We here at Comic Watch want to highlight and support those projects across the various platforms, especially those projects that still need a push along with those stretch goals.
Conan the Barbarian – Colossal Edition
Days Left: 27
Boasting more than 190 pages of original art reproduced at their original size, allowing every detail to sing — every muscle, every sword, every drop of blood and bead of sweat — the book presents glorious full-color reproductions of the original art, from inked lineart to beautiful gray washes, and even vivid paintings from the Cimmerian’s comic book adventures.
Art this good needs a worthy presentation — and master designer IAN CHALGREN (as seen on Cartoon Kayfabe) pulled out all the stops, with brand-new text pieces by writer, editor, and comics historian CHRIS RYALL (Mighty Marvel Calendar Book: A Visual History), and an original introduction by ROY THOMAS, unparalleled scribe of these timeless tales of the world’s most popular barbarian.
CONAN THE BARBARIAN – COLOSSAL EDITION is divided into three sections; the first three each shine a torchlight on the work of one of the greatest sword-and-sorcery artists of all time: JOHN BUSCEMA, GIL KANE, and BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH. Each section pulls pages from the decades of incomparable artistry that filled the pages of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, KING CONAN, THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, GIANT-SIZE CONAN, SAVAGE TALES, WHAT IF, CONAN THE BARBARIAN MOVIE SPECIAL, and more!
Finally, the book concludes with an extended section of key pages by other incredible artists — some regularly associated with CONAN and some thrilling surprises, including: ART ADAMS, NEAL ADAMS, ALFREDO ALCALA, ENRIQUE ALCATENA, ERNIE CHAN, HOWARD CHAYKIN, JOE CHOIDO, TIM CONRAD, GEOF ISHERWOOD, GARY KWAPISZ, JIM LEE, ESTEBAN MAROTO, JOHN MCCREA, RUDY NEBRES, ALEX NINO, KEVIN NOWLAN, TONY SALMONS, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, ALEX TOTH, and JORGE ZAFFINO.
In collaboration with Zoop, we present two special covers of CONAN THE BARBARIAN – COLOSSAL EDITION, neither of which will be available in stores: the Zoop-Exclusive JIM LEE cover and the JOHN BUSCEMA wraparound cover, with a limited amount signed by the legendary ROY THOMAS!
Going Green
Beginning in the Pacific Northwest after the Dunn children suffer the tragic loss of their father. Instead of burying him, they go the route of an affordable new method of laying your loved ones to rest called Going Green, which composts the remains into soil as a greener alternative. Shortly after, their lives begin to change dramatically as their formerly deceased dad is reincarnated as a plant-hybrid creature. Meanwhile, a dangerous, kaiju-like hive mind comprised of the reanimated remains of the town’s deceased, is beginning to uproot as an internal battle wages within its ecosystem of conflicting personalities.
GOING GREENwill appeal to fans of genre properties such as Stranger Things or Something Is Killing The Children. This story leans into the terrifying, while also telling a story about death, second chances, and family. Intended for a mature audience, its strong themes about what it takes to keep a family together through troubling times should resonate with a variety of readers.
This is an idea we’ve been bouncing back and forth for years, and it’s one that we couldn’t let die. We love this idea, and we want to maintain ownership over it. The only way to do that is to take it direct-to-consumer, and by doing so, we are still in control of the art and the way the story is told and marketed. This is the first indie comics crowdfunder we’ve done, and we wanted to do it with the support of readers like you who believe in the project and in us and our abilities to tell this story.
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Binary Sea
YouTube’s Captain Midnight presents a supernatural tale of the sea.
Days Left: 26
Following coordinates given to them by a mysterious soothsayer, the crew of the HMS Pontus embark on the most dangerous journey of their lives. Led by the cold and calculating Captain Willett and loaded with a brig full of pirates, tensions have never been higher. On the Binary Sea, threats lurk where sailors least expect them.
This first issue of Binary Sea, The HMS Pontus has been sent on a mission that no one aboard can truly understand. On a ship filled with weary sailors, British officers, and captured pirates, something has to give. Binary Sea is a science-fiction-infused take on seafaring adventure stories.
For fans of: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Depths
A 1930s engineer gets trapped underwater for 3 years in a diving suit of his own creation. His friend searches for him against all odds.
Days Left: 11
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Gilgamesh: Eternal #1-3 The Complete Series
The world’s first story comes to its epic conclusion in the 3rd and final issue of this popular fantasy-action comic series!
Days Left: 6
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the world’s oldest story, dating back almost five millennia. But Gilgamesh’s dilemma is something that remains relevant today and always will. How can you live peacefully after you’ve been confronted by your own mortality?
- Gilgamesh Eternal #1, Gilgamesh travels to the Cedar Forest with his love, Enkidu, to conquer the giant Humbaba. With the help of some benevolent gods, they vanquish the beast and return home to a hero’s welcome. Unfortunately, a jealous goddess had more than monsters in store for them.
- Gilgamesh: Eternal #2 finds the city of Uruk shattered and Gilgamesh lost to the unknown wilderness. He searches the ends of the Earth for the wisdom of Utnapishtim the Immortal, for Enkidu was his equal and exact opposite, and if Enkidu can be killed — what does that mean for Gilgamesh? Meanwhile, Shamhat, a high-priestess to Inanna and Gilgamesh’s closest companion, is elected King Regent of Ur
- Gilgamesh: Eternal #3, the fate of Sumer hangs in the balance as armies march to Uruk’s door and Gilgamesh shows no sign of return. He journeys with Urshanabi the Ferryman beyond the borders of the natural world. Perhaps he has found the answer to his mortality, but will he reach it in time, and, more importantly, what price will he pay?uk in his absence. A political pawn amidst gods, Shamhat must navigate celestial ambitions while campaigning for peace amongst her people.
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Dracula The Return: Cult of The White Worm Books #1 and #2
Dacre Stoker, the great grand nephew of Bram Stoker, along with co-writer Chris McAuley and art team Chris Geary & Matt Soffe make a triumphant return with publishers Scratch Comics and the second installment of this historic and authentic continuation of the classic novel.
Days Left: 16
After a hugely successful first issue the Great Grand Nephew of Bram Stoker, Dacre Stoker and his crack creative team of co writer and co creator Chris McAuley along with artists Chris Geary, David Hitchcock and Matt Soffe make a return with the second installment of the official comic book sequel to Bram Stoker’s classic novel “Dracula”
Gothic horror fans are in for a real treat this year as the Stokerverse expands the Dracula Mythos and introduces new characters from the history of gothic and pulp horror, reimagined as if Bram Stoker had written them.
Our surviving band of heroes from issue #1 begin to suspect that not all is well and although they have put an end to the threat of Dracula himself, his legacy continues with other creatures of the night still threatening England and perhaps even the world.
Little do they know that the Lord of Vampires has returns to our realm and is seeking the most hideous revenge on those who dared to thwart his plans… and he’s not alone either!
This book is the only official comic book sequel to Bram Stoker’s Dracula written by a member of the Stoker Family!
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Lost Children of Andromeda: The Arrival
The awakening of humanity begins…just as the world starts to end
Days Left: 12
The year is 2040…Twelve years before the projected apocalypse. A team of scientists contracted by the military known as The Andromeda Project are tracking the arrival of an alien energy from another galaxy. Lead on that project are two rivals, Captain Nicolas Delemar and Professor Patrick Adams. No one knows how the energy will arrive and what damage it could do to the planet, so Patrick has worked diligently to create protection mechanisms at the projected site of the landing, Cumberland Falls, Kentucky.
Allister Adams, a boy with the curiosity and fear of any seven-year old, has accompanied his dad, Patrick, to his workplace at Andromeda Power, the nearby plant. In this story, we are plunged into the lingering aftermath of a severe thunderstorm. We feel a young boy’s angst and a protective parent’s uncertainty in lines like, “Storms aren’t meant to hurt us. That’s just Mother Nature telling us how she feels.” But the violence in the sky feels anything but natural. Something is coming that will change Earth forever. Could it be the beginning of the end?
It soon becomes clear that courage will be the only light that can lead Allister and his dad. And even that may not be enough to survive
Already a successful sci-fi book series, The Arrival is the first official comic book from the Lost Children of Andromeda universe. This story follows Allister Adams, the main character of the LCOA series, as we learn the origins of his abilities and the apocalypse. A catastrophic superstorm threatens the unsuspecting citizens of Cumberland Falls, sending Allister and his father Patrick on the run in hopes of survival.
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Previously featured campaigns still running and unfunded:
- Everyday Fears: A Slice-of-life Horror Comic Anthology – 5 Days Left
- Slice of Life – Anime Action Adventure #1 – 20 Days Left
- BLOODSMITH: We Hunt Nightmares Issue 1 & 2 – 7 Days Left
- Don’t Push The Red Button: A 100 Page Anthology – 11 Days Left
- The Good, The Bad, and The Prehistoric – Issues 1 & 2 – 2 Days Left
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look:
- THE HUNTERS – 6 Days Left
- DRACULA VOLUME 1: THE IMPALER – 5 Days Left
- BÉLA LUGOSI: THE MAN BEHIND THE CAPE – 5 Days Left
- Jacques and the Great Art Theft – 11 Days Left
- MASAAKI NINOMIYA’S GANNIBAL HORROR MANGA SERIES – 11 Days Left
- So Buttons: Film School – 5 Days Left
- Gourmand Go: A Cannibal Space Opera Graphic Novel – 3 Days Left
- Diary of Dread Horror Magazine for Mature Audiences – 19 Days Left
- Bixby Grant: Fangs & Brimstone #1 – A Supernatural Mystery – 4 Days Left
- Human Hunters Issue 4 – 11 Days Left
Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie/Interdimensional Hitwoman
Take Jessica Jones, Deadpool and Doom Patrol and blend – and you get supernatural gun-for-hire, Cabra Cini!
Days Left: 12
he New Cabra Cini Issues! –
Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #4 Concludes Cabra’s first 4-Issue Mini-Series and features Cabra versus White Out. And Cabra’s sins come back to haunt her in the shape of her former ‘pet’ werewolf, El Hombre Lobo, and the Infinite Dimension’s The Rook…
. Cabra Cini: Interdimensional Hitwoman #0: Extra-Sized Issue featuring two stories:
7-page flashback story taking place before the Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman Mini-Series, in which Cabra takes on villain Demonicus and his horde of zombies – but there may be a greater threat in play!
20-Page main story set after the Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman series and forming the Prelude to the forthcoming Cabra Cini/Geek-Girl Crossover. Drug-dealer Jacob Trencher has been robbed, shot and left for dead – but using his occult magik he has survived: and hired Cabra Cini to find the person responsible and take care of things… which is going to put Cabra on a collision course with ‘It girl’ turned Superheroine Geek-Girl, as that person is a member of Geek-Girl’s new Super-Team!
THE EY3K0N ANTHOLOGY!
100 Pages! 25 Comic Creators! 10 EY3K0NS! 1 New World Unlike Any Other!
Days Left: 20
This 100-plus-page collection is brought to you by acclaimed comic book creators Tom (Spider-Girl) DeFalco, Adam (X-Force) Pollina, Ron (The Mighty Thor) Frenz, Blake (Everglade Angels) Northcott, and Alessandro (Tear Us Apart) Micelli, Siya (LolaXOXO) Oum, and Fernando (Archie) Ruizas, Pat (Untold Tales of Spider-man) Oliffe, Rick (Uncanny X-Men) Leonardi, Guiseppe (Executive Assistant Iris) Cataro and Richard (Hip Flask:Unnatural Selection) Starkings as well as tomorrow’s superstars, A.K.A., Kewber (Red Sonja) Baal and Carlos Tron to name a few!
Where the line between the real and virtual worlds has become broken and blurred. Where chaos and conflicts in our world have mind-altering ramifications in the other!
Five minutes from now…Nations have crumbled to corruption, corporations to greed, and global society to deadly indifference. Into the void once called “civilization” have stepped the EY3KONS – ten powerful voices seeking to lead a lost generation.
While their hope and hubris have captured the attention of the world, the EY3K0NS will have to put aside their differences to wage a war against the mysterious AGENCY in an impossible effort to determine the final fate of all Humanity.
PAWN #1 | A Deadly Living Tale
Hidden away in the Saltlands, the assassin known as Pawn steps into the light, when presented with the one thing that can set him free.
Step into a mesmerizing world beyond your wildest dreams – The Deadly Living Universe! This captivating realm is a treasure trove of enchantment, concealed right beneath our very feet, where imagination knows no bounds. PAWN is the first story spinning out of this world, as we explore this magical adventure filled with fantastical creatures, and assassins with unparallelled skills.
Introducing PAWN. A former assassin for The Council, the immortal elders who act as the central governing body of the magical world. Two squads serve The Council–
The Specters who are the front men. The heroes who save the day both in our world and theirs.
Born to a clan of the Sunae, a race of people with fox like traits, Pawn was abandoned because of a familial curse that gave him eyes as black as the night sky and birthmarks that cover his entire body. Pawn numbed his pain by working for The Council, eliminating their opponents and executing their will.
But after being consumed by the guilt and death caused by his actions, he decided to escape with the help of his friends Six and Mellow. A pair of scholars, each with their own unique skill set. In doing this, Pawn had to kill several of his own set members, branding him a traitor. Pawn retreated to the Saltlands, a place where magic is dampened and he could hide from The Council to live out the rest of his days in isolation. That is until Six does the unthinkable and steals a powerful artifact from the Council. With a new assassin coming after his friends, Pawn is forced out of hiding and will do everything in his power to protect the only people he calls family.
Lili the Demoness Ch. 7: Black Miracles pt.2
Lili’s quest for redemption continues in this all new supernatural action comic. **Contains Nudity & Sexual Content.
FUTURE TALES Graphic Novel
A creative reimagining of classic fairy tales set in a cyberpunk post-apocalyptic world.
Once upon a time… the world ended.
No one knew where they came from or what they wanted, but they took everything. They called themselves the World Order Liberation Force or W.O.L.F. We fought back as best we could…
The survivors now live in three hidden underground cities, each run by a resistance leader, ex-cops colloquially known as “The Three Pigs.”
Now we fight to survive… We fight for our happily ever after.
Thus starts chapter one of FUTURE TALES, a creative reimagining of classic fairy tales set in a cyberpunk post-apocalyptic world. Beloved characters like you’ve never seen them before. Their stories interweave and inform each other to create a larger narrative, all leading to the thrilling final chapter.
This exciting new universe bursts onto the scene in a 100-page graphic novel this October. An interconnected sci-fi anthology for all ages. Eight chapters, each focusing on a well-known fairy tale with a twist…
More than just a spectacular collection of sci-fi stories, FUTURE TALES is a fully realized world with each interconnected chapter informing and building on the last. WELCOME TO FUTURE TALES.
Nightmare Theater 3D: The Final Chapter – Horror Anthology
A scary big book starring monsters, demons, Lovecraftian terrors, slashers and more. This time… it’s personal… and in gory 3-D!
Days Left: 19
Link: Nightmare Theater 3D: The Final Chapter – Horror Anthology
B-Sides | Comic Volume #1
Explore the characters of Sidetown in a new original comic series inspired by music and film.
B-Sides is an original comic book series, drawing influence from music, film and street culture.
Centered on a dive bar in counter-cultural Sidetown, B-Sides explores the lives of characters living their best, dysfunctional lives away from the mainstream and the bright lights of the glamorous side of town.
Volume 1 is packed with long and short form tales from the cast of B-Sides. Some of our residents are more famous than others… Keep your eyes peeled for real-life artists! Scan QR codes in the comic to access pop-up animated scenes.
And there, you’ll meet a friendly bunch of equally rare gems all living their best life and working hard to make that life even better.
They’re a curious bunch of misfits, dreamers, and schemers who look out for each other and look after each other.
At the center of it all is the B-Sides bar, the beating heart and soul of Sidetown, run by Gus, the barman, who lives in an old airstream in the parking lot. In front of the bar, on their bench, you’ll usually find Slippery Kev and his mate, Sketch – a Riff Rat. With their own speakeasy under the floorboards, The Riff Rats live among the other residents in their own, rat-sized world.
There’s a regular open mic night at the bar hosted by the slightly irregular Open Mike, who gets his name from being, well, open, too open… Next door is the vinyl record exchange, Sounds Good, run by the couple Sheena and Debs, who also run Sounds Good Radio from the back of the store.
On the other side of the bar is Bodhi’s Taco truck where you can get the best tacos in town, that is unless ‘surf’s up’, then Bodhi and his sous chef Nacho are nowhere to be seen.
Across the road is the Sideview Guesthouse, which was famous in the 60s as a musicians’ hangout and still attracts ‘name’ bands when they’re playing in LA. On one side of the Guesthouse is a recently developed office building which looks ideal for startups, on the other side is a rundown building ‘owned’ by the ever industrious Riff Rats.
Check out B-Sides, it’s a dusty, precious gem that’s ready to shine.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness
The best-selling role-playing game is back, in beautiful full color with new art by TMNT creators Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and more!
This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Kickstarter campaign features a relaunch of the original TMNT role-playing game and sourcebooks, sought-after collector items that have enthralled generations since their release in 1985 as one of the first licensed TMNT products.
They are returning to print as two, officially licensed, deluxe hardcover collections of the RPG and all sourcebooks. Each is completely remastered, includes rules clarifications, and is updated to full color. Bonus material includes an array of new artwork, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes info and art, remembrances, and tributes by renowned comic book and RPG creators Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Freddie E. Williams II, Sophie Campbell, Jim Lawson, Ciro Nieli, David Petersen, Steven Cummings, Ramon K. Perez, and many more.
RISE – A Superhero Drama & Subversion of The Hero’s Journey
What does it take to rise from MAN to SUPERMAN?
Days Left: 22
Link: RISE – A Superhero Drama & Subversion of The Hero’s Journey
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ONE BITE AT A TIME: A Hardcover Art Book Celebrating Process
An oversized, hardcover, art book featuring 250+ pgs of behind-the-scenes art and design spanning two decades from Prof. Ryan Claytor
Days Left: 19
Link: ONE BITE AT A TIME: A Hardcover Art Book Celebrating Process
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Blazing Blade of Frankenstein 1-3
Sword & sorcery meets gothic horror, with Mary Shelley’s monster cast as a wandering barbarian. This issue: Frankenstein vs. Cthulhu!
In a world of magic and mystery, darkness and doom, a lone hero strides the plains of fantasy. Man, monster, and myth, he is life born of science–created from death itself.
He is Frankenstein.
And the fate of a universe rests in his hand
Our series is a direct sequel to FRANKENSTEIN, picking up immediately after the events of Mary Shelley’s novel. This is the monster as Shelley wrote him: intelligent and sensitive, with super-human speed and strength. No Boris Karloff grunting and shambling here…
But don’t worry! You don’t need to have read the novel first, but if you’re a fan, there are plenty of nods to the source material.
BLAZING BLADE OF FRANKENSTEIN is an episodic graphic novel that casts Mary Shelley’s monster as a wandering barbarian fighting for the fate of a savage land.
Written and lettered by Clay Adams (PRODIGAL SON, DREAMQUEST, RED XMAS) with art by Mick Beyers (WHITE ASH, DREAMQUEST, ROYO CHEEKS), colors by Julio Rojas (NIGHTMARE THEATER, DREAMQUEST) and edits by former Marvel and DC editor Frank Pittarese, issue 3 is 32 pages of sword & sorcery, loosely inspired by Robert E. Howard’s Queen of the Black Coast–but with a heaping helping of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu added to the mix.
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Unicorn: Vampire Hunter #1-7
Two new issues of the fantasy comic about a unicorn who hunts vampires (with his horn, duh).
The perfect vampire hunter is a unicorn….and he’s facing his toughest challenge yet. Over the past few years we have successfully funded issues #1-5 of Unicorn: Vampire Hunter, and now we are back on Kickstarter to fund issues #6 and #7, which will start the second story arc of the series!
Unicorn: Vampire Hunter is a fantasy adventure comic about a curious young woman, a wise wizard, and a unicorn with a penchant for killing vampires. It is a heartfelt story about friendship, love, and finding purpose in an unpredictable world.
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Star Noir: Book Two
A 1940’s detective teams up with a grey alien to stop a shapeshifter killing LAPD officers in Central Station.
L.A. Noire meets The X-Files. Star Noir is a 6-Part detective story following Homicide Detective Alan Miller and his grey alien partner Ellis Tate as they travel across 1940’s Los Angeles to find an elusive shapeshifter killing officers in Central Station.
It mixes the haunting sci-fi of The X-Files with the grit and tone of noir books like James Ellroy’s The Big Nowhere. It has the snappy dialogue of The Big Sleep, and depicts a stylized 1940’s Los Angeles as seen in movies like Chinatown and L.A. Confidential.
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The Tomb of Baalberith V2
With a NOD to the EC horror titles from the 50’s
Current Funding: $4,339
Funding Goal: $5,000
Days Left: 6
Link: The Tomb of Baalberith V2
Mark McKenna here, you may know me from the 38+ years of comic creating and 1,000+ comics I’ve worked on for Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse. Six years ago, I launched an art studio called Virtual Inks Inc (VII) as a way to collaborate with up and coming comic book artists and writers to explore fun, new stories. The first product of VII was The Tomb of Baalberith, a collection of short horror stories centered around three terrifying monsters that wreak havoc in the name of their demon overlord, Baalberith. I came up with the idea originally as a homage to the old EC comics titles, Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. Baalberith has developed some of its own unique roots stemming from those beloved horror stories. It’s now six years later and I’m collaborating with a whole new crew of talent to create The Tomb of Baalberith V2!
The Tomb of Baalberith V2 introduces some of the most vile horror creations that I’ve ever had the (un)fortunate displeasure to make acquaintances with. I’ve decided to reduce the length of the comic book from 48 to 32 glorious black & white pages, but they are as gruesome and eye-popping as ever!
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That’s a wrap for this week from us, 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.