Chad Burdette
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ARTISTS for LA
by AWA Studios
A Fundraiser to Support Victims of the LA Fires
Sh*tkickers
by Joey Esposito, Andrea Schiavone, Sabrina Filieri, and Lucas Gattoni
When the cocky and entitled Dylan Jax joins the Cosmic Protection Bureau and is assigned to bullshit busywork alongside a grumpy alien vet, he’s forced to confront the reality that his great destiny was just a lie his mommy fed him, and that the organization he’s committed his life to isn’t as benevolent as it claims to be.
SHITKICKERS is a series that lives somewhere between the humor of the Jump Street films and the high-stakes action of Guardians of the Galaxy—with a little Starship Troopers for garnish.
But underneath the dick jokes and bad attitudes, this is a story about fighting against a system designed to oppress, even if it takes you a while to realize the side you should be fighting for isn’t the side you’re on. It’s about finding your place in the universe with a little help from your friends and the importance of chosen family. It’s about telling your past to fuck off so you can carve out your own future.
The COSMIC PROTECTION BUREAU (CPB) is an intergalactic police force that uses a Silver Age-style comic book called SPACE COPS as propaganda to draft recruits into service, human and alien alike. But the truth of the CPB is far removed from the romanticized version found in these recruitment comics—the CPB is dirty and corrupt, a problematic organization that prioritizes protecting its own over their sworn duty to serve and protect.
Our story centers around two of these space cops: DYLAN JAX, a hot-headed, brash go-getter eager for action, and SKIZZ, a veteran alien in a career backslide who’s comfortable toiling away in the Bowels of THE PRECINCT, the homeplanet of the CPB. She’s a self-described SHITKICKER, aka the Being doing the most menial tasks possible. When the cocky Dylan is assigned to do bullshit busywork with Skizz, he’s forced to confront the reality that his great destiny was just a lie his mommy fed him, and the organization he’s committed his life to isn’t as benevolent as it claims to be. Bored out of his gourd and trigger happy, Dylan kidnaps Skizz to go on a mission to crack open one of his new partner’s cold cases that sends them spiraling down a wormhole of intergalactic conspiracies, dirty cops, and big-time daddy issues.
SHITKICKERS is a series that lives somewhere between the humor of the Jump Street films and the high-stakes action of Guardians of the Galaxy—with a little Starship Troopers for garnish, and it sounds like this. If you like comics such as Fear Agent, Wasted Space, or Scud the Disposable Assassin, we think you’ll dig this too. But underneath the dick jokes and bad attitudes, this is a story about fighting against a system designed to oppress, even if it takes you a while to realize the side you should be fighting for isn’t the side you’re on. It’s about finding your place in the universe with a little help from your friends and the importance of chosen family. It’s about telling your past to screw off so you can carve out your own future. You can also preview the comic here at GlobalComix’
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STOMPED Deluxe Anthology
IN THE YEAR 2002, STRANGE COLOSSAL BEASTS KNOWN AS KAIJU BEGAN EMERGING ACROSS THE GLOBE. OVER THE FOLLOWING DECADES, THEIR ORIGIN REMAINED A MYSTERY WHILE THEIR NUMBERS CONTINUED TO GROW. THE WORLD’S NATIONS ATTEMPTED TO EXTERMINATE THESE CREATURES, UTILIZING CUTTING EDGE GENETIC RESEARCH, ROBOTIC WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY AND GOOD OLD FASHIONED ATOMIC BOMBS.
MOST OF THESE EFFORTS WERE SPECTACULAR FAILURES.
The STOMPED: DELUXE ANTHOLOGY collects every story from the self-published 4 issue miniseries, re-arranged to in-universe chronology for a more immersive reading experience, PLUS two brand new stories! Featuring art from an international team of creators, with eclectic stories ranging from sci-fi action horror to darkly comic slice of life, this is the ultimate comic anthology for all fans of giant monsters.
Collecting the epic shared universe kaiju anthology comic series for the first time in a MONSTER-SIZED SOFTCOVER! Contains every story from issues #1-4 RE-ORDERED to in-universe chronology – creating a more immersive reading experience that enhances the interconnected story threads – PLUS a cover & pinup gallery, a new 6-PAGE PROLOGUE with contributions from all the artists and a BRAND NEW 12-PAGE STORY DRAWN BY ROSS RADKE!
Created, Written, Drawn, Colored & Edited By Ross Radke
Letters By Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Featuring Art By:
Dominic Black, André Díaz, Callum Diggle, Chris Doray, Hugo Feal-Permuy, Christian Gonzalez, Joshua Green, Guy Pradel, Matthew Sargent, Matt Strackbein, Grim Wilkins, Maria Wolf
A 76-page anthology comic from a spectrum of creators, Prodigy Comics #1 introduces a new universe of superheroes, aliens, and magic. This book takes the classic anthology format of the 1930s and 1940s Golden Age comics, but with stories aimed at the diversity of modern audiences.
In a time where it feels impossible to get new readers into comics, Prodigy Comics is an anthology that offers a fresh, new universe for people to explore, free from the burden of extensive continuity, retcons, and reboots. These stories introduce new superheroes, gritty underdog avengers, cursed teenagers, and even a reinvention of a milestone character from the forgotten annals of comics history.
These new characters come from a variety of backgrounds, as do their creators. Queer people and people of color, especially, are integral to the fabric of this world. Our world.
This new storytelling odyssey offer a refreshing perspective on an age-old practice of telling myths through the page. With your help, we can make this dream a reality.
Previously featured Kickstarter campaigns still running and unfunded
- Drumsticks of Doom: BotSM issue 2(of 3)+ All Previous issues – 5 Days Left
- When We Were The Voyage: Hardcore SciFi Horror, Illustrated – 17 Days Left
- Durruti Shadow of the People #1-#3 – 21 Days Left
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look and Support:
- Capable #1-7: The Final Issue | MAKE 100 – 4 Days Left
- BROOK-CITY: An Action/Comedy – 5 Days Left
- THE FINAL FINAL FRONTIER Number1: A GAME OF DEATH – 5 Days Left
- Slice of Life: The Cheerleader Gets the Girl! – 5 Days Left
- Street Knights: Issue #1 – A gritty new take on super sentai – 7 Days Left
- Shentu: Memories of Spring – 9 Days Left
- DEADSKINS! A zombie horror comedy western for mature readers – 12 Days Left
- Dark Pink Comics – 22 Days Left
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest Comics Biography of All Time
Volume 1: Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest Comics Biography of All Time Volume 1: Cassius Clay is a thoroughly researched, fact-based dramatization of the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali. Volume 1 chronicles the period of his life that he was known as Cassius Clay. Beginning with his childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, it follows his early days as an up-and-coming contender and concludes shortly after his heavyweight title match against Sonny Liston in 1964.
Based on dozens of biographies, documentaries and articles, this comics biography is a thorough, factual account of Ali’s early life. The goal of this book is to present Muhammad Ali’s life story and cultural significance in an engaging and accessible format.
his project began in 2016 with a 2-year research period, followed by many, many drafts of the script (and then more research and eventually, a final draft). It became clear early in the process of researching Ali’s life that he was much more than a boxer. He was a cultural icon, a champion of racial justice, a spiritual and political force, and one of the most charming, clever and charismatic people who ever lived. He embodied different eras, travelled the world, impacted multiple generations and is as relevant today as ever. As such, it also became clear that it would take a lot of pages of comics for this project to fulfill its goal of being as substantial and comprehensive as any written biography about Ali. The final draft came in at just over 400 pages. In order to make the project manageable, the book was split into 2 volumes: Volume 1 was roughly 150 pages and covered the years that he was known as Cassius Clay. The script for volume 2 is around 250 pages long, beginning with him changing his name to Muhammad Ali and following his story up until his death in 2016. The script for both volumes was completed in 2018.
As the illustrations for Volume 1 neared completion, the project was submitted to a number of publishers. A few publishers expressed a desire to publish the book, but always as a single 400 page volume, not as 2 shorter books. None of the publishers who wanted to release this book could offer enough of an advance to complete the project, which up until that point had been self-funded and supported by a Patreon campaign (as a side note, I began this project as a single guy living in an apartment. During the course of this project, I have gotten married and had 2 kids, which makes it much harder to justify spending my life savings on the creation of a graphic novel). This led to the decision to release the completed Volume 1 through Kickstarter. This campaign’s goal is to produce a printed version of Volume 1, with a potential stretch goal of creating a pathway to completing Volume 2 so that the entire book can finally be released by a publisher.
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A Real Slobberknocker #1-2: A Pro Wrestling Comic | Make 100
Pro wrestling brought Bret and Jake together. Now it will tear them apart.
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THE ART OF HACK/SLASH – OVERSIZE GALLERY EDITIONS
Beautiful 11 x 17 oversize Art Books featuring cover art the acclaimed comic, with an all new vol. 2 and long awaited reprint of vol. 1
At the end of every classic horror movie, one girl always survives…and in this case, Cassie Hack not only survives, but she turns the tables by hunting and destroying the horrible slashers that would harm the innocent! The same kind of slashers that tried to kill her. Alongside the gentle giant known as Vlad, the two cut a bloody path through the American landscape, and through those who deserve to be put down…hard!
Hack/Slash the comic book debuted in 2004, created by Tim Seeley w/Stefano Caselli debuted in 2004, from Devil’s Due Publishing, where it ran for dozens of issues until moving to image comics in 2010. Since then it has seen a continuous release of comics, and is now also collected into legendary Omnibus collections (vol. 1-6) availalble here as add-ons, or at www.HackSlash.com
The beautiful and rare The Art of Hack/Slash Vol. 1 from 2010 is being reprinted along with The Art of Hack/Slash Vol. 2.
These volumes are 11″ x 17″ in size, 40-48 pages each, and contain Hack/Slash comic book covers and pin-ups under both the Devil’s Due Publishing and Image Comics runs.
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F*CK BILLIONAIRES
A twist-filled, in-your-face, page-turning thriller told in full color graphic novel form
The top 1 percent ignore it.
They won’t be ignoring it for long.
Money talks. And those with the most money have the most power. By influencing politicians the world over with donations, lavish gifts, and even threats, the richest people in the world have managed to get laws and regulations re-written to their benefit while the 99% of society continue their daily struggles. Billion-dollar yachts are an actual thing. Billionaires own multiple luxury properties and more cars than they can drive. Legal loopholes, legislated by their pet politicians, spare them any real taxation. All while, no one’s looking out for the average person.
But when the threat of those graffitied messages becomes a shocking reality, the rich call in favors and demand action — though there’s little to be done, with no group claiming responsibility and no clues or witnesses to the crimes. As the wealthy scramble, many others in society begin to idolize whoever is punching up at those at the top.
F*CK BILLIONAIRES is a stand-alone fictional story asking the questions not posed by the corporate media, beholden as they are to their owners and advertisers. It examines the underbelly of global order and ponders what would happen if the top one percent were made to choose: “Your money or your life.” With every resource on hand, and governments and agencies at their beck and call, who could truly threaten the most powerful people on Earth?
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CHOOPIES BAD BAD DAY!
an all new PERHAPANAUTS comic book one shot!
Prized by the rest of the Perhapanauts, Choopie is a phenomenal tracker, a brave and fearless teammate, and a good and loyal friend.
Unfortunately, he can also be annoying and obnoxious and no one knows this more than The Chief.
And The Chief has had enough.
Desperate to beat Choopie at his own game, The Chief calls in SACI PERERE, the mischievous imp from the rainforests of Brazil, the one creature The Chief thinks might be able to teach Choopie a lesson!
“CHOOPIE’S BAD BAD DAY!” is a fast-paced, madcap cartoon caper aimed at kids of ALL-AGES and presented in Craig’s animated style. It’s 22 pages of non-stop nonsense and crazy cryptid fun! Order yours today!
Available with a main cover by craig, variant covers by craig and FRANCO!, the first ever perhapanauts blank sketch cover… and a virgin cover* (limited to 50 copies!)…
Self published through PLAYS WELL WITH OTTERS, we’re excited to get this one out in the world…
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Granite State Punk: Live Free Or Die 1-5 |Punk Rock| Horror
The season finale!! Granite State Punk is a gritty look at Witches, New Hampshire, Addiction, Mental Health and PUNK ROCK
Granite State Punk is an adult, hardcore, edgy comic book series created by Travis Gibb that dives deep into punk rock, witches, and sharp social criticism.
This is it—the end of the line! The final issue of Granite State Punk: Season 1 is here! In this explosive conclusion, Zeke faces the ultimate collapse of his world. On the run from his family, other witches, and the police, he must confront the chaos spiraling around him.
We have been doing this book for awhile now and we welcome you to the final chapter and i promise its a good one.
With everything falling apart, Zeke is left with one impossible choice: live free or die.
Granite State Punk is an adult, hardcore, edgy comic book series created by Travis Gibb that dives deep into punk rock, witches, and sharp social criticism.
This is it—the end of the line! The final issue of Granite State Punk: Season 1 is here! In this explosive conclusion, Zeke faces the ultimate collapse of his world. On the run from his family, other witches, and the police, he must confront the chaos spiraling around him.
We have been doing this book for awhile now and we welcome you to the final chapter and i promise its a good one.
With everything falling apart, Zeke is left with one impossible choice: live free or die.
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Mike Grell 50th Anniversary Art Book Volumes 1 & 2(new)
After last year’s successful Grell Art Book, we are proud to announce Volume 2, featuring more fantastic art by Mike Grell!
After the success of Volume 1, officially celebrating his 50 years in comics, we are proud to launch the campaign for Volume 2, as well as a chance for fans to catch up some Grell books they might have missed in the past few years!
Volume 1 of the Mike Grell Art Book covered his career from 1973 to 1992, taking fans up to his work on James Bond!
Volume 2 picks up with Shaman’s Tears, and brings us all the way to modern day, including some brand new pieces that are sneak peeks of sorts for some great things to come from Mike Grell during his second 50 years in comics!
The new Volume 2 includes:
- Shaman’s Tears/Bar Sinister
- Starslayer, the Director’s Cut
- Maggie The Cat
- Ironman
- Jon Sable
- Pilgrim
- Warlord
- Green Arrow
- Black and white original comics pages!
- Rare commission pieces!
- And more!
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The Little Mermaid & The Pirate Queen #1 – Sapphic Adventure
Princess Aria returns to the sea in chase of a mysterious Pirate who can change from human to mermaid! Sweet & Spicy. TERRY MOORE COVER
The Little Mermaid & The Pirate Queen is a enchanting tale of forbidden romance! It’s both a Safe-For-Work AND Mature series with two editions of the book brought to you by Kat Calamia, Phil Falco, and Rafi de Sousa.
The Safe-For-Work (SFW) Edition is a 26 page adventure following the events after the beloved Little Mermaid tale. The Spicy/Mature Edition is a 28 pager that adds a mature twist with blood, nudity and sex!
.There was a mermaid looking for adventure, Princess Aria of Atlantis. She thought she found her happily ever after with Prince Elliott of Portsmith, but quickly came to realize that becoming human would not fill the void in her life.
? „In Between the Trees – A Queer Comic You Can’t Miss!
A Story of love, transformation, and reclaiming personal freedom in a spiritual society. (English/German)
In Between the Trees” is a graphic story that will take the reader into the psychologically complex world of a cult, which serves as the backdrop for the profound, personal transformation of the protagonist, Mathilde. The story unfolds in the picturesque yet isolated region of Corbières in southern France in the early ’90s, addressing themes of identity, love, and freedom in the face of manipulation and control.
“In Between the Trees” centers on a young woman, Mathilde, who enters the unusual world of a religious group. In the remote South of France, she is initially charmed by ashram life, but the strict rules and rigid hierarchy soon raise doubts. The situation is further complicated by her romantic feelings for Anita, the community’s cook. Will Mathilde stay for love or follow her instincts and leave?
