Chad Burdette
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
by Jason Shawn Alexander
After rediscovering around 80 illustrations I did 24 years ago for a Scrooge ‘Illustrated Novel’ that never came to fruition, I decided to rework the art and finish the book. The entire project has been insightful and incredibly fun. Some illustrations have been tweaked and others, completely redrawn and new ones added. It’s rare you find an opportunity to have an in depth creative conversation with your 25 year old self.
A Christmas Carol has always been my favorite Christmas story and I’m thrilled to be able to create and share the images that appear in my head when reading this ghostly tale.
Jason Shawn Alexander is an expressionist figurative painter, illustrator, and comic book creator. Alexander pulls from the vulnerability, fear, and underlying strength of his rural upbringing, just outside of the haunting home of the Delta Blues.
His work has been the subject of number of solo exhibitions, including the Corey Helford Gallery, Culver City, CA, and 101/exhibit. In 2009 his portrait hung in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC. His work is collected both in the US and abroad. Alexander has also worked over 20 years as an illustrator and comic book creator. He has earned two Eisner Award Nominations and the Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He has co-created and provided art for titles at DC/Vertigo, Marvel, Dark Horse, and Image Comics like Spawn, Killadelphia, Hellboy, Batman, Escapists, Super Man, and Queen and Country. He has also supplied art and storyboards for independent and short films, as well as motion comics for films like Pan’s Labyrinth and Predators.
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City of Demons
by Parker Newman, Wise Acre Comics
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Previously featured and unfunded:
- SAMSON #1-2 – Escape From Auschwitz – 5 Days Left
- Voodoo Nations – Complete Series – Issues 1 – 5 | Horror – 6 Days Left
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look and Support:
- SMUT (#3 of 3) Series Finale! – A NSFW Slice-of-Life Comedy – 10 Days Left
- Ultimate OZ Universe: The Lost Lands Collector’s Edition – 10 Days Left
- Free SciFi, Horror, Mystery Comics — Plus Extras! – 12 Days Left
- Old-Man & the Talking Dog: A hilarious retro adventure!! – 13 Days Left
- Cherry Comics Presents: Ellie Dee DOUBLE FEATURE! – 20 Days Left
Oddly Compelling: The Denis Kitchen Story
A documentary film about counterculture, freedom of speech, and a comic book maverick
Current Funding: $21,619
Funding Goal: $5,000
Days Left: 5
Link: Oddly Compelling: The Denis Kitchen Story
Denis Kitchen has been taking on the establishment for decades. Now the all-new documentary Oddly Compelling highlights Kitchen’s long, strange trip — from his early days as a hippie cartoonist, to his thirty years as one of the most important independent comic book publishers and his work as a fierce advocate for the First Amendment.
Filmmakers Soren Christiansen and Ted Intorcio have captured hours of in-depth, candid conversations with Denis Kitchen, as well as fellow cartoonists and colleagues including Alison Bechdel, Warren Bernard, Eddie Campbell, Paul Gravett, Karen Green, Justin Hall, Gary Hallgren,Tom Heintjes, MariNaomi, Peter Poplaski, Carol Tyler, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Interim Director Jeff Trexler. The film also features rare archival footage of comic book legends Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, and Harvey Kurtzman, along with new animation of Kitchen’s iconic cartooning. The film charts Kitchen’s career — as an indie cartoonist, a provocateur and publisher, and founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
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ARMORED Vol. 1 Graphic Novel by Schwartz and Hernández
The surprise hit mini-series of 2024, now collected as a beautiful hardcover graphic novel, by Michael Schwartz and Ismael Hernández
Current Funding: $7,476
Funding Goal: $3,000
Days Left: 12
Link: ARMORED Vol. 1 Graphic Novel by Schwartz and Hernández
The story of a boy who discovers a haunted, medieval suit of armor and must team up with its ghostly knight to defeat the evil entity that killed his adoptive brother.
Two years ago, Andy Taylor’s life was turned upside down when his parents vanished without a trace. Now, at thirteen, he’s adopted by a quirky but kindhearted couple, still grieving the mysterious death of their own son, Myles. Obsessed with the unexplained, Andy decides to investigate Myles’s death himself. His search leads him to a hidden underground crypt, beneath a ruined castle, where he discovers a 13th-century suit of armor imbued with mystical power.
But there’s a catch! The armor is haunted by the ghost of Sir William, the knight who wore it centuries ago! Now, with the hilariously out-of-time Sir William as his spectral mentor, Andy must learn to harness the armor’s power, defeat the monstrous force that took Myles’s life, and uncover the dark secret behind its summoning!
ARMORED was one of 2024’s surprise hits, with multiple issues selling out at distribution and earning spots on numerous “Best of the Year” lists across comic outlets. This hardcover brings together the entire first volume of the breakout indie series, plus the 10-page bonus story originally featured in the rare half-issue from WIZARDS The Podcast Guide to Comics.
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Scott Snyder Presents: The CloakRoom 1-4 – 450 pages!
Over 450 pages of comic shorts available, including the new 50+ page issue.
Current Funding: $3,253
Funding Goal: $5,000
Days Left: 11
Link: Scott Snyder Presents: The CloakRoom 1-4 – 450 pages!
This is Issue #4 of the ongoing series, with five brand new short comics, collected in a gorgeous, high quality book.
This issue includes 54 pages of surprising, sometimes dark, and sometimes very funny, genre-spanning and genre-bending stories, and you can pick up the first three issues if you missed those campaigns. That’s 25+ stories and over 200 comics pages that we’ve done so far!
The stories were all written by members of Scott Snyder‘s writing class/workshop, which he operates through his Substack, Our Best Jackett. Many of the featured stories were written with his guidance.
And if you missed the much earlier campaigns for our predecessor, Volumes 1 & 2 of TALES FROM THE CLOAKROOM, you can still pick those up right here.
All in, that’s almost 450 pages of comics, including one Eisner Award nominated story!
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BATTLEPUG: Cosmic Doggyssey
An all-new original graphic novel continuing the award-winning comic book series!
Prepare for an absurd, action-packed journey across the cosmos with BATTLEPUG: COSMIC DOGGYSSEY, continuing Mike Norton’s Eisner and Harvey award-winning fantasy comedy that delivers the perfect blend of sword and sorcery, humor, and heart.
Battlepug began as an effort to make a story Mike could draw whatever he wanted in. Twelve years, five collections, one compendium, and a comic series later, the outrageous fantasy/action/adventure/comedy returns with a brand new original graphic novel about a magical barbarian and his giant dog.You can even catch up on the story at battlepug.com or get the collections at imagecomics.com. After two successful series at Dark Horse and Image Comics, we’re trying something new with what will hopefully become a new publishing model.
n this exciting new volume, the Last Kinmundian and his furry giant friend must mend the very fabric of existence while fighting powerful new/old enemies and even making a few new friends. But this ain’t a serious book – expect plenty of hilarious antics, weird characters, and explosive world-hopping fun!
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The Marvel Art of TYLER KIRKHAM–A Deluxe Hardcover & More!
New Officially Licensed MARVEL Deluxe Art Book, Prints and Exclusives, featuring Venom, Deadpool, X-Men, Spider-Man and so many more
A New Officially Licensed MARVEL Deluxe Art Book, Prints and more, featuring Venom, Deadpool, Spider-Man and many others!
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.
This is the latest edition in Clover Press’s The Marvel Art of… line, which has featured legendary artists including Mike Allred, Russell Dauterman, David Mack, and more. The high end coffee table art book is an unforgettable celebration of Kirkham’s unique, eye-catching artwork.
With a distinctive style that combines intricate linework and vibrant action sequences, Tyler Kirkham’s work has garnered widespread acclaim across the comic book industry. Kirkham’s interior art on series like Mike Carey’s Ultimate Fantastic Four, Greg Pak’s X-Men: Phoenix Warsong, and Stuart Moore’s New Avengers/Transformers brings beloved comic book characters to life.
And his iconic covers for series like Nick Spencer and Marcelo Ferreira’s Amazing Spider-Man, Charles Soule and Steven Cummings’s Star Wars: Crimson Reign, and Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman’s Venom, defines them with striking and iconic cover illustrations that set the tone for fan-favorite stories.
Read our interview with Tyler Kirkham here: Interview: Artist Tyler Kirkham – Kickstarting Clover Press’s The Marvel Art Of Tyler Kirkham
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Real Hero Shit Book 2: Harder than It Looks by Kendra Wells
Grab the second volume of the queer fantasy adventures of a disparate band of mismatched adventurers: Real Hero Shit!
We were born in 2007, and we’re the premiere publisher of award-winning, critically-acclaimed graphic novels in the American Midwest—a small-mid house built from the ground up by our founder, C. Spike Trotman!
Our mission? To showcase the Strange and Amazing in art, animation, and comics! Our work is off the beaten path, one-of-a-kind, and one thousand percent worth the trip! We hope you’ll come along!
When the pampered Prince Eugene left the safety of his palace for a life of heroic derring-do with professional adventurers Michel, Hocus, and Ani, he may have neglected one important detail.
As it turns out, if you miss a couple letters from your mom, suddenly, there’s a bounty on your friends’ heads!
And that means it’s time to get back to the Kingdom of Marble, and fast, or it’s the royal dungeons for Eugene’s only friends, with danger waiting around every corner, lurking within every crevice.
But when everything goes wrong, and circumstances get a little more real than the party can handle, how will they escape the consequences of the Prince’s actions?
Returning readers will love this volume’s explorations of each character’s history and personality, but it won’t leave new readers out in the cold! Don’t be afraid to dive right into Book Two’s funny, sexy, and accident-prone characters and their ridiculous hijinks in this fantasy adventure steeped in heartfelt snark. Above all, Real Hero Shit: Harder Than It Looks is a story driven by the journey of discovery, reminiscent of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and it’s perfect for readers who prefer imperfect heroes who make mistakes along the way.
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Democratic Socialists of America: A Graphic History
A lively history of DSA for all members and not-yet members
Mike Grell’s Masterstroke Collection Catch Up Campaign!
Get anything you might have missed over the recent years, as well as a few new goodies!
If you missed ANY of the previous Grell offerings on Kickstarter, now is your chance to pick up any and ALL of those books and specials a la cart, in preparation for Grell’s 2025 plans to move Masterstroke forward into a new era of regular publishing.
In this campaign we are offering items previously offered, plus a couple of new ones to keep the folks who already have it all coming back for more! Also, the add on items, once you have pledged for something, are at discounted prices compared to previous offerings. So, here’s a chance to get caught up, or get extra copies!
But don’t wait to pledge. This is a 3 week campaign, and some items are very limited!
The Sable remastered hardcovers are limited to 50 copies each here, so don’t wait to grab those up as we plan for Volume 3 later this year!
In 2025, Magge The Cat Volume 2 will complete her exciting tale, and Jon Sable Freelance deluxe Hardcover Volume 3 will be launched! As well plans are in place for deluxe hardcover editions of SHAMAN’S TEARS and STARSLAYER! And more NEW JON SABLE!
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Buck Rogers vs The Cyber Lords!
At Green Archer Comics we revive legends & no one is more legendary than Buck Rogers! Breathing new life into this public domain hero!
Current Funding: $1,927
Funding Goal: $1,500
Days Left: 10
Link: Buck Rogers vs The Cyber Lords!
On January 1st, 2025 Buck Rogers entered the public domain, at least parts of the Buck Rogers story and we could not wait to share this story that has entertained generations with new fans around the world.
Based loosely on the original Philip Francis Nowlan stories (see below), Buck Rogers is a World War 1 veteran who returns home to rural Pennsylvania to work as a mining engineer. He accidentally falls into a pocket of mysterious gas deep in the mine and enters a state of suspended animation.
Buck wakes up in the year 2419 to find a world overrun by criminals called the Cyber Lords and a population at their mercy. He quickly runs afoul of of some of the Cyber Lords foot soldiers before joining up with a rebel camp at the invitation of Wilma Deering and embarking on a wild adventure 44-page comic that is part of this 56-page soft cover comic book.
The art for the book is completed, and we tried to keep with the feel of the early Buck Rogers comics.
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HUMAN CAPITAL
A graphic novel about a future in which everyone is an artist!
Current Funding: $2,730
Funding Goal: $10,000
Days Left: 7
Link: HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL is a comedy set in a future in which automation has destroyed most normal jobs, so almost everyone has become an artist. Wealthy patrons live a life of unimaginable luxury while art gangs ravage the suburbs!
Down-on-his-luck impressionist martial artist Nttl struggles to sell paintings until he finds a mysterious slimy object with the power to transform the art world!
Created by Moro Rogers (CITY IN THE DESERT, RAPTOR VS REX), HUMAN CAPITAL is a genre-defying sci-fi satire that can’t be explained, only experienced!
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Aces and Aros: An Asexual and Aromantic Comic Book Anthology
A 100-page graphic novel anthology about Asexual and Aromantic experiences across a wide range of genres.
Current Funding: $50,306
Funding Goal: $30,000
Days Left: 12
Link: Aces and Aros: An Asexual and Aromantic Comic Book Anthology
From the publisher that brought you Transphoria, Bi Visibility, and Hairology comes Aces & Aros: An Asexual and Aromantic Comic Book Anthology!
Aces & Aros Vol. 1 is a 100-page GRAPHIC NOVEL that collects twenty-one (21) brand new short stories about Asexual- and Aromantic-spectrum experiences!
Kat Calamia & Phil Falco (Lifeline Comics) are joined on the Editorial Team by prolific demisexual creator, Jeremy Whitley, who will tell you below why this anthology and Aspec Representation is so important:
Aces & Aros features the work of Jeremy Whitley (Unstoppable Wasp, My Little Pony), Kelly Fitzpatrick (Archie), Jenn K. Tidwell (Red Vs. Blue, RWBY), Derek V. Song & Alex Brennan-Dent (WEBTOON’s Fantasy High), Bailie Rosenlund (Avengers Academy), Mauricio Mora (HAUNTING, Damsel from D.I.S.T.R.E.S.S.), Emily C. Martin (Princeless), C.K. Carpenter (Scott Snyder Presents Tales from the Cloakroom), Rani Sisavath (WEBTOON’s Kai), Yonson Carbonell (Strange Ranger), Michela Cacciatore (Soleil, IDW, Disney’s Lorcana), and many more talented creators!
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