So I recently went to my LCBS (local comic book shop) to pick up one of these Alterna newsprint books. They have been doing these for a while, and I am considering joining their print partnership program and print my own comics on newsprint. As I made my way into the store, the only book they had on the shelf
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On 7 October, Allegiance Arts will launch a three-for-one crowdfunding campaign for a trio of comics: The Futurists, Marshall Bass Reeves and Nora’s Saga. Each book is 24-25 pages and will be available in a “Founder’s Edition” for a limited time. Here’s a quick breakdown of the three books below: The first book is The Futurists, a science fiction adventure
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On Monday, independent comic book creator Chael Roberts launched a crowdfunding campaign for Guardians of Erloth: the Last Leopard King Volume 2. The second of a four-part arc, GoE vol. 2 is a 48-page fantasy adventure featuring artwork by Ryan Best (The Judas Breed) and letters by the prolific Eric Weathers. Here’s the pitch straight from the Guardians of Erloth
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Over the weekend, the Indiegogo in-demand Store for Earthworm Jim: Launch the Cow ended successfully, raising an incredible total of $816,005, the new record for money raised in a single campaign for a crowdfunded comic book. Originally created for Playmates in the mid-90s, Earthworm Jim first appeared in a hit video game developed by Shiny for the SEGA Genesis. The character was
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Longtime comic book artist Tom Lyle is in a coma after suffering a brain aneurysm. Tomb Raider artist Phillip Sevy broke the news on social media: “So my mentor & friend #TomLyle is in the hospital right now after suffering a brain aneurysm. The doctors are hopeful but he could use all the good thoughts/wishes/etc.” Sevy provided additional information on
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On Friday, Alterna Comics unveiled the cover for Legends of Log, a “one-dollar one-shot” featuring the mysterious guardian of the forest who has become a staple character of Alterna’s It Came Out on a Wednesday anthology series over the past year. Featuring the workof Ski Suharsky, Bob Berry, Trey Baldwin, Ian Miller and Wes Locher, Legends of Log follows the
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Earlier this week, Wicked Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for DragonMasters #1, a new 32-page book written and illustrated by Carlos Farias. Created as a love letter to retro fantasy properties like He-Man and ThunderCats, DragonMasters should feel like a warm blanket to children of the 80s. Here’s the pitch taken from the DragonMasters Indiegogo campaign page: A group of
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On Monday, aspiring comic book creator Ben Fuselier launched a crowdfunding campaign for Outlaw Nights, a new sci-fi thriller written by Fuselier and featuring artwork by Render Contender and colors by Pressy Colors. It’s also very much recommended for mature audiences only. Here’s a plot summary taken from the Outlaw Nights Indiegogo campaign page: THE STORY: In the distant future,
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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
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On Friday, the crowdfunding campaign for Kyle Ritter’s sci-fi graphic novel Starblades crossed the coveted “Six Figures, bitch!” threshold, raising more than $100 thousand with only hours remaining in the crowdfunding period. This is an incredible total for Ritter, as Starblades is his very first creator-owned project. He’s already made quite a name for himself as a colorist on other
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I certainly do miss the good old days of comics… Man! I sound old saying that. Truth is, the “good old days” weren’t that long ago. I can remember being able to walk onto a convention floor and see creators of all different backgrounds conversing and sharing. There was a day when comics brought the unlikely together… In middle school,
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On Thursday, independent comic book creator David Furr launched a crowdfunding campaign for Thrilling Comics: Murder and Mayhem, a 72-page, retro-inspired anthology featuring Golden Age heroes (thanks in part to public domain law). Here’s the breakdown of the project straight from the Thrilling Comics Indiegogo campaign page. The Golden Age of Comics Return to the Modern Era! Legendary comic book
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Marvel reacquired the Conan comic book license earlier this year, and since then, the Conan comics have been a fairly successful sales story, by modern standards, anyway. Marvel must be happy with the performance of the Conan property, because earlier in September, the publisher acquired the comic book rights to two other Robert E. Howard characters: Dark Agnes and Solomon
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Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Jon Malin’s horror-themed superhero book Graveyard Shift: Volume II ended successfully, raising 17448% of its original goal for a total of nearly $175 thousand. Illustrated by Malin (Jawbreakers: Lost Souls) and written by Mark Poulton (The Savage Hawkman), Graveyard Shift is a superhero tale combining horror and science fiction elements which asks “What if
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Karl Stephen launched a crowdfunding campaign for Mary Boys, a black comedy likened to Tank Girl and Cerebus. Here’s the story summary taken from the Mary Boys Indiegogo campaign page: The Mary Boys are quadruplets born with a rare genetic condition that causes enlarged hands and feet, distorted facial features and prevents sufferers
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In a backer update on Friday, Lady Alchemy creator Martina Markota announced that the supernatural graphic novel was going to be extended from 40 to 60 pages as the creative team felt more space was needed to do the story justice. This will mean a delay in delivery of the book, but backers of Lady Alchemy can now expect a
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On 16 September, publisher Wikid Comics will launch a new supernatural thriller book Wrath on Indiegogo. Written by Scott Kysh and illustrated by Emilio Utrera, Wrath is a “story about a young man that discovers he has the ability to physically manifest his childhood trauma.” If you’re eager to get a taste of what the final product will look like,
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On Wednesday, the crowdfunding campaign for Blake Northcott‘s Everglade Angels graphic novel ended successfully, raising nearly $12 thousand from roughly 200 backers. Written by Scott Lobdell (X-Men) and featuring artwork by Roc Upchurch, Everglade Angels is a 48-page murder mystery set in the Florida Everglades for mature audiences only. Upset that you missed out on the crowdfunding period? You’re not
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creators Frankie and Vinnie Tartamella (Through the Woods, City of Venus: Dead City) launched a crowdfunding campaign for a 28-page, Halloween-themed comic, The Ghostly Manor on Howling Hill, which is intended for readers of all ages. The best part? The project is already fully funded, so there’s nothing in the way of getting the
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Kyle Ritter unveiled a short teaser trailer to promote his upcoming sci-fi project Starblades. That in itself may not be particularly newsworthy, but holy crap, watch this thing and let us know in the comments if it doesn’t look to you as though Starblades is just begging for an animated adaptation. The first
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On recent livestream, renowned comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver revealed plans for an upcoming comic book project titled Bastardized, a zombie apocalypse-esque story in which people infected by “bastardization” don’t turn into zombies, rather they become very angry, belligerent- well- bastards. Sounds timely. Van Sciver originally intended to publish the book under DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint 2010. Van Sciver
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For nearly a year, The Legends of Log has been a mainstay of Alterna Comics’ anthology series It Came Out on a Wednesday. But now Alterna is giving the ax-wielding wooden giant his own one-shot book this January. The best part? It will only cost a buck. Legends of Log follows the adventures of the titular titan Log as he
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On Monday, the crowdfunding campaign for The Case of the Littlest Umbrella achieved the glorious designation of “six figures, young lady!” by crossing the $100 thousand threshold. Written by YouTube personality known as “That Umbrella Guy” (aka TUG) and illustrated by Keung Lee (Battle Maiden Knuckle Bomb), The Case of the Littlest Umbrella is a graphic novel intended as a Lovecraftian horror tale
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Sean Sweeney launched a crowdfunding campaign for Oddity, an all-new 48-page graphic novel which combines elements of humor, horror, science fiction, and amphibious action. Written by David Shawn and featuring illustrations by Sean Sweeney (aka Sweens) and letters by Eric Weathers (of course), Oddity follows the adventures of a error-prone mutated swamp punk
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Yesterday, the crowdfunding campaign for the first two issues of Mari Sue ended successfully, raising over $9 thousand on Indiegogo. Written and illustrated by George Alexopoulos, Mari Sue is an anime-inspired comic series described as an action comedy featuring “exo-suit battles, bizarre creatures, a fine cast of characters to befriend, dastardly enemies to despise, and dozens of rich settings you’ll
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On Wednesday, independent comic book writer and Chibi Comics founder Mike Murphy launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Gods Fear Me, a new post-apocalyptic sci-fi comic with a Lovecraftian flare. Written by Murphy (Samurai and Dinosaurs) and illustrated by Kristian Rossi (Trespasser), The Gods Fear Me is a 32-page comic intended as the first of a three-part miniseries. Here’s the
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In July, indepedent comic book creator and Tyrant Creative Media founder Torian Tarrant launched a crowdfunding campaign for Catalyst, a new comic book described as “an international spy action set in the world of an urban crime/drama.” Written by Tarrant and featuring illustrations by Von Randal, colors by Paris Alleyne and letters by Matias Zanetti, the first issue of Catalyst
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Earlier this week, independent comic book artist and How Rad Comics founder Josh Howard launched a crowdfunding campaign for T-Bird & Throttle #3. Heavily influenced by the art of Bruce Timm and Batman the Animated Series, T-Bird & Throttle is a sci-fi, superhero miniseries written and illustrated by Howard himself. Here’s the pitch straight from the T-Bird & Throttle Indiegogo
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Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Adam Post’s new horror graphic novel College of the Dead crossed the finish line successfully, raising just over $5 thousand. Written by Stefan Petrucha (X-Files, Captain America: Dark Designs) and illustrated by Javier Sanchez Aranda (Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons), College of the Dead is girthy a 140-page book which follows a terrified
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Bill Raupp launched a crowdfunding campaign for Tribulation Taskforce: Secret Files #1, a companion book to Raupp’s own Tribulation Force. Here’s a summary of the project taken from Tribulation Taskforce Indiegogo campaign page: After the great cleansing, all of the Christians were removed from the earth, and humanity was left to pick up
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The Splintering 