Chad Burdette
Idle Hands: The Art of Richard Pace
Idle Hands: The Art of Richard Pace will be a vast collection of artwork spanning Richard Pace’s career, including work from Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse and other publishers as well as his more recent work with Second Coming (co-created with writer Mark Russell), his infamous witches from Coven, and his upcoming series of Viking Horror one-shots. This is in addition to a large array of personal work including celebrity portraits, various daily drawings, as well as glimpses into past comics projects that fell by the wayside over the last thirty-five years.
The 300-page hardcover collection will also delve into his processes for painting, comics pages, his step-by-step cover method, and his working process for traditional pen and ink, digital colour and traditional painting. Further, there will be an exploration of his influences from classically trained artists like John Singer Sargent, masters of Illustration like Frank Frazetta and Joseph Clement Coll, and masters of the comics medium like Bernie Wrightson and Bill Sienkiewicz. And, finally, something we think has been missing from many contemporary artists’ books: a section on what Richard wished he knew when starting out on this career path, and how to survive and grow as an artist and creator in these hard times.
Intended to be far more than just a book of beautiful images, this collection is aimed at being a companion as we wander through the varied subjects and approaches taken, as well as the missteps along the way. The hope is to deliver a work containing not only a vast amount of artwork, but a sense of the person who made it. This book will only exist with your support, which will be thoroughly appreciated
Currently Funding
Previously featured and unfunded:
- Angry Birds – A Graphic Novel Collection – 12 Days to go
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look and Support:
- White Ash Annual 1 & 2 – 3 Days to go
- WRONG PLACE – A Horror Story About Obsession – 4 Days to go
- Harbinger Omnibus – Classic Valiant Comics Hardcover – 5 Days to go
- The Many Odd Origins of EVEN STEVEN – 5 Days to go
- Your Wings and Mine Volumes 1 and 2 – 5 Days to go
- GLIMM*R Magazine Vol. 2: Mirror – 11 Days to go
- DEMI THE DEMONESS CROSSOVER OMNIBUS – 13 Days to go
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Atomic Robo and the Peril of Prometheus + Dr Dino’s Cookbook
Robo has to solve a murder while adrift on the high seas as a new Helsingard imperils millions of lives in Los Angeles!
Some stories can’t be pitched. You can’t encapsulate them, you just have to write them, draw them, read them, miss your stop for them, burn the cake for them, stay awake until midnight for them. Atomic Robo is one of those. – Nick Harkaway
Atomic Robo was created by Nikola Tesla way back in the ‘20s. Since then Robo’s tussled with air pirates, mad scientists, a dinosaur who is also a mad scientist,vampires, and at one point cowboys.
This time around Robo is invited by the billionaire industrialists of the Pioneers’ Club to an award ceremony held on Geoffery Zebos’ decommissioned aircraft carrier that he converted into a fully automated personal yacht that’s also (for tax purposes) the launch platform for his vanity space program. But things go awry when of the guests is murdered! DUN DUN DUNNNN!
Also, the ship is sinking.
Also, there’s a hurricane.
Also, there’s a new Helsingard.
While Robo has to solve the murder and protect the odious suspects from one another as well as the not-so-slowly sinking ship, Los Angeles is hit by a massive city wide blackout from the EMP Helsingard set off when he activated his hurricane machine to hold millions of lives hostage in a bid for world domination…again!
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The Marvel Art of Taurin Clarke
A stunning 184-page hardcover celebrating Taurin Clarke’s powerful Marvel covers and character art.
For years, Taurin Clarke has brought Marvel’s greatest heroes to life, crafting cinematic, high-energy cover art for titles like Spider-Man, Black Panther, Miles Morales, The Avengers, and more. Now, for the first time ever, his most striking Marvel artwork is collected in one must-have edition—The Marvel Art of Taurin Clarke.
This gorgeous hardcover book spans over 180 pages of vibrant, full-color artwork, showcasing Taurin’s dynamic compositions, rich textures, and masterful storytelling. From concept sketches to final covers, this collection offers an exclusive look at his creative process and the evolution of some of Marvel’s most iconic images.
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Evie and the Helsings volume 1 deluxe hardcover
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. This volume collects the first story arc.
Evie and the Helsings volume 1 is an oversized (7.5″ x 11″) 176-page hardcover, 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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Moonshine: Book One
A retired outlaw recruits his former gang to ride to the far side of the moon to repair a reactor harvesting the moon’s energy
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Hysteria: One Man Gang 2
Mike Hawthorne (Batman, Daredevil) returns for issue 2 of his rock-em, sock-em Kung Fu ashcan comic, Hysteria: One Man Gang!
HYSTERIA: ONE MAN GANG #2 Ashcan-comic is an approximately 20 page ashcan comic (a 16 page story and 4 pages of developmental art for process fans!) written and drawn by me, your boy, Mike Hawthorne.
It will feature a wrap-around cover in full color!
Reaching back to my roots and my own creator world building stories, I’m revisiting and re-imagining my original creation HYSTERIA: ONE MAN GANG.
HYSTERIA HISTORY:
Port Asteria is a Caribbean city controlled by 4 gangs. But none of them are as intimidating, powerful, or cunning as Bruce Lopez, the One Man Gang. Lopez is unwilling to trust anyone and with his unbelievable skills, partners are simply unnecessary.
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In Between Things- A comic anthology
20-something Chicago artists create comics about the highs and lows of being in their 20-somethings
“In Between Things” is a comic anthology organized by Mac McGuire featuring 20 Chicago-based comic artists. Exploring themes of frustration, personal growth, small wins, and big losses, the collection draws on universal experiences to create commentary on everything good and bad about being in your 20s.
Ages 20 to 29 are fundamentally about being in between things. In between youth and adulthood, in between jobs, in between relationships, in between terrible and still somehow sort of cool. This horrifying period of growth provides the perfect stage for storytelling and reflection. Within this anthology, see 20 stories from 20 artists who take that stage to share what they’ve learned so far
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The Adventures of Parker Reef Volume 3-The Devil in you
Parker Reef and friends venture off into the realm of forgotten souls, one last time.
The Adventures of Parker Reef, is a deeply personal story. Having suffered the losses of my girlfriend and our son-Parker Reef. I was drowning.
This story began as a way for me to try and somehow process those losses. What it became, is nothing short of extraordinary. I never dreamed it would help anyone i didn’t even know if it would help me. Somehow this book has touched people’s lives in a way I could have never imagined.
Loss is always difficult, and we all experience the pain of someone leaving us. Be it too soon, or after a life well lived, it hurts the same. No more smiles, phone calls…no more anything. Just nothing.
The story revolves around Parker’s dream to see me in this world as he and Tana exist in theirs.
Adventure? Well, you can’t just choose to leave the afterworld and just come back.
You have to earn that.
In my story, souls are the rarest of treasures. When someone is attempting something like Parker is, ALL are watching. All bets are off and the peaceful land he had been in with Tana is no longer where Parker will be. No, the land Parker will be set in will be dangerous. Full of those souls who have been lost, those souls who did terrible things while in this world and creatures sent by pure evil to try and stop Parker and covet his soul. A land full of challenges and adventure. A land Tana has been preparing him for. After all, who knows what their son would wish for more than their parent?
As Parker ,his Boston Terrier, JB and best friend, Gi-Gantic head off on this final adventure….we learn that the land he has ventured off into had also been preparing for him. Evil, danger and unknown realms,await our trio of adventurers.
Over 60 pages of Parker 3, alone and over 120 pages for all 3 book!!
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The Scorpion and the Queen #1 – A Sapphic Romance/Adventure
Triumphant swashbuckling lovers run from royalty and a mysterious assassin in this 24 page comic! Sequel to The Catskin and the Rose
The Scorpion and the Queen #1 is a 24 page adventure/romance comic about fighting for your place in the world, protecting what you love, and rejecting the prescribed roles society places on you. It’s an incredibly sapphic sequel mini series to Kickstarter smash hit The Catskin and the Rose that features some of the best queer indie comic artists in the world! Think Princess Bride meets Revolutionary Girl Utena.
A duel to the death.
change of heart.
An unexpected romance.
A daring escape
Iselda and Camille have known each other for all of two weeks, but find themselves on the run from a tyrant, stalked by a mysterious assassin, and madly in love! With nothing but the clothes on their backs, the swords at their sides, and two stolen camels, they’ll have to make their way through the desert and book passage on a ship in the hopes of getting away from all this madness.
Will they be able to get away and have their happily ever after? Or will the Scorpion catch up to them first? Find out in this first exciting issue of The Scorpion and the Queen!
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Slice of Life #1-7: My Girlfriend Joins The Softball Team!
YURIKO & LUCY ARE FINALLY A COUPLE! Enjoy their first date, Lucy’s softball team tryouts, and…Yuriko’s dead ex coming back to life…
When gritty anime protagonist, Lady Vengeance, is brought to the real world by a super fan, she’ll learn there’s more to life than darkness and revenge…and she’ll find love with the super fan’s twin sister – a closeted cheerleader.
Slice of Life is a queer romance that deconstructs the “slice of life” genre, unpacking the importance of “day in the life” narratives to tell a larger story about the meaning of life from the point of view of a formerly-fictional character.
This new 60-page Issue collects Chapters 44-52 of the Webtoon – plus a brand new 4-page Bonus Chapter not available on Webtoon/Tapas (more on that later)!
Slice of Life #7: My Girlfriend Joins The Softball Team! is the first issue where we get to see Lucy & Yuriko as an official couple. Yuriko & Lucy go on their first date, Lucy finds the courage to try-our for the softball team, and see how they navigate Yuriko’s dead ex-boyfriend coming back to life.
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Cthulhu Invades Fairy Tales – GRIMM TALES
Imagine a twisted realm where Fairy Tales collide with Cthulhu cosmic horror, in this dark reimagining of these classic tales.
Step into a nightmarish world where beloved fairy tales descend into madness. In this haunting reimagining, the cosmic terror of Cthulhu breaches the boundaries of fantasy, infecting the stories of Jack and the Beanstalk, Beauty and the Beast, The Three Little Pigs, Sleeping Beauty, and many more. Familiar tales unravel into eldritch horrors—twisted, terrifying, and unforgettable.
This second volume of CTHULHU INVADES FAIRY TALES is now a 22-Original Stories by over 50 incredible comic creators got together to bring the blending of the Traditional and Grimm Fairy Tales that we loved growing up with the cosmic horror of H.P Lovecraft – Call Of Cthulhu Universe
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Dead Sexy #2
The question isn’t whether Mary Jo will survive. The question is what she’ll become in the process.
Mary Jo Patterson appeared to have the perfect high school life—head cheerleader, dating star quarterback Josh, popular at school. But behind closed doors, her stepfather, Roger, was a violent alcoholic who brutally abused both Mary Jo and her sick, bedridden mother.
When Roger’s violence escalated beyond endurance, Mary Jo killed him in desperate self-defense. Her stepbrother Alex helped dispose of the body but revealed his true nature—a psychopathic serial killer who had murdered at least twelve other young women. Alex blackmailed Mary Jo into a sexual relationship, then kidnapped her to a ritualistic site in the woods where he murdered her, planning to resurrect her as his undead slave through dark magic.
A mysterious witch attempted to restore Mary Jo’s humanity but was killed by police before completing the ritual. Mary Jo awakened in a county morgue with partial restoration—she retained her memories and personality but gained supernatural abilities and an insatiable cannibalistic hunger. She escaped the morgue and now stands outside Alex’s house, ready to confront the monster who created her.
Dead Sexy takes the “final girl” trope and turns it inside out. Mary Jo isn’t just surviving horror—she’s becoming something that makes other monsters afraid. This isn’t your typical zombie resurrection story. Issue #2 explores the psychological aftermath of trauma, transformation, and the seductive nature of power through a supernatural lens that makes abstract concepts viscerally real. How do you maintain your humanity when you’re no longer human? There are no easy answers in Mary Jo’s world. Every choice comes with consequences, every victory demands sacrifice, and the line between justice and vengeance becomes increasingly blurred. The evolving connection between Mary Jo and Josh explores themes of love, acceptance, and moral corruption in ways that will leave readers questioning their own ethical boundaries.
Dead Sexy operates on multiple levels—as a supernatural thriller, social commentary, and character study. This isn’t just the story of a monster—it’s the story of someone choosing what kind of monster to become.
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The Lawrence Brothers: Detective Agency — The Graphic Novel
WHOA! Joey, Matthew & Andrew announce the formation of the Lawrence Brothers Detective Agency, an exquisite story & collection from Z2.
“We are so excited to bring The Lawrence Brothers Detective Agency to life. You have never seen us like this before and we cannot wait for you to join us on this epic quest to uncover some wild mysteries. We are beyond excited to join the Kickstarter community and get our fans involved.” – Joey, Matthew and Andrew Lawrence
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Drumsticks of Doom: BotSM issue 3(of 3)+ All Previous issues
The conclusion to the second arc of the hit indie series!
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 musical journey as they head to the mysterious Silver Mountain to record their first album. The recording session is a wrap, but Lana is under the spell of the Witch in the Woods. The crew of Argile, Dom, Neil, Jimmy and Jerry are about to be remastered, if Lana doesn’t get her act together QUICKLY.
20 Stunning Black and White interiors story pages- 18 by Dan Dougherty and 2 pages of added content -Standard American size book, Full Color Covers.
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Merciless
A brutal western revenge story by superstar artist Alex Riegel and writer Mark Fenton.
Revenge is a dish best served cold. It shouldn’t be rushed, plan it carefully and choose the most opportune moment to inflict maximum impact. A 22-page epic beginning to one woman’s quest to deliver her revenge. This is a mature audience title.
Written by Mark Fenton (Planet Comics, Jungle Comics, The Accursed, SpaceCooler, Adrift) with breathtaking art by Alex Riegel (Ninja Funk, Standstill, The Scumbag) lettered by Hector Negrete (Leave on the Light, Lady Freedom) and variant covers by superstar artists Raymond Gay and Andy Kuhn.
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While Waiting—Dive Into the Art Behind the Game’s Story!
A game about life lessons on being patient, comes out with a comic art book based on the characters, story, & art style from the game!
The game has a specific art style, showcasing a childlike wonder to the rollercoaster of life. In answer to our community’s request, we are finally making an art book in the style of “While Waiting“!
The comic art book will not only showcase scenes and concepts in the game, but also tell you fun facts in certain scenes, evolve the story of the characters, and feature comic pages starring “Adam” from the game.
Learn more about Adam’s friends and family, sites and sounds explored, and more! Here are some sample comics and one-shot examples you’ll find in the book!
The Family Graves: I Scream Spectacular (30-page comic book)
Sci-fi/monster adventure that’s like The Munsters meets The Fantastic Four!
The Family Graves: I Scream Spectacular is a FULLY COMPLETED 30-page full-color one-shot comic book blending monsters, science fiction, and family drama into an epic supernatural adventure!
It’s like The Munsters meets The Fantastic Four–a spooky sci-fi adventure starring a mixed-up family of monsters: a werewolf dad, medusa mom, teen siren, fish-boy, and an adorable baby zombie, who are the only ones with the mad science to save us all from the terror of the Brainpocalypse!
For fans of The Incredibles, the Universal Monsters, Hellboy, Lost in Space, super hero team books, sci-fi, and especially science-run-amok stories.
And, again, the book is done. It has been drawn, colored, lettered, and sits right now in print-ready files set to go to the printer as soon as the campaign succeeds. Want to read a 7-page preview? Just keep reading.
Equal parts horror, humor, heroics, and heart, the I Scream Spectacular features the exciting return of everyone’s favorite monster family adventurers: The Family Graves. And they are back to stop the Brainpocalypse! The what?! Well . . .
When a lab accident causes a brain to mutate into a giant flying monster, hangry and rampaging across Chicago, only the telepathic fish-boy Lum has a shot at making the connection the brain is looking for. Did we mention the flying brain spurts out puss minions and shoots lightning? It’s gross, scary, and a little bit silly.
The Family Graves arrived in the world as hit indie series from Source Point Press. We did four issues (which are still out there at fine comic shops near you or online–but they are also available as part of this campaign).
What’s even better, I Scream Spectacular was originally meant to be an annual, something to bridge the gap between the first and second mini-series to help bring on new readers. It’s a standalone tale, perfect for reading on its own without knowing anything about The Family Graves while also giving existing fans a wider look at the story world.
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Advent Calendar: a festive urban fantasy adventure
The holiday spirit can be… possessive.
Advent Calendar is a festive urban fantasy/slice of life graphic novel following Tabbi O’Malley, a pink-haired cheerleader who discovers her family’s financial struggles just as a school-wide holiday kindness challenge is announced.
Driven by her passion for fashion and the hope of winning a life-changing cash prize, Tabbi’s well-intentioned efforts take an unexpected turn—
—unleashing a series of sinister and supernatural events.
