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.
Zoop Platform Funding
Who Killed Nessie?
Every year, legendary creatures from all over the world gather for an annual convention. But never has there been a murder.
Lindsay Grockle, a skeptical, rational young woman, agreed to be the manager of an isolated hotel in the Great Lakes to get over a terrible break-up that left her with zero self-confidence. Her partner was romantic, whimsical, a believer. And she kept telling him there were no such things as fairies. She arrives to find the former manager on his way out of the door, as if he’d been freed from a terrible burden. The rest of the staff have all elected to go on leave this weekend.
Every year, Lindsay is told, the cryptids gather here for their annual convention. But never has there been a murder. Suddenly, they can’t trust each other. They’ve locked the doors and prevented all external communication. The only person they can agree on to solve this mystery is Lindsay.
The creative team of Paul Cornell and Racheal Smith sat down with Comic Watch for an interview about the campaign currently running on Zoop
OUTCASTS
Days Left: 19
OUTCASTS is a gritty sci-fi/action story about Aaron, a former super-soldier afflicted with chronic asthma, who is cast out of the covert government program that created him. Armed with his specialized Battlehaler, Aaron takes to the streets as a vigilante, seeking redemption. His quest for reinstatement leads him to uncover a deep-rooted conspiracy that threatens to unravel the very fabric of his society.
Get ready for the next dope sci-fi story from Stone Harbor Comics, OUTCASTS, a gritty action series that’s all about knowing your worth. Meet Aaron, a former super-soldier and candidate of the Pinnacle Task Force, who, despite being their best, was cast out due to the development of his “imperfection” – chronic asthma, a side effect of the very procedure meant to enhance him. Never accepting his fate, Aaron becomes a vigilante with the aid of his high-tech Battlehaler, half staff, half inhaler. He now takes on the city’s worst by night while pretending to be just another office drone by day. But when a sinister plot surfaces, involving military-grade weapons and a vengeful inventor set on chaos, Aaron and his estranged friend Imara are thrust into an alliance to save the city he swore to protect.
Growing up with asthma, this project holds a special place in my heart. I was never a fan of the stereotypical representation of people who have asthma in storytelling. We’re always the nerdy, weak kid who can’t take the pressure. My goal is to help flip that depiction completely on its head. That’s why OUTCASTS isn’t just another comic book to me. It’s a story about not giving up, about fighting for your place in the world, even when the world doesn’t want to give you one.
This campaign is geared towards completing the first chapter in the series, which is an introduction to Aaron and his vigilantism on full display. It’s a blended style between Manga and Western comics with its black and white pages and splashes of color for heightened moments. With your help, we can bring this epic tale to life. We’re talking big battles, heart-stopping moments, and a story that’ll stick with you long after you’re done. But we need your support to make it happen. This is your chance to jump on board with something special, to help us shake up the sci-fi scene with a story about beating the odds and finding your purpose against all obstacles.
Let’s make OUTCASTS happen together. Chip in, spread the word, and let’s show everyone that anyone can don the cape, asthma and all!
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Time Breakers: The Collection
Days Left: 5
Veteran comics artist Chris Weston is collecting his creator owned book Time Breakers for the first time ever! The entire run of this mini series, originally for the DC Comics Imprint Helix, is presented as a gorgeous hardcover featuring a brand new cover, character designs, process art, and lots more!This all-new collection is dedicated to Weston’s co-creator and series writer, the late Rachel Pollack.
BARBARIC: Join the horde!
by Vault Comics
FREE first issue of the new Barbaric: Born in Blood, plus exclusive loot for our biggest, baddest fans.
FREE first issue of the new Barbaric: Born in Blood, plus exclusive loot for our biggest, baddest fans.
Barbaric fans rejoice! To celebrate the upcoming release of BORN IN BLOOD — the newest arc of Vault Comic’s smash-hit Barbaric — we’re sharing FREE early digital access to the full issue, delivered straight to your email inbox. A twisted new villain, the secret of Owen’s past, and more of the pulse-pounding axe-wielding action and comedy you crave…but the adventure doesn’t stop there!
The larger this Zoop horde grows, the more treasures we all unlock. That’s right, MORE digital comics, MORE exclusive behind-the-scenes art, and MORE goodies direct from creators Michael Moreci and Nathan Gooden! Not to mention, the first followers to join up get their pick of our library and access to a limited number of special gifts (see our “Horde Rewards” section for more details). So, sign up early to get your pick of the spoils!
Last, for those barbarians with the most refined tastes, we’re offering an extremely limited run of exclusive Barbaric loot, available first right here on Zoop. Once the campaign ends, these Zoop exclusives disappear. So if you see something you like, grab it before someone else does… It’s the barbarian way!
A Good Sport
by Soizick Jaffre
A Good Sport is a graphic memoir from French cartoonist Soizick Jaffre.
A Good Sport is a graphic memoir written and drawn by French cartoonist Soizick Jaffre, detailing her participation in the 2018 Gay Games, her lifelong love of athletics, and her own personal search for freedom. This memoir is visually rich with Jaffre’s colorful, expressive illustration style that runs the gamut from realistic portrayal to eye-popping surrealism. A Good Sport deftly balances both personal and world history to paint a picture of feminist triumph and queer self-determination.
Jaffre’s journey takes her from the beaches of France to the streets of Saigon, from the cafes of Tel Aviv to the bowling alleys of America. Along the way we learn some of the history of the Gay Games and their origins in Olympian Tom Waddell’s fight against discrimination. We also see how the Games provide a gathering point for a world of queer athletes whose drive to compete is also an expression of their personal struggles for equal rights in their home countries. Throughout A Good Sport, Jaffre makes the connection between one’s right to participate in a chosen sport and the “game of freedom” that we all must play to become our best selves.
A Good Sport is a full-color trade paperback over 150 pages in length, published by award-winning imprint Stacked Deck Press. It features an introduction by cartoonist and comics scholar Justin Hall and a foreword by Gay Games organizer Pascale Reinteau. A Good Sport has something to inspire, inform, and delight readers from all walks of life.
Ezra; Earths Last Hope A Sci-Fi Superhero Comic
Previously featured campaigns still running and unfunded:
- Wish Upon a Star – 2 Days Left
- George Smith: Paranormal Investigator of the PNW – 2 Days Left
- A Flag to Fly #2 (Sword in the Stone meets GoT) – 2 Days Left
- MEMPHIS vs. ZOMBIES #1 – 3 Days Left
- Seven Dead Stars: A Universe Begins – 6 Days Left
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look:
- Coins of Judas – Collected Editions – 7 Days Left
- DMdouble Comics Round 2 – 2 Days Left
- Geek-Girl: Identity Crisis – 2 Days Left
- Cherry’s Jubilee Collection by Underground Legend Larry Welz – 2 Days Left
- SENTINEL ISSUE 15: “WOLFRIDERS” – 3 Days Left
- Sheffield Holmes – The Adventure of the Errant Slipper – 12 Days Left
- Scales: Issue 1-This trip to Galli –5 Days Left
- MARY SHELLEY’S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS: ORIGINS 2 Comic –5 Days Left
- Final Boss stage #4 :Forgotten Desert – 5 Days Left
- Craig Yoe’s Woman & Man+ Underground Comix – 5 Days Left
- HOMESTEAD: A Native American/Western Werewolf Graphic Novel – 2 Days Left
- White Ash 1-7 plus Lillian’s 1st Time – 11 Days Left
S.H.A.G.: Crisis in PR!
It’s Avengers-meets-Parks and Rec in this graphic novel about SHAG, a super hero team dealing with a PR crisis!
The Super Heroes of America Guild are facing a Crisis in PR!
After a series of incidents turns public opinion against SHAG, they seek help in the form of PR expert extraordinaire: Molly Moran!
But it won’t be easy for them, as a figure operating in the shadows is orchestrating their downfall, the team themselves aren’t great at public speaking, and they still have super villains to deal with! And did we mention, Molly is dating Tanner Phillips, who is secretly team leader, Solar-Max? We didn’t? Well, spoilers! Sorry!
It’s the Avengers meets Parks and Rec in this superhero workplace comedy, written and illustrated by Justin Pearson, with color and design assists by Amanda Brewer and James Lloyd-Knox.
S.H.A.G. is a 100-page graphic novel, rated T for teen. Nothing worse than you’d see/hear in a Marvel or, I dunno, Austin Powers movie. Light swears, mild violence, and plenty of “suggestive” “themes.
LOBSTAR AND KID CLAW
LOBSTAR AND KID CLAW! MAINE’S DOWNEAST DUO! Protecting the pine tree state from evil!
LOBSTAR AND KID CLAW! MAINE’S DOWNEAST DUO!
Protecting the pine tree state from evil!
A hero for Maine! A comic that parents can share with their kids! That’s the idea behind LOBSTAR AND KID CLAW! This is a fun 8 page full color action comic for young readers, and fans of classic science fiction hero comics! If you love old-school golden and silver age comics with classic heroes and vintage color techniques then LOBSTAR AND KID CLAW is the book for you!
A fun collectible from vacationland, and a great way to introduce your family to the joy of reading comics!
There’s a limited number of rewards for this campaign, a digital download of the comic, a physical copy of the comic mailed to you, a copy of the comic with a copy of my 2023 sketchbook called INKITUP, and a bundle of three copies of the comic with the sketchbook. I’m also offering commission drawings in pencil, or fully inked! I’m also offering a very limited reward for the ultimate collector, you can have me draw a one of a kind, eight page, hand made comic featuring my characters! Jump in now, grab a reward and help us hit goal!
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CULT OF THE LAMB: THE FIRST VERSE | An All-New Graphic Novel
Herald the coming of the CULT OF THE LAMB in a heretical new graphic novel – powered by the infernal glory of Oni Press.
Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels for more than 25 years, and indie video game giant Devolver Digital are proud to present CULT OF THE LAMB: THE FIRST VERSE – the first-ever graphic novel inspired by the deviously horrifying video game phenomenon CULT OF THE LAMB, developed by Massive Monster.
Reaching deep into the sprawling cosmology and diabolic cast of characters that populates the many realms of the beloved, millions-selling video game hit that has reaped fans and followers worldwide, witness the coming of Lamb’s first flock anew with this limited-time Oni Premium Direct campaign – powered by the infernal glory of Oni Press and packed with highly limited and exclusive editions of CULT OF THE LAMB’s heretical comic book debut.
eading CULT OF THE LAMB’s quest to be forever ensconced into the annals of the comic book deviance is acclaimed writer Alex Paknadel (Image’s All Against All, Marvel’s Red Goblin) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Troy Little (Oni’s Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons, IDW’s Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas), who have battled both man and fate for the privilege of stewarding the Lamb’s first graphic chronicle.
Also joining our flock: Throughout this 30-day carnival of orgiastic excess, you’ll discover – or see revealed before thy unbelieving eyes – new and exclusive contributions from many fellow followers of CULT OF THE LAMB’s intoxicating thrall, including CULT OF THE LAMB key artist and character designer Carles Dalmau (Soma), Eisner Award nominee Troy Little (Rick and Morty Vs. Dungeons & Dragons), acclaimed cover artist Juan Gedeon (DC: The Jurassic League), and more yet to be unveiled.
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LXT: Lux X Tenebris
The Role Playing Card fighting game!
Days Left: 12
The Playable card game. The base card game can be played – single player, head to head or as a group! 5 different game play modes will be included in the instructions.
Game set comes with 12 cards (18 with stretch goal) 2 large game dice, and 6 small counter dice.
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Pistol Shrimp #1 & 2
Help us fund the first two issues of this Action/Comedy under the sea adventure!
Days Left: 9
Pistol Shrimp is an action/comedy comic book series that takes place under the sea. It follows a gun slinging shrimp who is on a quest to find his wife after a disaster separates them. It’s a comic that wants to make you laugh.
Written by Charlie McFarland with illustrations by Luis Morocho, colors by Antonio Ramos-Wong and letters by Buddy Beaudoin. It is intended to be a long running series that features gun violence and some blood. It is not intended for ages 12 and under.
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Trample: One-Shot!
Inspired by a ridiculously true story, this 32-page one-shot adventure follows one mother’s quest for VENGEANCE.
Days Left: 11
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MONTE CRISTO, A Graphic Novel Of Elegant Revenge
By Jordan Mechner, creator of the Prince of Persia video game legacy, and illustrator Mario Alberti.
Days Left: 9
After nearly 20 years in a remote island military prison, Sam is given a code by his ailing mentor that turns out to be worth billions in secret account balances — enough to live a life despite the past or one that confronts the injustices that put him in a hole head-on. Sam chooses the latter. But if he learned anything in prison, it was how to assemble a plan worth executing, no matter how long it may take.
With a cast of political jockeys and cavalier profiteers, the system will become not only the arena but the jaws of the trap itself…
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Wail – A One-Shot Horror Comic by Richard Fairgray
People wonder why ghosts wail, but Beth knows the answer. A new horror from the artist & co-creator of Shed.
Days Left: 4
People wonder why ghosts wail, but Beth knows the answer…
A haunting new comic one-shot from Richard Fairgray – the co-writer and artist of Blue Fox Comics ‘Shed’.
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The Sentinels Silver-Age First Issue!!
From the Back Issue Bin of a Parallel Universe comes the first issue in the ostensibly long running series, The Sentinels
Days Left: 12
What if there had been three large superhero comic publishing companies since the 1940s? DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Standard Comics. What comics did you miss?
Imagine yourself at the news stand back in 1962 and you see a copy of Standard Comics’ The Sentinels #1!! Well, now you can actually buy a copy!!
The Sentinels’ form in response to the attack on the United Nations Headquarters in New York by the Simian Savant, CYBORILLA!!
Although I’ve been publishing issues of The Sentinels for a while now, they’ve all been set in the Bronze Age of Comics. This time, it’s the team’s “first” appearance — in the Silver Age style!! Featuring a 15-page origin story, plus an 8-page never-before-published story from the archives!!
In addition to the story, this issue is bursting with extras!! First of all, it’s available in two versions: MINT and VINTAGE. Take your pick (or get both!).
With art by the talented duo of Brendon and Brian Fraim, and colorist/letterer Fish Lee, this baby should be viewed as the Standard Comics version of Brave and the Bold #28, or The Avengers #1! Or our own Sensational 7 #1.
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Dune: Part Two – The Official Movie Graphic Novel
The official graphic novel of Legendary’s critically acclaimed motion picture, Dune: Part Two.
Days Left: 11
Following the Dune: Part One graphic novel (successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2021), Dune: Part Two will continue to explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Adapting the acclaimed classic novel Dune by Frank Herbert to film by Denis Villeneuve are the creative graphic novel team from Part One: writer Lilah Sturges (Lumberjanes), and artists Drew Johnson (Godzilla Dominion), Zid (Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted), and Niezam. The graphic novel also features an all-new introduction by Dune authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
The Kickstarter-exclusive Dune: Part Two graphic novel is presented in a stunning, oversized (7.4″x11.3″), with a matte finish, spice melange gilded edges, and a deluxe hardcover featuring cover art once again by the legendary Bill Sienkiewicz and interiors by Drew Johnson and Zid. The book is approximately 120 pages and features the likenesses of the all-star cast including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, with Stellan Skarsgård, with Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.
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I TOOK A HAMMER TO HELL #3 (#1 & #2 Available too)
Brutal ACTION revenge comic about a regular man travelling through hell to KILL the Devil!
Days Left: 33
Jake made deal with the devil for his eternal soul (original I know, but wait till you read it, this is VERY different) but instead of waiting till his time is up or trying to wiggle out of the agreement, he goes to Hell WILLINGLY!
Why on Earth would someone do this?!… Well, he has only one goal in mind.
With nothing more than a MASSIVE hammer duck taped to his hand, Jake is going to kill the devil!
This comic has action, it has gore…but it also has a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
So, F#@K REDEMPTION…EMBRACE VENGENCE!
You won’t be disappointed!
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Death’s Kiss: A Supernatural Romance Comic for Readers 18+
Where death meets desire, their impossible love story begins… An NSFW comic with sex, love, and a tragic destiny. Drawn by Yishan Li.
Days Left: 24
Does forbidden romance turn you on?
? Got a soft spot for star-crossed lovers?
? Prefer to keep your porn classy?
Then have we got a comic book for you!
Death’s Kiss will make you swoon, sigh, and cry out with pleasure. This robust and beautiful story penned by a New York Times and multiple USA Today bestselling author working under a pseudonym has been brought to life scene-by-scene in this special edition with gorgeous drawings from a top artist.
The best part? These books are 100% complete and ready to print once the campaign is over.
Death’s Kiss is filled with reapers, psychopomps (mythological creatures who escort newly deceased souls to the afterlife), and other unseen supernatural beings that shift seamlessly between this reality and the next.
They have evolved with the changing world, becoming something beyond human lore. As servants of Death, they are bound to the shadows, unseen by the living and forbidden from lingering or forming attachments, especially with mortals.
It is within this world that our lovers somehow, impossibly, find one another, blurring the lines between life and death, challenging the very rules of existence, and rewriting the destinies of any who dare to love?.
***The comic is available in ENGLISH and in FRENCH and so are SK Prince’s books. You will be allowed to choose language when you fill out your survey.
La bande dessinée est disponible en ANGLAIS et en FRANÇAIS, tout comme les livres de SK Prince. Vous serez autorisé à choisir la langue lorsque vous remplirez votre sondage de Kickstarter. ****
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Gunpunch! A new graphic novel from Fernando Pinto
Who knew being a superhero could suck this much?
Days Left: 10
Hi Everyone! Fernando Pinto here. I’m the creator of Gunpunch, and I’m super excited to welcome you to our campaign.
My favorite comics and cartoons have always been the odd chapters.
Remember that episode of Dragon Ball Z where Goku takes his driving test? Or that issue of Hitman where he meets Superman and they talk about life (Right before Hitman goes back to killing people). When the fantastic meets the ordinary, and the absurdity of both gets called on and expounded to fun (And sometimes hilarious) results.
That’s where this book lives. A story of a regular man who after having the worst day of his life hooks up with a mysterious girl and now has superpowers well beyond his wildest dreams. Thing is, being a superhero when you’re not that good at it, kinda sucks. Especially when your paycheck is proportional to how many evil aliens you can dispose of in a week. And you thought making this month’s rent was hard before.
I first came up with the idea for this comic when I was around 13 years old. The idea of Alien Races coming to earth and a regular guy having to deal with all of this just seemed so interesting to me at the time. Then in adulthood, I realized that no matter what’s going on in the world you still have to go to work and pay your rent. Mix that up with our reactions to social media, a healthy serving of humor and cursing, and you get GUNPUNCH.
Evan had an alright life. A job he didn’t mind. And a long-distance girlfriend he was pretty fond of. “Had” being the operative word here.
Now, after losing his job and his girl on the same day, a chance hookup with a mysterious girl turns him into GUNPUNCH, Earth’s last hope against the invasion the evil shape-shifting Draxans are plotting on our planet.
Or at least that’s what he believes.
Also, it sounds way more glamorous than it actually is.
To be honest, Evan is not that psyched about it. But at least his recruiters, the United Planets Coalition, pay alright. Kinda. Look, he really needs a gig.
Armed with a high-tech symbiotic armor grafted onto his body, Evan will try to eliminate all Draxans in his path, before they can take over every human being’s body on this planet and complete their invasion.
His sister D, the alien holo-construct Nell, Bob the criminal, Dee’s friend Stace, and a few more “colorful” characters will be along for the ride helping Evan out. Not that he asked any of them, but you know, they’re kind of around I guess.
Through all of it, Evan will have to deal with the city’s reaction to their new hero, the huge expectations of this new mission, his old boss Alice Magnus, and with the fact that maaaaaaybe they didn’t really tell him the whole truth when they picked him for the job.
He will also get beat up. A lot.
This book also started in its current incarnation as a webcomic during the pandemic, when just focusing on creating, writing, coloring and lettering brought me joy in a time of uncertainty. I hope when you read it, it can do the same for you as we keep diving further and further into the craziness of modern life.
The book itself is about halfway done. I’m inking the last chapter, and then it’s off to color and lettering
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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.