3 December. The game was already released on Steam this past March. Developed by Polish studio PolyAmourous, Paradise Lost is not based on the

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Review: “Scary Christmas” (American Mythology Productions, Jolly Jinglings Special)

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Welcome back to Jolly Jinglings, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things merry and bright! Today, we’re going to take a look at Scary Christmas issue 1, a black and white anthology comic published by American Mythology Productions in 2019. It covers all kinds of joyous and cheerful Christmas themes, such as ultra-violence, naked ladies, cannibalism, you know – wholesome

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“Castle of Shikigami 2” and “Crimzon Clover World EXplosion” Coming to Steam PC on 6 December

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On Tuesday, Degica Games announced that a pair of vertical, arcade-style shoot ‘em ups will be released on 6 December via Steam PC – Castle of Shikigami 2 and Crimzon Clover World EXplosion. A Nintendo Switch version of Castle of Shikigami 2 is currently planned for a later date in 2022, and Crimzon Clover World EXplosion is already available on

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“Clid the Snail” Slinks Over to PC on 15 December

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On Tuesday, Madrid-based developer Weird Beluga Studio announced that their debut game, Clid the Snail, is scheduled to release for PC on 15 December. The game was released on PS4 and PS5 earlier this year. Clid the Snail is described as a “picturesque, dark sci-fi game with plenty of humor and challenging twin-stick gameplay.” Here’s the brief rundown of Clid

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Sid Meier’s Classic “Command Series” Tactical Strategy Games Now on Steam PC

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On Tuesday, Atari announced that all three of Sid Meier’s original Command Series of classic 1980’s strategy war games are now available on Steam. Decision in the Desert, Crusade in Europe, and Conflict in Vietnam were originally released in the 1980s by MicroProse. Meier collaborated with historian Ed Bever to ensure that each of the Command Series games were presented

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“Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth” Coming to Consoles 16 December

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UPDATE (13 Dec): The Nintendo Switch version of Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth has been delayed until 28 January 2022. Original story follows. … PLAYISM and WSS Playground have announced that the console versions of Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth are scheduled to release digitally for PS4, PS5, Xbone, SeXbox, and Nintendo Switch on

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DarkGift Comics’ “Lightbringer: Genesis” Now on Indiegogo (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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DarkGift Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Lightbringer: Genesis Volume One, a 32-page, black and white graphic novel. Written by Elizabeth “Iron Liz” Skochil and featuring illustrations by Vic King (ASYL, Hunting Alice), Lightbringer: Genesis is inspired by the work of web comic creator Lewis Lovhaug. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the Lightbringer Indiegogo campaign page: Things

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 28 November 2021 Edition

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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 and fellow Splintering contributor George Travlos got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed the long-term viability of crowdfunding websites, our thoughts on Ghostbusters: Afterlife, CGnow.net, and the latest news & views

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StarSky Comics’ “Aslan the Awakening” Now on Indiegogo (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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Independent comic book creator and US Army veteran Adjanu Bouzi recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Aslan the Awakening, a fantasy adventure book intended as the cornerstone of a broader, interconnected universe. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the Aslan the Awakening Indiegogo campaign page: Heavy is the head that wears the crown…but this one…is worth it. In the

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Review: “Black Friday” (Scout Comics, Jolly Jinglings Special)

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Welcome to Jolly Jinglings, The Splintering’s holiday celebration of all things merry and bright! Today, we’re going to kick off the season by taking a look at Black Friday, a three-issue miniseries written and colored by Jon Clark, illustrated by Travis Williamson and published by Scout Comics.* There will be light spoilers ahead. Black Friday is named for the Friday

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“Jolly Jinglings” Returns to The Splintering!

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Happy Thanksgiving, US readers! for everyone else, the Christmas holiday season is once again upon us – and that means the return of The Splintering’s Jolly Jinglings event. This year we will are aiming to include as many festive features as possible, including gaming, comics and maybe even some toys, all intended to get you into the holiday spirit. We’ve also

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“Taito Milestones” Collection Coming Soon to Nintendo Switch

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Publisher ININ Games has announced that the Taito Milestones collection is coming soon to Nintendo Switch. Taito Milestones includes ten classic games from the golden age of arcades: the 80s (the best decade, after all). Here’s the official breakdown of Taito Milestones from ININ Games, followed by the list of games included (so far): Replay the classics with which it

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Orphan Warrior Ella Returns in “Seeing Red” Issue 2 (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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No Sleep Press recently launched an Indiegogo campaign for Seeing Red: The Girl that Kissed Death issue 2, the follow-up to the first issue that successfully crowdfunded earlier this year. Issue 2 is already fully funded, having raised more than 120% of its initial funding goal. Strictly intended for mature audiences, Seeing Red looks to be well endowed with bloody

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Joe Spicer’s Super-Noir Comic “Crazy 9” Now on Indiegogo

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On Tuesday, Star Cross Comics and independent comic book creator Joe Spicer launched a crowdfunding campaign for Crazy 9, a 60+ page graphic novel that Spicer promises is 100% “finished” and ready to print. Written by Spicer and featuring illustrations by Jacob Elijah, Grant Perkins, Brian S. Dawson, Noah Whyler, Samax Amen, Shawna Mills, Adrian Fernandez (okay, that’s a lot

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Sexy Gunslingers Vs. Undead Outlaws in “Dead End Moon” (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

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Independent comic book producers Mike Tener and Alice Yurick recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Dead End Moon, the first issue of a supernatural western limited series. Written by Scott Wilke (The Legend of Everett Forge) and featuring illustrations by Gwynn Tavares (Amelia Sky) and lettering by Dave Lentz, Dead End Moon pits a superhuman gunslinger against a horde of

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Polygonomicon’s “Varvarian” Gets New Gameplay Trailer

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At DigiGameExpo2021, the one-man development “team” at Polygonomicon released a new gameplay trailer for Varvarian, their upcoming 3D fantasy action game. Inspired by 80s and 90s anime, Varvarian gives players get the chance to take on the role of barbarians, orcs, and cat girls (!) in fast-paced, physics-defying, sword-fighting battles. Polygonomicon is planning for Varvarian to feature single-player, split-screen, and

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Brick Bashing Never Changes… “Arkanoid – Eternal Battle” Coming in 2022

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Bricks to right of them,Bricks to left of them,Bricks in front of themVolley’d and thunder’d;Storm’d at with shot and ball,Boldly they rode and well,Into the jaws of Death,Into the mouth of hellRode the Vaus. On Monday, game publisher Microids announced that a new Arkanoid game is in the works, and is currently scheduled for a 2022 release. Developed by French

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Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 21 November 2021 Edition

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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. Fellow Splintering contributor George Travlos took the week off (spending time with family no doubt). We were joined by several other voices as the show went on, including

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Preorders Now Open for Fantasy RPG “Justice Chronicles” on Xbox & Steam PC

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On Friday, KEMCO announced that preorders/wishlisting of their upcoming fantasy RPG Justice Chronicles are now open for Steam PC, Xbone and SeXbox, while the full release is expected for 3 December 2021. Originally developed for mobile platforms and later ported to the Nintendo 3DS, this will be the first time that Justice Chronicles can be experienced on a proper, full-size

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Taito’s Labyrinth Action Arcade Game “Ramais” Now on Nintendo Switch, PS4

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Game publisher Hamster has announced that Ramais, the Pac-Man-like maze action game, is now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1988, Ramais has never received an official home release until now. In Ramais, players pilot a three-wheeled vehicle called the “organizer”through multiple labyrinths to rescue

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“Windjammers 2” Coming to Xbox Platforms; New Characters Revealed

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On Wednesday, Dotemu announced that Windjammers 2 will be coming to Xbox platforms via console, PC and Xbox Game Pass. This is in addition to the previously announced releases on PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Google Stadia (*snick!*). They also revealed that Windjammers 2 will support crossplay between the PC and Xbox versions of the game, as well as crossgen

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