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.

Star Marshals

Cleaning up the galaxies one perp at a time.

From the creative team that brought you HERO HAPPY HOUR, the comic book about superheroes hanging out in a bar, comes STAR MARSHALS, the comic book about space cops, umm…hanging out in, uh—space. This is the sci-fi buddy cop comic book that you didn’t know you were missing.

These are the investigations of the Intergalactic Justice Coalition Marshals. Their oath of service: to apprehend wanted fugitives; to investigate intergalactic violations and felonies. To boldly skew where science fiction and police procedural tropes have gone before.

It’s Lethal Weapon meets Star Wars.

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SCRAP BOOK

Glenn Bray is a renowned collector and archivist of underground comix, low and high art, and the creator of the critically acclaimed books LIBRARY and The Blighted Eye.

“There are many different sorts of collectors. Freud attributed the condition to bad toilet training, but he was often something of a kill-joy. Of course, at one end of the spectrum there are The Hoarders, those who turn their homes into dangerous obstacle courses, with treasures and trash combustibly mixed together. Anyone who ever walked through Bill Blackbeard’s large Victorian home, The San Francisco Academy of Comic Art, a three-story house with only narrow paths between the stacked-high bound volumes of newspapers absolutely everywhere but the bathroom (for fear of water-damage), might have diagnosed him with that pathology. Though discerning and prescient (Bill knew the difference between trash and treasure better than most everyone) he tried to collect it All… and it has served my art form well.

Here he has arranged neuron-firing, free-associative found images as a series of two-page spreads that comment and reflect upon each other. By turns darkly funny, apocalyptic and blissful, SCRAP BOOK is a subconscious flow of words and pictures that no one was supposed to save or revere. You’ll see some famous names in the art and cartooning world here alongside anonymous tabloid clippings, forgotten advertisements and bizarre things that somehow wandered into the mainstream.

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A Never-Ending Adventure

The fantastic quest of an aspiring creator looking for an idea.

Current Funding: $2,011
Funding Goal: $4,000
Days Left: 2
Link:  A Never-Ending Adventure

A Never-Ending Adventure is a one-shot story of Mark Bear, a young Latino struggling to keep his head straight. A former corporate worker turned comic book writer, Mark needs to think of a winning idea to make a living from his passion. But his –undiagnosed- ADHD disperses his thoughts and ideas, and the modern culture of fast stimuli doesn’t help. Therefore, we will follow a day of his life, trying to accomplish his goals by having great adventures, which include trips to his past and foreign lands. Will he be able to write a comic book by the last page?

We will focus on exploring Mark’s thoughts in the form of a fantastic adventure and the Latino approach to mental health. We will show Mark’s struggle with distractions, disappointing loved ones, and dealing with imposter syndrome. The book will feature a series of side stories, with different art styles and artists, spawning from Mark’s main story, that shows how his head works and how he easily transitions from one thought to another. With your help, we will make this book about career change, mental health, creating comics, and epic quests a reality!

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Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look:

• Rook & Knight: Issue #1 A Fast Paced Action Comic — 2 Days Left
•  Terminus Veil Volume 1 – An Explosive Action Mystery — 10 Days Left
• TRIGGERGIRL 6: JUSTICE – by Palmiotti, Santacruz and Conner — 12 Days Left
• [Boyish²] Butch×Butch Yuri Anthology[vol.2] — 30 Days Left
• PLAINER JANE – The Complete Full Colour Graphic Novel — 5 Days Left
• Sapphic Pulp: Collected Tales of Love and Desire — 20 Days Left
• Complete LABYRINTH Visual Library & Graphic Novel Adaptation –10 Days Left
• Billy Dogma — 11 Days Left
• Warp Hustler — 3 Days Left
• DEFIANT The Story of Robert Smalls – written by Rob Edwards — 10 Days Left
• We Will No Longer Have to Cover Each Other’s Wounds — 10 Days Left

 HOPE 1-4: THE SCI-FI NEO-WESTERN COMIC BOOK SERIES

Surviving the Frozen Unknown: Power Crisis, Plague, and Predators in a Neo-Western Alaskan Horror Saga.

Current Funding: $5,885
Funding Goal: $5,000
Days Left: 12
Link:  HOPE 1-4: THE SCI-FI NEO-WESTERN COMIC BOOK SERIES

“Venture into a world where an alien parasite has redefined life as we know it, and the last bastion of humanity fights for survival in the frozen wilderness of Alaska.”

Twenty years have passed since the alien parasite first descended upon us, altering life as we knew it. Human civilization was pushed to the brink of extinction, but a handful of survivors found refuge in a remote corner of Alaska. Their sanctuary, a solitary apartment building, stands tall amidst the icy wilderness, a beacon of human resilience.

Known as the Tower, it represents one of the last human strongholds on a planet where we are no longer the top of the food chain.HOPE is an exploration of survival, of the human spirit’s resilience, and the blurred lines between fear and embracing of the unknown. MATURE READERS.

Within the chilling silence of the Alaskan wilds these survivors wage a daily war for existence. Outside, a world teeming with grotesque hybrids lies in wait, while inside, the complexities of human interaction and survival politics add a rich layer to their struggle.

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Mittens: Space Pilot 1-2

Lost & Found. A 28-page comic featuring Mittens stranded on an alien world. Can he repair his ship with help from unlikely allies?

Current Funding: $2,011
Funding Goal: $4,000
Days Left: 2
Link:  Mittens: Space Pilot 1-2

Follow master thief and space pilot Mittens as he looks to do one last burglar job for Oscar Pawton. Little does Mittens know he is going on an adventure of a lifetime while uncovering massive secrets bigger than he ever imagined.

Mittens has crash landed on an unfamiliar planet called Esos. He not only is looking to get his ship repaired but is also on the run from Commissioner Quackers and his fleet. Along the way, Mittens meets some unlikely allies that look to help him leave Esos so he can finish his mission for Oscar Pawton.

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RAIN 4

The fourth issue in the story of Ello and RAIN. The end of our introduction arc and the beginning of our story driven issues!

Current Funding: $4,343
Funding Goal: $1,000
Days Left: 5
Link:  RAIN 4

In our first three books we have gone back and forth from flashbacks about Ello’s younger years, to the dreams that she’s been having as an adult. We’ve seen some of the trauma that led to her befriending RAIN, as well as some of the things he has done to protect her. By now you have an idea of why he’s here, and what he is willing to do for her. Now it’s time to find out where he comes from.

In issue four you will find out more about RAIN, where he comes from, and what that means for Ello. This is going to lead to a whole lot of changes, the biggest one being a new serialized story. In the first three issues the chapters were all separate tales throughout Ello’s life, but moving forward one chapter of every book will continue this new story. New characters, a new world, and so much more are waiting for you in The Wood.

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Geek-Girl Jump-On issue Deluxe, plus New and previous issues

Super-heroes meets mean girls plus weirdness in the Geek-Girl ongoing series!

Current Funding: $5,282
Funding Goal: $3,520
Days Left: 3
Link:  Geek-Girl Jump-On issue Deluxe, plus New and previous issues

This Kickstarter to introduce GG to new readers and continue to expand the book’s audience, and bring it closer to being in a position where I can keep those issues of Geek-Girl coming for as long as I like; further developing the weird and wonderful characters and concepts I’m so passionate about, and introducing new ones!

In an attempt to join Geek-Girl’s super-team, Ruby Kaye’s BFF Summer sets out to get her own super powers; and Geek-Girl’s life flashes before her eyes as she takes on Identity Thief – who wants to be her. Get ready for Fake Geek-Girl!

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There Be Shadows #1

A new twist on old tales arises as we follow young Davey “Hook” Jones and his buddy Johnathon Schmee into a world of beauty and terror.

Current Funding: $5,437
Funding Goal: $1,000
Days Left: 9
Link:  There Be Shadows #1

Ethereals new ongoing series from the artistic talents of Donny Hadiwidjaja and Dan Kemp finds us in early 19th century England during a funeral for a grandfather, the last living relative of the young Davey “Hook” Jones. Davey finds himself in route to an orphanage run by the church, and as somber as the situation is, he’s eager to move past it.

Davey finds solace in his new friendship with Johnathon Schmee, a rather shy boy about his own age. Just as Davey is settling in though he’s asked a particularly odd question by a small boy, “Do you play tag?”. Immediately Johnathon is quick to answer “No, he does not play tag and we will be in our beds asleep at 8:30 on the dot.”

Surprised by Schmee’s vehement answer, Davey became curious as to why his new friend would respond that way. That is, until later that night when the light begun to fill the room.

There Be Shadows is a tribute to all those fairy tales you heard as a child, the ones that made you wonder if they were being told correctly. The ones that seemed a bit more sinister than they let on.

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THE FEW AND CURSED #9 ?

The curse-chasing Redhead gunslinger is back in this post-apocalyptic Western! Past books of the acclaimed series are also available!

Current Funding: $43,185
Funding Goal: $7,321
Days Left: 20
Link:THE FEW AND CURSED #9 ?

A supernatural post-apocalyptic Western if the apocalypse had happened back in 1840 and opened up the doors to all sorts of monsters, curses and demons. One day the world just dried up and whatever little water that was left, being now the most precious resource on the planet, started to be used as currency.

Decades have gone by and mankind barely lingered on. There’s good water to be made hunting down the wicked and Curse Chasers are always eager to help those in need (for the right flask of water of course). The Redhead is a hardened survivor and a Curse Chaser in this alternate Old West reality.

You could say it’s a nice mix of Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets the Old West with a pinch of The Witcher for good measure.

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SPILLBLOOD: A Graphic One-Shot Comic Book

36-page black, white, & red one-shot comic book from Stefano Cardoselli and Jonathan Hedrick.

Current Funding: $5,192
Funding Goal: $3,500
Days Left: 2
Link:  SPILLBLOOD: A Graphic One-Shot Comic Book

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The Battle for Thuneworld Collector’s Edition #4

A sci-fi Comic Book series set 500 years into the future about an intergalatic hero named Nexus

Current Funding: $5,192
Funding Goal: $3,500
Days Left: 2
Link: The Battle for Thuneworld Collector’s Edition #4

Set 500 years into the future, Nexus emerges as the last line of defense against the darkness that threatens to consume mankind. Horatio Hellpop, burdened with the weight of the Nexus title, finds himself trapped in a never-ending cycle of bloodshed. Chosen from birth by the ancient alien race known as The Merk, he is tasked with the solemn duty of executing mass murderers and restoring balance to a world teetering on the brink of oblivion.

In this riveting tale, Nexus finds himself torn between two worlds. On one hand, he is a beacon of hope, a symbol of justice for the downtrodden and the oppressed. But on the other hand, he is a man burdened by the responsibility of deciding who lives and who dies. The inner turmoil he experiences intensifies as he witnesses the devastation caused by the very actions he is compelled to take.

We also see the return of Gnosis as he travels back to his home planet he left 1,000 years ago in order to save it. [story line in Coming of Gourmando]

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Kristy Kringle #2

The 2nd thrilling issue!

Current Funding: $33,912
Funding Goal: $3,000
Days Left: 4
Link: Kristy Kringle #2

Counterpoint Comics, in association with 1A Productions, presents a the next chapter in the Kristy Kringle saga…

Now that Kristy has accepted the fact that she is Santa’s daughter, she has been alive for centuries,  her father has been kidnapped by the evil Humphrey and it’s up to her to save Saint Nick or Christmas is cancelled for everyone…the hard part begins!!!

Written by creator Marat Mychaels and beautifully illustrated by Matthew Weldon.

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