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Krowdfunder Korner January 13, 2024

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.

Copycat

NYT Bestselling writer Cullen Bunn and partner Heath Amodio team with Mortal Kombat producer Todd Garner for this action-packed, cerebral thriller!
Current Funding: $2,253
Funding Goal: $5,000
Days Left: 20
Link: Copycat
Sarah, a talented ER nurse, has the unique ability to diagnose her patients with just one touch. Unfortunately, her power comes at a painful cost, as she suffers the same agony as those she cares for. When a mysterious woman named Emma dies in her arms, Sarah inadvertently leaches Emma’s extraordinary superhuman ability to fight. Sarah is then hunted by Emma’s killers, forced to leach more and more powers from an onslaught of superhuman assassins to stay alive. With any luck, she’ll survive long enough to solve Emma’s murder, and bring them all down
Copycat is based on a concept by producer Todd Garner (“Mortal Kombat”, “Tag”) and is written by Hustle & Hearts Films’ duo of Heath Amodio (“The Heathens”, and “Foretold”) and New York Times bestselling writer Cullen Bunn (“Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe”, “Sixth Gun”). Elmer Cantada (“Masque”, “Big Jack”) provides the line art, with colors by Gabe Contreras (“Datura”, “Witchblood”) and letters by Dave Lentz (“Good Boy”, “Curse of Cleaver County”)
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Sky Masters of the Space Force – The Complete Sunday Strips in Color

A historic first publication by Kirby Museum Press and is the first official crowdfunding campaign for a Jack Kirby book.

Current Funding: $35,929
Funding Goal: $10,000
Days Left: 26
Link: Sky Masters of the Space Force – The Complete Sunday Strips in Color

The Sky Masters of the Space Force newspaper strip is one of the most fascinating and obscure works by comics legend Jack Kirby. The strip narrates, with a realistic approach, the adventures of Major Sky Masters during the early days of space exploration in the late 1950s, just as a new front opened in the Cold War between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.: a frenzied space race. Now fans and scholars can experience this lost piece of Kirby history as never before, with Sky Masters of the Space Force – The Complete Sunday Strips in Color.

Created and developed by Kirby with writer Dave Wood at the beginning of 1958 while Kirby was working for National (DC), the Sky Masters daily strip debuted on September 8 of that year. Five months later, on February 8, 1959, the color Sunday strips arrived featuring a totally independent storyline from the dailies.

Sky Masters features spectacular art from two of the comics industry’s leading lights of the era. Kirby and embellisher Wallace Wood were both at the peak of their careers, and brought the art of the strip to unprecedented levels. Compared to the Sky Masters dailies, the Sunday strips were the maximum expression of the team’s artistic prowess.

While the Sky Masters Sundays have seen print before, they’ve never been presented in their complete form or in color. Spanish designer Ferran Delgado, who compiled and produced the Eisner Award-nominated first edition of this book published in 2015, found all the best source material, including an extra 100 panels that were created to allow for the various formats of  Sunday newspaper sections. Some of these panels hadn’t been seen in any reprint editions. Delgado also featured the first re-printing of strip #52, which hadn’t been printed since its original publication in newspapers. Sky Masters of the Space Force – The Complete Sunday Strips in Color contains all 54 complete Sunday strips, including the extra panels, compiled in color, all painstakingly remastered in this deluxe volume

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Previously featured campaigns still running and unfunded:

Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look:

 

Mike Grell’s 50th Anniversary Art Book

A collection of career-spanning (50 years and counting) of Mike Grell art! A coffee table collection of Grell’s greatest creations!

Current Funding: $47,001
Funding Goal: $29,999
Days Left: 22
Link: Mike Grell’s 50th Anniversary Art Book

 

For the first time, a collection of lavishly painted, fully colored, and black and white pencil and ink illustrations by one of comics’ masters of the form, Mike Grell, is being made available. In association with Grell’s Masterstroke Studios, and assembled from the rarest of pieces of art culled from private collections of fans, this is a definitive examination of Grell’s most iconic characters in epic illustrations.

This will be a deluxe oversized hardcover book, with high-quality page stock and colors. We are pulling out all the stops to make this something amazing and special!

Dozens of fans have assembled to contribute hi-quality images of unique commissions by Grell, cover recreations, and some newly painted images from unique fan commissions spanning the following:

  • JON SABLE FREELANCE!
  • MAGGIE THE CAT!
  • SHAMAN’S TEARS!
  • STARSLAYER!
  • THE WARLORD!
  • THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES!
  • GREEN ARROW!
  • IRON MAN!
  • JAMES BOND!
  • and more!

Grell has done it all in his 50 years, and this book commemorates that with unique art pieces that represent every character and every book he has touched with his magic pencils and inks!

For the FANS, by the FANS!

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DARREN McCARTY: Life’s A Grind, Enjoy My Truth GRAPHIC NOVEL

A 180-page biographical graphic novel on the life story of four-time Stanley Cup winner Darren McCarty!

Current Funding: $12,044
Funding Goal: $15,000
Days Left: 2
Darren McCarty: Life’s A Grind, Enjoy My Truth is a 180-page full color graphic novel that spans the entire life story of four-time Stanley Cup winner Darren McCarty. This book covers all the major moments of Darren’s life, including the fight with Claude Lemieux, all the Stanley Cup wins, and many behind-the-scenes stories from his personal life and even adventures with his band Grinder! Several of these stories have never been told before publicly and are being relived and revealed here for the first time!
Darren McCarty’s life story is a perilous roller coaster ride through the world of alcohol and substance abuse, rock star lifestyle and humorous predicaments.  Darren always comes through the other side of these issues somehow better off than he started. While meeting the challenges head on Darren inspires the reader to take on a hockey player attitude while not being  afraid to improve as a person  no matter what your situation.
This campaign also offers a variety of pledge levels in order to allow you to show your support of Daren and the creative team — and get all the items and swag you want — at bundled priced! The “I Want it All!” pledge gets you all the items in the campaign (both editions of the book, the T-shirt, the jersey, and even a signed hockey puck) and there’s even limited opportunities to either have a private Zoom or Skype call with Darren… or a dinner for you and one guest with D-Mac himself! Whoa!
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Gods of Brutality Vol 1 Trade

A Rock star dies and goes to Hell, he prays to whoever will listen. Thor and Hercules answer that call. Hell will never be the same!

Current Funding: $6,692
Funding Goal: $5,000
Days Left: 15

 

In 2020, rock god Nick Dillion will step off the stage for the final time, ending his 37 year career as the head of metal band Gods of Brutality. The GoB, as they’re known to fans, has sold over 70 million records worldwide, and is about to release their final album, completing the story they set out to tell 37 years before. In his final interview, Nick Dillion reveals that when he died for a minute and 24 seconds in 1984, he was actually in hell, where he was tortured by demons. In an act of desperation, Nick prayed to any god that would listen to him. Thankfully, his pleas were answered when Thor and Hercules were dispatched to save him. Gods of Brutality follows Nick, Thor, and Hercules as they navigate an escape from the underworld!

This 128-page trade collects Gods of Brutality issues 1-4, along with some extras like a sketchbook section, and cover/pin-up gallery.

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PERHAPANAUTS : TRIANGLE TPB

PERHAPANAUTS trade paperback volume 3, NEW retail and creator exclusive cover editions

Current Funding: $9,233
Funding Goal: $8,000
Days Left: 20
Link: PERHAPANAUTS : TRIANGLE TPB

 

For nearly two decades, writer Todd Dezago and artist Craig Rousseau have been chronicling the always unusual, sometimes outrageous adventures of The PERHAPANAUTS – a team of colorful cryptids working for a secret organization to keep the world safe from the strange and mysterious monsters that show up from time to time.   in this complete and definitive collection now self-published by us (plays well with otters), YOU can discover these now-classic stories anew, presented in order, continuing the adventures – with this exclusive limited cover (or the retail edition)!  Join Big, Choopie, Arisa, MG and Molly – and so many, many more –  as they draw back the veil on the creepy and the bizarre, the unexplained and the unexpected – the terrifying and the nightmarish!   The Perhapanauts: TRIANGLE  collects The Perhapanauts nos 1-5 (image comics) and the all new 10 page story, “The Van Meter Visitor” (previously published in The Perhapanauts Triangle Non-Stop no.1 from black caravan), and some other stuff in volume 3 of the DEFINITIVE PERHAPANAUTS editions…

NOW SELF-PUBLISHING THESE BOOKS UNDER OWN OWN PLAYS WELL WITH OTTERS IMPRINT, We’re coming to kickstarter to raise $8,000 – the minimum to cover the printing costs for this new, definitive version of the book (and cover shipping costs).  Everything beyond that covers KS fees and funds to continue working on remastering the original series for new editions AND the NEXT ‘haps graphic novel (or 2).

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Like Father, Like Daughter: A Superhero Drama Origin Story

A powered teen must choose between her deadbeat superhero father and her evil spy mother – a two volume origin story!

Current Funding: $8,082
Funding Goal: $7,000
Days Left: 19
Link: Like Father, Like Daughter: A Superhero Drama Origin Story

A father with superpowers, leaves his wife and daughter to become “Invulnerable” – the world’s only superhero. Ten years later, his daughter discovers that she has inherited the very superpowers that made her father leave their family.

Invulnerable isn’t the only person keeping secrets! Casey’s mom has been a villain this whole entire time as a lifelong KGB agent. But is being a villain or hero as black and white as we paint them out to be?

The second volume of Like Father, Like Daughter collects the finale (issues 5-8) of Casey’s superhero saga. NOTHING will be the same when you read this jaw dropping conclusion. If you’re new to the Like Father, Like Daughter universe you can grab the first two volumes for the full story!

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Fall of Knight – Violent Beginnings

*FREE US SHIPPING* An AWOL templar knight finds himself wrapped up in the violence of a ruthless Daimyo in feudal Japan.

Current Funding: $1,714
Funding Goal: $3,000
Days Left: 25
Link: Fall of Knight – Violent Beginnings

 

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Hotshot 0-12

Touching on what it means to be a real hero, Hotshot must face his recent failure through his past guilt and trauma.

Current Funding: $2,989
Funding Goal: $2,500
Days Left: 13
Link: Hotshot 0-12

 

With our 13th(#0-12) issue, Hotshot is facing some dark and troubled times. He is having reoccuring nightmares about his childhood trauma. Hotshot has yet to master his powers and because of this he has failed to save innocent victims. Now he has to face his past as it has kicked in his front door. How far is too far? Will Hotshot be swallowed by darkness or see the light ahead of him

Disguised as a super hero book, Hotshot is actually based off the college experiences of creator/artist Michael Watson. Using comics to tell a story to get over his own depression. Yes, there is punching, explosions and super powers but there is also love, loss, friendship and relate-ability in this ongoing series.

Mike’s ex girlfriend Carla, dumps him because she thinks he is cheating on her. The truth is that Mike is the fairly new Super Hero, Hotshot! Protecting the city of Columbus all while attending art college and failing to balance his personal life with his Heroic one.

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Hilda and Richie’s Sandwich: A Savory Sequel!

A delectable, perky picture book of two intrepid foxes building a giant sandwich!

Current Funding: $602
Funding Goal: $2,500
Days Left: 27
Link: Hilda and Richie’s Sandwich: A Savory Sequel!

 

Hilda & Richie’s Sandwich is a gripping story featuring wealthy vixen Hilda and her cute pup Richie in their third adventure.  Hilda has forgotten that she must provide food for her Cousin Anna’s birthday and has only a few days to do it!  When Richie says they should make a giant sandwich, the two foxes set about gathering meats, cheeses, bread and everything they’ll need for their tremendous sandwich in this larger-than-life tale!

 

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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.

Krowdfunder Korner January 13, 2024
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