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New political satire comic “Agent Poso” takes a stab at corrupt media through espionage adventure

Posted on September 23, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Over the weekend, One America News host Jack Posobiec launched a crowdfunding campaign for Agent Poso: Task Force Aegis #1. Written by Chuck Dixon (Batman, Jungle Comics) and featuring artwork by Sergio Cariello (Captain America, Conan) and colors by Brett R. Smith (Jawbreakers, Superman), Agent Poso is a conservative-leaning political action/satire sponsored by the American Priority Conference. Here’s a plot

“Soulfinder: Demon’s Match” Indiegogo campaign ends successfully

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, the crowdfunding campaign for Douglas Ernst’s graphic novel Soulfinder: Demon’s Match came to a close, successfully raising 332% of its original goal for a total of more than $33 thousand. Written by Ernst and featuring artwork by Timothy Lim (Black Hops G.I.) and colors by Brett R. Smith (Jawbreakers), Soulfinder is a 56-page, supernatural graphic novel about a combat

Doug Ernst’s “Soulfinder: Demon’s Match” is a supernatural test of faith

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Friday, YouTube comic book commentator Doug Ernst launched an Indiegogo campaign for an all-new graphic novel project titled Soulfinder: Demon’s Match. Written by Ernst and featuring artwork by Timothy Lim (Black Hops G.I.) and colors by Brett R. Smith (Jawbreakers), Soulfinder is a 56-page, supernatural graphic novel about a combat veteran-turned priest who investigates a string of mysterious deaths.

“Relic Shadows of Light” combines Crusades-era history with superhero fantasy

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Last week, Dennis Chacon launched a crowdfunding campaign for his new comic, Relic Shadows of Light. Written and illustrated by Chacon, Relic is a 40-page graphic novel combining Crusades-era history with superhero fantasy. Let’s turn to the Relic SOL Indiegogo campaign page for a full plot synopsis: “This story is about a crusader; Franco of Aragon during the invasion of

Richard Meyer’s “Jawbreakers – Lost Souls Remastered” campaign ends successfully

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Over the weekend, the Indiegogo campaign for the second printing of Jawbreakers: Lost Souls ended successfully, raising 374% of its original goal for a total of more than $56 thousand. Titled Jawbreakers – Lost Souls Remastered, the graphic novel is a superhero action/adventure story written by Richard C. Meyer (Iron Sights) and featuring illustrations by Jon Malin (Thunderbolts, Graveyard Shift)

“Jawbreakers – Lost Souls Remastered” now available on Indiegogo

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

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

Review: “Jawbreakers: Lost Souls”

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Blake Worrell 6 comments

It seems like those predisposed to hate Jawbreakers take it far more seriously than the creators do. Jawbreakers: Lost Souls was never intended, nor was it advertised as a deep social commentary. It was always pitched as a politics-free, action adventure graphic novel, and that’s exactly what Lost Souls delivers. Lost Souls quite literally “hits the ground running,” as the

“Jawbreakers” creator promises fix after reports of books damaged during fulfillment, shipping

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

In the latest backer update for Jawbreakers: Lost Souls, project creator Richard C. Meyer has addressed reports of damaged books being received by backers. Meyer indicated that the packaging materials used by the fulfillment company are the biggest culprit, which Meyer claims to resemble a “glorified envelope” made from “recycled cardboard.” The Splintering can confirm that this description is apt,

“Jawbreakers: Lost Souls” has printed

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

The second biggest comic crowdfunding campaign of 2018 is now just days away from arriving at backers’ mailboxes. On Tuesday, Jawbreakers creator Richard C. Meyer announced that the Jawbreakers: Lost Souls graphic novel had finally been printed, and that backers should be receiving their copies very shortly. Meyer showed off the final product in the latest backer update, which you

“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

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

Jon Del Arroz’s “Flying Sparks” comic launches on Indiegogo, fully funded on first day

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Friday, award-winning author Jon Del Arroz launched a crowdfunding campaign for Flying Sparks: A Hero and Villain in Love via Indiegogo. Del Arroz is best known for his steampunk novel For Steam and Country. The Flying Sparks comic features illustrations by Jethro Morales (Dejah Thoris, The Green Hornet) and a cover by the Jawbreakers: Lost Souls art team of

Jawbreakers graphic novel crowdfunding campaign finishes strong (updated)

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Blake Worrell 16 comments

The Indiegogo campaign for the Jawbreakers: Lost Souls* graphic novel ended early Thursday morning, and it’s safe to say that it closed out as a resounding success raising $196,078, roughly 3890% higher than the original goal of just five thousand dollars. Jawbreakers: Lost Souls is a superhero action/adventure story intended as a blend of The Expendables and The Guardians of