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I, Lusiphur #1 cover by Drew Hayes, 1991 Mulehide Graphics.
Years later, Ape Entertainment published a few new issues based on Hayes' notes, though this was left unfinished with a number of completed issues unpublished. And now, in 2023, Poison Elves is to be revived and published in print by Antarctic Press and Kickstarter Ben Dunn states "Yes The cat is out of the bag With[...]
That Good Omens Kickstarter Ad At MCM London Comic Con
Colleen Doran writes on Facebook, "at a Comic convention this weekend in London, you can see this animated display for the Good Omens graphic novel and sign up to get the first release alert the moment it launches on Kickstarter." I am at that comic con! MCM London Comic Con, and I saw the ad in[...]
The Good Omens Official (And Ineffable) Graphic Novel On Kickstarter
is going to be Kickstartered and while it has yet to launch, it has a signup page right here being run by the Terry Pratchett Estate, so you know it is legit And yes I have already signed up to be notified. Author of the comic book series A Distant Soil from the age of twelve,[...]
Bryce Gold Is The New Head Of Comics At Kickstarter
He is now Kickstarter's New Head of Comics, a position advertised earlier in the year, for a significant six-figure sum Bryce Gold PR shot from LinkedIn As Head of Comics, Bryce will manage and curate Kickstarter's Comics category, connect with and champion the work of promising creators in the comics community, and bring together a growing community[...]
Kickstarter Approves, Then Removes, AI Based On British Girls' Comics
There's still a lot of nostalgia for that age (the Edgar Wright video for Charlotte Hathaway's Bastardo is a great example) and in 2021, it was the inspiration for a comic book called A Trick of The Light by Ali Fell, successfully Kickstartered. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid[...]
Jordan Peele, Robert Kirkman, & Josh Brolin Hunt For The Skinwalker
Skinwalker time! Since setting the all-time record for highest-grossing comic book campaign on Kickstarter with Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney's BRZRKR, publisher Boom Studios has continued to post impressive results and become a dominant player on the platform That includes four of the top 10 of the highest-grossing campaigns in the Comics category,[...]
Megalith
They are currently planning to launch a Kickstarter programme to get the completed book into comic book stores, and you can register for first dibs here, ahead of the launch of the Kickstarter. The largest project Lewis LaRosa has ever taken on for interiors, all of his art is analogue, pencil, pen, copic markers, ink wash,[...]
What If Captain America Was A Horror Story? Tuned...
T Pub Comics describe Tuned, a 130-page horror comic by Neil Gibson and Aymen Swissy as being "Hostel meets John Wick by way of Old Boy" and that "horror and gore fans will not be disappointed", promising their "darkest and most violent comic to date" and that "those who back the Kickstarter should expect an[...]
A Look Into The Deep Dark Depths Of Stephan Franck's Palomino
Back in 2020, nearly 700 Kickstarter backers supported Palomino on Kickstarter The series has received widespread accolades: "Palomino sits alongside Sin City, Stray Bullets and other hard-boiled classics while singing with an original, uniquely authentic voice Lived-in, brutal, mature…this is comic book noir at its best."—Zeb Wells (Amazing Spiderman, Hellions, Robot Chicken) "A fantastic comic! Highly recommended."—Jeff[...]
Shawn Speakman’s The King-Killing Queen, The Next Top 10 Kickstarter?
We told you last October that Skybound was partnering with popular fantasy author Shawn Speakman and his company Grim Oak Press to launch The King-Killing Queen, which was meant to kick off a new fantasy trilogy that would also mark the company's first novel campaign on Kickstarter It's a move that makes sense for Skybound,[...]
Savage Crucible Count Down - Our Top Figures of the Hit Kickstarter
A new world awaits collectors as the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign of Savage Crucible is underway This new line of figures unleashes new 7" tall creatures and warriors, all with their own motives and story Three waves of figures currently consist of Savage Crucible with lizard-like Lemurians, the human Barbarians, and the aquatic Pirahnoid These figures[...]
Covid Cop
Covid Cop is a romantic horror comic by Red Hook/Billy Dogma creator Dean Haspiel that is hitting its final days of crowdfunding on Kickstarter Because no one else will publish it Haspiel says "In 2020, around the same time I conceived & co-curated the Ringo Award nominated PANDEMIX (which was the first comic book anthology[...]
Gold Key Comics Returns To Publish Boris Karloff’s Gold Key Mysteries
But for 2023, Gold Key Entertainment, LLC, in partnership with the Boris Karloff Estate, has announced its first title, Boris Karloff's Gold Key Mysteries, with a Kickstarter campaign launching in one week's time, the 28th of March Gold Key Comics originally published nearly 100 issues of the series Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery between 1964-1980,[...]
Sleeze Brothers And Sequels For Frazer Brown's Tales From The Quarantine?
Back in November last year, Bleeding Cool looked at the Kickstarter for the charity comic book anthology Tales From the Quarantine, launched by Frazer Brown and his Red Cabin Comics publisher in August 2020 and first mentioned by Bleeding Cool back in April of that year As well as a film and stage producer, Frazer[...]
Savage Crucible Unleashes Some Heat on with New Kickstarter Project
Kickstarter has been the birthplace of some pretty impressive action figure lines in the past couple of years Lines like Plunderlings and Mythic Legions are some of the hottest and most desirable collectibles out there However, a new power is rising as Savage Crucible is here with a truly incredible set of figures The Kickstarter[...]
Cosmic Detective
Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt and David Rubín worked in secret for two years on an original graphic novel Cosmic Detective, an epic science fiction mystery that asks: when a God is murdered, who solves the crime? Funded on Kickstarter last year in hardcover, it will be made more available in bookstores and comic shops in[...]
Jimmy Palmiotti
Jimmy Palmiotti is returning to Kickstarter with a new Painkiller Jane story, the character created almost 30 years ago with Joe Quesada for Event Comics, the character went on to star in a series of series, crossover titles with the likes of the Punisher, Vampirella, and Hellboy and both a TV film starring Emmanuelle Vaugier and[...]
Savage Crucible Keeps the Unlocks Rolling with New Stretch Goals 
One of the next best Kickstarter toy campaigns is currently live and going strong with the impressive Savage Crucible from Harvinger Studios Inc This line of animalistic humanoid creatures is going to war for island supremacy and is getting a whole wave of figures for it Three waves of figures have been unlocked with Dinos[...]
Savage Crucible Wave 3 Unlocks Rise from the Depths for Kickstarter 
This new Kickstarter project is something new and fresh that will be a must-have set of figures for a number of collectors If you love Mythic Legions or wish you knew about them sooner, then there is no better place to start than with Savage Crucible The project has already been fully funded, and we[...]
Mighty Barbarians Clash with Savage Crucible's Wave 2 Unlocks
Our coverage for Savage Crucible continues as we take a look at Harvinger Studios Inc.'s incredible crowdfunding project on Kickstarter It is the originality that really makes lines like this standout, that is why Mythic Legions is so popular Savage Crucible is quickly going to be the next best thing, with currently three waves of[...]
Savage Crucible Unleashes Some Heat on with New Kickstarter Project
A new contender arrived in 2023 with the World of Savage Crucible! This new Kickstarter campaign from Harvinger Studios Inc is dishing out a whole new selection of 6.5-7" action figures Wave 1 is all about dinosaur-hybrid warriors with plenty of figures to go around to customize, pose, and build your new army.  Currently, Savage Crucible[...]
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth Breaks Kickstarter Record, Hits A Million
The upcoming Boom Studios comic book sequel to The Expanse, The Expanse: Dragon Tooth, has broken the Kickstarter week one record for comic book projects, raising $827,802 in seven days And it has now just hit a million dollars any second now, currently at $1,012,963 with 8,594 backers. The Expanse: Dragon Tooth is the first new[...]
Fantasy Artist Syd Mills' First Interior Comic Art Work Ever in Amongst The Stars
Amongst The Stars is a new sci-fi anthology being crowfunded on Kickstarter, to be published by Band Of Bards, including work from Money Shot's Carol Leigh Lanye, Kevin Smith Quick Stops' Tango, the first ever interior comic book work from fantasy artist Syd Mills, below. Amongst The Stars As well as cosplay covers from Ani-Mia and fourteen stories[...]
Marc Silvrstri Redesigns Witcblade For 2024 Relaunch From Image Comics
As part of the Kickstarter for The Complete Witchblade Vol 3, Marc Silvestri will be releasing the Witchblade #1 Preview edition ahead of the series relaunch in 2024 He has released the black-and-white cover of the new design for Witchblade, but in order to see the colour version, and the rest of the comic, you[...]
Separated At Birth: Abigail Harding & Astro Inferno
Three years ago, she released this piece of work-in-progress. She recently was surprised to come across something very similar promoting a Kickstarter appear for the role playing table top game Astro Inferno, very much not by her. Let's zoom in a little and turn up the contrast. The artist working for Haxan Studios, putting this game together[...]
Is Kickstarter the Future for Comics Pros and Publishers?
Last night, Director of Publishing & Comics Outreach at Kickstarter, Oriana Leckert announced that she was shifting her focus to publishing, and hiring a replacement in the role to oversee the comics division, with a salary of between $120,000 and 140,000 a year. Leckert posted on Twitter, "Some news, pals! There's been massive growth in the[...]
Boom Studios To Kickstart "Season Six-And-A-Half" Of The Expanse
Later today, Boom Studios will be launching a Kickstarter for The Expanse: Dragon Tooth, the new comic book series by Andy Diggle and Christian Ward set between books six, Babylon's Ashes, and seven, Persepolis Rising, of The Expanse, and following where season six of the Syfy and Prime Video TV series left off Their Day[...]
Jeff Messner Jumps From Kickstarter To Zoop With Ramona Fradon
Mike Grell collaborator Jeff Messer published his first two Sex, Spies & Rock n' Roll volumes through Kickstarter, one of seven successful crowdfunding campaigns he's run But for volume 3, he's shifting to Zoop, with Sex, Spies & Rock n' Roll Vol 3. The continuing serialized adventures of "The Hitman," "Cowboy," and "Gulag-a-go-go" are combined with new[...]
Lurker: Circus Sanguis.
They are now launching a new Kickstarter campaign to expand that universe with the horror title Lurker: Circus Sanguis following on from Daughters of Albion and the first Lurker anthology, by the all-female creator team of Beanie Aurora White, Paula Andrade, Tanya Roberts and Jodie Troutman. "Immortal London really captures what we're trying to create, and does[...]