Chad Burdette
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.
After last week’s slight respite we are back with some new projects
Here are just a few of the projects that we feel deserve your attention and support
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:
- Star Runner: Hidden Star – 33 Days Left
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look and Support:
- Coffin Comics’ All-New La Muerta / Lady Death #1: Inferno! – 5 Days Left
- Imp King: A Queer Comedy Adventure on the High Seas! – 3 Days Left
- 21 DOWN COLLECTION – PLUS ONE! – 5 Days Left
- JAMES TYNION IV: The First Decade at BOOM! Studios – 11 Days Left
- WISE GUYZ #1 – A Mob-Themed Parody Comic Book – 6 Days Left
- Crazy Latte Thing Called Love – 7 Days Left
- STEAMROLLER MAN #1 – An Absurdly Funny Superhero Adventure! – 4 Days Left
- NSFW – Transhuman 1, 2 & 3 – Rebirth – Sci-Fi Graphic Novel – 7 Days Left
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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.
Comic Watch Coverage of Traveling To Mars:
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!
HISMWTC 1-3: And Other Tales of My Freshman Year
A young woman discovers her college professor is running an escort service. A thriller from the writer of WHITE ASH & GLARIEN
HOW I SLEPT MY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE AND OTHER TALES FROM FRESHMAN YEAR is an adult thriller comic book series from the co-creator of White Ash, The Game and Glarien.
Written by Charlie Stickney, with art by Emiliana Pinna, colors by Dearbhla Kelly, and letters by Conor Hughes, the 24 Page third issue of HISMWTC continues the story of Stephanie, an ambitious young college freshman who’s swept up into a game of cat and mouse with a brilliant professor, whom she discovers is running a high-end escort service using students as call girls. Think — House of Cards having a three-way with How To Get Away With Murder and The Girlfriend Experience.
IWF: Intergalactic Wrestling Federation – Issue #2
Tu Muerte battles ruthless adversaries, insurmountable odds, and mutated monsters in this epic retro-comic science fiction adventure!
Welcome back to the thrilling universe of the Intergalactic Wrestling Federation (IWF)! After the phenomenal success of our first Kickstarter campaign for Issue #1, we are beyond excited to bring you the next installment in this epic saga, created by the renowned horror and science fiction artist R.L. Black. Issue #2 promises to dive even deeper into the action-packed world of intergalactic wrestling, set in the year 2525 on Saturn’s moon Titan in the bustling city of New Detroit. Prepare to meet new characters and witness heart-stopping battles that will determine the fate of our hero and the entire galaxy. The stakes are higher than ever, and the plot twists will leave you on the edge of your seat.
In Issue #2, Tu Muerte, also known as Carlos Ortega, finds himself in an unimaginable predicament. His family has been captured, and their lives are in grave danger as they are used as pawns to ensure our hero’s demise in the IWF championship match at Wrestlefest 235 (CCXXXV). To save them, Tu Muerte must face the reigning champion, Metatron, in a death match for the title.
Death Transit Tanager 2
Tanager tries to rescue a young girl from the jaws of death in issue two of Karl Kerschl’s hit new sci-fi comic series.
Tanager Ray can speak to the dead. One of a handful of young women who have this strange ability, she works as a Death Transit – a ferryman for lost souls stuck between here and the afterlife.
Inspired by Metroid and Hellboy and a LOT of manga and anime, each issue of DEATH TRANSIT TANAGER is a murder mystery in space, filled with creeping dread and kinetic sci-fi action!
In this second issue of the series, Tanager races to rescue a young girl from the jaws of death!
CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF THE THREE STOOGES!
THE STOOGES MEET LOVECRAFT, CTHULHU, SHEMPSQUATCH & MORE! NEW COMICS! PLUS STOOGES SERIES 10 PROMO TRADING CARDS WITH SET PURCHASE!
Can you believe it? The Three Stooges celebrate 100 years of laughs in 2024! That’s a full century of pie fights, eye pokes, and putting smiles on the faces of kids of all ages.
AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN A PART OF THE STOOGES FAMILY FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS!
Did you know that one of our first comic books every published was The Three Stooges: The Boys Are Back #1? You didn’t? Why I oughtta! Look, knucklehead, one thing we knew from the start was how special The Boys are and how important they are to families. Everywhere we go, the one comic that always puts a smile on fans faces is The Three Stooges. Everyone remembers fondly watching them with family members and passing on their timeless joy to new generations.
The Witch Creek Road Omnibus
Collecting the first 3 arcs of Garth Matthams’s and Kenan Halilovic’s hit webtoon series into one horrific 400+ page Omnibus!
Welcome to Witch Creek Road!
This story is years in the making. Literal years. It began when I was living in Japan. I’d find myself with the occasional weekend with nothing to do, and so I did the best thing I could think of: horror movie marathons coupled with cheap pizza. It was glorious. The joys of youth, I tell ya.
It was during these weekends of bad horror and cheap pizza that I began to create my own stories.
This particular story began its life as “Vampire Cheerleaders from Hell”, and it leaned pretty heavily into the cheesy horror that filled those occasional weekends. But slowly, as I navigated from draft to draft, the tone became more serious. And slowly it became what you see before you: “Witch Creek Road”.
The Witch Creek Road Omnibus collects the first three storylines:
- Witch Creek Road Volume 1 – A survival horror about love, acceptance, death and revenge. And sexy flesh-eating demons. Yeah, it has those, too.
- Witch Creek Road Volume 2: Skinned – The story of two sisters who survive an encounter with an undead killer, only to find themselves descending into madness and murder.
- Witch Creek Road Volume 3: Infested – A paranoia-fueled story about a group of friends trying to survive the horrors (and bugs) that infest their small town.
The Ex-Wives of Frankenstein 1-3
Issue 3 of the modern reimagining of the Frankenstein mythos, told from the side of the women left to clean up the mess.
The third issue of The Ex-Wives of Frankenstein is all stitched together and ready to go.
If you haven’t seen the first two (which are very much available in catch up tiers), let me set the scene.
Three years after Victor Frankenstein and his Monster ran amok through the city and disappeared into the icy waters of the north, they are found alive, living as a gay couple in the arctic and are now returning as heroes of Reddit, Twitter and the MRA community.
This is the story of Elizabeth Frankenstein and The Bride of the Monster the day they find out they’re about to be dragged back into a hell they never asked for. Despite being pitted against each other their entire lives, they both realize no one else could understand what they are about to go through. So, they need each other now, no matter how complicated that gets.
The Dead and the Damned #1-2
A dark fantasy apocalypse set in a world where the only fate worse than death…is life.
The Dead and the Damned is a dark fantasy apocalypse set in a world that for centuries has been ravaged by a horrifying curse where all things that die return to wage war on the living. Raised by the insidious Gravehand, his four Pallbearers receive visions of their past lives that challenge their reality. Can they complete the Gravehand’s destructive conquest, or will their desires consume them first?
Equal parts sword and sorcery epic and end-times road trip, The Dead and the Damned is a Mature Readers fantasy comic featuring a sprawling cast of characters, jaw-dropping visuals, soul-wrenching drama, and darkly humorous adventure in a world where the only fate worse than death… is life.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set
The definitive hardcover collections of the original G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comics!
For the first time ever, Skybound, Hasbro, and Image Comics proudly present the definitive hardcover compendiums of the original G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO comic book series!
Lampblack #1-4: Fantasy Comic for Studio Ghibli fans!
A girl whose paintings come to life. A Deaf boy who wants to be a soldier. A story of passion, art, and war inspired by Hayao Miyazaki.
LAMPBLACK is a limited comic series written by Camille Longley with art by Pablo Peppino and letters by Joel Saavedra. It’s an oversized 8.5×11 inch landscape comic in a sweeping cinematic style. Lampblack has everything you expect in a coming-of-age story: horrifying ink monsters, wondrous forbidden magic, sign language, runaways, and a cat (of course).
Lampblack is a story of friendship, family, and war, set in a fantastical world and depicted in stunning detail. If you’re a fan of Studio Ghibli, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Sabrina, or Pokémon, you will love exploring the world of Lampblack–a place filled with strange creatures and and stranger magic.
Just Another Swamp Song – A High School Horror Comedy
A comic book about an outcast and her best friend–who happens to be an increasingly murderous swamp monster.
A 20-page one-shot written by Danny Djeljosevic and drawn by CJ Camba, Just Another Swamp Song is a pseudo-romantic horror comedy for readers who like romantic horror like Swamp Thing and The Shape of Water, but love the flavor of subversive teen comedies like Heathers, Mean Girls, and Jennifer’s Body.
Just Another Swamp Song is already a fully completed project, so once the campaign finishes we’ll be hit the ground running on getting the book out to backers.
Adrift on a Painted Sea by Tim Bird
A poignant, thoughtful graphic memoir that explores family, loss, and art through the author’s relationship with his mother.
With this campaign we’re funding the beautiful and poignant graphic novel Adrift on a Painted Sea by Tim Bird.
Fans of Avery Hill’s books will know Tim as one of our longest-standing collaborators, who has published many comics and books with us (including the British Comic Award-winning Grey Area – From The City to the Sea.)
Tim has designed some fantastic bonus items to accompany the book too, so scroll to find out more!
Sue Bird was always painting: botanical art, landscapes, still lifes, and especially the sea. She took classes, kept countless sketchbooks, and filled the house with art. From their neighborhood to their family trips, all the moments of her life were memorialized in her artwork. Throughout her life, she never sold a piece — she gave art to family and friends, and shared her work online, but never received wider recognition for her work.
This graphic novel by her son, Tim Bird, explores their family life and her creative explorations through a mix of her paintings and Tim’s comics, depicting their relationship and her life from teenagehood to her struggle with cancer at the height of the covid pandemic. After her death, this graphic novel at last showcases her work.
At its heart a book about creativity and family relationships, Adrift on a Painted Sea tells a story about the things we overlook in the people closest to us.
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.
