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Peter Simeti announces Halloween crowdfunding project during “State of Alterna Address”

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

This week, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti delivered a very emotional State of Alterna Address in which he addressed a litany of personal attacks made against him, responded to criticism of his company’s consumer-centric social media policies, and adamantly denied that firing a contracted letterer for violating those policies. The news wasn’t all driven by drama, however. Simeti also announced

Second Cyberfrog campaign scores another $80k

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

On Wednesday, the crowdfunding campaign for the variant edition of Cyberfrog: Blood Honey ended as yet another success, raising over 1600% of its original goal for a total of over $80 thousand. When added to the funds raised for the original Indiegogo campaign, and that’s a total of over $622 thousand. Why a second campaign? The major change this time

Soulcalibur VI will not have loot boxes

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

According to a very informative thread on the Soulcalibur VI Steam page, Bandai Namco’s latest entry into their weapons-based fighting franchise will not have any kind of loot box system. This probably comes as a relief to many fighting game fans who have recently seen other series adopt a loot box system to unlock character customizations. (looking at you, Injustice

Magnum Opus launches crowdfunding campaign for “Lady Alchemy” graphic novel

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

This weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for a new graphic novel Lady Alchemy launched on Indiegogo. Lady Alchemy is a 40-page graphic novel created by Martina Markova and described as “a graphic novel love letter to 90s era babe comics and 80s magical girl cartoon shows, but with a TechNoir twist.” Lady Alchemy is also the very first project created by

Retro-inspired platformer “The Messenger” now available on Switch, PC

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

The retro-inspired action/platformer The Messenger is now available on the Nintendo Switch and PC (via Steam). An unabashed love-letter to the 8-bit era, The Messenger is heavily inspired by fast-paced ninja action classics like Ninja Gaiden. In The Messenger, you play as a ninja master who must traverse the plague world to rescue your clan. Your character unlocks new Ana’s

Marvel Comics mourns the loss of two beloved creators

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Thursday, the Marvel Comics community is in mourning following the deaths of two influential creators. Marie Severin 1929-2018 Long-time Marvel artist and Will Eisner Hall of Fame member Marie Severin passed away on Wednesday. Severin began her career as a colorist in 1949. She joined EC Comics to work with her brother, John, who was an illustrator for EC

The crowdfunding campaign for indie horror comic “Something Real” is live

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

The crowdfunding campaign for issues 1 and 2 of the horror comic series Something Real is now live on Indiegogo. Seemingly inspired by Nightmare on Elm Street and other supernatural horror stories, Something Real is a tale of terror written by Joey Turnage and featuring illustrations by Ian J. Miller and colors by Fredrik Mattsson. Here is a summary of

“Cyberfrog” returns to Indiegogo with a variant cover for a limited time; fully funded in 8 minutes (updated)

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Wednesday Cyberfrog creator Ethan Van Sciver created a new crowdfunding campaign for Cyberfrog: Blood Honey via Indiegogo. Sound familiar? It should. The original Blood Honey campaign broke records in July as the most-funded comic book in crowdfunding history. The major change this time around is the new campaign will fund a copy of the book with variant cover art

Crowdfunding campaign for sci-fi comic “Brand” fully funded with 2 weeks to go

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Wednesday, the crowdfunding campaign for Brand achieved its funding goal of $15 thousand via Indiegogo. That particular total also unlocked the stretch goal for a Dark Santana trading card. Huzzah! Brand is a 48-page science fiction graphic novel written by Antonio Brice and featuring illustrations by Caanan White (Über). This is the first comic book project ever produced by

Onimusha: Warlords is getting an HD re-release this January; is Capcom actually listening?

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Blake Worrell One comment

As we reported in May, Capcom’s plan for the fiscal year ending in March 2019 included “utilizing dormant IP and remakes”. We speculated at the time that Capcom would do well to dust off the Onimusha series for a revival. On Tuesday, Capcom indicated that they agree with us, because Onimusha: Warlords is coming to PC and all major consoles

Streets of Rage 4 is happening- it’s really happening

Posted on August 27, 2018 by R 3 comments

Pause your Shenmue session and grab a clean pair of pants, SEGA fans. On Monday, game publisher Dotemu blessed us with a reveal trailer for Streets of Rage 4, which will be co-developed by Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games. You can check out the trailer for yourself below. Series leads Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding are back, but it remains

Interview: Comic artist Jon Malin talks “Graveyard Shift”, heroism, and who he most wants to punch in the face!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Blake Worrell 8 comments

Last week, the crowdfunding campaign for Graveyard Shift launched via Indiegogo where it became an instant success. At the time of this writing, the Graveyard Shift project has raised more than $30 thousand with a few weeks still to go. Graveyard Shift is a 46-page graphic novel created by comic industry veterans Mark Poulton (writer) and Jon Malin (artist). Graveyard

“Jawbreakers: Lost Souls” passes 10 thousand backer milestone

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Jawbreakers: Lost Souls* reached 10 thousand backers on Indiegogo. That is a huge milestone for what has already been a very successful campaign, further reinforcing Jawbreakers’ status as the most-backed single-issue graphic novel in crowdfunding history. Jawbreakers: Lost Souls is a superhero action/adventure story intended as a blend of The Expendables and The

Award-winning comic artist Russ Heath passes away at 91

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Thursday, comic book artist Russ Heath passed away at the age of 91 after a battle with cancer. An award-winning artist and a member of the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, Heath is best known for his work on patriotic war stories. Heath joined the U.S. military in 1945, but even during his service he remained an artist, drawing

Flying Sparks Indiegogo campaign ends successfully; raises 452% of its goal

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Ending on the same night as the massively successful Red Rooster: Golden Age, the Indiegogo campaign for Flying Sparks: A Hero and Villain in Love ended successfully, raising 452% of its original goal for a total of more than $27 thousand. Flying Sparks is planned as an ongoing superhero comic series described as having an intense personal drama similar to the

“Red Rooster” Indiegogo campaign finishes huge; raises $164 thousand

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

On Thursday, the crowdfunding campaign for Red Rooster: Golden Age came to an end after raising 1090% of its original funding goal for a total of over $164 thousand. Yes, that’s over a thousand percent – not a typo. Red Rooster: Golden Age is a 60-page graphic novel written and illustrated by Mitch Breitweiser with colors by Elizabeth Breitweiser. Golden

“Senran Kagura Reflexions” coming to Switch on 13 September; pre-orders now open

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

On Thursday, publisher XSeed announced that pre-orders for Senran Kagura Reflexions are now open on the Nintendo Switch eShop and that the game would be available to download on 13 September. Senran Kagura Reflexions is a visual novel game set in the typically action-heavy Senran Kagura universe. A Nintendo Switch exclusive, Reflexions makes use of the Switch’s HD rumble feature

How many more people have to die before Shenmue III comes out?

Posted on August 22, 2018 by R 2 comments

It’s a good thing that SEGA just released Shenmue I & II HD, because fans still waiting for Shenmue III are going to have to wait quite a bit longer for the long-awaited sequel to see the light of day. Now scheduled for release on 27 August 2019, it will have been more than four years since Shenmue III was

Second story mode revealed for “Soulcalibur VI”; Tira coming as DLC

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

This week at Gamescom, Bandai Namco unveiled several new details for their upcoming weapons-based fighter, Soulcalibur VI, including a new story mode and DLC character. Titled Libra of Souls, this second story mode differs from the already-revealed Chronicle of Souls mode in that players will use their own custom fighters to overcome challenges in searching for pieces of the Soul

Mark Poulton’s & Jon Malin’s “Graveyard Shift” fully funded on Indiegogo; stretch goals announced

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

On Monday, the crowdfunding campaign for Graveyard Shift launched via Indiegogo. The project has already hit the ground running, achieving full funding in just over an hour, raising more than $18 thousand at the time of this writing. Graveyard Shift is a 46-page graphic novel described as “the Universal Monsters meets the X-Men,” and helmed by two comic industry veterans,

Crowdfunding campaign for “The Berserkonaut” ends successfully

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for the first issue of The Berserkonaut ended successfully, raising 144% of its original goal for a total of over $5 thousand. The Berserkonaut is a 24-page comic by industry veteran Jeff Lafferty (Doom 2099), who serves as both writer and illustrator for the book. The Berserkonaut is a passion project for Lafferty, as

Lost SEGA Genesis game “Hardcore” coming to PS4 and Vita in 2019

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

A lost action adventure game from the 1990s known tentatively as Hardcore is getting a second chance at life on the PS4 and Vita in early 2019. Originally developed by Digital Illusions C.E. (D.I.C.E.) and set to be published by Psygnosis in 1994, Hardcore was cancelled late in development. Versions of Hardcore were developed for the SEGA Genesis, SEGA CD,

Crowdfunding campaign for “The North Valley Grimoire” extended; author Blake Northcott shifts from Kickstarter to Indiegogo

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Blake Worrell 5 comments

The Kickstarter campaign for Blake Northcott’s upcoming novel The North Valley Grimoire ended successfully this week, raising more than 73 thousand dollars (Canadian) from over a thousand backers. With those impressive totals, The North Valley Grimoire became the most-funded and most-backed fiction book of 2018. Despite raking in such high numbers, Northcott received requests from fans for a last-minute opportunity

The Indiegogo campaign for Nasser Rabadi’s “Stardust” ends successfully; next up: “Brutus the Badass”

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Blake Worrell 5 comments

On Tuesday, the crowdfunding campaign for Stardust ended successfully, raising 756% of its original goal for a total of over $15 thousand.* Stardust is a sci-fi horror comic written by Nasser Rabadi and illustrated by Shawn Langley, who appears to be heavily inspired by the mythology of H.P. Lovecraft. The Stardust Indiegogo campaign was an immediate success, surpassing its original

Earthworm Jim creator launches crowdfunding campaign for new comic “Bigfoot Bill”

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Monday, veteran artist/animator Doug TenNapel launched a crowdfunding campaign for a new independent comic book project, Bigfoot Bill, which smashed its original funding goal on the first day, raising more than $20 thousand at the time of this writing. Bigfoot Bill is a 48-page graphic novel (with the possibility of more pages being added) written and illustrated by Doug

Mike S. Miller’s “Lonestar” comic crushes funding goal

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Blake Worrell 14 comments

This weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Mike S. Miller’s Lonestar: Heart of the Hero ended after raising nearly $72 thousand. That’s roughly 477% of its original funding goal. Mike S. Miller is a 26-year veteran of the comics industry, having worked most recently as the artist in the Injustice video game tie-in books for DC Comics. Miller intends to use Lonestar

Five characters Nintendo should have killed off instead of Luigi

Posted on August 14, 2018 by The Splintering Staff 2 comments

As most Nintendo fans have already seen, the Big N released new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate details via a Nintendo Direct this week. In addition to revealing several new features, stages and fighters including Donkey Kong Country‘s King K. Rool and both Simon and Richter Belmont from the Castlevania series, Nintendo used the opportunity to show Luigi’s soul being ripped

Ikari Press launches sci-fi comic project “Brand” on Indiegogo

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

This weekend, Ikari Press launched a crowdfunding campaign for a new comic project titled Brand on Indiegogo. Brand is a 48-page science fiction graphic novel written by Antonio Brice and featuring illustrations by Caanan White (Über). Project creator Brice notes that Brand is definitely for mature readers only. Here’s a summary of the plot taken from the Brand Indiegogo page:

Jon Malin teases upcoming comic book project “Graveyard Shift”

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On a recent livestream on the Comic Artist Pro Secrets YouTube channel, veteran comic book artist Jon Malin revealed that his next project would be titled Graveyard Shift, and that it would be funded via Indiegogo. You can listen to Malin describe the project in the video below (at approximately 1:46:35): Graveyard Shift is coming hot on the heels of

New Indiegogo campaign for “The Cry” addresses child abuse in a haunting supernatural comic

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

This week, a crowdfunding campaign for a new independent comic The Cry launched on Indiegogo. The Cry is a 24-page comic book written by J.S. Earls (Meg) and features artwork by Pablo Ayala (Robocop). The book is a very personal passion project for the creator (Earls), who drew inspiration from real-life child abuse tragedies to craft a supernatural tale of