Va-va-va-vindicate! Earlier this week, X53 Studios launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Vindicators volume 1, a 58-page fantasy western comic. Written by Martti Kauppinen and featuring illustrations by Daniel Pascual, and colors by Javi Laparra, The Vindicators is described as a “wild, weird, western adventure”, featuring “a Civil War veteran with steampunk technology and a vampiress with a thirst for
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Don’t call him Jack. Independent comic book creator Nick Gibson recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for 2100 Samurai issue 3: A Bridge Too Far, a 20-page, black and white cyberpunk action book with a manga-inspired flare. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $13 hundred at the time of this writing. Described as a “blending of such
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Earlier this week, the independent comic book creator known as Nerd Wonder launched a crowdfunding campaign for Behemoth: War Makes Monsters issue 1, a 50-page graphic novel. Written and illustrated by Nerd Wonder (Graveyard Shift: Bite Sized Heroes), Behemoth: War Makes Monsters is her first solo project (with reasonable exceptions for lettering and editing). Here’s the official pitch taken from
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Independent comic book creator Aaron C launched a crowdfunding campaign for Immortal Rising, a 44-page fantasy book featuring two separate adventure stories. Written by Aaron C and illustrated by Jose Garcia (Tyger Blue, Crimson Rhen), Immortal Rising is intended as the start of a new “epic high-fantasy team adventure survival series.” Here’s the official pitch taken from the Immortal Rising
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You must obey your SUPERIORS! Over the weekend, Mayhem Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for The SUPERIORS, a 48-page graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $8 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Clint Hilinski, The SUPERIORS is a classic-style superhero action-adventure set in a wide multiverse. Here’s the official pitch
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And there’s a gorilla. Independent comic book creator Ashley Land launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Unbreakable Argonauts issue 1, a giant-sized, 64-page graphic novel. Written by Land and illustrated by Daniel Max, this first issue of The Unbreakable Argonauts is intended as the start of an all-new superhero universe that promises stories that will “take the heroic team all
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By Jove! Independent comic book creator Jason Sandberg recently launched launched a crowdfunding campaign for Jupiter issue 1, an ongoing sci-fi anthology series written and illustrated by Sandberg, Jupiter is an anthology The project is already fully funded, having raised $1300 at the time of this writing. Even better (if you’re a backer, I suppose), is that all work on
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Iron Age=Hammer Time? IronAge Media recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for the first issue of ANVIL: Iron Age Magazine, a sci-fi anthology that features short stories by multiple authors and creators. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $8 thousand at the time of this writing, and everything looks to be on track for hitting the July
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On Wednesday, Compass Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Joe Frankenstein: Part 1, a 64+ page action horror book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $20 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by the renowned creative duo of Graham Nolan and Chuck Dixon and featuring illustrations by Nolan, Joe Frankenstein is a part of
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“Sex, booze, and blood!” That sounds like college, all right Over the weekend, renowned comic book creator and teen sensation Billy Tucci launched a crowdfunding campaign for Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead, a 104-page action/horror adventure. Written by Billy Tucci and featuring illustrations by by John Broglia, Dorm of the Dead is the follow-up to the first Zombie-Sama book released
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The comic art of the 90s is alive in Shadow Sentry On Thursday, Eric Ninaltowski launched a crowdfunding campaign for Shadow Sentry: Origins issue 1, a 48-page superhero story with supernatural elements. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $6 thousand at the time of this writing. Featuring the creative talents of Eric Ninaltowski, Mark Poulton, Clayton Barton,
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If the dragon is black, is it “BlackDragonRage” or “DragonBlackRage”? I’m just trying to start a conversation… Earlier this month, ReyesArt Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for DragonRage: The Crown Of Fire book one, a forty-page fantasy comic book. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $10 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by
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I raided Death and all I got was this skull bangle bracelet. On Wednesday, veteran comic book artist Rob Hunter launched a crowdfunding campaign for Deth Raider, a 64+ page sci-fi superhero book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by and illustrated by Hunter (Gambit, Justice League,
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Earlier this week, renowned comic book creator and YouTube personality Ethan Van Sciver launched a crowdfunding campaign for CyberFrog: Dark Harvest, which offers three separate CyberFrog books that include reprinted, remastered, and all-new material (depending on what you pick up). Like many of Van Sciver’s previous crowdfunded projects, the Dark Harvest campaign is already a strong success, having raised roughly
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No, it’s not about a strip club. At least I don’t think it is… On Monday, Sierra Whiskey launched a crowdfunding campaign for No Cover, a 60-page (58 pages of story) action comedy book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $8 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Sierra Whiskey and featuring illustrations by
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Fancy a good suck? On James D. Lee recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Stines, a 48-page fantasy horror comic featuring quite the bosomy bloodsucker… and some other guy… Count V… something… Written and illustrated by James D Lee and colors by Gabe Eltaeb, The Stines is an epic vampire story centuries in the making. Here’s the official pitch
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An all-new Easter classic in the making? Independent author and aspiring comic book creator Ali Lauderdale recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for EGGBEATER, a 24-page, black and white horror book modeled after classic slasher stories. The project is well on its way to being fully funded, having raised 66 percent of its funding goal at the time of this writing.
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“Chro’ Dogs!” Over the weekend, Arrow Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Chrome Dog issue 1: Perfect Strangers, a 32-page sci-fi book. The project is nearly funded, having already raised more than $1700 at the time of this writing. Written by Justin K. Sweet and illustrated by Luke Stone (Hybrids: Sons of the Gods, Voodoo Nations),* Chrome Dog is described
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It took me far too long for that “Octo Gone” pun to dawn on me. Over the weekend, aspiring comic book creator Ryan James launched a crowdfunding campaign for Octo Gone issue 1, a 48-page sci-fi book intended as the first of a three-part miniseries. Written and illustrated by James, Octo Gone is described as an “action-packed underwater adventure like
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Have gun, will legend. On Monday, Donkey Madness (Madness, I tell you!) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Shotgun Samurai Legends, a 48-page action/adventure anthology and the follow-up to the Shotgun Samurai manga that was successfully crowdfunded in 2021. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $2 thousand at the time of this writing. Here’s the official pitch taken
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“Monsters” seems a little bit strong… “Hippies” maybe… Pum Spak recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Unemployed Monsters, a 56-page comic book featuring work by artists from Rick and Morty and Bob’s Burgers. The book is fully funded, and currently in-demand, so you can still buy into the project if you missed it during the crowdfunding period (like we did).
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A hazy shade of newsprint On Wednesday, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their Winter lineup of books. This time around, the campaign is being run both on Indiegogo (here) and the Alterna Comics website (here). Through the campaign pages, you can pick up all six of Alterna’s Winter issues, or simply pick and choose the titles you
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On Wednesday, Haunted Pizza launched a crowdfunding campaign for Hurley’s Heroes issue 1, a 40-page “flipbook” that includes not just the main story, but also a 12-page preview of HP’s upcoming sci-fi action series, Universals Initiative. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Mark Poulton (Graveyard Shift)
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The fellas at South River Studios are currently hard at work prepping a crowdfunding campaign for The Mythicals issue 1, a horror adventure comic that is intended as the first of a 13-issue series. The book is described as being a mashup of the “best elements of Buffy and WildCATS and layers in X-Files type conspiracy,” and the campaign itself
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“I can’t believe we just melvined Death!” The Indiegogo campaign for Velvet Comics’ Melvin issue 2 recently ended, successfully raising more than $750 during the crowdfunding period. Written and created by Timothy Olson and featuring illustrations by both Sid Teles and Andy A., issue 2 is a 24-page follow-up to the first Melvin book, this time promising “more action, more
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Because “Crow” was taken. Independent comic book creator Lynsey Leigh recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Compendium of the Unmasked: The Hollow Raven, a project that spans six issues (0-5) and is intended as the first volume of a seven volume story. Ambitious, no? The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $1 thousand at the time of this
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No Sleep Press recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue 5 of Dirty Work at the Crossroads, a 32-page comic book. The Indiegogo campaign follows a successful run on Kickstarter, so this is a second chance for those missed out the first time around or prefer Indiegogo as a crowdfunding platform. Set in a post apocalyptic future, Dirty Work at
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No, it’s not a new ad campaign by Balenciaga… it’s The Continuing Adventures of Pillowman & Blanketboy! On Monday, Shaun Davis launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Continuing Adventures of Pillowman & Blanketboy issue 1, a 28-page superhero story aimed at readers of all ages. Co-written by the father and son team of Shaun and Parker Davis and featuring illustrations
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Independent comic book creator and YouTube personality A. S. Rivera (aka Literature Devil) recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Dr. Alpha: Dead Man’s Lullaby Vol 1, a 70+ page graphic novel intended for mature readers. Written by Rivera and featuring illustrations by Preston Asevedo (aka The “Good” Preston) and colors by Oliver Lee Arce, Dead Man’s Lullaby serves as a
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Braly Image Group recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Private American, a 66+ page graphic novel set against the current US border crisis. The project is fully funded, having raised nearly $38 thousand at the time of this writing and still available in-demand.* Written by Mike Baron (The Punisher, Nexus, Thin Blue Line) and featuring illustrations by Richard Bonk (Superman,
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The Splintering 