Only a few short days remain in the crowdfunding period for Hunting Alice, a 48-page black and white graphic novel by Darkgift Comics. Written by Auby Anne Meletio and illustrated by Anthony Romano, Hunting Alice was originally conceived as a psychological thriller television script blending inspiration from The X-Files with The Silence of the Lambs with a healthy splash of
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Independent comic book creator Gary Shipman has taken to Indiegogo to offer a special Artist Edition of Titan Mouse of Might. This unique edition features black and white inks over blue line pencils in an oversized 14″ x 10″ format. Here’s Shipman’s pitch from the Indiegogo campaign page: Hello, I am Gary Shipman the creator of the Pakkins’ Land and
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On Wednesday, 656 Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Cryptidnals, a 132-page, black and white graphic novel that has already surpassed its initial funding goal. Written by Ray Ramos and featuring illustrations by Dario Rodriguez, The Cryptidnals combines myth, monsters, and a visually dynamic aesthetic inspired by Junji Ito and Gustav Dore. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from
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Despite using other crowdfunding platforms in the past, Fried Comics recently brought their genre mishmash book Deadskins! to Indiegogo, giving the IGG-faithful a chance to check it out. The current campaign is to fund the remastered edition of Deadskins! issues 3 and 4, which will be bundled together in a single book. What’s Deadskins? It’s a five-issue horror/comedy/western series with
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Be afraid! Be very afraid! Sure, we have Attack Helicopter Week in the Summer, Monochrome May, and Jolly Jinglings to close out the year, but none of these events are as big as October’s Festival of Dread. And this year’s Festival of Dread event promises to be even bigger than the last! We already have several Halloween-themed pieces in the
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We’ve done several theme months here at The Splintering (the Festival of Dread, Jolly Jinglings, and Monochrome May), but we’ve also decided to bring back our retro-gaming theme event Attack Helicopter Week! Why? Do we need a reason? It’s a wacky time, so let’s have some equally wacky fun. Attack Helicopter Week will be a celebration of all things helicopters,
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Well, this is a happy coincidence! We just reviewed the original Gunman Clive game as part of our Monochrome May event, and here comes the Gunman Clive HD Collection for the PS4 courtesy of publisher Flyhigh Works. Created by Swedish game creator Bertil Hörberg, Gunman Clive actually began its life as an Android mobile game. Thankfully, Hörberg ported the game
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Publisher Forever Entertainment recently announced first-person horror adventure game Haunted Memories: The Return is coming soon to Steam PC. Developed MegaPixel Studio and Mechano Games, Haunted Memories: The Return is a psychological horror tale experienced through a unique body cam perspective. Players will use a UV filter mechanic to discover clues to the truth about the cold and mysterious environments
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On Tuesday, Rippaverse Comics announced that Alphacore issue 1 will be available to preorder in Fall 2023. To pen this first issue of Alphacore, Rippaverse Comics has tapped the prolific and renowned comic writer Chuck Dixon, whose credits span decades in both the independent and mainstream spheres. The book’s artist has yet to be confirmed. Originally introduced in Isom issue
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How many Bubble Bobble fans do we have in the reading audience today? Alrighty then, so how many Puzzle Bobble fans are there? (*cough!* Bust-A-Move for us old-schoolers *cough!*) I feel like it’s been a long time since I played a Puzzle Bobble game. Let’s see… I think I had a demo for the Bust-A-Move Live… Sorry… Old habits die hard… PUZZLE BOBBLE Live back on the Xbox 360, and that came
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Wuvvv… twue wuv… NGGGGYAAAH! Publisher RockGame has announced Last Whisper Survival, a new open world multiplayer game set in a dystopian, zombie-infested future. Developed by MxzGaming, Last Whisper is taking a different approach with the post-apocalyptic survival genre… erm, sub-genre? According to developer Maxime Lebel: “Through Last Whisper Survival, I aim to portray the power of love and its ability
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“Zhey may take our lives, but zhey’ll never take our cigarettes freedom!” Anshar Publishing recently announced that the upcoming deck-builder roguelite Liberté is now available for Steam PC. Developed by Superstatic and set during the French Revolution, Liberté is designed around a “master card” system that is designed to be easy to understand but difficult to master. Here’s the official
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Publisher Annulus recently announced that 2D horror adventure game Chloe’s Requiem -encore- is coming to Steam PC on 20 June.* Developed by buriki clock, -encore- is an updated re-release of Chloe’s Requiem which was originally released in 2013. This new version includes upgraded sound and visuals, as well as the additional side story -con amore-. Here’s the full breakdown of
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Pocket Pair recently announced that their upcoming side-scrolling adventure game Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is now available to wishlist on Steam PC. Developed by Pocket Pair’s own Frontside 180 Studio, Never Grave is fantasy adventure with gameplay elements inspired by Roguelite and Metroidvania titles, as well as persistent character upgrades achieved by building and crafting. Up to
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Game publisher Phoenixx recently announced that twin-stick shooter NeverAwake will be released on 29 June for SeXbox. The game is already available via PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch and Steam PC. Developed by Neotro Inc, NeverAwake is set in the psychological horror world of a young girl’s nightmares, including evil dentists, vegetables, dogs (whah?) and other “adolescent annoyances.” Here’s the
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“What’s wrong, McFly? Chicken?” Game publisher G-MODE has officially released the minigame collection Toridama: Brave Challenge for Steam PC. Toridama puts one or two players in several mini-games designed to test their own nerves via “chicken”-style challenges, each featuring simplified mechanics and control schemes. Here is the official breakdown of Toridama from G-MODE, followed by a recent trailer: Toridama: Brave
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No, not “Toronto”…… friggin’ Autocorrect… Eastasiasoft has announced that the multiplayer action-platformer Torinto is coming to PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbone, and SeXbox on 24 May. Developed by Leaf Team Games and Ratalaika Games, Torinto is allows one or two players to free the people of their medieval kingdom from an evil wizard. Here’s the official breakdown of Torinto from
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Recently at TactiCon, Mimimi Games debuted the first “Island Spotlight” trailer for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. The trailer highlights the island known as “The Iron Bay”, which is described as being “Once a haunted atoll it was transformed into a blazing furnace by the Inquisition.” Who could’ve expected it? The Iron Bay one of the largest islands in the
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I just finished up playing Varney Lake,* the follow-up to Chorus Worldwide’s previous game, Mothmen 1966. First things first, you certainly do not need to have played Mothmen 1966 to enjoy Varney Lake, but for those who have already played through it, you will definitely get some extra satisfaction in seeing how the two are intertwined. Just like Mothmen before
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Because the name “Baseball Nut” was already taken. Sonzai Games’ retro-inspired action platformer Bat Boy is now available for Steam PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbone and SeXbox. Bat Boy puts players in the cleats of a misplaced baseball star who must “swing, deflect, spin, and power-hit” his way through several retro-inspired stages featuring 8-bit aesthetics. Here’s the official breakdown
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A well-fed vampire… …because he’s fat. Independent comic book creator J.C. Vaughn recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue 2 of Al Capone, Vampire, a 56-page supernatural horror story with a mob movie-type twist. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $1 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and created by Vaughn and featuring illustrations
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Publisher Hamster has announced that Tecmo Knight is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released by Tecmo in 1989 for arcades, Tecmo Knight (aka Wild Fang in some territories) is a side-scrolling beat ‘em (akin to Golden Axe) set in a supernatural fantasy world. Players take control of a creature-summoning
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Japanese indie game studio Studio Poco recently released a demo of Touhou ~Red Empress Devil on Steam PC. Touhou RED is an action game that combines elements of bullet-hell shooters and roguelike adventure games. Here’s the official breakdown of Touhou ~Red Empress Devil from Studio Poco: This game is a secondary bullet-hell shooting roguelike action game based on “Touhou Project”.
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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things creepy and crawly. The fellas over at 656 Comics recently launched a pair of second-chance crowdfunding campaigns for The Cryptidnals, a 132-page, black and white graphic novel originally crowdfunded on Indiegogo in 2021. Written by Ray Ramos and featuring illustrations by Dario Rodriguez, The Cryptidnals combines
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Time to fall into Autumn! (kill me) On Tuesday, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their Fall lineup of books. The campaign is well on its way to being fully funded, having raised nearly $3 thousand at the time of this writing (roughly an hour after the campaign’s launch). Through the Indiegogo campaign page, you can pick up
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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 with comic creators Matt Bahr, Amanda (Mandy) Summers, Andy Smith, Dale Keown, Dennis Turner, and Irene (Renie) Strychalski. This week, we discussed Patrick’s ongoing Last of the Seekers campaign, Renie’s
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Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for the fantasy horror comic book Fiendish 2: Origins crossed the blessed “six figures” threshold, raising more than $100 thousand. This not only marks a significant sum raised in the campaign’s first 96 hours, but it’s also the very first six-figure campaign by Fiendish creator Irene “Renie” Strychalski. Strychalski marked the occasion with a celebratory livestream
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Over the weekend, veteran comic book creator Irene “Renie” Strychalski launched a crowdfunding campaign for Fiendish 2: Origins, a 70+ page fantasy horror graphic novel. The project is already well beyond fully funded, having raised nearly $100k at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Strychalski, Fiendish 2 builds on the story introduced in Fiendish: Demons, expanding on
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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 with comic creators Arvid Nelson, Matt Bahr, Keith Gleason and Irene (Renie) Strychalski. This week, we discussed Patrick’s ongoing Last of the Seekers campaign, Renie’s huge weekend surrounding her Fiendish
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ANCAP Comix recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Voluntaryist Origins VI, the final book in the Origins arc. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $15 thousand at the time of this writing. Created by “Jack L.”, Voluntaryist is a superhero tale where the protagonist Jack Lloyd takes on a totalitarian government. Here’s the official breakdown of
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