Episode Description
Woah, mega-launch Tuesday is back in a big way, and on the first Tuesday of the year, no less. Not only were 18 new projects launched in the Kickstarter Comics category, but the vast majority of them are…AWESOME. That’s right, a genre-diverse set of drops happened, and I’m separating the best from the rest. That means today’s update is broken into two posts to allow me to give enough space to these real comics really deserving of your attention.
But we’ll start with the projects I can’t endorse:
A pair of pin-up books that are not comics.:
HEROINES AFTER SUNSET Issue #1
A pair of empty campaigns guaranteed to not result in production of actual comics:
A pair of novice projects from developing creators that aren’t quite there yet:
ORDER OF DRACULA # 1-5: THE DEATH OF DRACULA horror/Make 100
An otherwise impressive corporate project that is simply overpriced beyond reason:
Robert Venditti & David Laphams HANK HOWARD, PIZZA DETECTIVE
Comics I Like
Action-Adventure:
American Yakuza - NSFW Murder Mystery in Japan (Acts 1-3)
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Join us on a violent, sexy trip to Japan to solve a murder. The action intensifies and the mystery multiplies as we dive deeper...
The Low-Down:
Goal: $3500
End Date: January 31, 2025
Estimated Delivery: February-March, 2025
No. Pages: 20
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $15
Expert-level cover art & design
Terrific interior art, color & composition
Story-first approach to mature comics
I backed this one.
The Press Guardian & Clock: Classic Pulp Heroes Return!
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Together for the first time two iconic pulp heroes join forces to battle Nazis. If you love golden age comics this is for you! Make 100
The Low-Down:
Goal: $500
End Date: January 25, 2025
Estimated Delivery: February, 2025
No. Pages: 32
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $10
Dynamic interior art, color & composition
Fun, retro-style pulp action
Comedy:
The Bubble Gumshoes - An All-Ages Comedy Manga
By Chris Hill
Tabitha and Emily, a pair of hard-boiled middle school detectives, must get to the bottom of a case of missing cookies!
The Low-Down:
Goal: $3500
End Date: February 13, 2025
Estimated Delivery: February-March, 2025
No. Pages: Not specified
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $15
Great grayscale interior art & composition
Attractive cover art and design
Refreshingly different story take compared with most manga options on Kickstarter
It’s Fun To Kill People #1-2 - A Dark Comedy Comic
Follow the hijinks of a poorly adjusted kid who has a pair of serial killers as parents.
The Low-Down:
Goal: $3000
End Date: January 24, 2025
Estimated Delivery: April-May, 2025
No. Pages: 24
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $13
Awesome, stylized interior art, color & composition
Top tier cover art and design
Finally, some legit dark humor finds its way to Kickstarter Comics
Horror:
By Eli Schwab
An all new Frankie: Boy Monster adventure written by Morgan Herron with amazing art by Jorge Peña
The Low-Down:
Goal: $4500
End Date: February 6, 2025
Estimated Delivery: March, 2025
No. Pages: Not specified
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $12
Bombastic cover art & design
Stylized, captivating interior art, color & composition
Discounted catch-up rewards tiers
Fun take on the monster genre
ICE & BONE #1 & 2: A SAMURAI ACTION-HORROR | MAKE 100
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5th in the series. Set in 16th Century Japan. Anarchy reigns. Revenge took Nakaaki beyond BLOOD & FIRE, now there is only ICE & BONE...
The Low-Down:
Goal: $3500
End Date: February 6, 2025
Estimated Delivery: September, 2025
No. Pages: 28
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $6
Lowest Print Tier Price: $15
Edgy cover art & design
Deceptively simple, badass interior art, color & composition
Catch-up rewards tiers
Awesome genre mash-up done in high style
The Passenger of U-977 - A Horror Graphic Novel - Make 100
A mysterious passenger aboard U-977 plunges its crew into terror on a 66-day submerged journey. WWII ends, but their nightmare begins.
The Low-Down:
Goal: $1872
End Date: January 22, 2025
Estimated Delivery: April, 2025
No. Pages: 108
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $10
Lowest Print Tier Price: $20
Seriously perfect cover art & design
Watercolor-inspired, fascinating interior art, color & composition
Ships from the UK
Mature story based on real events
I backed this one.
NSFW:
MADEMOISELLE DE SADE #3 -THE TERROR!-
An Erotic Journey Through 1794 Paris: Blood, Corsets, Big Wigs and the Guillotine! PRINTED EDITION
The Low-Down:
Goal: $724
End Date: January 14, 2025
Estimated Delivery: April, 2025
No. Pages: Not specified
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $6
Lowest Print Tier Price: $19
High-style cover art & design
Classic Vertigo-inspired interior art, color & composition
Ships from Italy
Erotica endemic to a real narrative
Sci-Fi:
A Place Where Time Doesn't Exist #1: A Sci-fi Adventure
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Humanity is going extinct. A small crew must find the cure on a strange alien planet at any cost.
The Low-Down:
Goal: $3000
End Date: January 31, 2025
Estimated Delivery: June-July, 2025
No. Pages: Not specified
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $7
Lowest Print Tier Price: $13
Truly gorgeous cover art & design
Stylized, dynamic interior art & composition with a wild purple-dominated palette
Love seeing weird sci-fi back on Kickstarter
THE FINAL FINAL FRONTIER Number1: A GAME OF DEATH
By EPHK
The unbelievable (yet true) first official adventure of the infamous Starship USS PEQUOD and its valiant crew!
The Low-Down:
Goal: $13,456
End Date: February 6, 2025
Estimated Delivery: October, 2025
No. Pages: 48
Lowest Digital Tier Price: N/A
Lowest Print Tier Price: $25
Awesome, retro cover art & design
Stylized, fully painted interior art, color & composition
Ships from France
Again, LOVE seeing weird sci-fi back on Kickstarter, even in sexy parody form
Superhero:
Capable #1-7: The Final Issue | MAKE 100
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The series finale of Jonathan Hedrick's bold superhero story that asks "What if people gained powers opposite of their disabilities?"!
The Low-Down:
Goal: $517
End Date: February 6, 2025
Estimated Delivery: February , 2025
No. Pages: 60
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $6
Lowest Print Tier Price: $11
Great cover art & design
Detailed, dynamic art, color & composition
A much-needed, different take on superheroes
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