Comic Watch is proud to spotlight and support crowdfunded projects across various platforms so that these creators are able to bring their creations and stories to life.
Here are just a few of the projects that we feel deserve your attention and support
Swayonce: The Mini Artbook by SWAYART
For the past few years, cover artist Joshua “Sway” Swaby has lit the comics industry on fire.
Having handled variant cover duties several times in short order for Marvel & DC, Sway is now taking matters into his own hands with his new art book showcasing his sketches, commissions and process work.
This book showcases sketches, commissions and process work from Joshua Sway.
“Exploring the love of pop culture, fashion, and beauty, Swayonce is a reference to Beyonce, inspired by the biggest woman in entertainment and the sense of fierceness and power that she evokes that has inspired my work. It is also a funny term that has been passed around my inner circle of friends. so for this collection of work i wanted to evoke a sense of strength, sexuality and confidence.” – Joshua Sway
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Drumsticks of Doom: Band on the Silver Mountain #1 of 3
Drumsticks of Doom is back in a brand new mini-series! (with all previous issues)!
When Black Sabbath (not the Beatles) became the world’s most famous band, the universe was changed, musically and otherwise. Lost arts, like Alchemy, were made common, schools taught about transfiguration and alternate science, Demons were summoned and some stuck around.
Lana LOVES music. She has played in bands all through high school and now, in college, she still plays in her ex’s fledgling metal band. She’s convinced their drummer to play her indie songs in secret. She’s finishing up the best practice yet when they are drawn into a spiritual battle to keep metal on the top of the charts.
The first miniseries was a wild ride of Daywolves, Metal Cults and hybrid creatures.
The new 3-issue mini-series has Lana and the crew taking the next step in their music journey as they head to The Silver Mountain to record their first album. Their private recording session isn’t so private when chacters new and old start trying to get in on the tracks.
22 Stunning Black and White interiors story pages, plus extras- Standard American size book, Full Color Covers.
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Jim Starlin’s BREED Omnibus
He has taken you to the stars and beyond, now Jim Starlin takes you to Hell. Starlin’s other epic creator-owned series, Breed, is the story of Raymond Stoner, a down-on-his-luck ex-soldier who discovers his true heritage: he is the half-breed spawn a demon father and a human mother. Now Raymond must defend our world from demonic hordes, all while trying not to lose own humanity.
Half man/half demon Ray Stoner’s journey of discovery in learning more about his demonic heritage takes him through a Shaolin temple in Tibet in the mid seventies, fighting alongside Central American rebels in the eighties, encountering guest stars from across the Starlin-verse like Dreadstar, Oedi, Wyrd and Kid Kosmos, and confronting a mystical ‘Breed’ and his ‘Fathers’, who have dark designs for Earth.
Breed, like Dreadstar, came to being during a wildly transitory period in the comic book business: computers were getting added to the mix. With Dreadstar’s start we suddenly got double the number of colors we could use in a book, including never-before-available shades of gray. By the time I started laboring away on ‘Breed the computers had taken over completely on both the lettering and the coloring. Now an infinite number of hues could be utilized. I started using the computer to write Dreadstar halfway through its initial run, the scripts being handwritten before then.
But the drawing, for me, remained analog, as it does to this day. Looking back at ‘Breed is a real pleasure. I think I did some of my best ink work on that initial ‘Breed run. Having just recently reread the series, I’m still proud of the story. Even decades later I find it engaging and Raymond Stoner’s tale fascinating. I’m so pleased that we can now offer his journey to a new generation of readers and give the old fans a fancy omnibus edition to put on the ol’ bookshelf.”
Collected by Monkey Wrench Press for the first time ever in a hardcover, the Breed Omnibus contains all three Breed series, plus a wealth of extras, at more than 550 pages of Jim Starlin goodness!
All three volumes of Jim Starlin’s blood-drenched saga Breed are collected here for the very first time in this must-read 550+ page hardcover omnibus! The newly scanned and color-corrected book will feature new intros, spreads, chapter breaks, unused art and concepts.
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Gorgo Legacy
From the creators the acclaimed graphic novel SOUL WAR — Journey again to Nara island! Gorgo is back and better than ever!
For fans of legendary kaijus, this book is a must have! And, if you’ve ever wanted to see how the MIB would handle Kaiju, this is the book for you!
This prequel to the cult classic film Gorgo, a kaiju blood feud and cold war intrigue collide in the deadly waters of the North Atlantic!
In 1953 World War II is over, and the Cold War has taken its place. And in this new era of simmering world tension, a secret international agency known as SERENITY monitors — and often conceals — the threat of giant monsters they term “mega-cryptids.” The Kaiju!
AGENT BENSON might well have saved the world in his first mission for Serenity. But now he must balance new duties with his unwanted status as a war hero. His encounter with a malevolent alien intelligence on that fateful mission has left deep scars on his psyche, as well — cursing him with weird visions of the future.
Sent on a new mission with AGENT SIMON, an untested recruit, Benson must now investigate strange events on an isolated isle off the coast of Ireland. Destructive creatures have been sighted, unidentified cargo ships roam the nearby channels and, mysteriously, the Serenity agent previously assigned there has disappeared.
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Previously featured Kickstarter campaigns still running and unfunded:
- The Dead and the Damned #1-2 – 3 Days Left
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look and Support:
- Just Another Swamp Song – A High School Horror Comedy – 4 Days Left
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set – 10 Days Left
- Darkwing Duck Graphic Novel Collections Have Arrived! – 11 Days Left
- The Marvel Art of MICHAEL TURNER – A Deluxe Hardcover & More – 5 Days Left
- The Hollowed Night #1: a Victorian horror comic book – 5 Days Left
- Classic Horror illustrated by Georges Bess – 6 Days Left
- Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: Vol 1-6 – 2 Days Left
- The Official Role-Playing Game of the PLANET OF THE APES – 19 Days Left
- Blood of Atlantis #1: A Modern Magical Pulp Adventure – 5 Days Left
- ARMORED 1-5 Full Mini-Series by Schwartz & Hernandez– 6 Days Left
- Murder City Devil 4 – 4 Days Left
- ARKADI AND THE LOST TITAN by legendary French artist CAZA – 5 Days Left
Transphoria: A Trans & Non-Binary Comic Book Anthology
A 90 page graphic novel anthology about Trans and Non Binary experiences of gender euphoria across a wide range of genres.
The Editorial Team for Transphoria is led by Daniel Falco. As a trans creator himself – and an avid consumer of trans media – Daniel wanted to lead this project to bring trans and nonbinary stories to the forefront. These voices rarely receive the representation and attention they deserve. We know there’s an expansive spectrum of stories to be told, identities to be seen, and endless potential for what queer creators can accomplish. That was why we wanted to bring these writers and artists together to create this anthology. There’s no one way or wrong way to be trans and we’re here to tell all kinds of stories in all kinds of genres – from autobiographies and romances to supernatural and science fiction, trans rep matters!
Transphoria also features the work of Ben Kahn (Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend, Renegade Rule), Chris Shehan (House of Slaughter, Specs), Kam White (Becoming Who We Are, Hairology), Brent Fisher (The Color of Always), Megan Huang (Star Wars: High Republic Adventures, Action Comics), Ash Poprik (Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III), Kat Calamia & Phil Falco (Slice of Life, The Beast & Snow, Bi Visibility), Valeria Peri (Slice of Life), Robin Brooks (Assumption Prime), C.K. Carpenter (Scott Snyder Presents Tales from the Cloakroom), Michela Cacciatore (Soleil, IDW, Disney’s Lorcana), and MORE!
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THE CRYOS
A punk rock no-wave sci-fi comic book about band life, retro time machines, and an ’80s vision of the future.
When Ana Droid and her no-wave punk band find H.G. Wells’ Time Machine in the basement of a London club that used to be a pickle factory, they leave 1982 behind and travel 1000 years into the future, where they must choose sides in the bi-oid revolution against uber-rich tech magnate Arthur Hawkes.
The Cryos is a no-wave sci-fi time travel comic book series told across a 5-issue arc. With this campaign, our goal is to raise funding to complete production and print the first 34-page issue of the story. Beyond that, our hope is that the project’s success will allow us to immediately continue production on future issues of the comic book!
This is a years-long passion project for everyone involved. It’s dedicated to visionaries Poly Styrene and Lora Logic of X-Ray Spex (and Essential Logic!) who created truly thought-provoking, perspective-shifting, and mind-expanding art. We’re asking that you join us in making this comic book series a reality.
Granite State Punk – 1-4 – ONLY POSERS FALL IN LOVE – HORROR
Granite State Punk is BACK and this time our boy ZEKE is in love and punching nazi punks!! PUNK ROCK! WITCHES! NH!
Granite State Punk is an adult hardcore edgy comic book series created by Travis Gibb that explores Punk Rock, Witches, and Social Criticism.
This is the fourth volume of GRANITE STATE PUNK, In this issue find our beloved punk rock witch Zeke finds himself entangled in love’s clutches. Zeke, still struggling with his new commitment to sobriety now has to navigate this unfamiliar terrain of being in love as we delve into his romantic ex-girlfriend’s past trying not to relive past mistakes. This least to shockingly find out that one of his former girlfriends has since they broke up become a Nazi punk! So, Zeke needs to address two UNIVERSAL PUNK ROCK TRUTHS if he is going to untangle this mess
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I Spade You
An Asexual Anthology
This anthology is to showcase asexual romance and aromantic partnership across a variety of genres. Each story explores the vast spectrum of asexuality.
These are stories written and illustrated by asexual creators.
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Undead or Alive
Comic book original graphic novel: Supernatural bounty hunters track a swamp monster outside of Gerber’s Crossing, LA.
There’s someTHING terrorizing the swamps outside of Gerber’s Crossing…
Nearly a dozen people are missing—the most famous one being Arael Moon: comic book writer, pop culture icon, and practicing magician. What mysteries lurk in this spooky Louisiana parish, and can the Undead or Alive Agency put an end to the disappearances?
Written by Steve Bryant (Athena Voltaire, Evie and the Helsings, The Catch), drawn by Jason Millet (Athena Voltaire, Archie Versus Predator) & Patrick McEvoy (Casefile Arkham, Soul War), and painted by Jason Millet, Undead or Alive is an original graphic novel that follows a trio of investigators in a meta adventure/love letter to 1970s and 80s monster comics.
Who will love Undead or Alive?
- Comic fans who have enjoyed swamp monster comics like Man-Thing, Swamp Thing, The Heap, Sludge, and more.
- • Fans of supernatural adventure comics and shows, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, or Supernatural.
- • Indie comic collectors looking to get in on the ground floor of a new book, filled with action, clever dialogue, and great visuals.
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THE AUTOMATON
100 Page Original Hardcover Graphic Novel from the creators of Jenny Zero, Spores and Mind Palace!
Now, Felix must uncover the dark truth behind his demise before he fades away forever!
From Dave Dwonch (Vamplets) and Santi Guillen (Mind Palace) with Arnaldo Robles (Jenny Zero) comes an instant classic for children of all ages!
Colorful characters, mysterious villains, a secret lab and an experimental robot.
Epiphany Engine
A 192 page graphic novel featuring an incredibly amazing collection of Black Comics Characters & Creators from across the globe!
Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #0
Take Jessica Jones, Deadpool and Doom Patrol and blend – and you get supernatural gun-for-hire, Cabra Cini!
Cabra Cini routinely utilizes her magik to access a dimension called The Infinite – ‘Limbo’s crazy cousin, locked away in the attic’ – which for those who trespass upon it can serve as a dimensional gateway between where they are and wherever they want to go. A boon for Cabra in finding her ‘hits’. But the ruler of The Infinite, The Rook, doesn’t like Cabra abusing his dimension this way – and throws everything he can at her, physically and mentally, to ‘dissuade’ her from doing so.
NOW: Drug-dealer Jacob Trencher has been robbed, shot and left for dead – but using his occult magik he has survived: and hired Cabra Cini to find the person responsible and take care of things… which is going to put Cabra on a collision course with ‘It girl’ turned Superheroine Geek-Girl, as that person is a member of Geek-Girl’s new Super-Team!
Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #0 Deluxe is a Double-Sized issue, featuring Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #0 – including Cabra Cini’s origin story, for the first time with Color by Chunlin Zhao; and all of Cabra’s appearances and related sub-plots from Geek-Girl #5-#9 – leading to the Cabra Cini Voodoo: Junkie Hitwoman Mini-Series and forthcoming Cabra
Bo Hampton’s 3 Devils series new issue & more
Bo Hampton returns with 3 Devils issue 6, in an oversized European style hardcover. Volume 1 and the new issue 5 also available!
BO HAMPTON’S Supernatural Western Adventure continues!
- A Roma girl, whose family was murdered by an insidious vampire known as the White Man, a former slave turned to a soulless Zuvembe, and a Wolf Boy escaped from a Freak Circus, are on a quest to excise the 3 Demons that haunt their very existences!
- After uniting their efforts, they are now wanted, dead or alive.
- A bounty hunter turned ally joins their quest.
- But can they overcome their own demons while chasing down the real demons who haunt them?
Panel by Panel
My Comic Book Life
ALMA Issue #1
What if Buffy was a 72-year-old Grandmother?
lma Bernard was your typical senior citizen working in her yard planting flowers when she is struck by a power from out of the blue that changes her life forever! She passes out with only a neighborhood cat for company but when she wakes up, she finds herself confronting a three-foot-tall talking garden gnome.
What happens when the powers to be decide that the hero of the story, the prince to save the princess, the into every generation is born, is not the hot young guy or girl destined to wield the sword and ride off into the sunset, is going to be someone’s Grandmother this time?
AFROFUTURES ?
A Comics + Music + Culture MEGAzine
AFROFUTURES is…
- An oversized comic “megazine”
- 100+ pages
- Packed with black & white comics, articles, and full-color comics
- For ages 17 and up
- Likely under the influence
AFROFUTURES is a concept album in comic form. Its Master of Ceremony is an artificially intelligent robot named “808.” Looking back at us from the future, 808 recontextualizes and remixes the saga of Black mythology — past, present, and future — as only a DJ could.
Essence: Unleashing a New Era of LGBTQ+ Superheroes
Championing Diversity in Power
n a world saturated with superheroes, “Essence” stands as a beacon of hope and representation for those who’ve longed to see themselves in the pages of a comic book. This isn’t just another superhero story; it’s a groundbreaking journey of Havoc Young, a young gay man who, in the wake of tragedy, discovers his superhuman abilities. But “Essence” is more than its powers; it’s about the courage to be yourself in a world that often tells you otherwise.
My name is Skylar, and I’ve embarked on this creative voyage to fill a void that I, and many others, felt growing up. “Essence” was born from a simple yet profound desire to see a superhero who was gay from the start, not as an afterthought or a character revision. Growing up in a small Idaho town, I knew what it felt like to search for a hero who mirrored my own struggles and dreams.
SAMSON #1 – Nazi Smasher!
The Nazis wanted to make a Super Soldier, instead they created their greatest enemy – SAMSON!
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Big Shoulders #1
Dragons. Aliens. Immortals. Hey, it’s Chicago. Anything goes.
Big Shoulders #1 is the beginning of an awesome six-issue full-color comic series! It’s a Chicago-based fantasy where the mundane and the cosmic collide. This first issue will have 30 pages of story and 10 pages of additional content. It’s going to be an amazing adventure and your backing is going to make it happen. In fact, this tale is already well under way…
Those are the central characters we’ll meet in issue 1, but there are many more to come. The storyline will build in scale and complexity across the series, and we’re planning to collect it into a graphic novel when it’s completed. Every issue will be in full color with plenty of extra artwork and behind-the-scenes material.
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Mark Russell’s Traveling to Mars Exclusive Hardcover Edition
From Eisner Award winning writer Mark Russell and artist Roberto Meli comes the Eisner-nominated compelling sci-fi story…
From Eisner Award winning writer Mark Russell and artist Roberto Meli comes the compelling, Eisner-nominated sci-fi story…
Traveling to Mars introduces us to former pet store manager Roy Livingston, the first human to ever set foot on Mars. Roy was chosen for this unlikely mission for one simple reason: he is terminally ill and therefore has no expectation of returning. Roy is joined on his mission to Mars by Leopold and Albert, two Mars rovers equipped with artificial intelligence, who look upon the man as a sort of god. Against the backdrop of not only his waning days but those of human civilization, Roy has ample time to think about where things went wrong for both of them and what it means to be a dying god.
A riveting story of planetary exploration and of finding meaning in your final days.
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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.