Chad Burdette
I Roved Out in Search of Truth and Love: Tomes 1-3
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Previously featured and unfunded:
- BUBBLE GUM RAZOR – #1 – MURDER PODCAST- SUSPENSE – SLASHER – 6 Days Left
- Shark of War #1-9 – Final Boss Battle – 12 Days Left
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look and Support:
- XXXenophile OMNIBUS – First Edition Hardcover – 3 Days Left
- NEW Sexy Spies NSFW Graphic Novel: Sex, Spies & Rock n Roll– 9 Days Left
- WTF is a Podcast with Marc Maron – The Graphic Novel – 13 Days Left
- I TOOK A HAMMER TO HELL vol 1 Limited OVERSIZED Hardcover – 18 Days Left
DEEP SEA GRAPHIC NOVEL
From creators Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Tony Akins, this 48 PAGE GN blends pulp science fiction with high-concept adventure.
We introduce you to Paul Barry who was once a fearless deep-sea diver—until a catastrophic mission swallowed his crew and the ship they were on and left him drowning in guilt. Decades later, long after he’s hung up his gear, the impossible happens: the missing vessel is recovered, and he is called to the scene to discover what awaits him. what surfaces isn’t just wreckage—it’s a terrifying truth buried in the abyss. Now Paul must confront the ghosts of his past and the ancient secret that’s been waiting in the dark. This is the story of Lost love that lingers like sonar echoes, where Exploration of the unknown opens the doors and unleashes a primordial force, older than myth and hungry for reckoning, and that is just the beginning.
DEEP SEA is more than a monster story—it’s a high-concept adventure wrapped in emotional introspection, with the pulse of a blockbuster and the soul of a tragedy. This was originally published in a three-part serial many years ago for Dark Horse Comics, but the team got together and added three more chapters, and all of this is presented for the first time here!
If you’re drawn to stories like The Abyss, Sphere, or The Thing, but crave something more intimate and emotionally resonant, DEEP SEA will pull you under—and you’ll be glad it did. This is an all-ages story. 48 pages.
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MONSTROUS: THE KAIJU ISSUE
MONSTROUS: THE KAIJU ISSUE features a fantastic lineup including:
- An all-new Konga vs. Gorgo comic, featuring the creatures from the cult 1960s American International Pictures movies and Charlton Comics, written by James Aquilone and illustrated by Dave Swartz (Confederate Monster)
- The first appearance of the American Kaiju MegaSquatch, in a comic book story by James Aquilone and EV Cantada (Joe Ledger, Grimm Fairy Tales)
- Godzilla at 70, a celebration of the King of Monsters by Patrick Macias (The Essential Anime Guide: 50 Iconic Films, Standout Series, and Cult Masterpieces).
- A Brief History of Kaiju by Samuel Sattin (Unico: Awakening).
- Ninjago writer and the co-founder of Wandering Planet Toys, Chris “Doc” Wyatt explores the long history of Godzilla sofubi toys.
- Superfan Podcast co-host David Hyde charts the history of music in iconic kaiju cinema.
- A Brief History of Konga and Gorgo by Henry L. Herz.
- “The Colossus From the Crater,” a brand-new sci-fi short story set on a remote moon and featuring a giant alien mummy, penned by novelist Greg Cox, who wrote the official prose adaptation of Godzilla (2014), soon to be reprinted in a new omnibus edition.
- An all new kaiju design by Dinosaur Sanctuary mangaka Itaru Kinoshita.
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TIME SENSITIVE #1: Sci-Fi Comic by an Emmy-Winning Writer
A Mind-Bending New Time Travel Thriller from the Writer behind Video Games Assassin’s Creed 2, Destiny and Telltale’s Walking Dead
Enter Tallulah Hsu, a mysterious 17-year-old street kid, who’s bitter and neurotic, and dangerous when cornered — and she’s the only person who doesn’t look at Caleb like he’s insane
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Scott Snyder Presents: The CloakRoom 1-5
An anthology of short comics by the students of Scott Snyder.
This issue includes 50 pages of surprising, sometimes dark, and sometimes very funny, genre-spanning and genre-bending stories, and you can pick up the first three issues if you missed those campaigns. That’s 30+ stories and 300 comics pages that we’ve done so far!
The stories were all written by members of Scott Snyder‘s writing class/workshop, which he operates through his Substack, Our Best Jackett. Many of the featured stories were written with his guidance.
And if you missed the much earlier campaigns for our predecessor, Volumes 1 & 2 of TALES FROM THE CLOAKROOM, you can still pick those up right here.
All in, that’s almost 500 pages of comics, including one Eisner Award nominated story!
***Your pledges will directly support the artists and writers in this series.***
The editors and publisher take no profits – all money collected from pledges will cover the costs of printing, cover art, design and marketing. Should we raise more than we spent, all excess money raised will be paid directly to the creators.
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Packrat & Thunderbunny 1-2
The long awaited 2nd issue of a humorous, action-packed superhero buddy comic book. This time with an origin story and a new character!
Packrat and Thunderbunny are two characters that are both best friends that happen to be superheroes (however, as you saw in Issue #1, one of them is unaware they are best friends yet). Much like the main characters of the book, the co-creators of this comic, Derek Jason Bush and John Fletcher Pasquini, are also best friends and have been since they met in high school back in 1987! Yeah, we are that old! The characters were created when Derek was a freshman and John was a senior. It took 35+ years for these characters to come to life. If you want to read the entire backstory behind the making of these characters, check out the Backstory section of our first campaign here.
This 24-page comic book is Part 2 of a planned 5-comic story arc, that began with Issue #1. See the previous campaign pagefor more details.
EVEL KNIEVEL #1 from Ringo Award-Winner 21`
The legendary daredevil makes the death-defying leap into comics. From Half Evil Comics, publisher of THE JUMP and THE BREACH.
The legendary daredevil EVEL KNIEVEL makes the death-defying leap into comics in his very first full-length series from the fine folks at Half Evil Comics!
Brought to life by Ringo Award-winning writer Rylend Grant (THE JUMP and THE PEACEKEEPERS), artist Dave Acosta (TERRORWAR, ELVIRA, and DRAGON), Letterer HdE, and editor R.E. Nelson… with some real bitchin’ covers by Ray-Anthony Height, Flops, Jon Pinto, and Fabio Alves.
Made possible with TONS of support from the Evel Knievel Brand, Kelly Knievel (Evel’s son), and the fine folks at the Evel Knievel Museum.
Evel is one of the most iconic characters in American history. A folk hero in the truest sense of the word. Well, we’ve leaned WAY the hell into that here.
I’m a screenwriter by trade. For over a decade, I’ve made my living writing smart, mind-bending action thrillers for directors like JJ Abrams, Ridley Scott, Justin Lin, John Woo, Luc Besson, and F. Gary Gray, so I can’t help but think of things in cinematic terms. Our original mandate here was to make Evel an adventurer, to find this character’s Smokey and the Bandit or his No Country for Old Men. And I think we ended up with something pretty damn incredible.
We see this story as a modern Western. Some fit of terrible befalls a community. Evel is the swaggery gunslinger who rides in on a steel horse, howling at the goddamn moon and solves the mystery, runs the bad guys out of town, and beds the local bombshell.
Fiction aside, we went out of our way to honor the actual history. This first story arc of the series – titled THE LAST GLADIATOR – will start with Evel crashing at Caesar’s. We’ll be there when he goes from relative unknown to stratospherically-famous, essentially overnight. It’s then, when he has the entire world’s attention that he boldly declares that he’s going to jump Snake River Canyon.
We’ll also see him brawl with more bikers at the Cow Palace in San Francisco… we’ll be there for his wonderfully infamous “million dollar party” in Butte, Montana… we’ll see him win bets, bed woman, and fight jerks in bars… we’ll see him jump just about everything a lovable lunatic could on a motorcycle… and we’ll adore him for it.
Child Possession Services: The Finale! 1-4
CPS is back for one last issue! See how Connie deals with a lifetime of mistakes with no one left to help her in this Hellish finale!
CPS: Finale has Connie burning all her bridges when she really needs a friend. She faces a mass possession in progress and she is all alone. See the finale so shocking, we can’t even tell you the title!!
The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga by Hisao Tamaki
Dark Horse Comics and Lucasfilm Present The Award-Winning Classic as Never Seen Before — With Exclusive Editions Only on Kickstarter
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….
In 1997, deep in the heart of Japan’s manga scene, artist Hisao Tamaki set out with an extraordinary goal: to capture the spirit of Star Wars: A New Hope—not just retelling the story, but reimagining the landmark motion picture through the lens of manga. The result was a bold, unforgettable adaptation that ultimately earned Tamaki the prestigious Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material.
Now, nearly three decades later, Dark Horse Comics and Lucasfilm are proud to present The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope—The Manga, a new book that showcases Tamaki’s original never-before-seen art boards.
Fans will experience Tamaki’s stunning artwork in both retail and Kickstarter-exclusive editions, each featuring high-quality reproductions of the original pages—complete with blue pencil marks, pasted captions, and editorial notes, and presented in their original right-to-left reading order, offering a true window into the creative process. The retail edition will bring this extraordinary project to readers everywhere.
But for those who want to go even deeper, this Kickstarter-exclusive release offers something more: variant covers, deluxe packaging, oversized formats, signed editions, and other collector-focused features that won’t be available in stores.
Whether you’re a fan of Tamaki’s original manga or are discovering it for the first time, this project is a celebration of artistry, storytelling, and a cultural crossover that continues to inspire.
Join us in honoring this legendary adaptation.
The Greatest Little Luchador Ever!
Honor Bound, Bound for Honor!
The path to being the greatest tecnico in all of Lucha Libre is one of honor, even if it means messing with a bull and getting its horns! Angel del Luz strives to be a protector of the innocent on his way to becoming the greatest of all time, he faces his biggest challenge when he vows to rescue a dog and return him to his rightful owner! On his journey rudos try to foil his plans, meets possible new friends and supernatural forces are even bound to show up along the way.
Will these factors be an immovable force for the unstoppable Angel?
An all ages book! Kid friendly but adult appreciated 48 page comic book!
Our Luchador is on his way to a match at the arena, when he happens upon a little lost Perrito! What is a Luchador to do? What his honor and mantra tell him to do! He must help this little dog find his home!
MURDER DRONES: THE OFFICIAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
From Glitch Productions and Oni Press comes the heartwarming story of “destroy all humans” in one deluxe graphic novel.
Groundbreaking comic book publisher Oni Press and pioneering independent animation house Glitch Productions have come together to create a brand-new graphic novel adaptation of the animated series you have watched 330 million times: MURDER DRONES.
That’s right: MURDER DRONES: THE OFFICIAL GRAPHIC NOVEL is coming!
Debuting first right here on Kickstarter, this new collaboration will adapt all eight episodes of creator Liam Vickers’ haunting and hilarious animated series into a 136-page graphic novel from acclaimed writer Wyatt Kennedy (Nights, Marvel United) and spectacular artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), alongside a huge array of deluxe, collectible, and exclusive items that are only available as part of this campaign.
Macabre Valley #1
A grindhouse Texas horror comic.
Macabre Valley is based on writer Zack Quaintance’s real experiences as a night cops reporter in McAllen, Texas. But with added werewolves. Quaintance is now an editor at The Beat, winner of this year’s Best Comics Journalism Eisner. And artist Anna Readman is a recent winner of the prestigious Observer/Faber graphic short story prize.
This issue — the first of four — is already done and will go to press ASAP with help from your pledges. Additional money raised will go toward off-setting production costs, and, ultimately, funding Macabre Valley #2.
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Cabra Cini/Geek-Girl: Exodus Complete Crossover
Super-Heroes meets Weirdness in the Geek-Girl/Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman Crossover!
Cabra Cini routinely utilizes her magik to access a dimension called The Infinite – ‘Limbo’s crazy cousin, locked away in the attic’ – which for those who trespass upon it can serve as a dimensional gateway between where they are and wherever they want to go. A boon for Cabra in finding her ‘hits’. But the ruler of The Infinite, The Rook, doesn’t like Cabra abusing his dimension this way – and throws everything he can at her, physically and mentally, to ‘dissuade’ her from doing so.
