Intense art by industry great Darryl Banks highlights this character driven graphic novel
Happy Easter, all! Smoke tests for Horror Show are going out today from Backerkit, and then the rest of the surveys on Tues or Wed. Digital books will go out later this week, and hard copies probably early next week. Very exciting, I hope you all enjoy the book!
For those of you having trouble downloading the Zip version of the free comics bundle, here's a Dropbox link to the unzipped versions of the comics:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/oplh3mpzva4gl5bfq1rr6/h?rlkey=lbzfuex6sypyldqvm5ogbuhbq&dl=0
The Google Drive link is:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nWasu-9fcoxUVoyp2UGb6SjPH4NOrEdy/view?usp=drive_link
What's in the bundle you may ask?
Strider Nolan's RIOT EARP #1 (#3 coming soon), METAL HEAD #1 and GOLDEN YEARS #1 (all books available at www.stridernolanstore.com)
New Pain's JUMP #1 (#2 coming soon to Kickstarter)
Anthony Stokes' DECAY #1 and INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS #1
Kat Calamia's HAUNTING
BECKONING OF AETHERIUS Chapter 1 (just finished a successful Kickstarter)
BULLET ADVENTURES #2 by Altruist Comics
Charlie McIlvey's SPIDER-SQUIRREL AND TRASH PANDA TITAN SIZED SPECIAL
Enjoy!
We did it, thanks to your backing! The digital version should be distributed next week. The hard copies should be in print in 2-3 weeks. If you ordered both, I recommend you wait for the hard copy. It'll be worth it.
As promised, here is a link to ten free comics for all backers:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U6BDvwB8C_Qg-6qRoqESGAb7wOwNaoYN/view?usp=sharing
Some of these are from creators who are currently running Kickstarter campaigns. Some of them are samples of Strider Nolan products that can be purchased at www.stridernolanstore.com
Many of you ordered Darryl Banks commissions. Please let me know who you would like him to draw for you.
And please make sure your credit cards are current so Kickstarter can collect your pledges.
Thank you all!
Michael Katz
Hello backers!
We have 6 days to go and are at 90%. I have no doubt we will fund, so I released an early stretch goal, a pinup by Narcelio Sousa. A hot summer night with our leading lady Delia and the monster. This will be included in the book itself, and anyone who ordered the 8 ½ x 11 pinups will get a copy as well.
We also added 5 ½ x 8 ½ pinups from Darryl Banks himself, available as part of a $100 pledge package or an $80 add-on. All the excitement of owning a Banks original at half the price!
Recently we’ve done a bunch of great podcasts. Check out Darryl Banks, Keith Champagne, and yours truly on Keeping It Geekly with Cody (who also loves the book!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqJXIx4marY
And check out THE PEACEKEEPERS on Kickstarter
You can get issues 1-4, written by screenwriter and Ringo Award-Winner Rylend Grant. Also by artist Davi Leon Dias, colorist Iwan Joko Triyono, and letterer HdE.
For fans of crime dramas, like HORROR SHOW it’s a bit of a period piece, this one set in the 1980s.
All hell breaks loose in a quaint northern Michigan community when a team of in-over-their-heads bank robbers kills a beloved Sheriff’s Deputy. In a small town with BIG secrets, local detective Richard Holton races to peel back the layers of a depraved down home conspiracy before the bungling Federal Agents assigned to the case send everyone involved to the ground.
Check it out here:
Thanks for your support! Talk to you after we fund!
Do you like podcasts? Of course you do! I’ve been on 3 podcasts recently, 2 with the amazing Darryl Banks. The hosts have had some wonderful things to say about HORROR SHOW. Check them out here:
Outside the Panels by Comic Crusaders with Johnny The Machine Hughes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs-7H4kmmb0&t=278s
The Comic Source with Jace Milam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGw3u0zSNd4
Two Geeks Talking with Kurt Sasso:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNbSbDdWSds
Also, I know you’re a backer, but you can help by increasing your pledge (Darryl Banks commissions make great gifts!) and spreading the word on social media. The more eyes we get on the book, the more backers we get.
And let me pass along word of two other books to take a look at in a similar horror vein.
First we have DEAD AIR: 90s College Radio Sci-Fi With A Soundtrack. What if for one day every year you could talk to the dead? That’s the premise thanks to technology in the form of something called D-TALq. It’s a really interesting premise, and I’m a backer!
The book is written by Benjamin Hunting (a prolific writer who has also been published by Scout Comics) and drawn by Joe Ng (Transformers/G.I. Joe, Street Fighter, and more). Issue 1 is 28 pages and issue 2 is 30 pages. Check out the awesome comic here as well as stickers, postcards, and an amazing 3-D printed skull:
Next up is HAUNTED TOWER: A Quick the Clockwork Knight Adventure. It's a 148-page, single-volume Graphic Novel in the choose your own adventure format, and can be reread multiple times. “Take care as you ascend the Haunted Tower. Dangers lurk in the shadows. But keep an eye out for clues as well. There are extra games and hidden rooms scattered throughout the tower. Adventure awaits! Are you ready?”
It looks like a blast, and again, I am a backer! The creative story and art are by Thane Frederick Benson. You can check out sample artwork, sketch cards, and commissions on the Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thane1/haunted-tower-a-quick-the-clockwork-knight-adventure
As always, thanks for your support!