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Historical Horror Comic “War Party” Now on Indiegogo (Festival of Dread Special)

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

It’s Pocahontas meets Altered Beast in comic book form! Sorta… Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Justin Murphy launched a crowdfunding campaign for War Party, a 6-issue, 140-page fantasy adventure miniseries that blends supernatural horror and Colonial American history. You can check out the promotional trailer below (complete with The Last if the Mohicans musical score), followed by the

Review: “Vlad Dracul” (Scout Comics, Festival of Dread Special)

Posted on October 5, 2020 by George Travlos Leave a comment

A review of the 2020 three issue mini-series Vlad Dracul from Scout Comics.

Shane Davis’ “Starlight Cats” Blasts Off to Instant Success

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Sunday, veteran comic book creator Shane Davis launched the crowdfunding campaign for Starlight Cats, a 48-page sci-fi, superhero graphic novel intended for readers of all ages. The project was an immediate success, having raised over $35 thousand at the time of this writing. Starlight Cats is co-written and illustrated by Davis and Yanzi Lin and features colors by Candace

Stefani Rennee Conjures “Thomas Morya: Wizard for Hire” on Indiegogo

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Demons and witches and vampires- oh shit! On Friday, Brazilian comic book creator Stefani Rennee launched a crowdfunding campaign for Thomas Morya: Wizard for Hire, a new 48-page graphic novel. Written and illustrated by Rennee and co-written by “Redsmith”, Thomas Morya is described as the “ultimate urban fantasy.” Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the Thomas Morya Indiegogo campaign

Ryan Winn’s “Hammerella: Thundersmoke” Strikes on Indiegogo

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Thursday, independent comic book creator Ryan Winn launched a crowdfunding campaign for Hammerella: Thundersmoke, a 48-page action fantasy book intended for all ages. Written, illustrated and colored entirely by Winn, Hammerella is part of the larger Gods and Gears universe currently published by Alterna Comics. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the Hammerella Indiegogo campaign page: Are you

JP Plack Wants Horror Fans to Learn “How to Die”

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Joshua “JP” Plack launched a crowdfunding campaign for the first issue of How to Die, a new black and white horror story written by Plack and featuring illustrations by Bogdan Ristea. Here’s the official breakdown of How to Die from the project’s Indiegogo campaign page: The Lore Since the onset of life it

Comics Legend Graham Nolan Launches “31 Days of Monsters” (Festival of Dread Special)

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Sure, The Splintering has our Festival of Dread running through the month, but our creative elders have been celebrating October in unique ways for far longer than us. Enter revered comic book creator Graham Nolan (Batman, The Chenoo), who has marked the occasion for eight straight years with the 31 Days of Monsters. This year, Nolan will livestream himself drawing

Indiegogo Campaign for Fantasy Adventure “Only Death Can Save Us” Fully Funded in Final Hours

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

Overnight, Russ Leach’s crowdfunding campaign for Only Death Can Save Us reached its initial funding goal, raising more than $6 thousand at the time of this writing. Only Death Can Save Us is an 60-page graphic novel stylistically inspired by comics of the Bronze Age era. Created by Russ Leach, Rik Hoskin and Tim Quinn. Here’s the official plot synopsis

The Splintering’s “Festival of Dread” Returns this October!

Posted on September 30, 2020 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Be afraid! Be very afraid! Sure, we have Attack Helicopter Week in the Summer, Monochrome May, and Jolly Jinglings to close out the year, but none of these events are as big as October’s Festival of Dread. And this year’s Festival of Dread event promises to be even bigger than the last! We already have several Halloween-themed pieces in the

Wyatt Holliday’s “Eternal Armor” is a Love Letter to Classic Super Robot Adventures

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

Independent comic book creator Wyatt Holliday (Ardanna, Rocket Gal and the Mole Men of Mars) is prepping a crowdfunding campaign for his next project, Eternal Armor, a 64-page, sci-fi graphic novel described “a love letter to Super Robot adventure” stories akin to the work of Go Nagai (Mazinger, Grendizer), Leiji Matsumoto (Yamato, Danguard Ace), and Yoshiyuki Tomino (Gundam). Here’s the

Ethan Van Sciver’s “CyberFrog: Warts and All” Crosses $200k Within Hours

Posted on September 27, 2020 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

But frogs don’t have warts, dummy! On Sunday, renowned comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver launched a crowdfunding campaign for CyberFrog: Warts and All, a girthy compendium featuring all of the CyberFrog stories that predate the record-breaking Bloodhoney and Rekt Planet books. At the time of this writing, the project has already raised $200 thousand after just a few hours.

“Freed: the Fourth Revenge” Now on Indiegogo

Posted on September 25, 2020 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Independent comic book creator Carl Burcham recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Freed: the Fourth Revenge, a politically-charged action-thriller intended the first book in an ongoing series. Written by Burcham and featuring illustrations by Ian J. Miller and colors by Fredrik Mattsson, Freed is recommended for fans of V for Vendetta and Watchmen. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from

Mythological Fantasy “Elysian Fields: the Pyramid Gambit” Now on Indiegogo

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

The champions of Hades and heroes of Osiris have an all-out brawl! Earlier this week, 9 Realms Publishing launched a crowdfunding campaign for Elysian Fields: the Pyramid Gambit, a 60-page graphic novel that follows from the “Zero Issue” that was successfully funded earlier this year. Written by Michael Oden and featuring illustrations by Marcelo Oliveira Costa, The Pyramid Gambit is

The Original CyberFrog Resurfacing Soon in “Warts and All”

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Ever since striking out as an independent creator, renowned comic book artist Ethan Van Sciver has been collecting and prepping all of his old CyberFrog books, artwork and other content to create an all-new hardcover omnibus edition titled Warts and All. Here’s the official description of the project taken taken from the CyberFrog: Warts and All pre-launch page: For the

“Graveyard Shift Vol. III” Indiegogo Campaign Ends Big

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Monday, the crowdfunding campaign for Graveyard Shift Vol. III ended successfully, raising 53091% of its original goal (not a typo) for a total of more than $265 thousand. At those totals, almost all of the campaign’s stretch goals were met, meaning several additional bonuses will be coming to the backers of the project. Co-Created by Jon Malin and Mark

Sexy Sci-Fi Adventure Comic “Pirate Queen” Now on Indiegogo

Posted on September 18, 2020 by The Splintering Staff 5 comments

Thar’ she blows!!! What? Bad choice of words? On Friday, independent comic book creator Mandy Summers launched a crowdfunding campaign for Pirate Queen, a 60-page, sci-fi adventure graphic novel with an unabashedly sexy sheen. Written by Summers (Super Dead) and featuring illustrations by Clint Hilinski (Sea Dog and Codename: Kill Switch), Pirate Queen is the origin story of a busty

New Alterna Comics Indiegogo Campaign Includes Exclusive Zero Issue of “It Came Out on a Wednesday”

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

“Because YOU demanded it!” On Tuesday, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti launched a special crowdfunding campaign celebrating 14 years of the company. Since Trick-or-Treat events are cancelled in many areas this year thanks to the Bat-Soup-Sniffles, this campaign essentially replaces the annual “AlternaWeen” event. So what’s being offered? Quite a variety of stuff, and according to Simeti, much of it

Splatto Comics’ “Impossible Stars” Now on Indiegogo

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

Break the Alien Quarantine! Earlier this week, Splatto Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Impossible Stars, an all-new sci-fi graphic novel set in the same timeline as Desolation Wave (a back-up story in Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG). Written by Richard C. Meyer (Jawbreakers, Iron Sights) and Chuck Dixon (Batman) and featuring artwork by Renzo Rodriguez, Impossible Stars is set approximately two hundred years

Horrific Hero Comic “Super Dead” Ends Successfully; Still Available In-Demand

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Blake Worrell 5 comments

On Tuesday, the crowdfunding campaign for the horror superhero comic book Super Dead ended successfully, raising more than $15 thousand from 265 backers. Written by Mandy Summers and featuring illustrations by Peter Gilmore, Super Dead is about a former hero who has become an undead shadow of his former self. Has he “lived long enough to become the villain?” Here’s

Dark Fantasy Comic “Deepstalker Crow” Takes Flight on Indiegogo

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Tuesday, independent comic book creator and Dark Sand Oasis Productions founder Antonio Cooper launched a crowdfunding campaign for Deepstalker Crow, a 22-page “dark fantasy” comic intended as the first book of a series. Written by Cooper and featuring artwork by J. Travis Smith and Edgar Tavitas, Deepstalker Crow follows the haunting adventures of a young heroine who confronts dark

Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 13 September 2020 Edition

Posted on September 14, 2020 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Blake Worrell got another chance to discuss recent comic book news with Parnell, The Shepherd creator Dr. Andrea Molinari, and The Splintering‘s own George Travlos. This week, we discussed variant covers for Patrick’s Johnny Phantasm 1985 crowdfunding campaign, the

Horror Graphic Novel “The Kill Journal” Launches this October via Indiegogo

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

“God has his Book of Life, and St. George has his Kill Journal.” The comic creation team of Adam Lawson and Raymund Bermudez are prepping for their next project, The Kill Journal. Written by Lawson (The Eighth) and featuring artwork by Bermudez (Wolverine), The Kill Journal is a an 88-page horror graphic novel that will feature a unique, limited-edition leather

“Detective Dead” isn’t Dead? Cridious Shares First 27 Pages of the Sci-Fi/Noir Graphic Novel

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

On Wednesday, Detective Dead creator Antonio Malpica (aka Cridious) took to social media to freely share the first 27 pages of the book in PDF form. This is the first update on the project in several months, but it does appear that Malpica is making good on his promise to finish the Detective Dead book despite his mismanaging the funds

Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 6 September 2020 Edition

Posted on September 7, 2020 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Blake Worrell got another chance to discuss recent comic book news with Parnell, The Shepherd creator Dr. Andrea Molinari, Red Valkyrie YouTube host Shae the Red, and Graveyard Shift co-creator Jon Malin. This week, we discussed the latest developments

Supernatural Fantasy Comic “Otis Stein” Now on Indiegogo

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

“Sometimes dead is better….” Earlier this week, independent comic publisher Gravestone Press launched a crowdfunding campaign for Otis Stein, a 36-page horror/fantasy book that features a new spin on the classic Frankenstein story. Written by Matthew Vealey and featuring illustrations by Carlos F. Rodriguez, Otis Stein originally began as a short story in Ashcan Comics’ Old School Monsters anthology book

Top Ten Living Legends: Comic Book Writer/Artist/Creators WHO DO IT ALL

Posted on September 3, 2020 by George Travlos Leave a comment

Welcome back to another Top Ten list here at The Splintering. Today, we’re spotlighting the top ten writer/artist/creators – essentially, those creators who “do it all.” We’re taking everything into account on this one, including the creators’ writing, their artwork and their creations. Read on and be sure to let us know who we may have left out in the

Guns & Nuns! Action/Horror Comic “Mary Machinegun” Now on Indiegogo

Posted on September 3, 2020 by The Splintering Staff One comment

Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Max DeVill launched a crowdfunding campaign for Mary Machinegun, a 34-page book intended as the first of a three-part arc. Written by DeVill and featuring illustrations by Fern Cord, Mary Machinegun is a supernatural horror book loaded with action and sex appeal. Here’s the official plot synopsis taken from the Mary Machinegun Indiegogo

Art Highlight: “Shadow Sentry” by Eric Ninaltowski

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

Today I’d like to take an in-depth look at some art by Eric Ninaltowski, who is currently working on an independent comic book project Shadow Sentry. Ninaltowski was kind enough to send me the below artwork after I entered a contest on social media.* I won fair and square, bitches. I didn’t promise him anything in return before being announced

Retro Graphic Books Launches Indiegogo Campaign for “The Prospectres: Sigil of Stolas”

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

On Tuesday, Retro Graphic Books launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Prospectres: Sigil of Stolas, a 48-page graphic novel described as a “supernatural western.” Written by Matthew Fowler and featuring illustrations by Ricardo Jaime, colors by Marcos Martins and lettering by the ever-prolific Eric Weathers, The Prospectres is described as a “supernatural western” that thematically blends Indiana Jones and Ghostbusters.

Wave 3 of Allegiance Arts Comics Delayed Until November

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

On Monday, Allegiance Arts announced that issue/episode 3 of all four of their comic book titles are being delayed until November. Originally slated to release in September, that’s a 2-month delay for those who can do the math. Allegiance places the blame on a resurgence of COVID-19 over the summer, specifically noting that the current retail environment isn’t optimal for