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Comic Watch Presents: The Krowdfunder Korner – December 7, 2024

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.

Joe St.Pierre Sketchbook 2025

Current Funding: $1,254
Funding Goal: $800
Days Left:  13
Link: Joe St.Pierre Sketchbook 2025

Joe St. Pierre is a comics writer and artist for Marvel, DC, Image, Valiant, Boom, IDW, and many others who has pencilled more #1 issues featuring SPIDER-MAN and/or his cast than any other artist!

Comics fans like yourself have asked me to draw some of your favorite super-characters. The JOE ST.PIERRE SKETCHBOOK 2025 is a collection of DOZENS of sketches featuring some of your favorites done over the last year or so, assembled into one volume! Black and white interior with a full color cover.

Add a remarque or sketch cover Add-On to make your JOE ST.PIERRE SKETCHBOOK 2025 truly One of A Kind!

And definitely check out some of my creator-owned comics as well, like NEW ZODIAX AQUARIUS #1, NEW ZODIAX PISCES #1, BOLD BLOOD and MEGAHURTZ! You’ll love ‘em!

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Don’t Call Me Sidekick

Current Funding: $1,921
Funding Goal: $5,000
Days Left: 11
Link: Don’t Call Me Sidekick

 

Don’t Call Me Sidekick! is an exciting new fantasy/adventure series from creator Brenda Hickey (My Little Pony, Aggretsuko) and is an exciting new fantasy/adventure series from creator Brenda Hickey (My Little Pony, Aggretsuko)! Through the partnership of the human child Kailee and her animal sidekick friend Ary, this story explores the power dynamic of the magical girl trope and questions a system built off of exploiting magical creatures as a way to gain power. The series begins with book 1: The Contract, and introduces us to a new generation of students beginning their journey to becoming part of the Phantom Guard and the fallout that takes place when Ary refuses to obediently take on her role as sidekick.

Don’t Call Me Sidekick! aims towards readers 12 and up and is perfect for fans of magical girl anime and the fun animal sidekicks of Disney. With your help we can achieve our goal of producing this first entry of the 3 book graphic novel series into a beautiful print format.

Enter Hazelton Academy, where an unlikely duo must pull together to battle the monsters not just outside their school walls, but within.

For fans of magical girl anime with a hint of dark academia — It’s a blended mix of Cardcaptor/Pokémon meets Harry Potter/My Hero Academia.

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Mullets

Current Funding: $2,500
Funding Goal: $7,500
Days Left: 4
Link: Mullets 
Meet Kevin and Scab, two mulleted morons employed at Mildew’s Hardware Store by Kevin’s long-suffering dad, Kenneth. There’s Britney, the Goddess of Register Three and the object of Scab’s unrequited love, and Old George, who still has all his marbles but just can’t remember where he put them.

Collected for the first time, here are all 60 weeks of full-color dailies and Sundays of the short-lived, much-missed, syndicated newspaper strip “Mullets,” along with a special 12-page bonus sequel by Luke McGarry.

Quite simply, it’s the funniest comic strip you never read.

 

Steve McGarry  and Rick Stromoski are both recipients of the prestigious NCS Silver T-Square, which is awarded for “outstanding dedication to the profession of cartooning.” Their unprecedented commitment to their craft was exemplified by their quest for authenticity when they created “Mullets.”

Artist and writer of the syndicated comic strips “Biographic,” “Kid Town,” “Badlands” and “Trivquiz,” Steve McGarry is a native of Manchester, England, and a longtime resident of Southern California. A former record sleeve designer, his sports and entertainment features appear in newspapers and magazines worldwide and he has worked as a story artist on a number of movies, including “Despicable Me 2” and “Minions.” He was the first-ever artist to be named Illustrator of the Year by both the National Cartoonists Society and the Australian Cartoonists Association, and the record sleeve he designed for Joy Division went on display at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. To prepare for his role in creating “Mullets,” his silvery locks were abandoned in favor of a “Kentucky waterfall” cascade, and a steady daily diet of beer and nachos – consumed purely in the name of research – transformed his once-chiseled physique into a paunchy lump of lard. Displaying an astounding grasp of the genre, he wrote the scripts if he got around to it and if there was nothing much on TV.

Winner of three National Cartoonists Society division awards for his distinctive art, Rick Stromoski is the creator of the daily comic strip “Soup to Nutz,” a successful magazine and greeting cards illustrator. and author of numerous children’s books, including the “Schnozzer & Tatertoes” series. Gripped by the onset of mulletmania, he abruptly abandoned the luxury of his 19th century Connecticut home, pawned his golf clubs and installed the family in a battered old airstream trailer at the bottom of his garden, where he spent his days drawing the “Mullets” cartoon strip, perfecting the art of beercan sculpture, and conducting experiments with pork rinds.

Three times NCS Illustrator of the Year, author of “Keep It Down Up There,” Luke McGarry is a Los Angeles-based cartoonist whose clients include MAD Magazine, The New Yorker, Tenacious D and Coachella. Honorary mullet status had been conferred upon him because his bleach-blonde hair and leather jacket, combined with regular appearances at Comic Conventions, means people frequently ask him if he’s cosplaying as Kiefer Sutherland in “Lost Boys,” a movie with more mullets than a busload of Argentinian soccer players.

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Megaton Man: The Complete Megaton Man Universe Volume One: The 1980s

Current Funding: $23,749
Funding Goal: $1,500
Days Left:  5
Link: Megaton Man: The Complete Megaton Man Universe Volume One: The 1980s
Don Simpson’s classic superhero parody and worldbuilding multi-character epic, collected here by Fantagraphics in an omnibus volume almost as bulging as The Man Of Molecules’ own muscles. All issues, sequels, spin-offs, one-shots and short stories from 1983 to 1990 are collected here, along with a plethora of additional art, unseen sequences, various rarities, and an extensive afterword by Simpson.

Introduction by Bill Morrison (The Simpsons, Bongo Comics) and foreword by Chris Ecker (Big Bang, Now Comics).

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False Flag

Current Funding: $842
Funding Goal: $2,500
Days Left: 14
Link: False Flag
A single father mourns the loss of his son in the aftermath of a mass shooting when a burgeoning celebrity conspiracy theorist gaslights his small town, demanding proof the tragedy occurred. FALSE FLAG explores grief interrupted.

Danial Smith led a quiet and secluded life in his rural Michigan town. That quiet seclusion is shattered when a mass shooter kills his son, Robert, and 12 others. The mass shooting rocks the town. Daniel mourns the loss of his son in his own way, set on business as usual as the town tries reaching out. Daniel’s attempts at mourning are interrupted when Henry Perkins, a burgeoning conspiracy theory podcaster, arrives in his small town and demands proof the tragedy occurred.

The story touches on a controversial and sensitive topic and I understand this might be hard for a lot of people to ingest. At the core of the story, it’s about what happens when you interrupt the grieving process. Worse, is what happens when the grieving process of a parent who lost a child in a mass shooting is interrupted. FALSE FLAG also explores what happens when the lies you’ve told are exposed, and the dangers of gaslighting in our media ecosphere. Any parent might empathize with the characters in this story, from the survivors to those who’d lost the most.

This was one of the toughest stories that I’d written, let alone illustrated. I took a horror comic approach as Daniel is haunted by the ghost of his son, and hounded by the monster Henry. With your support, we can get the first of five issues in your hands, and the next issue moving forward.

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Shark of War #1-8 – The New Shark of War!

The Shark of War is missing and feared dead. Will he be replaced by an all new Shark of War?

Current Funding: $2,262
Funding Goal: $3,500
Days Left: 12
Link: Shark of War #1-8 – The New Shark of War!
The Shark of War is missing and feared dead!
Meanwhile, his friend and helper, Marisa, has been captured by the Coastal Cartel. Navy SEAL LTJG Trent Calder is determined to find out what’s happened to the Shark of War and rescue the girl he likes, even if it means defying the US Navy, invading a mad scientist’s secret lab full of monstrosities, and confronting a NEW Shark of War!
Need to catch up. Don’t worry, you can get all the back issues as part of this Kickstarter in hardcopy or digital!

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Friday Night Bigfoot – Issue #1

In 1985, a Portland wrestling promoter recruits Bigfoot to save his family’s struggling promotion. Co-created by Dave “Gangrel” Heath!

Current Funding: $8,208
Funding Goal: $10,000
Days Left: 12
Link: Friday Night Bigfoot – Issue #1

Back in 2016, we launched a series called Tales From The Road, which featured short fictional comic book stories co-created by professional wrestlers.

One of those stories, co-created by wrestling legend Dave “Gangrel” Heath, featured a story about a struggling wrestling promoter in Portland who stumbles upon the legendary Bigfoot. The story was only six pages but it was very well received. And Gangrel and I always knew we wanted to come back to that concept because there was so much you could do with it as an ongoing series.

So we re-imagined this concept outside of the Headlocked Universe and made it a standalone series.

And here we are.

Set in 1980’s Portland, Friday Night Bigfoot is the story of the Stanton family. They run Portland Power Pro Wrestling, a once-thriving family-owned wrestling promotion that has been entertaining the good fans of the Pacific Northwest for many years.

However, since the passing of the promotion’s founder, Don Stanton, the rest of the family has been struggling to keep it afloat. Gates are down, the locker room is unhappy, and competitors – both local and national – are at the gates.

Much of the weight of this falls on Andrew, the middle child of the Stanton family. Andrew has taken over the promoting duties since the passing of his father while his older brother (Jack) and younger brother (Eddie) both wrestle for the promotion.

With the promotion facing bankruptcy and challenges on all sides, Andrew stumbles across Bigfoot. Can Bigfoot help turn the tide in a bitter wrestling war? And after years of living in the wilderness, can the fabled cryptid handle being thrust into the spotlight? Will the bright lights and fame of wrestling stardom go to his head?

This one is a lot of fun.

Current Funding: $45,061
Funding Goal: $40,794
Days Left: 4
Link: Feast and Greed: A Pair of Polyamory Comic Anthologies
From the PRISM and Lambda Award nominated publisher of Nectar & Ambrosia: Trans Femme & Masc & Non Binary Erotic Comics, comes our first double header crowdfunder.

Feast is a collection of polyamory comics: quests of self-discovery while dating more than one partner, fairytales of true love triads, and misadventures with magical metamours.

A pair of monster hunters encounter a harpy polycule, a weary fisherwoman waits for her selkie love to return from her partners at sea, and a trio of rogues realise that their powers are stronger when united (even if two of them hate each other’s guts). 

Take a seat at the table and tuck into these eleven tales that explore and celebrate consensual non-monogamy, while still giving a taste of the struggles, hardships, and obstacles that come from entanglements with multiple adventurers.

Suitable for young adults

(alcohol consumption, mention of grief/partner loss, toxic ex-relationships, non-sexual nudity, no sexual references more than kissing)

ARMORED 1/2: WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics

A throwback to 1/2 issue comics of the 90’s featuring an exclusive, original story from the ARMORED universe and more!

Current Funding: $950
Funding Goal: $1,200
Days Left: 13
Link: ARMORED 1/2: WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics
WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics is thrilled to be publishing our very first comic book in the classic style of 1/2 issue comics of the 90s and we want YOU to be a part of the nostalgic fun by claiming your copy of the exclusive 24-page ARMORED 1/2 comic book!
Just like the original 1/2 issue comics were only available through mail away coupons found in Wizard magazine, ARMORED 1/2 won’t be available in any store and is limited to 500 printed copies. The only way to get your hands on a copy of ARMORED 1/2 is through this EXCLUSIVE Kickstarter campaign.
ARMORED 1/2 contains an original 10 page story set in the ARMORED comic book universe with story by Michael Schwartz and art by series regular artist, Ismael Hernández. This is a stand alone story, but also contains easter eggs for upcoming ARMORED stories.
Current Funding: $9,726
Funding Goal: $6,374
Days Left: 5
Link: Sherlock Holmes And The Empire Builders The Gene Genie

herlock Holmes and The Empire Builders The Gene Genie is a two-part graphic novel adventure starring the world’s greatest detective as you’ve never seen him before.

Volume Two has Holmes at his lowest ebb, losing his closest friend and confidante to prime minister Oswald Mosley’s thugs. But a cornered man is perhaps the most dangerous, so can he with the assistance of rebel Mohock Franklyn Miller, Mosley’s former cats paw Six and others bring down Mosley and restore England to its status quo?

Under two exclusive covers by hot artist Dan Panosian (Conan, Nightwing) and Frazer Irving (Batman, Flash Gordon), the second volume is even heftier than the first. Volume Two will be 120 pages oversized hardcover with dustjackets and around 96 pages of story. It will also include a colour gallery section with original pin-ups from the likes of acclaimed US comic illustrator and painter George Pratt (Enemy Ace, Batman: Harvest Breed, Wolverine: Netsuke), Tomm Coker (Black Monday Mysteries), John K Snyder III (Doctor Midnite), Barry Kitson (Supergirl, Legion) and interior Holmes artist Andy Bennett plus script pages and pencil pages from the second instalment. Bennett is returning as the interior artist, offering his uniquely gothic renderings that have garnered him fans internationally.

Current Funding: $$1,358
Funding Goal: $500
Days Left: 182
Link:The Hungarian Resistance (Graphic History)

The book features original historical research and story by Sander Feinberg and incredible illustrations by Summer McClinton. The story is based on Sander’s upcoming book Hungarian-American Heroes and follows events in Hungary from the revolution of 1918 to the end of World War II.

This comic is a chapter from the book PARTISANS (2025, Between the Lines Press, Toronto) edited by historian Paul Buhle.

Note: In addition to receiving your own reading copy, your pledge will help us distribute free copies to schools and libraries across the country.

SANDER FEINBERG is putting finishing touches on his book Hungarian-American Heroes, which is the source for the stories here. He has been a prolific writer on education and has created numerous online and instructor lead trainings for workers. Sander is also a retiree member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). He lives in Portland, Oregon.

SUMMER MCCLINTON is a painter and comic book artist based in the Bronx. She has illustrated twelve books, including the Xeric Award–winning Thread, Michael Demon’s Masks of Anarchy, and Harvey Pekar’s Huntington, West Virginia “On the Fly.” She is an award-winning painter, illustrator, and art director whose comic work tends to favo

Current Funding: $320
Funding Goal: $2,000
Days Left: 24
Link: TAMASHI – Volume 11: Dead of Night – The Manga Continues

TAMASHI is my indie manga series about a girl named, Tamashi, who suddenly wakes up in a new world called The Ancient Land. While in the Ancient Land, she discovers she has become the Child of the Moon and now can control all aspects related to the moon.

However, she is not the only one!

She is one of many Children of the Ancient Land who hold powers over different aspects of nature like fire, water, smoke, shield, speed, life and much more. Tamashi must journey through the Ancient Land to hopefully find her way back home. She is helped by Sui-mo, a monk boy who is the Child of Fire. Together, they have been traveling the Ancient Land running into all kinds of characters and monsters. (even a dragon!)

TAMASHI is currently ongoing and has been since 2017. It is a manga series that started as a web-manga and excitedly made it’s way to print. Every 5-6 chapters, I collect the web-released chapters, then I create a fully printed volume. From the time I started until now, there are now over 50 chapters (+ side and bonus chapters) collected into 10 volumes. That’s over 1,500 pages of content! All written and drawn by me. (with some spellchecking/editing help from friends and family and others here and there.)

Current Funding: $3,100
Funding Goal: $3,824
Days Left: 28
Link: Katie & The Bad Guru – The Awakening

kATIE & THE BAD GURU is a 20 page comic book .It’s a comic book about Katie who gets diagnosed with this rare condition affecting her spinal cord. After a very complex operation something happens and a power awakens within KatieKatie is a high school teen who is living a normal life and after she aquires these powers with no idea what to do with it. She looses control of herself and the Badguru come to her rescue.

The bad guru has complex past and the question is. Will the duo work well together and will things back fire. The comic book will have 130gsm standard american comic interior pages with a nice gloss finish on the cover.

As the Badguru takes on this new task, his past comes hunting him. Will he survive this and at what cost?

Current Funding: $2,726
Funding Goal: $1,519
Days Left: 11
Link: Cabra Cini/Geek-Girl: Exodus
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 Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman Cabra Cini to find the person responsible and take care of things… which is going to put Cabra on a collision course with Geek-Girl, as that person is a member of her new Super-Team!

The 3-Part Geek-Girl/Cabra Cini: Exodus Crossover begins in Exodus #1 – with Part 2 in Geek-Girl #16 also available in this Kickstarter!

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BONE Deluxe Edition Part One: The Valley

Introducing the second deluxe edition from Jeff Smith’s award-winning catalog of graphic novels!

Current Funding: $204,560
Funding Goal: $50,000
Days Left: 20

Cartoon Books announces BONE Deluxe Edition Part One: The Valley, an oversized compilation that reprints the first two BONE graphic novels and is filled with bonus extras like photos, early scripts, drawings, articles, and reviews, revealing the story behind the making of BONE and Cartoon Books. This will be the first of four special oversized volumes that will span the entire BONE epic and include behind the scenes material in each one! This will be the second release of deluxe collections of Jeff’s catalog; THORN was released earlier this year.

This beautiful oversized book will be 352 pages collecting volumes 1 and 2 of the BONE graphic novels: Out from Boneville and The Great Cow Race.

These deluxe collections will be oversized 12.5? x 8.75? hardcover and trade paperbacks each housed in a slipcase. The interiors will be black and white as they were originally published in both the comics and graphic novels, BUT larger than they have ever been printed before!

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BRIDE OF WEREWOLF FRANKENSTEIN #1

The monstrous continuation of the graveyard smash hit series! Written by Eisner Award winner Chris Robinson.

Current Funding: $4,163
Funding Goal: $4,000
Days Left: 18
He’s back! The universally beloved monster mash-up of your favorite creatures from the screen and page has returned to continue his search for a cure to his curse!

This is a standalone graphic novella that contains a complete 45-page story, plus additional material. Same dimensions as most contemporary comic books. We need your help to cover printing and shipping costs!

A character who has fascinated readers and audiences for centuries is radically transformed and forced into new venues and confrontations unlike any he’s faced before!

Frankenstein’s Monster is traditionally plagued by an endless solitary existence, but now that horror is compounded by a new curse that threatens to steal his mind and self-control… MARRIAGE!

Time is running out as the lycanthropy slowly spreads from limb to limb, organ to organ. His only hope are the other twisted scientists who once corresponded with his creator. But what if he were forced to choose? A cure for his curse…or love? Who–or WHAT–is the Bride of Werewolf Frankenstein?

Do you love the Universal Monsters, the Hulk, or Disney’s Gargoyles like we do? 

Then you will LOVE THIS BOOK!

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Comic Watch Presents: The Krowdfunder Korner – December 7, 2024
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