Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Cazadora, comic, kickstarter, Randy Kintz, Sam Eggleston

Cazadora – Good Ole' Fashion Zombie Steampunk Action

Published Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:00:58 -0600

Sam Eggleston writes for Bleeding Cool:

Randy Kintz had no idea what a sketch he did of a steampunk zombie huntress in the opening days of 2013 would lead to before the year's end.

On Nov. 1, Kintz and writer Sam Eggleston launched the Kickstarter campaign for Cazadora, a 28-page creator-owned comic that is seeking funds to cover the costs of a colorist and letterer and printing.

"I had an image in my head and put it down on paper," said Kintz, affectionately known by his fans as Rantz. "The next day I posted it on my Facebook page and about an hour later Sam asked if he could write a pitch based on her. I told him to go for it."

Just days later, not only was Kintz reading over the pitch, but a full script as well.

"I just couldn't quit writing," Eggleston said. "Randy's conceptual sketch of the character just got the creative juices flowing. Cazadora is everything I've wanted to write in a comic character — she's tough, she's smart, she's determined and she's as deadly as she is sexy."

A few tweaks here and there were all it took for both creators to be sold on moving forward with the concept and bringing it to life in the pages of a comic.

Cazadora is a strong female protagonist who has made a name for herself in Victorian-era Europe as one of the absolute best freelance zombie hunters. From collecting undead body parts and supplies for experiments to helping survivors make their way to the last-known bastion of humanity, the island of Great Britain, Cazadora is the best at what she does.

But Cazadora makes a startling discovery while out in the field — one that could change the war on the undead forever and could lead to the absolute extinction of the human race.

Drawn and inked by Kintz and written by Eggleston, the comic Cazadora will seek funding through a Kickstarter campaign that will run until Dec. 11 with the goal of raising $4,000. By the end of the first day, the campaign was already proving popular with approximately 50-percent of sought funds having been raised from over 40 generous backers.

"We are absolutely thrilled with the support we're already seeing," said Kintz. "We hoped to reach 20 percent by the end of the first week. We never thought we'd see that benchmark reached by the end of the first day."

The Cazadora Kickstarter offers up a variety of rewards for backers ranging from a PDF copy of the comic to custom sketch covers, commissions from various artists (Jay De Foy, Brian Lopez-Santos, Adriana Tavares, Jordan Johnson, Elton Thomasi and Richard Johnson), a sketch book, t-shirts, prints of the title character and more. There are also reward levels that will allow backers to be featured as a zombie or a soldier in the pages of the comic.

If the Kickstarter is successful, the book and rewards are expected to be delivered to supporters in April.