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The Galactic Rodents of Mayhem Return in “Rat-Trap” (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Blake Worrell One comment

Capybaras in a spaceship… RODENT POWER! Nah, that doesn’t sound quite right. Anyway… Independent comic creator Gilbert “Gilly” Deltrez* recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Galactic Rodents of Mayhem – Rat-Trap, a 32-page, oversized comic book (with 8.5” x 11” dimensions) starring a badass group of anthropomorphic capybaras. Written by Deltrez and featuring illustrations by Sebastian Navas, Galactic Rodents of

Sit DOWN Sunday Comic Book News Livestream – 25 October Edition

Posted on October 26, 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, and The Shepherd creator Dr. Andrea Molinari. This week, we discussed the future of online commerce, the latest on The Splintering’s Festival of Dread event, the

Crowdfunding Review: “The Deep Dark” (Festival of Dread Special)

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Blake Worrell One comment

Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering‘s month-long celebration of all things dark and dystopian! Today, we’re featuring yet another “Crowdfunding Review” of an independent comic book, this time it’s The Deep Dark written by Gilbert Deltrez and illustrated by J.L. Giles.* For those of you not familiar with the crowdfunding review format, we grade a crowdfunding campaign

Comic creators Deltrez & Giles bring Lovecraftian horrors to Indiegogo with “The Deep Dark”

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Monday, independent comic book creators Gilbert Deltrez (Pistolera, Lair) and J. L. Giles (Under the Flesh) launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Deep Dark,* a standalone horror comic featuring bikini babes, tentacles, and Lovecraftian influences. (Hey! I’ve seen that movie!) … Here’s the pitch taken from The Deep Dark‘s Indiegogo campaign page: WHAT IS THE DEEP DARK? It’s a

“Lair” creator Gilbert Deltrez teases new horror comic “The Deep Dark”

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Gilbert Deltrez held out on us! After playing coy when we asked him earlier this week what his next moves will be now that his Galactic Rodents of Mayhem crowdfunding campaign has closed (though still available in-demand), now he’s on social media teasing what Headshot Comics’ next project will be: a Lovecraftian horror book titled The Deep Dark.* We won’t

Comic creator Gilbert Deltrez reacts to the last-minute rally of his “Galactic Rodents of Mayhem” Indiegogo campaign

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Headshot Comics’ Galactic Rodents of Mayhem ended successfully, rallying in the final hours to cross the $20 thousand threshold.* It was a dramatic last minute roller coaster ride for those watching (for me, at least), but that last-day uncertainty never shook GROM creator, Gilbert Deltrez. We got the chance to ask Deltrez a

Headshot Comics’ “Galactic Rodents of Mayhem” are heavily-armed Capybaras in space

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Monday, independent comic book creator and Headshot Comics founder Gilbert Deltrez (Lair, Pistolera) launched his latest project via Indiegogo: Galactic Rodents of Mayhem.* Written by Deltrez and illustrated by Sebastian Navas, GROM is a girthy 110-page graphic novel inspired by old school sci-fi franchises such as Star Wars and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Here’s the sales pitch straight from

After Kickstarter success, “Pistolera” takes a victory lap on Indiegogo

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Wednesday, Headshot Horror Publishing launched an Indiegogo campaign for Pistolera, an all-new 32-page one-shot comic set in the 1800s. Sound familiar? That’s because the book was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter last month. Now, Pistolera creator Gilbert Deltrez is giving those consumers who prefer Indiegogo as a crowdfunding platform a chance to get the book. Written by Deltrez (Lair) and

Gilbert Deltrez goes all guns blazing in “Pistolera” (interview)

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier in March, Headshot Horror Publishing launched a Kickstarter campaign for Pistolera, an all-new 32-page one-shot comic set in the 1800s written by Gilbert Deltrez and featuring illustrations by Mateo Martinez and colors by J.L. Giles. We got a chance to have a quick back and forth with Deltrez who was gracious enough to respond to our questions on the

Headshot Horror Publishing launches “Pistolera” crowdfunding campaign

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Friday, Headshot Horror Publishing launched a crowdfunding campaign for Pistolera, an all-new 32-page one-shot comic set in the 1800s. Written by Gilbert Deltrez (Lair) and featuring illustrations by Mateo Martinez (Jetpack Activate) and colors by J.L. Giles (Herbert West Reanimator), Pistolera is described as “a blood-soaked tale of scorn and vengeance.” Here’s a plot summary of Pistolera taken from

Gilbert Deltrez teases new project, “Pistolera”

Posted on February 6, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

Earlier this week, independent comic writer/artist Gilbert Deltrez (Lair) teased an upcoming project, Pistolera. Planned as a crowdfunded project via Kickstarter, Deltrez describes Pistolera as a revenge western. Unfortunately, not much else is known about the Pistolera project at the moment. For the time being, you can check out the cover for Pistolera below, featuring art by J. L. Jiles

Horror comic “Lair” Indiegogo project adds new stretch goals and soundtrack backing tier

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Blake Worrell 5 comments

The crowdfunding campaign for the new horror comic Lair is already a success, having surpassed its original funding goal with nearly three weeks left to back the project. Lair has also already hit its first stretch goal resulting in signed copies for all physical edition backers. However, this week the Lair team announced new stretch goal bonuses and backer options