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Begun in 2004, first at Devil's Due Press and since 2010 at Image Comics, Hack/Slash follows Cassie Hack, daughter of a "slasher" killer who decides that she is never going to be a victim and instead becomes a hunter of serial murderers, supernatural horrors, and any killer guest stars who show up.  Along with her[...]

To say that the city-building survival board game Frostpunk has met and exceeded its goals on Kickstarter would be a gross understatement In actuality, the game by publisher 11-Bit Studios has been met with 1000% funding on Kickstarter and is still going quite strong. Stunning artwork featuring the cover art for Frostpunk's box Frostpunk was recently[...]

Plus, just look at that art, like sexy neon goo exploding all over your eyeballs. The cover to Beef Bros by Aubrey Sitterson, Tyrell Cannon, Fico Ossio, and Taylor Esposito Beef Bros is live on Kickstarter right now, described thusly on the campaign page: In the beginning, superheroes were all about one thing: Protecting the little guy, gal,[...]

Fossil Games revealed earlier today that their Kickstarter for the upcoming game Sunshine Manor has officially been fully funder Serving as the prequel to Camp Sunshine, the developers went the crowdfunding route to help them in the middle of COVID-19 to raise funds to get it developers, produced, and published by October 31st, 2021 Yes, they're[...]

Liana Kangas, artist/co-creator of She Said Destroy, the Joe Corallo-penned sci-fi/fantasy that made for one of Vault Comics' strongest ever debuts, has brought a new title to Kickstarter Pitched as a "heavy metal fast food crime" comic that touches on the satanic panic, loneliness, and apathy, TRVE KVLT is entering its final week on the crowdfunding website that is[...]

Funding exclusively on Kickstarter, and if successful, planned for a full graphic novel, they also have a little something for Bleeding Cool readers. A virgin Bleeding Cool variant of one of the covers, limited to 50 copies, $20 each –  which is $5 less than the standard variant, below If you want one, you had better[...]

Providence Compendium, the complete collection of Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows' Providence, a reinventing and encapsulating of the stories of HP Lovecraft for a modern – and post-modern generation, has hit Kickstarter, for publication in March/April 2021 Published by Avatar Press, who also publish Bleeding Cool, includes a level for signed volumes which, unless you[...]

Prepare yourself, adventurers, for the Darkest Dungeon tabletop game has made its way to Kickstarter and is live now This game is exclusive only to Kickstarter—no retailer will be carrying it Published by Mythic Games, Darkest Dungeon's tabletop iteration is an adaptation of Red Hook Studios' indie role-playing dungeon crawler. A header advert for the Darkest Dungeon[...]

Level 99 Games, the tabletop gaming company responsible for EXCEED Fighting System and Pixel Tactics, is putting their next upcoming game, entitled Sakura Arms, onto Kickstarter on October 27th This game is popular in Japan, where it is currently produced by its creators, BakaFire Party. A selection of a few of the Megami goddesses players can play as in[...]

Elsa Charretier, of The Unstoppable Wasp, Infinite Loop, Star Wars, Power Rangers and the current artist on the November graphic novels published by Image Comics, has launched a Kickstarter for a second artbook, nearing completion For her first Kickstarter, she included a November Volume 1 Commentary Edition, a Kickstarter-exclusive black-and-white reproduction of Volume 1 with[...]

Publisher Magnetic Press issued a statement yesterday announcing it is launching a new Kickstarter for WAHCOMMO, a sprawling dark fantasy graphic novel by acclaimed artist Luis NCT.  This classic high-fantasy tale is filled with monsters, trials, mythical cities, and faced-paced adventure mixed with a coming-of-age identity drama to life in gorgeous, archival-quality hardcover. Luis is best known for his work as a[...]

Keanu Reeves has been talking at length about his upcoming (now delayed until February) comic book BRZRKR he is writing with Matt Kindt and drawn by Ron

Using Kickstarter, Randall successfully funded three new Trekker graphic novels, including Chapeltown, The Darkstar Zephyr, and Battlefields, along with a hardcover omnibus (Trekker: The Complete Journey) that collected all of Mercy's adventures into one epic volume Now, Ron Randall has returned to Kickstarter with a campaign to fund Mercy's next adventure, Trekker: Hunter's Moon. Trekker: Hunter's Moon promotional graphic[...]

Phil Briones is launching a new Kickstarter campaign for his new YA graphic novel Twin Kings Battle this Thursday It covers LGBTQ themes and also influences from manga and Chinese fantasy TV series Without further ado, we present his official press release: "AFTER THE OUTSTANDING SUCCESS OF THE "NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK" ANTHOLOGY, FAIRSQUARE COMICS[...]

Their Kickstarter for Tome, an anthology of world-class artists that seemed destined to be astronomically successful With contributors such as Bill Sienkiewicz, Ashley Wood, and George Pratt, it was tonally everything that I loved in the world I interviewed the 44Flood founders and kept that conversation going in the months that followed. I don't remember how[...]

Reformatting it for print is something I am not technically capable enough to do, and John is too busy, you know, actually drawing the comic to do. We're doing a Kickstarter for that starting in October, but you sign up to be notified about it here. Kickstarter is also new territory for me While I've had work[...]

David Schrader of SBI Press writes for Bleeding Cool about a new comic book launching on Kickstarter, Rafael Garcia: Henchman What if life in a supervillain organization was less like a James Bond movie and more like working at Walmart Corporate? This was the basic premise that Peter Murrieta had after seeing The Avengers with his[...]

Abhay Khlosa, known for among other things, for a multi-part piece condemning abusive behavior by comics professionals through The Comics Journal, announced a Kickstarter to reissue his comic series Gangland Allstars. Gangland Allstars promo piece Gangland Allstars is a trio of 17-18 page genre comics, heavily influenced by a mutated version of the 1980s The three comics[...]

His first comic book artwork to follow that run, however, is through Kickstarter Working with Doug Wagner on a new comic book, Thomas River Bleeding Cool has had a first look at a new variant cover to the new project, digitally painted by Stelfreeze. Brian Stelfreeze Finished New Comic, Thomas River #1, on Kickstarter   Thomas River #1,[...]

Greg Anderson-Elysee's hit comic Is'nana the Were-Spider is back on Kickstarter with a new volume titled Showtime The project is funded with eight days to go, though you can still reserve your own copy for the very reasonable price of $7 (digital) and $15 (physical) for the 64-page comic The Kickstarter is also currently working[...]

He writes; As I launch my latest Kickstarter for Decisions: A Minor Variation out into the universe, I find myself reflecting on the path I have taken to get here When I created Cosmic Times in 2008, it was a way to bring the stories from my head to the world One of the goals in those early[...]

Kevin LaPorte of Inverse Press writes for Bleeding Cool about the Killer Bees, now on Kickstarter. Professional wrestling perpetually lurks in the shadows of pop culture entertainment Despite its overwhelming staying power (for well more than a century now) and despite its enormous popularity, the scripted sport remains plagued by a lurking sense that it is[...]

Bringing a labor of love to fruition, while teaching my kids the creative process from idea to finished comic book, is my way of helping to create the next generation of heroes, on the printed page, and behind it. Superteam International '88 artwork With the Kickstarter for issue two of SUPER TEAM INTERNATIONAL '88 ending on Tuesday,[...]

Lovecraft's Beauty and the Beast. Professor Morgan has a horrible dream his first night at the Beast's mansion. Omorphia (Beauty) discovers a mysterious link to her past in her first archeological dig at Miskatonic University. I hope you'll have a look at the Kickstarter for it, and use it to imagine what was lost As a special incentive[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported that the Kickstarter crowdfunder for the Keanu Reeves comic books BRZRKR had launched It seems to have done rather well At the time of writing, the crowdfundeder has raised $311,451 from 3,164 backers with 29 days to go Which means they have burnt through three stretch goals and are going to have[...]

Daniel's Nocterra Collector's Edition, which is currently topping $150,000 on Kickstarter The three are below, respectively But Snyder also teased more comic book work to come with him, Jock and Manapul… Scott Snyder Teases New Comics With Francis Manapul and Jock The prints are available now, as part of just announced new tiers: $40: Unsigned Softcover +1 Print[...]

Rob Shields writes of Neon Wasteland – the augmented reality, cyberpunk comic of the future which is returning to Kickstarter with a next-gen AR app and new tie-in video game. I discovered comics in the late 1980s, a time of cartoons, cable television, Hollywood blockbusters, and video games It wasn't cool to read comics back then,[...]

Then in August, all of a sudden, I found myself having to actually write my own comics press release when I launched a Kickstarter for my debut as a comics writer, Next Door. And, I will admit, I was not good at it Moreover, I was not good at comics promotion in general I biffed basically[...]

Jim Starlin raised $135,000 for his Kickstarter of Dreadstar Returns The books are planned to begin shipping later this year Just as it is no secret that Jim Steranko is a big fan of Donald Trump, it is no secret that fellow legendary comic book creator Jim Starlin is the opposite of one Creator of[...]

Nocternal, the new comic book by Scott Snyder and Tony S Daniel, launched last week on Kickstarter And has already notched $137,577 pledges against a $40,000 goal But already it is having a namechange. NOCTERNAL will now be known as FOUR JOKERS. — Scott Snyder (@Ssnyder1835) August 27, 2020 No, Scott, not that one Instead, Nocternal will now[...]