Chad Burdette
NEGATIVE BURN: The Anthology
A classic returns! After almost two decades away, NEGATIVE BURN—the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Eagle, and Gem Award–nominated anthology—reignites under original editor Joe Pruett, delivering all-new tales from some of the most explosive talents in comics!
Always a defiantly genre-free showcase of sequential art where both established stars and rising voices collide in bold, creator-driven storytelling, NEGATIVE BURN continues to ignore trends and set its own path!
fter almost two decades away, NEGATIVE BURN—the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Eagle, and Gem Award–nominated anthology—reignites under original editor Joe Pruett, delivering all-new tales from some of the most explosive talents in comics! Pruett is an Eisner Award–winning writer, editor, and publisher with over three decades in comics. From writing tales of your favorite characters to founding Desperado Books, he has built a career championing creators and producing industry-defining collections, anthologies and stories.
Always a defiantly genre-free showcase of sequential art where both established stars and rising voices collide in bold, creator-driven storytelling, NEGATIVE BURN continues to ignore trends and set its own path!
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ORPHAN WORKS
A collection of comics from revered names in both the mainstream and alternative fields.
rphan Works is a 250-plus page volume of new or little-seen comics from a variety of incredible creators, including mainstream titans Rudy Nebres, Luke McDonnell, and Trevor Von Eeden, who provides us with his first new sequential work in 6 years! In addition to that, we’ve got current stars like Matt Haley & Tom Simmons, Christopher Schenck, Stefano Cardoselli, and Brandon McKinney!
On the alternative side, look for new work by one-of-a-kind talents Roberta Gregory, Jeff Bonivert, and Tom Stazer, as well as master satirists Dean Haspiel, Kerry Callen, Don Simpson, Michael T. Gilbert, Rob Walton, and Fred Hembeck!
And hey, let’s not forget to mention some stellar contributions from Joe Pruett & Ken Meyer Jr, Greg Giordano, Mark Weber, Bill Anderson & Rick McCollum, and some of the final work from the late Franco-Belgian comics maestro Gérald Forton!
Plus, as an added bonus, there will be short text pieces by Steve Leialoha, Bill Reinhold, Khoi Pham, Ray Lago, Al Milgrom, Dan Panosian, Geof Isherwood, Zach Howard, and P. Craig Russell among others, on a special, secret topic!
And it’s all wrapped up in a pair of covers by the aforementioned Rudy Nebres and Fred Hembeck!
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LAUGH RIOT #2 (of 8)
: A Comic Book About Blasphemy and Sin!
Laugh Riot #2 is a 26-page comic book by writer Louis Southard (X-O Manowar / Flash Gordon) and artist Devlin Baker (The Stranger).
Laugh Riot #2 (of 8) is a 26-page comic book that can only be described as Looney Tunes versus 1984. It’s an anti-fascist thrill ride of japes, play, and good old-fashioned ultra-violence!
Following the shocking events of Laugh Riot #1, the fictional dystopia of Usonia is forced to reckon with the existence of the mysteriously impossible anarchist known only as Merry Andrew!
All of society was structured around the leadership of President Thaddeus K. Gander. Now, the president is dead and has left us with one burning question: what happens next?
The first answer takes the unlikely form of a humble minister whose ghosts of the past come to collect as he is selected to perform the greatest miracle in human history!
Let’s wish him luck with that then!
Return to the comic book of the century by writer Louis Southard (Flash Gordon / X-O Manowar), artist Devlin Baker (The Stranger / Comics Are Dying: The Comic), letterer Buddy Beaudoin (Green Arrow / Gatchaman), cover artist Julianne Griepp (Midnight Western Theatre: Witch Trial), and editor Kevin Ketner (Dynamite / Ablaze). With special variant cover art by popular artists Alex Moore and Frederik Hornung. Featuring campaign exclusive sticker art by beloved artist Lizah van der Aart.
This book is 100% done, we only need YOUR help to print and ship! Support the comic book that industry editors have declared “Completely unpublishable in today’s political climate.”!
If you like V for Vendetta, Andor, Image’s Ice Cream Man, the works of Harlan Ellison, conspiracy theories, and a lot of other cool stuff, then this is the book you’ve been waiting for!
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White Ash 1 to 10 (and a half)
The long-running, hit fantasy series about Elves and Dwarves in Pennsylvania, returns with two ALL-NEW ISSUES!
White Ash is an ongoing, urban fantasy comic book series created by Charlie Stickney and Conor Hughes with colors by Fin Cramb. First launched on Kickstarter in 2017, White Ash is one of the longest-running and most popular series on the platform. With almost 800 pages of story completed, now is the perfect time to join us.
This campaign, we are raising funds for the 70+ page, super-sized issue containing chapters 09 AND 10 of the series as we wrap up the second arc.
Joining us on this epic, OGN-sized issue, we have an all-star crew of artists working with Conor and Fin, including: Jordi Pérez, Anna Morozova, Jason Muhr, and Damien Torres.
Plus, this kickstarter includes an opportunity (if you missed out on our HC campaign) for you to pick up the 32-page, one-shot Lillian Unleashed
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DOUBLE DOG DARE!
It’s 160 pages of pure doggo magic in one gorgeous softcover! All-new, fan-favorite dog comics in a book of pure joy!
Hi, I’m Dave Kellett! And I’m making a super fun collection of dog comics, called DOUBLE DOG DARE!
DOUBLE DOG DARE is full of your favorite Sheldon strips about dogs: The barking! The snuggles! The walks! The piddles! You’ll join Oso the Pug and his best bud Digby the Dachshund on all their ridiculous daily adventures. And it is a DANG DELIGHT.
t’s gonna be awesome! 160 pages of never-before-in-print comics. It’s entirely new! And it’s all wrapped up in a beautifully printed, full-color softcover.
This book is the perfect read for all dog-lovers: Whether you’re a new fan, or have loved Sheldon books for years! (And if you loved my book PUGS UNLEASHED, you’re really gonna love DOUBLE DOG DARE! They’re designed to be a pair!)
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Finding Dee Volumes 1-3
Finding Dee is the semi-autobiographical comic about the ins and outs of COMING out as transgender while trying to make it in comics!
Finding Dee is a semi-autobiographical comic strip about the ins-and-outs of coming out as transgender in your 40s, all while trying to make it as an illustrator in comics.
It’s a humorous, heartfelt slice-of-life with a healthy dash of cartoony goodness, because sometimes the only way through life is to face it with honesty and a sense of humor.
What started as a black-and-white weekly webcomic has grown into a full-color graphic memoir about identity, creativity, anxiety, joy, and figuring yourself out one day at a tim
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Stealth Hammer – Bring on the Bad Guys
A superhero adventure set in a world of high-tech gadgetry and supernatural mythology. Now it’s time to meet the villains of our story.
Stealth Hammer is an all-ages superhero adventure comic that tells the story of Jami Taylor, a teenage college student who suddenly finds herself with incredible powers. She soon discovers she is part of a family legacy of guardians in a world of high-tech gadgetry and supernatural mythology.
In the first issue we discovered her origin. Issue two we uncovered her legacy. In the third installment we journeyed with her sidekick and mentor, Ari the Elf. Now in the fourth issue it’s time to BRING ON THE BAD GUYS!!
After her first confrontation with her mad scientist uncle and learning that she is part of a larger legacy, Jami Taylor, aka Stealth Hammer, has just arrived in Iceland. She is on a journey to meet the Goddess Aurora and the Council of Elders to become the hero she needs to be. But just as she is arriving, the other side led by Gerome Hunts is gathering to stop her…
We’ll discover what secrets this villainous group holds and see some of their first steps toward stopping Jami on her hero’s quest.
It’s time for the forces against Stealth Hammer to gather and launch their plan! There will be all-out action and a whole new cabal of villainous characters to meet, from the witch Baba Yaga with her goblin-like Tokoloshe to the bat-god Camazotz. Stealth Hammer is going to have her hands full against this horde of enemies.
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THE SKIM: Part One Gangster Heist Comic
How do you rob a casino without robbing a casino? You go after…THE SKIM! Part one of Three for this gritty brutal heist comic
THE SKIM is a three issue, grounded, cinematic crime drama set in Nevada, 1989, where a crew of small time criminals try to pull off the perfect score by stealing mob money that is already being stolen.
It is not a big loud, flashy Ocean’s Eleven style caper.
It is a tense, gritty thriller where every choice tightens the noose, and the desert has plenty of room to bury mistakes.
Paul Bianchi is stuck in a dead end life in Mercury, Nevada, with nothing ahead of him but heat, hangovers, and bad decisions.
So he pitches a question to his crew.
How do you rob a casino without robbing a casino?
Instead of walking onto the gaming floor and getting turned into a missing person, Paul targets something most people never even hear about.
The skim, mob money quietly siphoned out of a Vegas casino every month, carried off the books, and driven into the desert like clockwork.
It is a simple plan on paper.
A courier. A case. A lonely stretch of road outside the Strip.
Then the job gets personal.
And once the skim is hit, the house does not just want its money back. It wants to know who dared to touch it.
THE SKIM is a story about fate, blood, loyalty, and the lie of escape.
Because in this game, the house always wins.
Oracles by Olivia Sullivan
A graphic novel journey through the wilderness to face the complications and complexities of grief and loss
100 FAQ On Making Comics
Know the Basics. Avoid the Blunders.
The Little Book of Super Hero Dicks
Dicks as heroes, not dicks of heroes.
Richard Fairgray, the deranged mind behind DICKS BY RICHARD, brings you a little book of Super Hero dicks!
To be clear, these are not the dicks of Super Heroes…these are dicks as Super Heroes.
Drawn with love, each dick is pulled from Richard’s memory palace and translated to paper, with attention to detail seldom seen in dick drawings. Click the images to see the originals on his Bluesky account.
Richard has been drawing dicks for years, ever since high school when he would add shading and varying line weight to crude dick drawings on bathroom walls (a hobby he continues to this day). But this new wave of dick based expression all started back in March.
At an after party at FanExpo Cleveland a fan asked Richard to do a sketch on a poster. Richard asked the man what he would like and the man said he didn’t know.
That’s when Richard’s friend Aaron leaned back in his chair and said (loudly), “Richard’s really good at drawing dicks!
That night Richard drew 57 dicks on posters, and DICKS BY RICHARD was born.
Since then, his dicks have become a major part of his sales at conventions, where he offers fully customized dick pics to enthusiastic customers. Dick pics BY REQUEST, of course.
Now, for the first time on Kickstarter, we’re excited to bring you a book collecting all his Super Hero inspired dicks.
The Fog Within Volume 1 Trade (Issues 1-4)
What if your favorite jedi was trained by Bad Batch in an infected world with time warping abilities in a 90’s over the top action arc.
In the present, the town of Brooks has been rocked by a cataclysmic event, an infection spreads to those surrounding the blast and the ill start to disappear. Not knowing how to stop the spread, the government quarantines the town leaving a vacuum of power for an evil militia called Schism to take control with their cybernetic soldier hive mind, the swarm. We start our story 26 years later when Hunter is pushed through a time traveling fog.
The Fog Within is a dystopian sci-fi comic book which follows what seems to be an average joe protagonist, Hunter, into this unfamiliar new world of a future with an unsuspecting and mysterious power.
Dragon Grit Volume 1 – A Fantasy Western With Dragons!
A graphic novel about cowboys who ride dragons. A grizzled ex-outlaw takes on a dangerous escort mission.
This campaign is raising money for the first collected edition of Dragon Grit, which collects the first five issues, plus the in-universe natural history journal The Encyclopaedia of Dragons.
The Collector’s Edition of Dragon Grit Volume 1 is a high quality softcover graphic novel that includes issues #1-5 of Dragon Grit, as well as the Encyclopaedia of Dragons, a 40 page in-universe journal featuring drawings and observations about the various dragons found in the west. That brings the book to a total of 180 pages. You can find more information about the Encyclopaedia further down this page.
Every copy of the Collector’s Edition of Dragon Grit Volume 1 will include the entire Encyclopaedia of Dragons within its pages.
It is a 42 page journal of the natural historian Henrietta Flint as she recorded all the species of dragons she came across on her journey west with Sheridan. It’s also one of the books Robin reads along the way during the events of Dragon Grit.
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Evie and the Helsings Volume 1 Trade Paperback
Evie Van Helsing just wants to rock…but she has to kill some vampires first. Collects the acclaimed first story arc!
For centuries, the Van Helsing family has protected humanity from things that go bump in the night. The last protector has fallen, and the mantle goes to her one surviving heir. The problem is, Evie Van Helsing just wants to rock.
Written by Steve Bryant (Athena Voltaire, Shaken and Stirred, Undead or Alive) and drawn by Don Cardenas (Spend the Night, Off into the Sunset, Packs of the Low Country), with colors by Jason Millet (Athena Voltaire, Archie Versus Predator), Evie and the Helsings follows Evie’s adventures as she navigates life between two worlds. It’s like Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Josie and the Pussycats by way of Ash Versus Evil Dead.
Evie and the Helsings volume 1 is a comic-sized 176-page trade paperback, printed on heavyweight satin paper.
It includes the entirety of the first Evie and the Helsings miniseries, as well as all the variant covers, and in-depth behind-the-scenes sections.
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Growing Up on the Spectrum
Everything you wish you’d learned about autism while you were growing up—whether you’re autistic or not!
Growing Up on The Spectrum is a 101 guide to autism for everyone on and off the spectrum who wants to understand autism better!
This 190-page graphic novel by autistic creator Tess Langston is part educational comic and part memoir. Tess was diagnosed autistic and nonspeaking at a very young age and worked hard to learn how to navigate the strange, neurotypical world we live in. Now, as an adult with a love for sequential storytelling, she has created Growing Up on the Spectrum to share all that she’s learned.
The book explores how autistic brains function, how masking works, special interests, sensory input, nonverbal communication, overwhelm, burnout, and so much more—all with whimsy, humor, and respect for readers.
It also includes external resource guides, a handy glossary, and even interactive portions to help readers explore their own experience, including relationship charts, shame-busting worksheets, brain archetype visual aids, and more.
Growing Up on The Spectrum is an essential and enjoyable resource for everybody!
Growing Up on the Spectrum…
? Uses whimsy, humor, lived experience, and clear explanations to make autism feel human, accessible, and less intimidating.
? Celebrates special interests, sensory experiences, communication styles, and the beautiful diversity of autistic brains.
? Is designed as a compassionate guide for autistic folks and for the people in their lives who want to understand them better.
? Is accessible to more readers because it combines verbal and visual information at the same time!
? And most importantly, treats autistic readers with respect—not as puzzles to solve, but as people with entire worlds inside them.
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Night Wolf #1-11: Urban Fantasy Werewolf Coming-of-Age Drama
After discovering his werewolf lineage, a young man is reluctantly thrown into a supernatural war
With the help of Snow Paw, the Pureblood Monoki, and the supernatural evil slayer, Night Hunter, Rod must learn to master his newly found lycanthropy and mysterious kinetic energy power that only he possesses. Rod must fight the Dark Covenant in order to avenge his friends and family, and to save the girl he loves from the master vampire, Lord Malice.
Rodney Marcelli is Night Wolf!
Welcome to the Night Wolf #1-11: Urban Fantasy Werewolf Coming of Age Drama Kickstarter campaign! My name is Robert A. Multari and I’m the creator/writer of Night Wolf.
It has been my dream since I was a kid, struggling with Attention Deficit Disorder and Dyslexia, to be a comic book creator because comic books have helped me to overcome my learning disabilities. I’ve had the pleasure of self-publishing Night Wolf #1-10 and Snow Paw #1-4, with the help of my past Kickstarter backers, who I refer to as my Wolf Pack.
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Love at Second Bite #1 – A College Vampire BL Webtoon
Liam Graves is a CHEERY VAMPIRE. Dean Hikaru is his GLOOMY CLASSMATE with a troubled past. OPPOSITES ATTRACT in this Boy Love romance.
Based on the WEBTOON Canvas College Romance series!
Liam Graves is a cheerful vampire who misses his days in the sun, while Dean Hikaru is his gloomy and secretive classmate with a dark past. Will the two fall in love at their mysterious college: Hemlock University?
The newest Boy Love Webtoon explores what it means to get a second chance at love. It’s an ensemble series that features a Girl Love side couple, a Trans best friend, and plenty of supernatural elements including Vampires (of course), Werewolves, and Monster Hunters!
This new 48-page First Issue collects Chapters 1-5 of the Webtoon – PLUS a brand new 4-page Twilight inspired Bonus Chapter that is NOT available on Webtoon/Tapas (more on that later)!
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The Mandawhorian
(Parody/Satire) The newest title from our Star Whores Universe!
NE MILLION CREDITS. ONE TINY TARGET. ONE VERY BAD DECISION.
Dinah Djinn is the best bounty hunter in the galaxy—and she knows it. Clad in armor polished to a mirror shine, the Mandawhorian clone takes contracts others won’t touch and walks away richer every time. So when a shadowy client offers a fortune for a “simple retrieval,” Dinah doesn’t ask questions.
She should have asked questions.
Her destination: Naughtyo—where credits and morals go to die. Her target: a pint-sized, green-skinned Force-user named Baybay Hoeda, who’s been enchanting the cantina’s toughest criminals into lovesick puppies with nothing more than a coo and a wink.
But Dinah’s not the only hunter on the trail. A squad of identical rival bounty hunters wants the same prize, and they’re not interested in sharing. What follows is a blaster-blazing, rooftop-leaping, Force-kissing chase through neon-soaked streets—with Dinah discovering that her tiny target might just be the galaxy’s most unlikely partner.
Between a steamy encounter with the enigmatic information broker Zara, a cantina brawl that rewrites the rules of combat, and a mysterious employer whose true motives remain hidden in shadow, Dinah will face the hardest choice of her career:
Complete the contract… or protect the one being who sees past the armor?
Featuring sensual encounters that serve the story, action sequences that dazzle, and the beginning of an unlikely partnership that will reshape the galaxy—The Mandawhorian delivers mature Star Wars parody with genuine heart.
This is the way… with benefits.
“A love letter to Star Wars wrapped in satire, seduction, and surprisingly sincere emotion.”
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That’s a wrap for this week.
Next week we will return with new projects to spotlight also if you are crowdfunding a project and would like to be put in the Korner, drop us a line at chad@comic-watch.com, and we will take a look when we put together next week’s post
