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.
Vengeance Must Die
Vengeance Must Die, presented here as a digital exclusive, is a tale of a life dedicated to vengeance; and a last Count of Monte Cristo story.
Edmond Dantes pledged himself to Vengeance, but even after those who wronged him were made to pay, Vengeance would not release him. Now he has spent his life in service of the god of retribution. What will be his reward? What are the wages of vengeance?
Vengeance Must Die is a horror period piece about a life dedicated to vengeance, an analysis of the “agent of vengeance” archetype
Dan Membiela is the writer/artist of Under God from Band of Bards, Good Agent on Amazon/Kindle, and a story in the Foreign Press Comics anthology Comics from the Kitchen.
For fans of period piece horror like League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, as well as fans of works which analyze a theme like Sheriff of Babylon.
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The Fury, The Maelstrom, and The Kiwi
by M.H. Cali, Elsa Charretier, Liana Kangas, Skylar Patridge, Alison Sampson & many more
This is a story about revenge.
A story about having nothing left to lose.
This is definitely not a tale about redemption.
Because once you’ve fallen this far, there’s no way back. Darkness will consume you until your soul is dimmed, and your ideals have vanished.
You’ve been warned.
It’s Kill Bill meets Atomic Blonde in this sapphic spy tale by an all-star lineup of creator
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Comics Are Dying: The Comic
A satirical journey through the history of the comic book industry recounted by 100 one-page comics by 1 writer and 100 artists.
A Comic Book About the Comics Industry, By the Comics Industry, For the Comics Industry
For the better part of a century, people have said that comic books are dying. Crisis after crisis, the comic book industry has survived and lives to this day. So, to celebrate its harrowing journey into the 21st century, a satirical OGN about the history of comic books has taken shape. Introducing the ironically named Comics Are Dying: The Comic – a brief history and celebration of the comic book industry!
Curated and written by Louis Southard, a 24-year-old comic book writer (THE BLACKOUT BOMBSHELL / MIDNIGHT WESTERN THEATRE / VILLAINS SEEKING HERO), the book is about the history of comic books using one-page short story comics with a new artist for every page. The main goal was to create a diverse team of over 100 people featuring a collective of established as well as up-and-coming artists from all walks of life for this. Comics Are Dying: The Comic exists to create a fun, educational, tongue-in-cheek, parodic, and optimistic book to help attract new readers, give artists jobs, and help comic book stores. With your support, we can make this book a reality and spread some great art into the world.
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OUTCASTS
Days Left: 10
OUTCASTS is a gritty sci-fi/action story about Aaron, a former super-soldier afflicted with chronic asthma, who is cast out of the covert government program that created him. Armed with his specialized Battlehaler, Aaron takes to the streets as a vigilante, seeking redemption. His quest for reinstatement leads him to uncover a deep-rooted conspiracy that threatens to unravel the very fabric of his society.
Get ready for the next dope sci-fi story from Stone Harbor Comics, OUTCASTS, a gritty action series that’s all about knowing your worth. Meet Aaron, a former super-soldier and candidate of the Pinnacle Task Force, who, despite being their best, was cast out due to the development of his “imperfection” – chronic asthma, a side effect of the very procedure meant to enhance him. Never accepting his fate, Aaron becomes a vigilante with the aid of his high-tech Battlehaler, half staff, half inhaler. He now takes on the city’s worst by night while pretending to be just another office drone by day. But when a sinister plot surfaces, involving military-grade weapons and a vengeful inventor set on chaos, Aaron and his estranged friend Imara are thrust into an alliance to save the city he swore to protect.
Growing up with asthma, this project holds a special place in my heart. I was never a fan of the stereotypical representation of people who have asthma in storytelling. We’re always the nerdy, weak kid who can’t take the pressure. My goal is to help flip that depiction completely on its head. That’s why OUTCASTS isn’t just another comic book to me. It’s a story about not giving up, about fighting for your place in the world, even when the world doesn’t want to give you one.
This campaign is geared towards completing the first chapter in the series, which is an introduction to Aaron and his vigilantism on full display. It’s a blended style between Manga and Western comics with its black and white pages and splashes of color for heightened moments. With your help, we can bring this epic tale to life. We’re talking big battles, heart-stopping moments, and a story that’ll stick with you long after you’re done. But we need your support to make it happen. This is your chance to jump on board with something special, to help us shake up the sci-fi scene with a story about beating the odds and finding your purpose against all obstacles.
Let’s make OUTCASTS happen together. Chip in, spread the word, and let’s show everyone that anyone can don the cape, asthma and all!
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Upcoming Projects:
Previously featured campaigns still running and unfunded:
- TALES FROM NOCTURNIA #1: The Complete REMASTERED saga – 5 Days Left
- Kaijus & Cowboys #4 – 5 Days Left
- THE ELF WITH NO NAME #1-2: – 20 Days Left
- The Alchemist of Aurillia #1-4 – A Turkish Fantasy Adventure – 5 Days Left
- Maru Kiru Destroy the Moon – Volumes 1&2 – 11 Days Left
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look and Support:
- I TOOK A HAMMER TO HELL #3 – 5 Days Left
- LUMBERJANES 10th Anniversary Complete Comic Book Library– 11 Days Left
- Make 100: Sex, Spies, & Rock ‘n Roll Pinup Art Book – 10 Days Left
- The End of All: Terminus 1+2- 24 interior pages! – 13 Days Left
- Unicorn VERSUS Vampire Detective #1 – Fantasy Scifi Mashup! – 13 Days Left
- THE SITTER Issue #1 – 2 Days Left
- Evie and the Helsings #1–3 – 17 Days Left
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American Greatness #1
The last 8 years of American politics, distilled into a revolting, thousand-foot tall monster tromping through the American heartland.
Deep within the suburban jungle of Cincinnati, a monster has emerged, bursting out of the Rumpke Sanitary Landfill. Taking its name from its birthplace, Rumpke is a thousand feet tall, has revolting personal habits, and might be vaguely familiar to readers, considering his orange-tinged hair and proportionally tiny hands. What do Americans do when such a creature appears, lumbers around at random, and occasionally defiles a local landmark? For millions, the choice is obvious – worship it.
New York journalist Fred Millard is assigned to report on the exploits of the monster, his bizarre fandom, and the ludicrous internet conspiracy theories that have caught fire since his appearance. Fred quickly learns that the absurdity of Rumpke’s fandom leads to more serious consequences than mere internet hysteria – when serious illness starts to spread in those closest to the monster, its biggest fans refuse to follow the government’s guidance of masking and social distancing, worsening the outbreak. And most appalling of all, one conspiracy theory inspires a violent mob to assemble in Washington, DC and assault a federal building, with deadly results.
A funhouse-mirror reflection of modern American politics, AMERICAN GREATNESS is a raunchy and hilarious political satire comic series. With art by Seb Valencia, it was written for all of us who are exhausted, baffled, and even terrified by the insanity of American politics in recent times.
AMERICAN GREATNESS #1 is the first issue of a planned five or six issue series that distills modern American politics into a revolting, thousand-foot monster, tromping through the heartland of America.
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Vampires on Mars #1—Sci-fi and dark comedy collide in space.
A 300-year-old vampire battles a vapid billionaire, volatile astronauts, and chaotic humans to complete her quest to step foot on Mars.
Days Left: 2
Billionaire Gary Laurie has a dream—to be the first person to safely send people to Mars. The problem is it can’t be done, and he’s losing billions in the process.
Desperate to save his dream, he turns the mission over to Hanna Von Fleischer, a brilliant, gorgeous, and mysterious woman who promises to get the crew to Mars and back.
Oh, and she also happens to be a 300-year-old vampire.
So, how much of your humanity would you give up to achieve your dreams?
Vampires on Mars blends the over-the-top vibe and humor of CHEW with the claustrophobic hunt of Aliens.
Written and co-created by George O’Connor, illustrated and co-created by Fernando Pinto, colored by Ellie Wright, and lettered by Justin Birch.
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Gods Among Men #1
BREAKING BAD meets TRAINSPOTTING in this socially disruptive true crime story. We invite you to peer through the looking glass.
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Kickstart the NW Museum of Cartoon Arts’ First Exhibit!
Launch NWMOCA’s community-oriented and funded inaugural exhibit: “Foundations of Pacific NW Cartooning.”
Days Left: 10
The Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts (NWMOCA) is thrilled to announce its first major fundraiser, a $75,000 Kickstarter campaign set to run from April 2nd through May 7th. This campaign aims to finance the inaugural pop-up museum with an exhibit titled “Foundations of Pacific Northwest Cartooning,” curated by the esteemed Andrew Farago of the San Francisco Cartoon Arts Museum.
The pop-up exhibit promises to be an extraordinary showcase, featuring iconic Pacific Northwest-based cartooning legends, publishers, and studios. The venue will also house cartooning classes and community events focused on cartooning, comics, and animation. The expected venue will be the Lloyd Center in Portland—a location surrounded by a vibrant arts community, providing an ideal setting for an exceptional and visually stunning experience.
“Cartoon arts fans in the Pacific Northwest have asked for a place to celebrate and enjoy the power of cartoon arts which bring entertainment, education, and joy to fans worldwide,” says Mike Rosen, NWMOCA’s board chair. “Our Kickstarter campaign is the first step toward establishing a permanent home in Portland by 2025, and we are confident that the community’s support will propel us to success.”
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SIGNA: Issue #1 – Sci-Fi Adventure Comic
The debut of a new sci-fi comic from the acclaimed Transformers team of John Barber & Andrew Lee Griffith. Giant robots? Of Course
Days Left: 6
A hundred years after a war with renegade mining robots transformed the sun into a red giant, dooming the Earth, the grandchildren of that war struggle to survive off the ashes of the past. That is, until a scavenger named Ketna Vora and her crew find SIGNA—an old war mech that thinks it might know how to save the solar system. But the real question is: save it for who? Because after a century…the machines have returned.
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THE LAB PRESS Presents ESSENTIALS, An Original Graphic Novel
By Luke Arnold, Doc Wyatt, DaNi, Glenn Fabry, Jason Howard, Vince Locke, Brendan McCarthy, Andrea Mutti, M.K. Perker & Bill Sienkiewicz
ESSENTIALS is the debut offering from THE LAB PRESS. We’re a new graphic novel publisher focused on creating a space for writers and artists to be audacious with their wildest ideas, telling subversive stories with mind-blowing art.
Our first ever book is ESSENTIALS, a stunning 140-page, reality-hopping, sci-fi epic co-written by Luke Arnold — the novelist and actor of the Emmy-winning Black Sails — and Emmy-nominated writer Chris “Doc” Wyatt (Rocket and Groot).
This mature readers book has an ambitious array of all-star comic artists: Glenn Fabry (Preacher), Jason Howard (Transformers), Vince Locke (A History of Violence), Brendan McCarthy (Spider-Man: Fever), Andrea Mutti (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), M.K. Perker (Air), and DaNi (Sandman The Dreaming). The book features a premiere edition cover by legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz (New Mutants) as well as additional editions with covers by Fabry and Howard, and this campaign offers Kickstarter exclusive slipcase editions not available anywhere else.
In ESSENTIALS, mathematician Harris Pax predicted the end of the world but failed to prevent it. Now he’s living alone in a bunker and his niece’s favorite toys have started talking to him. The good news? He’s not the world’s sole survivor. The bad news? The other survivors are trapped in alternate realities — imprisoned in imagined worlds full of zombies, robots, mythical creatures, and chaos. And now Harris Pax and an unlikely ally must travel the country on a quest to restore reality, save humanity, and defeat his new interdimensional nemesis: Snuggles.
An all-star roster of seven artists brings Luke Arnold and Doc Wyatt’s wild, sci-fi adventure to life, with each artist illustrating a different alternate reality. Vince Locke unveils a zombie apocalypse. Andrea Mutti depicts tragedy in outer space. MK Perker illustrates a stunning banquet for the gods. Glenn Fabry pulls back the curtain on a creepy collector of classical art And DaNi and Jason Howard play with an ever-changing “untethered” reality, which threatens to swallow our hero and everything we have ever known.
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The Marvel Art of RUSSELL DAUTERMAN—Deluxe Hardcover & More
A New Officially Licensed MARVEL Deluxe Art Book, Prints and More, Featuring Scarlet Witch, Jean Grey, Rogue, Thor and many favorites!
The Marvel Art of… books are a series of high-end, boutique artbooks that showcase legendary Marvel Comics artists, featuring iconic images alongside rare and never-before-seen artwork. We’re working closely with each artist, and Marvel, to craft a beautiful representation of their work over the years with Marvel. Supporting this campaign supports each talent directly.
Russell Dauterman is an illustrator and character designer, best known for his work on the Marvel comic book series THE MIGHTY THOR, X-MEN, and SCARLET WITCH. Since Russell first saw X-Men: The Animated Series as a kid, he’s loved the X-Men. That show led him to a nearly lifelong love of comics and to a career as a comic book artist. His work includes design, interior art, and cover art across the Marvel Universe. Russell has designed for the X-Men’s HELLFIRE GALA events, and designed superhero costumes for Storm, Jean Grey, Scarlet Witch, and more. Russell’s Eisner-nominated run on THOR debuted at #1 on The New York Times Bestseller List for graphic novels, and his work has been adapted into video games and film.
The Devil In Disguise – A Rock’n’Roll fable in Black&White
The King of Rockabilly takes on the Kingpins of Crime
This is the story of Asa Lee Perkins, the King of Rockabilly. When he’s not on stage or in front of a camera, he is doing his damndest to bring down the mobs’ drug trade. Obsessed with everyone else’s addictions, he is oblivious to his own.
THE STORY : In Chapter #1, “Guitar Man,” we meet a young Asa Lee Perkins. He is a rising star on the Rockabilly music circuit. A riotous mix of Country Western and Rhythm & Blues, Rockabilly is taking its hold on the kids of America, and no one does it better than the Hillbilly Cat himself! Suddenly thrust into the rough surroundings of Honky Tonks and Bootleg Joints, he discovers a wider but much darker world than he was used to back in Jackson, Tennessee. Wild women and rowdy rednecks he was used to, but not the underworld of drug addiction. That was new.
His talent and charisma eventually bring him to Hollywood, where he soon discovers that the “tinsel” in Tinseltown doesn’t show the tarnish hidden underneath. Asa Lee Perkins, now a movie star, sees enough friends and colleagues succumb to drug use until he’s had enough.
It’s time to fight back.
Asa begins taking on the drug pushers vigilante-style one at a time but he soon realizes, to no avail. Enter: Special Agent John Burroughs of the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency. Asa and his crew, now working with the Feds, begin to tackle the bigger players on the field. The mob bosses in Las Vegas start to take notice. As his ambitions climb, so do Asa’s addictions: fame, women, danger, booze and pills. Will he eventually be taken down by the Mob? By his own addictions?
By the end of our story you may find yourself asking this question : Who, or What, is The Devil In Disguise?
Child of Darkness Agony
Exclusive Release: 190+ Page Comic Merges Folklore and Horror with Limited Edition Collectibles and the Energy of Deathcore
An ancient extraterrestrial organism found its refuge on our planet and, inspired by the accomplishments of the human race, decided to create life itself. This alien being gave home to a countless number of monsters, becoming their blood, world, and father!
Among all the creations of the “Father”, the most notable is his masterpiece – Alexander. Father’s direct descendant and heir to a world hidden from human eyes. However, Alexander has many disagreements with his father’s views and struggles to find his own harmony. This is further complicated by frequent escapes of hellish creatures into the outer world, as Alexander has to deal with them and interact with those he despises so much… Humans! Over time, these interactions begin to influence his worldview even more, fueling his internal conflict. Who is he? A demon? A human? And everything becomes more complex when Alexander confronts the history of his origins
Slave: the Tower
A high fantasy adventure, featuring Balibray, the Gladiator
The Slave series follows Balibray, a famed gladiator who is given a fight that he cannot win. After meeting his friend and mentor in the arena, he begins a crusade against the slave trade that feeds the gladiatorial arena. Along the way, he makes friends and allies who join his quest to bring freedom to his land. Balibray started his life as a Pen and Paper Role Playing Game character and I’ve always tried to honor that origin.
- the first graphic novel, “Slave”, Balibray is met with this unwinnable battle. After this treachery threatens to destroy the life he knew, the savage fighter must find the strength in hope to change his way and help others.
- “The Depths”, Balibray finds himself adrift as destiny conspires to lead him to an ancient city beneath the waves, to the court of an ancient goddess, and to find a forgotten king. As mysterious bargains are struck, services rendered, and birthrights reclaimed, Balibray will look deep into his own soul and find himself… lacking. As he battles monsters, slavers, and unbearable memories, he will question his past, his present, and his faith.
- “The Freemen”, Balibray finds himself hunting the slave traders who have taken a child. In doing so, he has set events in motion that are changing the world. He leads a band of his fellows against lethal mercenaries, braves the burning desert wastes, and faces his own guilty memories. His journey is changing him, but the question is, what will he become when all is said and done?
- “The War”, War has broken out across the land, on multiple fronts. Balibray and his compatriots lead a desperate attempt to disrupt the Drow slave trade in Dara. Meanwhile, fighting has broken out in Limagne, where the Drow of the Dark Houses seek to tighten their grip on the free people of the land. Will the allies that Balibray has made along the way be enough to win the day
Dumbing of Age: Thirteenth Book Collection
Dumbing of Age is a webcomic about college and the Love Icosahedron you’ve unwittingly created
New York vs The World #3
NYC vs Zombies. When all else, fails all you can depend on is yourself.
Miskatonic High – Volume 3: The Lost Souls (280+ pages)
Collecting issues 14-22 of the series about teens taking on Lovecraft monsters and their high school… and figuring out which is worse
Welcome to Miskatonic High, the comic series about the monsters who reside in a small New England town and the teenagers who ride the bus with them. Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and skewered with our sarcastic sense of humor, this is a series unlike anything you’ve read. But don’t worry, you don’t need to have read the works of H.P. Lovecraft (or attended a small New England high school) to enjoy this series. If you’ve ever dealt with any kind of monster (tentacled or not), this series is for you!
The story so far
We’ve successfully kickstarted 22 issues and a few other fun stories! And for some reason, people keep coming back for more. Clearly high school left them nearly as deranged as us!
So far, we’ve learned that in the rustic hills of a small New England Berkshire town lies the prestigious Miskatonic High School. When the Community Service Club went on a field trip, they were launched on a strange journey that birthed a terrible evil into our century (even worse than TikTok… okay, almost as evil as TikTok).
In this third volume (collecting issues 14-22), Alex, Matt, Ren, Simon, Sarah and Anton have split up for the winter break, each confronting the things haunting… and hunting… them. Simon and Ren find themselves trying to uncover a family secret in the Philippines; Sarah and Matt get stranded in a little village that isn’t as perfect as it seems; Alex digs through the seamy underbelly of Miskatonic’s eldritch community to find a missing girl; Matt’s family moves into his grandfather’s house, but something is locked up in the attic; and Anton partners up with a certain ReAnimator to try to get his body back.
You know, your normal warm, holiday vacation…
Kevin Maguire’s Tanga vs the Kaiju of Cammera
From the Eisner Award-winning artist of Justice League, The Defenders, and X-Men Forever
Tanga vs the Kaiju of Cammera brings together for the first time the two stories told in DC Comics’ Weird Worlds and My Greatest Adventure series. Join Tanga, an alien with massive powers on a cosmic scale, as she travels the universe looking for “simple creature comforts.”
Upon arriving on the planet Cammera, Tanga soon takes on the task of keeping the planet’s inhabitants safe from the kaiju monsters that have begun to appear in frighteningly frequent numbers. She does this all while trying NOT to take the head off of Cammera’s other protector – the egotistical Za!
BrianBeLeafs 2023-24 Season
The fourth collection BrianBeLeafs comics, collecting all of the 2023-24 comics in one truculent hardcover collection.
In this beautifully produced hardcover, every one of the comics from this season will be highlighted on its own page and printed at the same size the artwork was produced.
The context of each of the 82 games in the regular season becomes hard to remember over time and this collection accounts for this by presenting each comic alongside a game synopsis, score sheets and game notes on the facing page beside the comic.
Wet Cement 1: An Atmospheric Coming-of-Age Horror
Issue 1 of a 6-part series about growing up when you know something is wrong.
From the GLAAD Award winning writer/artist of Four-Color Heroes, comes an atmospheric, suburban horror about growing up when you know something is wrong.
Wet Cement. Two words that immediately invoke the nostalgic feeling of freedom and possibility from childhood. Those words on a sign that you see from a distance and run toward with abandon. The most human thing you can do is alter your environment, and when you’re young Wet Cement offers you that rare chance.
- Write your name.
- Draw a penis.
- Curse the world.
- With Wet Cement anything feels possible.
But what happens when what you write disappears? What does it mean when the cement takes your name over and over? How do you live your life when the wet cement outside your house never dries?
Issue 1 of this 6 part limited series follows Max as he faces up to the harsh truths bubbling below the surface of his life. Navigating friendships, love and the desperate need to escape suburbia becomes a lot harder when something impossible is going on right outside your door
Stealth Hammer – The Guardian and The Guide
An All-Ages Superhero Adventure set in a World of High-Tech Gadgetry and Supernatural Mythology. Ari the Elf’s Journey to Destiny.
Puff, Puff, Parent Vol. 1: Budding Narrative Edition
A father and former D.A.R.E. essay winner is forced to examine his own biases when his doctor prescribes him with medical marijuana.
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The Witches of Oz #1 – A Mature Magical Queer Romance
The once-beloved GLINDA is now an outcast. She only has one person left to turn to…THE WICKED WITCH. Featuring TERRY MOORE cover art!
Looking for a scapegoat for their problems, the Emerald City turns on Glinda…literally burning her at the stake in her own Witch Trial.
In her final hours, the only person Glinda has left to turn to is…the Wicked Witch of the West. A misunderstood outcast who wants to mourn her sister in peace. She wants nothing to do with the city that turned their back on her.
Now the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch must team up to find the one person who can save Oz: Dorothy…
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Smut (#1 of 3) – A NSFW Slice of Life Comedy
A personal trainer attempts to clean up her act and get to know her date before jumping his bones. A 32 page comic about trust and sex.
ASTER OF PAN: THE SOURCE by Merwan
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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.
