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
Swayonce: The Mini Artbook by SWAYART
For the past few years, cover artist Joshua “Sway” Swaby has lit the comics industry on fire.
Having handled variant cover duties several times in short order for Marvel & DC, Sway is now taking matters into his own hands with his new art book showcasing his sketches, commissions and process work.
This book showcases sketches, commissions and process work from Joshua Sway.
“Exploring the love of pop culture, fashion, and beauty, Swayonce is a reference to Beyonce, inspired by the biggest woman in entertainment and the sense of fierceness and power that she evokes that has inspired my work. It is also a funny term that has been passed around my inner circle of friends. so for this collection of work i wanted to evoke a sense of strength, sexuality and confidence.” – Joshua Sway
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Drumsticks of Doom: Band on the Silver Mountain #1 of 3
Drumsticks of Doom is back in a brand new mini-series! (with all previous issues)!
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 music journey as they head to The Silver Mountain to record their first album. Their private recording session isn’t so private when chacters new and old start trying to get in on the tracks.
22 Stunning Black and White interiors story pages, plus extras- Standard American size book, Full Color Covers.
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Jim Starlin’s BREED Omnibus
He has taken you to the stars and beyond, now Jim Starlin takes you to Hell. Starlin’s other epic creator-owned series, Breed, is the story of Raymond Stoner, a down-on-his-luck ex-soldier who discovers his true heritage: he is the half-breed spawn a demon father and a human mother. Now Raymond must defend our world from demonic hordes, all while trying not to lose own humanity.
Half man/half demon Ray Stoner’s journey of discovery in learning more about his demonic heritage takes him through a Shaolin temple in Tibet in the mid seventies, fighting alongside Central American rebels in the eighties, encountering guest stars from across the Starlin-verse like Dreadstar, Oedi, Wyrd and Kid Kosmos, and confronting a mystical ‘Breed’ and his ‘Fathers’, who have dark designs for Earth.
Breed, like Dreadstar, came to being during a wildly transitory period in the comic book business: computers were getting added to the mix. With Dreadstar’s start we suddenly got double the number of colors we could use in a book, including never-before-available shades of gray. By the time I started laboring away on ‘Breed the computers had taken over completely on both the lettering and the coloring. Now an infinite number of hues could be utilized. I started using the computer to write Dreadstar halfway through its initial run, the scripts being handwritten before then.
But the drawing, for me, remained analog, as it does to this day. Looking back at ‘Breed is a real pleasure. I think I did some of my best ink work on that initial ‘Breed run. Having just recently reread the series, I’m still proud of the story. Even decades later I find it engaging and Raymond Stoner’s tale fascinating. I’m so pleased that we can now offer his journey to a new generation of readers and give the old fans a fancy omnibus edition to put on the ol’ bookshelf.”
Collected by Monkey Wrench Press for the first time ever in a hardcover, the Breed Omnibus contains all three Breed series, plus a wealth of extras, at more than 550 pages of Jim Starlin goodness!
All three volumes of Jim Starlin’s blood-drenched saga Breed are collected here for the very first time in this must-read 550+ page hardcover omnibus! The newly scanned and color-corrected book will feature new intros, spreads, chapter breaks, unused art and concepts.
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Gorgo Legacy
From the creators the acclaimed graphic novel SOUL WAR — Journey again to Nara island! Gorgo is back and better than ever!
For fans of legendary kaijus, this book is a must have! And, if you’ve ever wanted to see how the MIB would handle Kaiju, this is the book for you!
This prequel to the cult classic film Gorgo, a kaiju blood feud and cold war intrigue collide in the deadly waters of the North Atlantic!
In 1953 World War II is over, and the Cold War has taken its place. And in this new era of simmering world tension, a secret international agency known as SERENITY monitors — and often conceals — the threat of giant monsters they term “mega-cryptids.” The Kaiju!
AGENT BENSON might well have saved the world in his first mission for Serenity. But now he must balance new duties with his unwanted status as a war hero. His encounter with a malevolent alien intelligence on that fateful mission has left deep scars on his psyche, as well — cursing him with weird visions of the future.
Sent on a new mission with AGENT SIMON, an untested recruit, Benson must now investigate strange events on an isolated isle off the coast of Ireland. Destructive creatures have been sighted, unidentified cargo ships roam the nearby channels and, mysteriously, the Serenity agent previously assigned there has disappeared.
Los Ojos
John Wick meets John Constantine: one man with two guns fighting his demons both literal and imaginary!
Andres Sanchez is a hitman for hire with a special ability – when he looks people in los ojos (the eyes) he doesn’t see them as human, he sees them as angels or demons. He believes demons walk among us disguised as people, and he uses his ability to select his targets, only killing those he thinks are monsters. But lately he’s started to question if his special sight is showing him the truth, or if he’s just crazy.
Haunted by the possibility that he may be killing people and not monsters, Andres now has to rethink his powers and his profession. At the same time, he’s forging a relationship with a woman and her son that he saved, while secretly being hunted by both the FBI and a mysterious organization of assassins who also have supernatural senses like Andres.
It’s John Wick meets John Constantine: one man with two guns fighting his demons both literal and imaginary!
Los Ojos is a 132 page full color graphic novel for mature readers from award-winning writer Trevor Mueller and artist Francesco Iaquinta, with a special exclusive cover by Ben Templesmith!
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Hack/Slash: The Card Game
he long running comic book series Hack/Slash is coming back to crowdfunding, but this time…fans will do the slashing! Fan-favorite “Slasher” villains from the series’ 20 year history will terrorize 1-6 players in a pulse-pounding deck building card game that recreates key events from the comics!At the end of every horror movie, one girl always survives… in this case, Cassie Hack not only survives, she turns the tables by hunting and destroying the horrible slashers that would do harm to the innocent! Alongside the gentle giant known as Vlad, the two cut a bloody path through those who deserve to be put down… hard!
Created in 2004, Hack/Slash has now corrupted the minds of thousands upon thousands of readers, horror fans, aspiring comic book creators, cosplayers, and people just looking for a good time
Players will play as the heroes, Cassie and Vlad, and build up their decks with more powerful attacks, combos, and special moves. The core game comes with a “Double-Feature” offering two villainous Slashers from the Hack/Slash universe, with more expansions and Slashers to come!
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Previously featured Kickstarter campaigns still running and unfunded:
- The Dead and the Damned #1-2 – 10 Days Left
- Just Another Swamp Song – A High School Horror Comedy – 11 Days Left
- Adrift on a Painted Sea by Tim Bird – 6 Days Left
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look and Support:
- HISMWTC 1-3: And Other Tales of My Freshman Year – 4 Days Left
- Death Transit Tanager 2 – 5 Days Left
- CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF THE THREE STOOGES! – 4 Days Left
- The Witch Creek Road Omnibus – 4 Days Left
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set – 10 Days Left
- Darkwing Duck Graphic Novel Collections Have Arrived! – 18 Days Left
- The Marvel Art of MICHAEL TURNER – A Deluxe Hardcover & More – 12 Days Left
- The Hollowed Night #1: a Victorian horror comic book – 12 Days Left
- Classic Horror illustrated by Georges Bess – 13 Days Left
Transphoria: A Trans & Non-Binary Comic Book Anthology
A 90 page graphic novel anthology about Trans and Non Binary experiences of gender euphoria across a wide range of genres.
The Editorial Team for Transphoria is led by Daniel Falco. As a trans creator himself – and an avid consumer of trans media – Daniel wanted to lead this project to bring trans and nonbinary stories to the forefront. These voices rarely receive the representation and attention they deserve. We know there’s an expansive spectrum of stories to be told, identities to be seen, and endless potential for what queer creators can accomplish. That was why we wanted to bring these writers and artists together to create this anthology. There’s no one way or wrong way to be trans and we’re here to tell all kinds of stories in all kinds of genres – from autobiographies and romances to supernatural and science fiction, trans rep matters!
Transphoria also features the work of Ben Kahn (Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend, Renegade Rule), Chris Shehan (House of Slaughter, Specs), Kam White (Becoming Who We Are, Hairology), Brent Fisher (The Color of Always), Megan Huang (Star Wars: High Republic Adventures, Action Comics), Ash Poprik (Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III), Kat Calamia & Phil Falco (Slice of Life, The Beast & Snow, Bi Visibility), Valeria Peri (Slice of Life), Robin Brooks (Assumption Prime), C.K. Carpenter (Scott Snyder Presents Tales from the Cloakroom), Michela Cacciatore (Soleil, IDW, Disney’s Lorcana), and MORE!
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Granite State Punk – 1-4 – ONLY POSERS FALL IN LOVE – HORROR
Granite State Punk is BACK and this time our boy ZEKE is in love and punching nazi punks!! PUNK ROCK! WITCHES! NH!
Granite State Punk is an adult hardcore edgy comic book series created by Travis Gibb that explores Punk Rock, Witches, and Social Criticism.
This is the fourth volume of GRANITE STATE PUNK, In this issue find our beloved punk rock witch Zeke finds himself entangled in love’s clutches. Zeke, still struggling with his new commitment to sobriety now has to navigate this unfamiliar terrain of being in love as we delve into his romantic ex-girlfriend’s past trying not to relive past mistakes. This least to shockingly find out that one of his former girlfriends has since they broke up become a Nazi punk! So, Zeke needs to address two UNIVERSAL PUNK ROCK TRUTHS if he is going to untangle this mess
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I Spade You
An Asexual Anthology
This anthology is to showcase asexual romance and aromantic partnership across a variety of genres. Each story explores the vast spectrum of asexuality.
These are stories written and illustrated by asexual creators.
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Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: Vol 1-6
The critically acclaimed anthology series is back in six softcover volumes!
Cthulhu is Hard to Spell is an anthology series steeped in the mythology and gods of Lovecraft. The stories inside its pages follow the spirit of Lovecraft, but sometimes stray from the tone of Lovecraftian horror, too! Sure, some of the stories in this book are Lovecraftian in nature down to their very core, but there are also funny stories, cute stories, fantasy stories, sci-fi stories, and much, much more that build on the Lovecraftian mythos.
We loved Lovecraft even before we knew his name. His lore permeated every inch of our childhood. We didn’t know, for instance, that H. P. Lovecraft was the mind behind the Necronomicon when we watched Evil Dead. We didn’t know he was the grandfather of psychological horror as we binged In the Mouth of Madness, Jacob’s Ladder, Aliens, and dozens of other terrifying movies in our youth. However, the older we got, the more we grew to appreciate the warped mind behind some of our all-time favorite things, and we wanted to create something that could show that love, WITH people who loved Lovecraft, made FOR people who loved Lovecraft. And Cthulhu is Hard to Spell is the result of that process.
Best of all, this anthology is ALL AGES APPROPRIATE. These aren’t stories made for children, necessarily, at least not all of them, but we toned down the cursing (there is none), the violence (there is no blood), and there was never any sex, to make sure you could show it to your child, even if they won’t understand it all. The books involve such pros as Kris Simon (Morning Glories, Group Editor at IDW), Megan Hutchinson (Department of Truth, The Approach, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), and Ray Anthony Height (Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur).
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The Official Role-Playing Game of the PLANET OF THE APES
Return to the world where Apes rule over a dwindling human population in the official PLANET OF THE APES RPG.
Premium graphic novel and games publisher Magnetic Press has announced the upcoming launch for their pre-order campaign for the official tabletop Role-Playing Game based on 20th Century Studios’ world-renowned property, THE PLANET OF THE APES, along with details about campaign-exclusive offerings, to be hosted by popular platform Kickstarter.
Developed by a team of award-winning writers and game designers led by acclaimed writer/designer Andrew E.C. Gaska, this roleplaying game will include material inspired by the canon established in the original five-film series, with brand new lore and adventures added to the original, sprawling science fiction universe.
PLANET OF THE APES: THE ROLE-PLAYING GAME will be available for pre-order on Kickstarter soon with numerous pre-order incentives and exclusive items that will only be available through this event. Such exclusive offerings include additional gaming materials, new miniature gameplay piece sets, physical in-world artifacts to assist roleplay, and bonus gameplay enhancements that will not be available in retail.
This new tabletop RPG will consist of four primary components, starting with the hardcover CORE RULEBOOK, which features cover artwork by legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz. This deluxe 300+ page volume contains all of the rules, statistics, and lore necessary to introduce new players to the world of Planet of the Apes while a separate sourcebook, THE ANSA FILES, will provide references and resources specific to the classic films and novels. Two limited-edition Slipcase Sets of the two hardcovers will be available exclusively through the campaign featuring unique textured casing in one of two collectible colors.
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Blood of Atlantis #1: A Modern Magical Pulp Adventure
Indiana Jones meets Dungeons & Dragons when a no-nonsense alchemist searches for the secrets and power of the Lost City of Atlantis.
Magic is real. That’s a fact Beatrice Stallard has known for more than a decade.
It is not the magic of the storybooks though. There are no wands, no spells, no incantations. Magic, or alchemy, as it is better known, is about harnessing the energy flowing within the Earth.
Once, magic flowed across the world like a mighty river. Or sprung from the ground like an oil geyser. Or pick another natural resource metaphor, you get the idea.
No longer.
It’s been siphoned off, pilfered, used up, by those that came before.
But it’s still out there. If you know where to look.
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ARMORED 1-5 Full Mini-Series by Schwartz & Hernandez
The new supernatural comic series continues with covers by David Mack, Becky Cloonan & Trevor Henderson.
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In 1996, a dark entity is accidentally released from an old funeral home. Twenty five years later, the legendary boogeyman, formerly known as Spring-Heeled Jack, appears to wreak havoc on Murder City’s criminal underworld!
Seeking to destroy their demonic enemy, the city’s criminal underworld have hired a mysterious assassin: The descendant of the original Mad Gasser of Mattoon, know only as The Scarlet Fog!
Can the Murder City Devil survive this fateful encounter or will he be eradicated once and for all?
Murder City Devil reads like modern day pulp magazine, rife with ghostly horror, murderous crime, mind shattering suspense, dynamic action and occult mystery! All in a 22-page full color comic book!
*WARNING* This comic book is suggested for mature readers and contains scenes of coarse language and sexuality. Reader discretion is advised.
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Thrilling Tales of Vistas Unknown #1 – by Craig A. Taillefer
A Weird Science/Fantasy comic book anthology collecting the Sci-Fi and Fantasy short stories of writer/artist Craig A. Taillefer.
Thrilling Tales Of Vistas Unknown #1 is a 48 page black and white comic book anthology collecting short stories written and drawn by Craig A. Taillefer (Wahoo Morris, Elfquest, Books of Magic, Dead Boy Detectives) and also featuring a special story “Generations” written by Marv Wolfman (Teen Titans, Tomb of Dracula).
If you like EC Comics Weird ScienceFantasy and the art of Al Williamson, Wally Wood, Frank Frazetta etc, this comic is for you! It is packed with Dinosaurs, Monsters, Water Nymphs, Wizards, Space faring Chimps and more!
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ARKADI AND THE LOST TITAN by legendary French artist CAZA
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Humanoids with the first-ever English publication of a stunning sci-fi masterwork
Spanning over 500 pages, Arkadi and the Lost Titan—a masterwork comprised of nine individual tomes and a prequel created over the course of 20 years—unfolds through a visually stunning tableaux that blends imaginative landscapes with intricate detail, and classic sci-fi adventure with spiritual and metaphysical exploration.
Humanoids is proud to present this stunning opus that sits beside classic sci-fi comics sagas THE INCAL and THE METABARONS as a colossal achievement in the form and genre.
It’s Year 10,000 of the Still era, and Earth has stopped moving. Half of the world is plunged into frigid Night, the other is scorched in Day. Nestled in the heart of this everlasting night is Dis, the last fabled domed-city, ruled by artificial intelligence. There live the Chosen, the last biologically pure humans, who are completely reliant for their survival on cyborgs known as Titans.
In Twilight, the thin strip of habitable zone at the edge of Day and Night, survives the rest of humanity. In the small village of Accaia, a wandering warrior meets a sorceress and fathers a child, Arkadi.
Eighteen years later, Arkadi reaches the Age of Purification. As is tradition, he must survive a series of grueling challenges aimed at weeding out the weak. In the past 12 cycles, only seven children reached adulthood…
It is during these trials that Arkadi will rebel against the established order and discover his true power and set forth on a quest.
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Big Shoulders #1
Dragons. Aliens. Immortals. Hey, it’s Chicago. Anything goes.
Big Shoulders #1 is the beginning of an awesome six-issue full-color comic series! It’s a Chicago-based fantasy where the mundane and the cosmic collide. This first issue will have 30 pages of story and 10 pages of additional content. It’s going to be an amazing adventure and your backing is going to make it happen. In fact, this tale is already well under way…
Those are the central characters we’ll meet in issue 1, but there are many more to come. The storyline will build in scale and complexity across the series, and we’re planning to collect it into a graphic novel when it’s completed. Every issue will be in full color with plenty of extra artwork and behind-the-scenes material.
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Mark Russell’s Traveling to Mars Exclusive Hardcover Edition
From Eisner Award winning writer Mark Russell and artist Roberto Meli comes the Eisner-nominated compelling sci-fi story…
From Eisner Award winning writer Mark Russell and artist Roberto Meli comes the compelling, Eisner-nominated sci-fi story…
Traveling to Mars introduces us to former pet store manager Roy Livingston, the first human to ever set foot on Mars. Roy was chosen for this unlikely mission for one simple reason: he is terminally ill and therefore has no expectation of returning. Roy is joined on his mission to Mars by Leopold and Albert, two Mars rovers equipped with artificial intelligence, who look upon the man as a sort of god. Against the backdrop of not only his waning days but those of human civilization, Roy has ample time to think about where things went wrong for both of them and what it means to be a dying god.
A riveting story of planetary exploration and of finding meaning in your final days.
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THE CRYOS
A punk rock no-wave sci-fi comic book about band life, retro time machines, and an ’80s vision of the future.
When Ana Droid and her no-wave punk band find H.G. Wells’ Time Machine in the basement of a London club that used to be a pickle factory, they leave 1982 behind and travel 1000 years into the future, where they must choose sides in the bi-oid revolution against uber-rich tech magnate Arthur Hawkes.
The Cryos is a no-wave sci-fi time travel comic book series told across a 5-issue arc. With this campaign, our goal is to raise funding to complete production and print the first 34-page issue of the story. Beyond that, our hope is that the project’s success will allow us to immediately continue production on future issues of the comic book!
This is a years-long passion project for everyone involved. It’s dedicated to visionaries Poly Styrene and Lora Logic of X-Ray Spex (and Essential Logic!) who created truly thought-provoking, perspective-shifting, and mind-expanding art. We’re asking that you join us in making this comic book series a reality.
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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.
