Long overdue Update! + Must see: A Pound of Flesh and Hospice TPB
about 1 month ago
– Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 03:09:21 PM
First of all, thank you all for your patience!
You have been amazingly patient waiting for us to get the book ready.
It's taken way longer than anticipated, unfortunately it's been for myriad reasons behind the scenes for the team. Everyone is ok, but there have been some real trials and tribulations over the last few months that we could fill a book with. But that's not something I'm going to bore you with here!
Where do we stand?
Miki Covers - Trade Dress and Virgin are printed. Foil and Metal are en route to me now. As soon as I have everything, I'll be cutting off the option to purchase signatures and remarks and sending a package to Japan ASAP.
Collected editions - these will be sent to the printer by the end of this week!
91% of surveys are filled out, which is fantastic, but some of you are still needing to fill those out - if you're unsure, let me know and I'll send you a link.
If you only ordered Miki covers with no signatures from her, your books will be going out next week!
There are currently two other campaigns I'm directly involved with live on Kickststarter...
Leaves change. They grow bitter, turn amber, and fall. Nights become endless as shadows drag themselves about, covering all those haunting secrets and saving them for later.
One secret stretches back to the turn of the century, readying a startling journey into the dark heart of a small, 19th-century Pennsylvanian mining town. A Pound of Flesh is that secret. Timothy Vandenberg, a seasoned talent in the film industry, has a nightmare in his mind that only comics can reproduce, and we're kicking off this horrific journey with an oversized issue bursting with 32 pages of story!
Make sure the batteries in your flashlights are good, and follow along to see what we can find in the shadows...
Includes covers by Michael Okoro and Eranga D!
Less than 48 hours to go and less than $400 from funding, check it out!
Demons are real. They live inside evil men, feeding off their hate and depravity. And when they're at the end of their lives, there's no better place for their demons to be ushered into our world than Rising Suns Hospice.
Last year, myself and 5 other creators ran individual campaigns with a common thread. No you can get them all collected in a soft or hardcover trade paperback!
This just launched today, so check it out!
Surveys going out and an exclusive signing opportunity with Miki Okazaki!
3 months ago
– Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 07:09:29 PM
Hello all!
We're putting the finishing touches on the collected edition so we can get it off to the printer in the next week or so.
In the meantime, surveys are going out NOW.
Miki Okazaki signatures available!
We have an opportunity to send books to Miki for signatures and even remarks!
The price is a little high because of shipping to and from Japan, but anyone who purchased, or adds on a Miki book can purchase a signature for $10 or a remark for $60.
If you do add these options on, please note it will likely add 3+ months to fulfillment time, but we will get them out as quickly as possible!
Cthulhu Invades Fairly Tales is live!
The fourth book in the Cthulhu Invades series is live now and I have a story set in my birth city - Hameln (Hamelin), Germany! I finally got to tell a Pied Piper story, with art by Elias Gambit Melendez!
Make sure to check this out with all the other awesome fair tales invaded by Cthulhu!
BACK IT HERE
Be on the lookout for those surveys in the next few days!
Quick Update, Dusk County is Canceled live on BackerKit, and San Diego Comic Con
4 months ago
– Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 07:14:21 PM
Hello all!
Production on the book should be done soon and I'm working on the surveys to get to you very soon!
I have a surpise I'm working on for those of you who got (or would still like to get) Miki's cover(s), but first...
In case you missed it:
Stake letterer Joel Rodriguez and I are live on BackerKit with a new campaign called Dusk County is Canceled. A crossover of our two series the Dusk County Chroniclesand Canceled.
Dusk County is a dangerous place...for humans. The monsters that call it home can live and hunt in relative peace, thanks to a strict set of rules passed down by their vampiric ruler and enforced by his loyal followers.
However, that peace is thrown into chaos when a traveling carnival comes to town, bringing an uninvited guest - an animatronic clown possessed by a vengeful spirit. Larry has come to Dusk County, and now...Dusk County is Canceled!
Won't you come get Canceled with us? CHECK IT OUT HERE!
I'll be back at San Diego Comic Con this week after taking a year off. If you're going to be there my new company AMP Comics will have two panels, one of which you can ask me stupid questions.
We will also be giving away an ashcan of one of our first titles called Lovestruck with a cover from one of my most frequent collaborators...Eranga D!
Speaking of San Diego Comic Con, if you can't make, you can still get Charlie Stickney's White Ash Comic Con exclusive while supplies last on his current campaign for the White Ash Annual #1!
You can back that here!
Hopefully I can get these surveys out to you pretty soon after I get back from San Diego next week.
We made it! Thank you all!!
5 months ago
– Sat, Jun 29, 2024 at 06:08:36 PM
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN!
We make these books for you and because of you. Your support makes it possible for us to keep going with these projects, so again, from the team and myself - THANK YOU!
It's over...what's next?
Now we wait for funds from kickstarter, this usually takes 2 weeks.
From there we'll get surveys sent out from BackerKit and get the books ordered!
We had a handful errored pledges that I have sent emails to so you can please correct them so we can make sure you get your books as well!
Stay tuned for updates on progress!
In the meantime, check out these awesome campaigns!
From my friend Steve Conley, the third collected volume of his Eisner nominated web-series:
Sir Quimp of Grawlix is about a knight who is in love with a dragon and who carries a magic sword which hates him. In the first collection, our hero met the cursed, talking sword Maledicta, the bewildering wizard Melvwyn the Magnificent, two baby dragons Jarn and Nittles, and Waddlebottom, the Lord of All Ducks. In this volume, our hero come face-to-face with dragons, his love, and something unexpected! So, it's a buddy comedy. And a love story. And a magic duck epic adventure!
BACK IT HERE!
From my other friend Gerald von Stoddard, another writer/illustrator (I'm not jealous, you're jealous):
The story reimagines the gods of Norse mythology in a modern world. A world that remains the only realm left. The Ragnarok we thought we knew was a conspiracy of illusion to banish Loki forever and to make Earth their final home. Awakened and set on a course of revenge, a plot a millennium in the making, Loki seeks a sliver of Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos, to become his avatar and bring about a final destruction of everything left standing. With Hel by his side he sets a plan in motion that tears the veil between the mortal and the Immortal world.
To end all things, the lord of all things must be awakened.
Odin's only hope lies with his grandchildren, who have been dormant in human hosts for a thousand years. Can he bring them together in time - the musician, the assassin, and the shaman - before the dreaming world of Elder Gods collapses, throwing life and all we know into permanent oblivion?
CHECK IT OUT HERE!!
2 days to go!
5 months ago
– Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 11:01:12 AM
Hey all, we're nearing the end of the regular campaign timeframe. Thank you again for making this campaign a success!
We're about $1500 from unlocking the next stretch goal. Now would be the time to tell your friends, family, clergy, coworkers, enemies, pretty much anyone who might like the book, to get on board!
I'm really looking forward to get this book printed and in everyone's hands as quickly as possible!
Other great campaigns!
LOST BOY #1-3: Origin of Peter Pan is a comic series by a daughter-father writing team that delves into the untold backstory of the beloved character Peter Pan. This captivating project unveils how Peter became the Pan and how a hand became a hook, exploring the origins of Neverland's most iconic inhabitants. Rich with adventure, mystery, and the enchantment of classic storytelling, "LOST BOY" reimagines familiar characters and introduces new ones, making it a must-read for fans of fantasy and Peter Pan lore alike.
Lost Boy was recently named "A Project We Love" by Kickstarter and is nearing its funding goal with only a few days remaining. The project promises not just an engaging narrative but also stunning artwork that brings the magical world of Neverland to life. Don't miss the chance to be part of this exciting journey into the roots of one of literature's most enduring characters.
BACK IT HERE!
Blood of Atlantis #1 is a 34-page modern-day globetrotting magical adventure. It's the adventure and puzzles from Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis mixed with Dungeons & Dragons, with a dash of myth a la Gargoyles’ Avalon World Tour.
BACK IT HERE!
