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Eric Weathers’ “Flying Fortress: Remastered” takes flight just in time for D-Day 75th anniversary

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Veteran comic book letterer Eric Weathers is marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day by launching a crowdfunding campaign for Flying Fortress: Remastered, a girthy 200-page graphic novel collecting all eight issues of 2011’s Flying Fortress with updated artwork and lettering. Wait, did I say letterer? Indeed I did. Eric Weathers is a very active letterer for other independent comics projects

Billy Tucci’s take on Golden Age heroine “Miss Fury” coming this Fall from Dynamite Comics

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Dynamite Comics originally planned to release Billy Tucci‘s take on the Golden Age character Miss Fury in late 2018. After a significant delay, Miss Fury – Joy Division is now set to release this fall, with issue #1 hitting comic shop shelves on 25 September. Here’s a breakdown of Miss Fury – Joy Division from Previews World: Multi-Eisner nominee Billy

Dynamite Comics’ “Vampirella” reboot is already a smash hit in pre-sales

Posted on June 5, 2019 by The Splintering Staff 2 comments

Vampirella is celebrating her 50th anniversary with a bang! Dynamite Comics has announced that current orders for the first issue of their upcoming Vampirella reboot series are projected to run in excess of 60 thousand copies. This makes it the most successful Vampirella comic of the modern era, as well as one of the top comic books for the month of

“Cyberfrog” variant covers of “Vampirella Vs. Re-Animator” are printing money

Posted on June 4, 2019 by The Splintering Staff 2 comments

Over the weekend, comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver (Green Lantern) launched a unique crowdfunding campaign for a variant cover edition of Vampirella Vs. Re-Animator #1 featuring EVS’s own Cyberfrog and Salamandroid characters. The campaign has already producing quite a bit of green for Van Sciver, having raised well more than one thousand percent of its original goal for a

“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

Von Klaus’ new graphic novel “Monster M.D.” has the prescription for success

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, comic book writer Von Klaus launched a crowdfunding campaign for a new horror/comedy graphic novel Monster M.D. The campaign was an instant success, as it was completely funded on its first day and has now raised nearly 400% of its original goal for a total of more than $11 thousand at the time of this writing. Monster

Have Doom – Will Kick! Elliot Fernandez’s “Doomkicker” is live on Indiegogo

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Wednesday, comic book artist Elliot Fernandez kicked off a crowdfunding campaign for Doomkicker, a new horror graphic novel written by Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNapel. Fernandez has been teasing the project for months, and it looks as though his promotional efforts have paid off. The campaign is already kicking ass, having raised nearly 300% of its original goal for

Ethan Van Sciver creating Cyberfrog variant covers for “Vampirella Vs. Reanimator”

Posted on May 29, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

Now that his work on Cyberfrog: Blood Honey is complete, comic book writer/artist Ethan Van Sciver is prepping his next crowdfunding venture: a set of variant covers for Vampirella Vs. Reanimator. Van Sciver intends to launch the first Indiegogo campaign for a Cyberfrog variant of Vampirella Vs. The Reanimator #1 within the week. If successful, he intends to follow up

Kyle Ritter teases new comic “Starblades”; launching this summer on Indiegogo

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Comic book creator Kyle Ritter has been showing off his colorist talents for about a year now on Ethan Van Sciver’s Cyberfrog: Blood Honey, but now he’s ready to test his skills as a line artist, too. This summer, Ritter plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for a new sci-fi graphic novel titled Starblades. For the moment, Ritter

Brian Shearer’s “Gunship Thunderpunch” now on Indiegogo; fully funded in nine hours

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Monday, comic book artist Brian Shearer (Transformers, G.I. Joe) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Gunship Thunderpunch on Indiegogo. It was fully funded in the first nine hours. Gunship Thunderpunch is an all-new 64-page, one-shot graphic novel written and illustrated by Shearer. Here’s a plot summary of the book taken from the Gunship Thunderpunch Indiegogo campaign page. “Martians kidnapped Nova

Mike S. Miller’s “Lonestar: Soul of the Soldier” hits “Six Figures, Young Lady!”

Posted on May 27, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Mike S. Miller’s Lonestar: Soul of the Soldier graphic novel crossed the $100 thousand threshold in a big way, raising over 12,700% (!) of its goal for a total of approximately $127 thousand… that’s six figures, bitch young lady! Miller has taken an unconventional approach to the Soul of the Soldier campaign, releasing

Marvel cancels “Squirrel Girl”, the first Marvel comic series starring hero with Down syndrome (humor)

Posted on May 24, 2019 by The Splintering Staff 13 comments

Sigh. Here we go again… Just when it looked like Marvel actually cared about inclusion, off they go and cancel their only series starring a superhero with Down syndrome, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, which will end with issue #50. Marvel’s excuse? They didn’t really give one. Some are trying to tie the book’s cancellation to abysmally low sales, but shouldn’t

Do crowdfunding campaigns pay comic book websites for coverage?

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Monday, Brett Booth (Bloodshot) indicated on social media that comic book creators pay comic book news sites to cover their crowdfunding projects. This revelation came as Booth engaged with a barrage of questions from comic fans asking him if he would ever consider crowdfunding his own project (it doesn’t look like he’s interested at the moment). As part of

Brian Shearer unveils “Gunship Thunderpunch” (updated)

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Comic book artist Brian Shearer has been teasing quite a bit of his upcoming bot-centric project Gunship Thunderpunch. Clearly inspired by his own previous work on The Transformers, Shearer’s Gunship Thunderpunch so far looks like a fun, colorful sci-fi adventure. Gunship Thunderpunch is set to begin crowdfunding on Indiegogo Monday, 27 May,* so set your calendar reminders or sign up

Coffin Comics’ “La Muerta: Ascension” deals dual-wielded death

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Wednesday, Coffin Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for La Muerta: Ascension via Kickstarter. Much like the last Coffin Comics crowdfunding project’s, Ascension became an overnight success reaching more than 500% of its original goal at the time of this writing. This marks yet another strong showing for Coffin Comics, having conducted several other wildly successful campaigns including Brian Pulido’s

New comic anthology “Legends of the Lone Wolf” features a centuries-old battle against the undead

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Wednesday, Doug Garrett launched a crowdfunding campaign for Legends of the Lone Wolf, an all-new comic anthology featuring the titular Native American hunter of the undead. Here’s a summary of the project taken from the Indiegogo campaign page. “This full color 80 page anthology was handcrafted by a series of different teams. As the character’s creator, I joined with artists Marshall Lee

Comic Store Owner Perch reacts to Marvel’s cancellation of “The Unstoppable Wasp”

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

One of the more objective & insightful voices commenting on the comic book industry is Perch, an anonymous comic book shop owner who has appeared on several social media channels including the Larry King and Alterna Comics YouTube channels. Below are Perch’s thoughts on Marvel’s cancellation of The Unstoppable Wasp, and what major comic book publishers could learn about marketing

Artist Ethan Wylie reveals character concepts for sci-fi mini-series “Quincy: Into the Fray”

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Comic creator Ethan Wylie has been teasing some character concepts for a future project titled Quincy: Into the Fray. The project is still rather early in development, as Wylie has not yet started drawing pages and is still fleshing out concept art. Wylie intends to launch a crowdfunding campaign to fund Quincy Into the Fray in 2020 or 2021, but

All-new “Earthworm Jim” comic now on Indiegogo, raises $100 thousand in one day (updated)

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Monday, comic book creator Doug TenNapel launched an Indiegogo campaign for a book he’s waited over two decades to create: the origin of his most famous creation: Earthworm Jim. Titled Earthworm Jim: Launch the Cow, the 160-page graphic novel with finally tell the story of Jim, Psycrow, Princess What’s-Her-Name, and the many unique worlds they inhabit. Oh, and at

Manga-inspired “KAYAS: a Story of Blood and Stone” hits the the ground running on Indiegogo

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Tuesday, aspiring comic book creator Ryan Cardinal launched a crowdfunding campaign for KAYAS: a Story of Blood and Stone via Indiegogo. KAYAS is a 48-page, manga-inspired black and white action/fantasy graphic novel intended as the first part of a massive (over one thousand pages) series filled with “high-impact action, martial arts mayhem, swords, sorcery, monsters and the spirit of

Alterna Comics to introduce 80-page Giant books for $4.99

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

On Monday, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti announced that the independent comic book publisher will introduce a new line of 80-page giant books for just $4.99. This would be in addition to the company’s line of standard-sized “cat-spanker” comics which run between 99 cents and $1.99. There are no details on the titles or genres that will be a part

Comic artist Sean Sweeney teases “Oddity”

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

There’s plenty of room for more than one frog on the indie comics scene. At least, that’s what Oddity creator Sean Sweeney is banking on. He’s been teasing his upcoming project Oddity on social media for weeks, though the launch date for his Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign isn’t set in stone. Responding to our inquiry, Sweeney noted, “I want to make

J. Ishiro Finney’s “Bombshell” finds its artist

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Comic book writer J. Ishiro Finney (Casefile: Arkham) has been shopping around for an artist to illustrate his sci-fi series Bombshell, but his search has come to an end. Finney announced on social media that artist Joseph White has agreed to lend his Illustrating talents to the project. While the hunt for a colorist is still ongoing, Bombshell is at

High-octane graphic novel “HIRO: Blood of the Patriots” now live on Indiegogo

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Tuesday, the crowdfunding campaign for new graphic novel HIRO: Blood of the Patriots launched on Indiegogo. Written by “Macho Dan” and featuring artwork by “Muttman” Jason, HIRO is a 48-page action adventure story inspired by high-octane films of the 80s and 90s and set during the future events of World War 3. Here’s a plot summary taken from the

No false advertising here, “Super Harem” is pretty much what it sounds like

Posted on April 30, 2019 by The Splintering Staff 2 comments

One of the most mature-themed yet truly original concepts in superhero comics is now crowdfunding on Indiegogo. Super Harem is a 48-page action/comedy written by Matt Wenger and illustrated by Joe Ball. The premise? Any woman that Tim Boring has sex with gains superpowers. So, are we using the Bill Clinton definition of “sexual relations?” Does Tim have to fully

“Shinobi Sasquatch” set to slice, dice and stomp evil on 1 May

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Writer Cal Jameson and illustrator Rob Willis are putting a high-octane action spin on the Bigfoot myths with their upcoming graphic novel, Shinobi Sasquatch, scheduled to begin crowdfunding on 1 May via Indiegogo. The Shinobi Sasquatch book will be a 48-page, full color graphic novel, and the images that the creators have released so far look incredible. The tale looks

Lonestar Squadron, hooooo! “Lonestar: Soul of the Soldier” now crushing it on Indiegogo

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

The follow-up to Mike S. Miller’s incredibly successful Lonestar: Heart of the Hero went live on Indiegogo today, and it’s become an instant success in just hours. At the time of this writing, Soul of the Soldier has raised well over 1 thousand percent of its goal for a total over $13 thousand, but those numbers are going up so

The manga-inspired “KAYAS” poised to establish a massive fantasy universe

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Former tattoo artist and aspiring comic book creator Ryan Cardinal is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign for KAYAS: a Story of Blood and Stone in May. KAYAS is a 48-page, black and white action/fantasy comic intended as the first part of a massive (over one thousand pages) series filled with “high-impact action, martial arts mayhem, swords, sorcery, monsters and

“HIRO: Blood of Patriots” launches on Indiegogo April 30

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” …Maybe we can change that, soldier. While mainstream comics are shying away from loyalty and valor in favor of nihilistic deconstructions of anything “heroic,” the creators of HIRO: Blood of the Patriots are hoping to find an audience starving for a patriotic, pro-military, sci-fi adventure. Written

“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