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.
Below is a brief synopsis of the project; for more details and to support the projects, click on the link to the campaign page.
Lost Children of Andromeda: The Arrival
The awakening of humanity begins…just as the world starts to end
Days Left: 28
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 succesful 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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Pink Midnight Presents: Barber Psychic
Follow eighty years in one man’s life, as Clarence tries to do what’s right by doing nothing, even as an increasingly uncertain future threatens to swallow him whole.
Days Left: 5
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Previously featured campaigns still running and unfunded:
- Here Comes CALICO – Issue 7 — 6 Days Left, 81% Funded
- “Hell”oween — 22 Days Left, 22% Funded
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look:
- The Dancer: Psychological Martial Arts Thriller Grand Finale — 6 Days Left
- “just for me” concert posters vol. 1 — 5 Days Left
GENERAL STRIKE: Calexit & Other Tales of The Good Fight
A comics anthology made by striking WGA writers telling awesome genre stories (with $$ going to the Strike Fund!).
Funding Goal: $2,800
Days Left: 20
That’s right! A gang of striking writers made a comic book for you during The Great WGA Strike of 2023 and it’s AWESOME! Brought to you by the mad scientists behind the CALEXIT comic, GENERAL STRIKE is a set of badass genre stories about FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT!
“But isn’t the strike over??”
We’re launching on the heels of a major victory for the WGA with this tentative deal… and, for that, THIS COMIC IS A CELEBRATION!
BUT the work’s not done! SAG is still on strike! The creative community is still struggling! People are still losing their homes! And the Strike Funds need to be ready because The Animation Guild, IATSE, and
The Teamsters may need help next!
So please join us in CELEBRATING VICTORY WHILE SUPPORTING THE NEXT WAVES!
GENERAL STRIKE: Comics written by Striking WGA Writers to support the community!
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Depowered, Child Possession Services and Bulletproof Chicken
NEW BOOKS—CPS: Halloween Special and the END of Depowered(1-3) and Bulletproof Chicken(1-3)!!
Funding Goal: $3,333
Days Left: 5
Depowered 3 (of 3)- Down on his luck and on the run, Daxx’s semi-superhero story has come to an end in this 24 page full color book (all previous issues available).
DEPOWERED 3 of 3- THE FINAL ISSUE!
Twenty years ago, a group of men and women woke up with super-human abilities of unknown origin. Ranging from amazingly awesome to absolutely arbitrary, some set out for good, while others only used their new found abilities for their own selfish reasons. Ten years ago, all the powers vanished, just as suddenly, and all that remains is the aftermath of short-termed superiority.
Depowered is the story of mediocre superhero, Daxx, now turned mediocre everything, and his struggles post-powers. A regular at the super-hero conventions, and an even bigger regular at the post show “barcon”, Daxx is trying to promote his book and make a living. A particularly bad hometown show has him searching his past mistakes to see if he can ever recover. In Issue 3, Daxx is on the run and looking for answers. He needs help, but does he have any friends left? Find out how it all goes down for Daxx in the thrilling final issue of our mini-series!
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Connie is a social worker by day. She has clients to see and tedious paperwork to never be caught up on. Connie Dhar is burnt out and not just because she works in social services. She also has a special talent and advanced training in removing and preventing demonic possessions in children. It’s at the same job. The heat at work is only getting worse as incidents become more intense and her personal life goes to hell. The Halloween special explores Connie’s past in two spooky short stories, showing more about why she got into this line of work to begin with.
Child Possession Services: Halloween special- Social worker for possessed kids, Connie Dhar, is back in two short flashback tales in one 28 page full color book.
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Some say he is a force of nature. Others say he is a reject of a hormone injected time gone by. The facts are, he’s the most unstoppable cop on the force. This high octane splatterfest will follow BPC and his partner as they battle the notorious Fuster Cluck gang. He’s bulletproof, you’re fried. First, there was the 32 1/3 page one shot comic featuring a tale of the cock with a glock AND THEN the action-packed follow up, that is 5! sequels in one book. Now, we are finally bringing the final two poultry stories to print in the final issue. The final one-shot to celebrate the 10 year anniversary features the previously digital only short (FEAR OF A BLACK COCK from 2018) and a brand new story (CROSS…), both for the first time in print.
Bulletproof Chicken: Fear the Walking Cock- The Cock with a Glock is back in a prequel and a sequel story(that about three people asked for) in this final black/white 28 page book. Celebrate the characters 10 year anniversary with us!
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HOSPICE: CONCUSSION
Fighting for your life and soul: Freestyle Komics enters the ring of Action Horror in a SHARED Universe of fear.
Funding Goal: $2,500
Days Left: 11
Rising Sons Hospice is found in every country in the world. It’s purpose, like every hospice, is to help those who need it to crossover to the other side. However, this Hospice specializes in a special kind of crossing over. When someone who has been evil in life is in the final days, they come to Rising Sons Hospice to help with final transitions. These evil men and women have many times become possessed by a demon in life. The demon stays in the human, it incubates and grows as the person does evil deeds. When the evil person life ends the two switch place and one crosses over to the spiritual realm and the demon crosses over to the physical realm.
Hospice: Skin Deep – A Horror One Shot (NSFW)
Trouble follows exotic dancer Sarrah everywhere she goes, but things take a turn when she is targeted by the Rising Suns Hospice…
Days Left: 19
Skin Deep is a 26-page all-new story in the Hospice universe. Our story stars exotic dancer Sarrah, who goes by the stage name Lamia. Sarrah is known for her mesmerizing dances that leave patrons in a state of euphoria when she performs.
Wherever Sarrah goes, trouble seems to follow, and handsy men tend to get hurt. There’s more to our nomadic lead in this story though. Ever since she was young, children have never been safe in her presence and she can never seem to stay in one place for too long. When her latest run-in puts her on the move again, Sarrah settles into a new town with a new problem.
Being in the Hospice universe hints at what might be to come for Sarrah in Skin Deep, but you’ll have to join us to find out exactly what’s going on with her!
Skin Deep is brought to you by writer David A Byrne (Stake, Canceled, The Couch), with art from Fredy Bardales (Stake, Canceled), and letters by Joel Rodriguez of Metal Ninja Studios!
PRODIGAL SON #1 by Martin Kove (Cobra Kai’s Sensei Kreese)
Part one of a four-part comic book series. 30 pages of Western gunslinging action
Funding Goal: $6,000
Days Left: 19
The Marvel Art of DAVID NAKAYAMA – A Deluxe HC & Portfolio
A New Officially Licensed MARVEL Deluxe Art Book and Portfolio Featuring Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Rogue and many more!
Funding Goal: $10,000
Days Left: 9
BIGFOOT KNOWS KARATE: HINAGON One Shot and Chapters 1 & 2
Bigfoot must overcome a creature of incredible power in Feudal Japan! Think Godzilla vs Kong meets Kill Bill.
Funding Goal: $2,400
Days Left: 20
Feudal Japan. A rural village lives in fear of a savage monster of legend. A lone cryptid champion is sent to vanquish the creature at all costs, but for what purpose? Alliances are formed. Enemies are revealed. Heads will roll! You may call him Bigfoot. Or Sasquatch. But first, he was HINAGON.
BIGFOOT KNOWS KARATE: Hinagon is a 24 page, black & white, one-shot comic that delves deeper into the tale of Bigfoot. A self-contained story, this book is good for readers of the main series or someone picking up BIGFOOT KNOWS KARATE for the first time. Think Godzilla vs Kong meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on steroids!
Written by Casey T. Allen & Dan Price, Art by Adam Caswell. Variant Covers by Andy Bloor and Dennis Valencia. Main Cover Colors by Luis Thomas.
We Don’t Kill Spiders Vol.1
A Necromantic witch and a Norseman detective work together to find a serial killer during the Viking age.
Funding Goal: $7,000
Days Left: 9
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Hearteater #1- A NSFW Pirate Adventure
A beautiful pirate rescues a mysterious stranger from the hangman’s noose in this erotic 18+ adventure. Nude covers available!
Funding Goal: $6,000
Days Left: 9
Adult Human Female 2024
A giant-sized art calendar featuring the girls of Jimmy Broxton’s Fully Loaded comic book.
Funding Goal: $1,958
Days Left: 16
Featuring 12 stunning full colour illustrations of the wild and wonderful girls who inhabit the world of Fully Loaded and recalling the classic pin-up art of Vargas and Petty, but given an altogether 21st century spin. These salacious and seductive futuristic “ladies” are sure to please comic fans, art lovers, and those who appreciate the female form.
Available in standard, deluxe and limited original art editions. There’s a reward tier to suit every budget. With extras including: signed prints, nude prints and exclusives, original full colour artwork, ashcan previews of the Fully Loaded Comic and more.
Guaranteed pre-Christmas delivery, available to pledge for now on Kickstarter.
The Business of Freelance Comic Book Publishing
A comprehensive, 240-page guide to building a career in comics from Comics Connection’s Gamal Hennessy.
Funding Goal: $5,000
Days Left: 19
The success of indie comics like THE WALKING DEAD, SCOTT PILGRIM, HELLBOY, and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES have inspired writers, artists and would-be publishers to try to break into the comic book industry, only to discover that the business of comics is chaotic and complex.
The vast majority of modern comic book characters and stories are created, designed, or produced by freelance creators.
- But how do these professionals enter this strange world?
- How do they acquire the skills needed to create comic art?
- How do they find work?
- How do they get paid?
Anyone interested in becoming a freelance comic creator or hiring them for a comic book project should understand the answers to these questions and explore the commercial realities of the art form to maximize their chances of success.
Check out our interview with Gamal on The Comic Watchers
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Headlocked: Tales From The Road Volume 3
An anthology of short stories set in the Headlocked universe, co-created by some of the biggest names in wrestling.
Funding Goal: $15,000
Days Left: 2
Now, to date, we’ve published twenty chapters (the next five are in production as we speak) become a staple on the convention circuit, impressed a ton of wrestlers, and got featured in places like Sports Illustrated, Forbes, and even WWE.com.
We were having so much fun making Headlocked and we’d impressed so many wrestlers with our work..in 2016, with the help of WrestleCrate USA and now Pro Wrestling Crate, we decided to launch a sister title called Tales From The Road!
To date, we’ve collaborated with over forty wrestlers on stories for Tales From The Road from legends like Ric Flair, Booker T, and Mick Foley to current stars like AJ Styles, Thunder Rosa, Cody Rhodes, and Brody King! We’ve told stories in just about every genre you can imagine from a Troma-inspired urban legend by Dolph Ziggler, to a Christmas-themed tale with deathmatch legend Nick Gage, to a video game based story with Kenny Omega.
And when you mix the general insanity of the wrestling business with the creativity of professional wrestlers and the limitlessness of comics…it can get a little crazy.
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Morsels: The Main Course
You’ve had your appetizers. Now, it’s time for the main course. Just be careful, because you’ll scream until you pop!
Funding Goal: $12,400
Days Left: 11
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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.