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Lovecraftian graphic novel “The Case of the Littlest Umbrella” hits “Six Figures, young lady!”

Posted on September 3, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

On Monday, the crowdfunding campaign for The Case of the Littlest Umbrella achieved the glorious designation of “six figures, young lady!” by crossing the $100 thousand threshold. Written by YouTube personality known as “That Umbrella Guy” (aka TUG) and illustrated by Keung Lee (Battle Maiden Knuckle Bomb), The Case of the Littlest Umbrella is a graphic novel intended as a Lovecraftian horror tale

Sean Sweeney’s graphic novel “Oddity” makes the jump to Indiegogo

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Sean Sweeney launched a crowdfunding campaign for Oddity, an all-new 48-page graphic novel which combines elements of humor, horror, science fiction, and amphibious action. Written by David Shawn and featuring illustrations by Sean Sweeney (aka Sweens) and letters by Eric Weathers (of course), Oddity follows the adventures of a error-prone mutated swamp punk

Indiegogo campaign for anime-inspired comic “Mari Sue” ends successfully, still available in-demand

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Yesterday, the crowdfunding campaign for the first two issues of Mari Sue ended successfully, raising over $9 thousand on Indiegogo. Written and illustrated by George Alexopoulos, Mari Sue is an anime-inspired comic series described as an action comedy featuring “exo-suit battles, bizarre creatures, a fine cast of characters to befriend, dastardly enemies to despise, and dozens of rich settings you’ll

Mankind’s Fate Lies in the Battle between Androids and Aliens in Mike Murphy’s “The Gods Fear Me”

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Wednesday, independent comic book writer and Chibi Comics founder Mike Murphy launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Gods Fear Me, a new post-apocalyptic sci-fi comic with a Lovecraftian flare. Written by Murphy (Samurai and Dinosaurs) and illustrated by Kristian Rossi (Trespasser), The Gods Fear Me is a 32-page comic intended as the first of a three-part miniseries. Here’s the

Josh Howard’s superhero duo “T-Bird & Throttle” return!

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Earlier this week, independent comic book artist and How Rad Comics founder Josh Howard launched a crowdfunding campaign for T-Bird & Throttle #3. Heavily influenced by the art of Bruce Timm and Batman the Animated Series, T-Bird & Throttle is a sci-fi, superhero miniseries written and illustrated by Howard himself. Here’s the pitch straight from the T-Bird & Throttle Indiegogo

It’s back to school time at the “College of the Dead”

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Adam Post’s new horror graphic novel College of the Dead crossed the finish line successfully, raising just over $5 thousand. Written by Stefan Petrucha (X-Files, Captain America: Dark Designs) and illustrated by Javier Sanchez Aranda (Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons), College of the Dead is girthy a 140-page book which follows a terrified

“Tribulation Taskforce: Secret Files” is a preparation journal for the End of Days

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Bill Raupp launched a crowdfunding campaign for Tribulation Taskforce: Secret Files #1, a companion book to Raupp’s own Tribulation Force. Here’s a summary of the project taken from Tribulation Taskforce Indiegogo campaign page: After the great cleansing, all of the Christians were removed from the earth, and humanity was left to pick up

“Cyberfrog” 90s collected edition begins crowdfunding in September

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, renowned comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver announced that a crowdfunding campaign for a hardcover, collected edition of the original 1990s Cyberfrog comics would launch on Indiegogo this September. This $40 hardbound edition will not only collect the original run of Cyberfrog for Harris Comics, but Van Sciver has also indicated that the book will also include

The Zero issue of “Ardanna” fully funded in the final stretch

Posted on August 23, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for Ardanna #0 ended successfully, crossing the fully-funded mark in the closing days of the campaign. Written by Wyatt Holliday and featuring artwork by D. Flores, colors by B. Salaberry and letters by the prolific Eric Weathers, Ardanna promises “classic sword & sorcery violence, suggestive themes, badass beautiful women, and is suggested for readers ages 13+.” Sad that

Sean Gordon Murphy will crowdfund his next comic project after “Curse of the White Knight” ends

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

On Tuesday, comic book creator Sean Gordon Murphy held an “ask me anything” session on social media, fielding questions about his projects past, present, and yes- future. In response to a question on his upcoming plans, Murphy indicated that he will crowdfund a project via Indiegogo when he completes his work on Curse of the White Knight for DC Comics.

Zaid Comics’ “Magic Cop” is an 80s Crime Adventure complete with werewolves, witches and mermaids

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, Zaid Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for its 80s throwback fantasy book Magic Cop: Drop Dead Legs on Indiegogo. Written by Phillip Diaz and featuring illustrations by Brandon Diaz and colors by Eugeniu Betivu (HIRO: Blood of a Patriots), Magic Cop is an 88-page graphic novel described as a mishmash of Miami Vice and Halloween Town. Here’s

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

Epic fantasy comic “Wisdom Comes” features a new take on man versus dragons

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Late last week, independent comic book creator Cody Martinez launched a crowdfunding campaign for Wisdom Comes: Chapter 1, a 64-page fantasy book written and illustrated by Martinez himself. Here’s a summary of the project taken from the Wisdom Comes Indiegogo campaign page: Witness the rise of Hera’s greatest hero, and learn what set him upon his monumental quest to eradicate

Billy Tucci’s Shi shares an anniversary variant with Dynamite Comics’ “Vampirella”

Posted on August 16, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Earlier this week, Dynamite Entertainment launched a crowdfunding campaign for a special, double-anniversary variant of Vampirella #1 featuring cover art by renowned comic book creator Billy Tucci (Zombie Sama). These limited edition covers feature Tucci’s own Shi character alongside Vampi herself. Here’s the pitch straight from the Indiegogo campaign page: It’s Vampirella’s 50th anniversary this year, and the newest comic

Karl O’Rowe’s sci-fi comic “Deathsworn” is an intergalactic tale of freedom and revenge

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Karl O’Rowe launched a crowdfunding campaign for Deathsworn, an all-new 80+ page graphic novel written, illustrated, and lettered by O’Rowe himself, Deathsworn takes quite a bit of its inspiration from the sci-fi action franchises of the 1980s such as Masters of the Universe. Here’s the breakdown of the project taken from Deathsworn Indiegogo

“Soulfinder: Demon’s Match” Indiegogo campaign ends successfully

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, the crowdfunding campaign for Douglas Ernst’s graphic novel Soulfinder: Demon’s Match came to a close, successfully raising 332% of its original goal for a total of more than $33 thousand. Written by Ernst and featuring artwork by Timothy Lim (Black Hops G.I.) and colors by Brett R. Smith (Jawbreakers), Soulfinder is a 56-page, supernatural graphic novel about a combat

Micah Curtis’ superhero comic “Englewood” successfully funded on Indiegogo

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Wednesday, the Indiegogo campaign for Micah Curtis’ Englewood #1 successfully hit its funding goal with nearly two weeks left in the crowdfunding period. Englewood is a 32-page superhero tale written by Curtis and featuring artwork by Brian Martinez and colors by Armand Strange. Here’s the pitch straight from Curtis, the “vanilla gorilla” himself: Corruption and Chicago are two words

Blake Northcott’s horror graphic novel “Everglade Angels” now available on Indiegogo

Posted on August 14, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

On Tuesday, comic book writer Blake Northcott launched an Indiegogo campaign for her upcoming horror book, Everglade Angels. Sound familiar? It should. Northcott set up a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter just last month. Now that the Kickstarter campaign is a success, Northcott has created the second campaign on Indiegogo for those who prefer Indiegogo as a crowdfunding platform. But what

Jon Malin’s horror graphic novel “Graveyard Shift Vol. 2” hits “Six figures, bitch!”

Posted on August 11, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

The crowdfunding campaign for Jon Malin’s and Mark Poulton’s graphic novel Graveyard Shift Volume 2 achieved the blessed “Six Figures, bitch!” overnight, crossing over the $100 thousand funding threshold. Not only is that an impressive benchmark to pass, but hitting $100 thousand also means that the Graveyard Shift writing and art staff (Malin excluded) will receive a bonus for their

“Vampirella #1” Cyberfrog variant available now on Indiegogo

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Friday night, renowned comic book artist Ethan Van Sciver launched a crowdfunding campaign for a variant edition of Vampirella #1 featuring Van Sciver’s own Cyberfrog character alongside Vampi herself. Here’s the sales pitch from Van Sciver: I’m ETHAN VAN SCIVER. I’ve worked for 26 years for Hall of Heroes, Harris Comics, Marvel Comics and most notably DC Comics, creating

Uber-violent sci-fi comic series “Replicator” now live on Indiegogo

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Robert Arnold launched a crowdfunding campaign for issues 1 and 2 of Replicator, a sci-fi story which is absolutely designed for mature audiences only. Written by Arnold and featuring illustrations by Aaron Alfeche (Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG), colors by DC Alonso, and letters by Marshall Dillon, Replicator is a brutal, unforgiving take complete with nudity

The “Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG” graphic novel races past $200K, still available in-demand

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for Richard Meyer’s Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG rallied in its closing hours, raising just shy of $200 thousand with over 5 thousand total backers. Ya. Boi.* This marks the latest success for Richard Meyer and his independent comic book company, Splatto Comics. The previous Jawbreakers graphic novel, Lost Souls, set new crowdfunding records last year (though short-lived), and

AlternaWeen 2019 is now live!

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

On Tuesday, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti launched the company’s second Halloween-themed fundraising campaign, AlternaWeen. The intended purpose of the campaign is to raise money for Alterna Comics to maintain and expand its distribution channels. The more money raised, the more product Alterna will be able to send to these new retailers. Backers who support the Alternaween campaign will be sent

Dynamite Comics’ “Vampirella #1” is getting a Cyberfrog variant by Ethan Van Sciver

Posted on August 6, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

On Tuesday, renowned comic book creator Ethan Van Sciver revealed his line art for an upcoming Vampirella #1 variant due to start crowdfunding later this week on Indiegogo. The cover features the titular Vampirella herself along with Van Sciver’s own Cyberfrog. Take a look at the full image below. It’s… something else. While Van Sciver previously crowdfunded a variant cover

Lovecraftian horror “The Case of the Littlest Umbrella” is on the precipice of “six figures young lady!”

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

At the time of this writing, the all-ages, Lovecraftian horror graphic novel The Case of the Littlest Umbrella has raised more than $96 thousand on Indiegogo. That puts it very close to the blessed “six figures bitc young lady” threshold! (Hey, it’s an all-ages comic, after all) Will it make the big 1-0-0-0-0-0 before the in-demand store closes? The Case

Shaun Davis’ “Pillowman and Blanketboy” is an all-ages tale of good vs. evil

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Shaun Davis launched a crowdfunding campaign for Pillowman and Blanketboy: Maximum Velocity, a 40-page superhero action/adventure illustrated by Shaun Davis and co-written by Shaun and his son, Parker Davis, and featuring colors by Rajesh Kumar and lettering by Eric Weathers. Here’s a breakdown of story taken from the Pillowman and Blanketboy Indiegogo campaign

The mystery of Michael Beacon’s “Seven Legions” is coming soon to Indiegogo

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

Independent comic book creator Michael Beacon is laying the groundwork to launch an sci-fi/fantasy series titled Seven Legions. featuring artwork by both Pablo Romero and Henry Ponciano (Tinseltown), Seven Legions is the story in which “an orphan becomes a samurai who takes on the greatest threat the Seven Legions have ever faced.” You can watch the preview trailer for yourself

The “Monster M.D.” and “Shinobi Sasquatch” crossover comic is happening

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Late last week, the crowdfunding campaign for Shinobi Sasquatch crossed the $40 thousand threshold. Now that both Shinobi Sasquatch and Monster M.D. have reached the $40 thousand milestone, that unlocks a very unique stretch goal: a Shinobi Sasquatch Vs. Monster M.D. book for all backers. This bonus crossover book will be drawn by Rob Willis, and written by Von Klaus

Jason Brubaker’s epic fantasy series “Sithrah” comes to a close

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

On Thursday, the crowdfunding campaign for the final two volumes in the 6-part Sithrah saga came to a very successful end, raising a total of more than $82 thousand. Noice. Sithrah is the brainchild of independent comic book creator Jason Brubaker, who worked previously as a Hollywood storyboard artist and animator on films such Blade and the Kung Fu Panda Trilogy. But

Anime-inspired comic book “Mari Sue” fully funded on Indiegogo

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for George Alexopoulos’ anime-inspired graphic novel Mari Sue achieved its funding goal on Indiegogo. The campaign itself includes the first two issues of the series written and illustrated by Alexopoulos. Mari Sue is described as an action comedy story featuring “exo-suit battles, bizarre creatures, a fine cast of characters to befriend, dastardly enemies to despise, and