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Scott McCullough’s new graphic novel “Doorkickers: Panzer Demon” takes on horrors with magic and bullets

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Tuesday, Scott McCullough launched a crowdfunding campaign for Doorkickers: Panzer Demon, a new, 48-page graphic novel written by McCullough and featuring illustrations by Ian Wayranto (The Mighty Mascots), colors by Faradilla Nurmaliza, and letters by Eric Weathers (aka Saint Eric the Prolific). Doorkickers is a unique combination of war and fantasy, featuring heroes who use both military technology and

Kyle Ritter’s sci-fi fantasy graphic novel “StarBlades” launches to instant success on Indiegogo

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

After teasing the project for months, comic book creator Kyle Ritter has finally launched the crowdfunding campaign for his sci-fi/fantasy epic StarBlades. The project is already an instant success, having raised more than 300% of its original goal for a total of nearly $20 thousand at the time of this writing. Ritter has made quite a name for himself as

Historical adventure book “Kyrie: The Curse of the Macedonian Scroll” fully funded; still available in-demand

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Late last week, the Indiegogo campaign for Kyrie: The Curse of the Macedonian Scroll ended successfully, raising 131% of its original goal. Starting its life as a webcomic, Kyrie is a historical adventure book written an illustrated by Matt Crotts. Here’s a breakdown of the project taken from the campaign page. It’s Indiana Jones in Ancient Rome! Get ready for

“Strangelove: I Want to be Chrome” creator Brenden Swan talks horror, manga, and love with robots (interview)

Posted on July 22, 2019 by The Splintering Staff 4 comments

In June, comic book creator Brenden Swan launched an Indiegogo campaign for Strangelove: I Want to be Chrome, an all-new one-shot graphic novel written and illustrated by Swan himself. We got a chance to have a friendly back and forth with Swan, who was gracious enough to respond to our questions on the Strangelove project.* As always, the answers below

Xaxi pinup art revealed for Richard Meyer’s “Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG” Indiegogo campaign

Posted on July 19, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

The Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG hype train keeps on chuggin’, having already raised more than $100 thousand with 19 days left for the crowdfunding campaign. Earlier today, Jawbreakers creator Richard C. Meyer sweetened his sales pitch by revealing the artwork for the pinup poster included with every copy of GØD-K1NG sold. Illustrated by “Sashi”, the pinup features the return of Xaxi, a

New graphic novel “HUNT” pits Neanderthals against Cro-Magnons in an all-out brawl!

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Independent comic book creator Lewis Michael (Chromosome 96) has been teasing an upcoming project scheduled to launch on Indiegogo this August. Simply titled Hunt, the book is a black and white trek through prehistory written by Michael, illustrated by Ang Hor Kheng, and presented in a perfect-bound, 8″ X 11″ format. And get this: the story will be told only

Richard Meyer’s JAWBREAKERS: GØD-K1NG hits “Six Figures, Bitch!”; Ethan Van Sciver cover incoming

Posted on July 17, 2019 by The Splintering Staff One comment

The crowdfunding campaign for Jawbreakers – GØD-K1NG cracked the blessed six-figure mark earlier today, with the graphic novel project having raised $100,242 at the time of this writing. Not only is that an impressive total for the first nine days, but it also unlocks the stretch goal for cover art by renowned comic book artist Ethan Van Sciver (Cyberfrog: Blood

Jon Malin’s “Graveyard Shift Vol II” is scaring up big numbers on Indiegogo

Posted on July 17, 2019 by The Splintering Staff Leave a comment

Last night, comic book artist Jon Malin launched a crowdfunding campaign for Graveyard Shift Volume II, and the project is already an instant success having raised more than $32 thousand at the time of this writing. Illustrated by Malin (Jawbreakers: Lost Souls) and written by Mark Poulton (The Savage Hawkman), Graveyard Shift is a superhero tale combining horror and science

Last chance to get Necromancer; new artwork revealed

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

In the most recent backer update for Necromancer: Tombstone Blues, project creator Jakob Morris announced that the cyberpunk/noire graphic novel is going to press very soon, and as a result, the in-demand store is going to close in very short order. In the same update, Morris revealed some new artwork by Necromancer‘s illustrator, Ibai Canales, which you can see below.

Kyle Ritter reveals full roster for upcoming “Starblades” graphic novel; Indiegogo campaign delayed to 22 July

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Independent comic book creator Kyle Ritter (Cyberfrog: Blood Honey) recently announced that the crowdfunding campaign for his upcoming Starblades graphic novel has been slightly delayed from 18 July to 22 July, allowing Ritter a bit more time to polish the project a bit before launching the Indiegogo campaign. The good news, however, is that Ritter has finally revealed the names

Doug TenNapel’s “Earthworm Jim” graphic novel smashes crowdfunding records; still available in-demand

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for Earthworm Jim: Launch the Cow ended as a massive success, raising $706,951 – surpassing Icarus and the Sun to set a new record for a comic book campaign on Indiegogo. At those numbers, the Launch the Cow project met dozens of stretch goals, including a poster, patch, trading cards, gilded pages, cover upgrades, extra pages

First look at Jon Malin’s “Graveyard Shift: Volume II”

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Comic book creator Jon Malin has finally revealed the first look at Graveyard Shift: Volume II” the follow-up to the first Graveyard Shift which was successfully crowdfunded via Indiegogo in 2018. Earlier this week, Malin showcased a work-in-progress of Volume II‘s first page on his YouTube channel. Volume II picks up right where the first Graveyard Shift graphic novel left

Indiegogo campaign for “Iron Skies” graphic novel ends successfully; still available in-demand

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

On Thursday, the crowdfunding campaign for Iron Skies ended successfully, raising 143% of its original goal for a total of more than $14 thousand. Noice. Iron Skies is a steampunk/fantasy book written by Kristopher Rue, illustrated by Renan Shody and Victor Cappola and featuring colors by Dijjo Lima and letters by Eric Weathers. Disappointed that you missed out on the

The GØD-K1NG is coming for the Jawbreakers; “Lost Souls” sequel fully funded in minutes on Indiegogo

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

The long-awaited follow-up to Jawbreakers – Lost Souls is now funding via Indiegogo, and it was fully funded in the first hour. Jawbreakers – GØD-K1NG is the 100-page graphic novel featuring the culmination of the events which began in the smash hit Lost Souls. Here’s how Jawbreakers creator Richard C. Meyer breaks down the GØD-K1NG project. JAWBREAKERS: GØD-K1NG contains four

New comic “Wart the Wizard” aims to put readers of all ages under its spell

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Blake Worrell 5 comments

Over the weekend, Mandy Summers launched a crowdfunding campaign for Wart the Wizard, a 90-page graphic novel intended for readers of all ages. Written and illustrated by Summers, Wart the Wizard is a fantasy/comedy tale inspired by fantasy/RPG video games such as King’s Quest and World of Warcraft. Here’s a plot summary taken from the Indiegogo campaign page: Wart The

Smells like success! “The Unbreathable Skunk Girl” comic book fully funded in first 30 minutes

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Monday, independent comics publisher Good Dog Press launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Unbreathable Skunk Girl: No Squirrel’s Allowed, a sexy, tongue-in-cheek action/comedy filled with “violence, gunfire, smoking, drinking, and oh my lorrrd BEAUTIFUL women!” Written and illustrated by Manuel “Manny” Correia, The Unbreathable Skunk Girl is a girthy 80-page graphic novel that isn’t exactly intended for younger children, if you haven’t

Fake “Lonestar” page created on GoFundMe.com

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

The Indiegogo campaign for Mike S. Miller’s Lonestar: Soul of the Soldier recently ended successfully, raising over $150 thousand. It’s no wonder then that fraudsters would try to capitalize on Miller’s good fortune. Yesterday, “Musky Elon” pointed out on social media that a fraudulent Lonestar: Soul of the Soldier page had been created by one “Tevin Adam” on the crowdfunding

The technologically dead future of Vinnie Tartamella’s “City of Venus: Dead City”

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Blake Worrell 2 comments

Late last week, comic creator Vinnie Tartamella (Through the Woods) launched a crowdfunding campaign for the first issue of City of Venus: Dead City, a 28-page sci-fi comic set in a post-apocalyptic future. City of Venus is written, illustrated, colored, lettered all by Tartamella himself, who has worked as a cover artist for Image Comics, former lead designer of McFarlane

Steampunk comic “Iron Skies” gets huge funding boost in past 24 hours- will it be enough to reach the finish line?

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

The crowdfunding campaign for Iron Skies has been live for weeks, and up until last night, it has failed to catch fire, at least as far as attracting cash is concerned. The project has raised over $2 thousand dollars in the past 24 hours after Iron Skies creator Kristopher Rue appeared on Ethan Van Sciver’s Comic Artist Pro Secrets YouTube

Sci-fi horror comic “Strangelove: I want to be Chrome” successfully funded on Indiegogo

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Blake Worrell 4 comments

Earlier this month, independent comic book creator Brenden Swan launched a crowdfunding campaign for Strangelove: I Want to be Chrome via Indiegogo. The project recently achieved its funding goal, putting it one big step closer to becoming a reality. Strangelove is a 40-page one-shot book written and illustrated by Brenden Swan, who warns that the story draws from sci-fi and

“Lonestar: Soul of the Soldier” Indiegogo campaign ends successfully; raises more than $150k

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, the crowdfunding campaign for Mike S. Miller’s Lonestar: Soul of the Soldier ended successfully, raising 15,243% of its original goal for a total of over $150 thousand dollars. Six figures, bit young lady! Written and illustrated by Miller, Lonestar is a superhero action/adventure featuring a main character designed as a “star-spangled” hero in the same vein as

Wyatt Holliday’s new fantasy comic “Ardanna” delivers swords, sorcery, and blondes to Indiegogo

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Wyatt Holliday launched a crowdfunding campaign for Ardanna #0, a 22-page, full color comic intended as the starting point of a four-issue arc, and possibly even the beginning of an ongoing series if the project is successful enough. Written by Wyatt Holliday and featuring artwork by D. Flores, colors by B. Salaberry and

The first 5 pages of Kyle Ritter’s “Starblades” are breathtaking

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

Comic book creator Kyle Ritter (Cyberfrog: Blood Honey) is inching ever closer to launching a crowdfunding campaign for his new sci-fi graphic novel, Starblades. After dropping teaser images for months, Ritter has now started dropping artwork of fully colored pages, and it looks like comic art aficionados have quite a bit to look forward to. Ritter intends to launch the

Cautionary Comics’ “Offworlder” features time-traveling in a kilt

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Late last week, Cautionary Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Offworlder – The Protectors of Sa’Ra. Written by Mike Baron and featuring artwork by Jordi Armengol, Offworlder is a 48-page, sci-fi/fantasy graphic novel about an out-of-time Scottish warrior who is thrown into an intergalactic battle…. uh, sounds pretty much like John Carter of Mars in a kilt. Here’s a better

Ethan Van Sciver reveals details for upcoming “Cyberfrog” trading card set

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Last week, renowned comic book artist and Cyberfrog creator Ethan Van Sciver revealed several details for an upcoming trading card set based on his cybernetic amphibian. The set is humbly named the Cyberfrog Deluxe Ultra Premium Trading Card Set. The set itself is made up of 18 base cards, 6 line art cards, puzzle cards, and 6 throwback cards featuring

Sci-fi adventure comic book “Oddity” gets new teaser trailer

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

Last week, the creative team behind the upcoming comic book Oddity released a short teaser trailer for the project. Written by “Indie Dave” and illustrated by Sean Sweeney, Oddity appears to be a sci-fi adventure featuring an anthropomorphic amphibian hero. There’s still no word on when the Oddity crowdfunding campaign will launch on Indiegogo, but you can watch the new

Doug Ernst’s “Soulfinder: Demon’s Match” is a supernatural test of faith

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

On Friday, YouTube comic book commentator Doug Ernst launched an Indiegogo campaign for an all-new graphic novel project titled Soulfinder: Demon’s Match. 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 veteran-turned priest who investigates a string of mysterious deaths.

“Blood Realm” creator Robert Geronimo discusses the series’ future with Alterna Comics

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Earlier this week, Blood Realm creator Robert Geronimo joined Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti on the official Alterna YouTube channel to discuss the future of the Blood Realm universe. Blood Realm has been quite a successful book for Alterna, and it seems that fans of the books will have plenty to look forward to for a long time to come. During

Husband and wife team behind “Red Rooster” launching new comic publishing company: Allegiance

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Blake Worrell 3 comments

Some backers of Mitch Breitweiser’s Red Rooster: Golden Age Indiegogo campaign have raised concerns over the lack of updates on the project. On a recent livestream with Edwin Boyette, Breitweiser answered these concerns, revealing that he has in fact been a very, very busy man. As Breitweiser puts it, “We set out to make an Indiegogo comic book, and ended

Eric Weathers’ “Flying Fortress: Remastered” takes flight just in time for D-Day 75th anniversary

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Blake Worrell Leave a comment

Veteran comic book letterer Eric Weathers is marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day by launching a crowdfunding campaign for Flying Fortress: Remastered, a girthy 200-page graphic novel collecting all eight issues of 2011’s Flying Fortress with updated artwork and lettering. Wait, did I say letterer? Indeed I did. Eric Weathers is a very active letterer for other independent comics projects