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Richard C. Meyer launches surprise campaign for coronavirus-inspired comic “PANdemIC”

Posted on March 18, 2020 by The Splintering Staff 2 comments

Well, this came out of frickin’ nowhere… On Wednesday, independent comic book creator Richard C. Meyer (Jawbreakers, The Expendables Go to Hell) launched a surprise crowdfunding campaign for PANdemIC, a new thriller graphic novel “ripped from the headlines!” (Kill me) Written by Meyer and featuring artwork by Renzo Rodriguez (Desolation Wave), PANdemIC will be written as our own real-world struggle

Dan Fraga’s action/adventure comic “Black Flag” set to return this spring after 25 year hiatus

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

After a 25-year hiatus, independent comic book creator and Couchdoodles Youtube host Dan Fraga is resurrecting Black Flag, a high-octane action comic originally published by Image in the mid 90’s. Noting the overwhelming success that other creators have seen with crowdfunding, Fraga has decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign for Black Flag later this spring via Indiegogo. Black Flag follows

Ethan Van Sciver’s “Cyberfrog: Rekt Planet” comic raises $250k and counting just hours after launch

Posted on March 15, 2020 by The Splintering Staff One comment

On 15 March, renowned comic book creator and YouTube personality Ethan Van Sciver launched a crowdfunding campaign for Cyberfrog: Rekt Planet via Indiegogo. At the time of this writing, the campaign has already raised more than $265 thousand, which is record-setting pace for a crowdfunded comic. Of course, it’s also “Six figures, bitch!” twice over. Written and illustrated by Van

Indiegogo campaign for cheeky sci-fi comic “Rocket Gal and the Mole Men of Mars” blasts off to instant success

Posted on March 13, 2020 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Earlier this week, independent comic book creators Wyatt Holliday and Peter Gilmore launched a crowdfunding campaign for Rocket Gal and the Mole Men of Mars, a 32-page comic book written by Holliday and illustrated by Gilmore. At the time of this writing, the project has already raised more than 600 percent of its original funding goal for a total exceeding

Conquest Comics’ “Xenotype” fully funded

Posted on March 12, 2020 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for Conquest Comics’ Xenotype achieved its initial funding goal of approximately $16 thousand. Written by Liam Gray and featuring illustrations by “Odysseas Theodoratos” and colors by “Scotsmn” (sic.), Xenotype is a sci-fi adventure influenced by Japanese manga books. Here’s the story synopsis taken from the Xenotype Indiegogo campaign page: Warmly familiar and yet unlike anything else you’ve

Rune Cutter Comics’ “Butch Cleaver” aims to achieve maximum cleavage on Indiegogo

Posted on March 10, 2020 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

The minds at Rune Cutter Comics are prepping a crowdfunding campaign for Butch Cleaver (porno parody name: Bitch Cleavage) for a spring or summer launch on Indiegogo. Butch Cleaver is a supernatural revenge tale starring an undead butcher and his bovine BFF. Here’s the story synopsis taken from the Butch Cleaver Indiegogo pre-launch page: A brutal butcher is resurrected by

Comic book pioneer Allen Bellman passes away

Posted on March 10, 2020 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Golden Age comic book artist Allen Bellman has passed away. He was 95 years old. Bellman worked as an artist at Timely and Atlas before the company eventually became Marvel Comics. During his career, Bellman worked on some enduring superhero icons including Captain America, The Human Torch, and Sub Mariner Comics. Bellman also worked on Westerns, jungle adventures, mysteries, and

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