In August, the crowdfunding campaign for issues 1 and 2 of the horror comic series Something Real is went live on Indiegogo. At the time of this writing, the Something Real project has already been fully funded having raised over $5 thousand. Something Real is a tale of terror written by Joey Turnage and featuring illustrations by Ian J. Miller
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This week, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti delivered a very emotional State of Alterna Address in which he addressed a litany of personal attacks made against him, responded to criticism of his company’s consumer-centric social media policies, and adamantly denied that firing a contracted letterer for violating those policies. The news wasn’t all driven by drama, however. Simeti also announced
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On Thursday, the Marvel Comics community is in mourning following the deaths of two influential creators. Marie Severin 1929-2018 Long-time Marvel artist and Will Eisner Hall of Fame member Marie Severin passed away on Wednesday. Severin began her career as a colorist in 1949. She joined EC Comics to work with her brother, John, who was an illustrator for EC
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The crowdfunding campaign for issues 1 and 2 of the horror comic series Something Real is now live on Indiegogo. Seemingly inspired by Nightmare on Elm Street and other supernatural horror stories, Something Real is a tale of terror written by Joey Turnage and featuring illustrations by Ian J. Miller and colors by Fredrik Mattsson. Here is a summary of
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On Wednesday, the crowdfunding campaign for Brand achieved its funding goal of $15 thousand via Indiegogo. That particular total also unlocked the stretch goal for a Dark Santana trading card. Huzzah! Brand is a 48-page science fiction graphic novel written by Antonio Brice and featuring illustrations by Caanan White (Über). This is the first comic book project ever produced by
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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
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On Thursday, the crowdfunding campaign for Red Rooster: Golden Age came to an end after raising 1090% of its original funding goal for a total of over $164 thousand. Yes, that’s over a thousand percent – not a typo. Red Rooster: Golden Age is a 60-page graphic novel written and illustrated by Mitch Breitweiser with colors by Elizabeth Breitweiser. Golden
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Ethan Van Sciver’s Indiegogo campaign for Cyberfrog: Blood Honey crossed the $400 thousand mark today, cementing itself as the most successful comic book project in crowdfunding history. Uh, yeah. Despite attempts by others to derail the project, Blood Honey has blown past other crowdfunding success stories such as Lady Death & Jawbreakers. Building upon this achievement, project creator Ethan Van
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The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating Keya Morgan, former business manager to Stan Lee, for alleged abuses against the legendary Marvel Comics creator. The investigation follows a complaint filed two months ago in which the 95 year-old Lee accused Morgan of isolating him from his friends and family. According to the accusation, Morgan moved Lee from his home to
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In late April, comic book publisher IDW announced that John Barber would be the company’s new Editor-in-Chief, and Anita Frazier would be the new Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Barber in particular has a long resume in the comic book industry, including well-regarded stories at Marvel Comics such as Old Man Logan and Marvel Zombies as well as
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The Splintering 