Mike Eakins
Welcome to the Kickstarter Korner!
It’s that time when we spotlight some projects that we hope you will support and help spread the word about these great indie titles and don’t forget to check out our previous posts to see if some of those campaigns are still running:
Comic Watch’s Kickstarter Korner for June 11, 2022
Comic Watch’s Kickstarter Korner for June 18, 2022
Comic Watch’s Kickstarter Korner for June 25, 2022
Comic Watch’s Kickstarter Korner for July 2, 2022
Also, a friendly reminder to check out and support Comic Watch’s Mike Sping and his collected Red, White & Broke: Volume 1 – A 120-Page Graphic Novel collecting all four issues of the hit miniseries along with over 20 pages of bonus material! With art by Russ Braun, Drew Moss, & More!
Hopefully, you find some indie gold below:
Figments of Passion
A new comics anthology by Renee Rienties
- Current Funding: $ 5,436
- Funding Goal: $ 5,079
- Days Left: 23
- Link: Figments of Passion
A new comics anthology. Figments is a new comics anthology that showcases various talents from all over the world. Creators from The Netherlands, England, US, Japan, and Taiwan each add their own artistic touch on the theme of “passion.” Manga, American comic, and European comic styles: all in one book!
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If I Was a Few Inches Taller
The Oswald Chronicles:The Adventures of a Magical Mouse in NY by JD Calderon
- Current Funding: $2,199
- Funding Goal: $ 2,000
- Days Left: 9
- Link: If I Was a Few Inches Taller
The Oswald Chronicles: The Adventures of a Magical Mouse in NY. The Oswald Chronicles is the story of a fledgling sorcerer who happens to be a mouse who lives in NYC along with fae, orks, trolls, ogres, Kalsions, and Grogs — unbeknownst to the humans who inhabit the grand city that hosts them all. We’re back with two fantastic tales that continue our favorite mouse’s growth into his role as gentlemouse and sorcerer.
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Superior Sam – Everyone Needs A Home
Sam meets some furry friends and helps them find a home in this 16-page, fully colored, all-ages comic!
- Current Funding: $ 853
- Funding Goal: $ 2000
- Days Left: 23
- Link: Superior Sam – Everyone Needs A Home
The Amazing Adventure of Superior Sam began with a simple idea that has transformed into a current nine-issue run of self-published comic books, but now with the help of Ageless Press we’re back with another awesome stand alone Superior Sam adventure! As an amputee, I wanted to give kids a way to see the world through an unconventional superhero’s eyes—Sam is a little boy, an amputee, and a superhero without any superpowers. With the help of his friends, they strive to make their school and town a better place. Having dealt with so much in the past, Sam and friends are always up for a new challenge and happy to help wherever they can. When the local animal shelter catches fire and some of the animals are left without a home, Sam and the team jump in to help! The comic is written by myself, Chris Barcomb, drawn by series artist John Nickerson, lettered by Noah Ray, and edited by Jason Jones. The comic itself is 16-pages (includes front, back covers, a title page, and interior pages), full color, and is a standard size comic. All comics will come bagged and boarded and ship in a comic mailer.
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Journey of A Troubled Mind – Graphic Novel
Almost a Fairy Tale by Uros Savic
- Current Funding: $ 7,431
- Funding Goal: $ $9,244
- Days Left: 18
- Link: Journey of a Troubled Mind
Almost a fairy tale. Journey of a Troubled Mind is a graphic novel/picture book inspired by classic fantasy novels, mythology, pop art, stories such as Alice in Wonderland, The Little Prince, and many more. Text and artwork work hand-in-hand to create a unique allegory. On the surface, it appears as a typical fairy tale about the hero’s journey. However, there is much more hiding between these pages. It is a diary of the unconscious mind, sort of a mirror for a shadow side of human nature. The underlying structure overlaps with the concepts of collective archetypes, mentioned first in the works of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung.
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WAYL: A Middle Eastern Graphic Novel
What Makes a Mortal? A 200+ page superhuman psychological thriller set in Amman, Jordan by Zaid Adham & Yasser Alireza
- Current Funding: $ 4,414
- Funding Goal: $ 11,525
- Days Left: 43
- Link: WAYL: A Middle Eastern Graphic Novel by Zaid Adham & Yasser Alireza
What Makes a Mortal? A 200+ page superhuman psychological thriller set in Amman, Jordan. Wayl as a concept began as a superhero graphic novel. Touching upon several facets of modern life in the region and based in Amman, Jordan, it introduced a super-being who came to be as a result of the avarice of the world surrounding him. When forlorn heir Sufyan El-Taher returns to pick up the large business empire of his deceased father, it sets off a series of events that sets the story in motion. To keep vision rooted in the real universe, the main antagonist Abu Shakoosh (Hammer Man) is based on the story of his namesake, the urban legend of the Amman serial killer who terrorized pharmacies at night in the early nineties.
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THE NAZZ by Tom Veitch & Bryan Talbot
- Current Funding: $ 3,584
- Funding Goal: $ 5,000
- Days Left: 5
- Link: THE NAZZ
The campaign to publish the first-ever THE NAZZ collection by Tom Veitch & Bryan Talbot (with colors by Steve Whitaker & Les Dorscheid) after 32-years.
Michael Nazareth seeks perfection through the ancient idea that the life force itself is the doorway to obtaining superhuman powers. His search for the key to opening the door leads him to India and a grueling plunge into the darkest secrets of yoga, tantric rituals…and the warrior’s madness. This is the story of THE NAZZ, as he returns to America, a man transformed by his experiences into something more than human…but far less than what he once was. When Nazareth inadvertently kills a mugger with his bare hands, he becomes the focus of intense public scrutiny and is invited to join the Retaliators, a group of government sponsored crime fighters created to exploit America’s fascination with heroes. THE NAZZ is the tale of one man’s obsession with becoming such a hero…and mankind’s attempts to elevate him to the status of godhood. Written by Tom Veitch, with art by Bryan Talbot, will full process color by Steve Whitaker.
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That’s a wrap for this week from us but if you are running Kickstarter and would like to be put in the Korner drop us a line at micheal@comic-watch.com or chad@comic-watch.com and we will take a look when we put together next week’s post.