Crimebuster
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Post by Crimebuster on May 9, 2021 12:31:13 GMT -5
Hello, friends! I'm excited to announce that my new comic book, Cthulhu vs. Uncle Sam, will be going live on Kickstarter on June 28. I think the high concept pretty much explains itself, but: at the height of World War II, a group of Nazi cultists attempt to summon Cthulhu. Only one person can stop them: Uncle Sam! Unlike The Crimebusters, I am not doing the art for this. It just takes too long for me to draw, and I realized that if I want to produce more comics, I need to hire artists to draw my scripts. So this is my first experiment hiring an artist. If it works and I can recoup the costs, then it opens up a lot of doors for me to make more comics! The artist on these is a guy named Jay Piscopo, who started in animation and is known for doing updates of public domain superheroes. Here's a look at the cover - logo is still in process: Here's a preview of the first three pages: This story also takes place in the Crimebusters universe, but 12 years earlier; Joe here is Officer Joe in the Crimebusters, and Granny Gumshoe also has a major role in this story. Since this is in color, it's going to cost more to print, and of course I had to spend a lot on the artist, so this Kickstarter has a much higher goal compared to The Crimebusters as I am aiming for $3000. I think we can get there as it's a fun story with a lot of crossover appeal. But we'll see how people react! Word of mouth is going to be very important, since I no longer have acgive Facebook or Twitter accounts to promote this. That's a major roadblock, but hopefully if people like the project, they will share it organically. Here's the link to the preview page - if you click on the "Notify me on launch" button you'll get a reminder when the project goes live. Thanks everyone!!
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Post by Crimebuster on May 9, 2021 12:40:10 GMT -5
There will also be three limited edition premium variant covers. Two of them I am drawing myself. For the third, I commissioned artist Ryan Mendoza to draw. Ryan is the regular artist on the popular Kickstarter comic book series Miskatonic High, so he's very familiar with Cthulhu. As an homage to the original horror series, this will be a special Adventures into the Unknown tribute cover, continuing the numbering from the classic ACG horror title that started it all. Here's a look:
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Post by sparrow421 on May 14, 2021 11:54:25 GMT -5
Great drawings I felt sorry for the soldier though but, Uncle Sam is just in time a very cool American hero!
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 14, 2021 13:04:40 GMT -5
I like the Darwyn Cooke feel of the artwork!
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Post by Crimebuster on May 14, 2021 14:29:19 GMT -5
Great drawings I felt sorry for the soldier though but, Uncle Sam is just in time a very cool American hero! Thanks!
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Crimebuster
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Post by Crimebuster on May 14, 2021 14:29:54 GMT -5
I like the Darwyn Cooke feel of the artwork! I think people will dig Jay's art on this one!
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2021 16:02:30 GMT -5
Got the notification for when this goes live clicked and ready to go. Looking forward to this one a lot. It's right up my alley!
-M
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 17, 2021 21:53:13 GMT -5
I'm going to be doing a live launch party on YouTube on Sunday, June 27, at 7 pm ET, which you are all invited to: I've also got another variant cover to show you, this one I drew myself. It will be limited to just 25 copies printed:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2021 18:12:53 GMT -5
Got the notification for when this goes live clicked and ready to go. Looking forward to this one a lot. It's right up my alley! -M CrimebusterGot the notification this went live tonight! Already backed! Looking forward to this one CB! For those interested, go back this! -M
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 28, 2021 20:34:00 GMT -5
Got the notification for when this goes live clicked and ready to go. Looking forward to this one a lot. It's right up my alley! -M Crimebuster Got the notification this went live tonight! Already backed! Looking forward to this one CB! For those interested, go back this! -M Thanks for the support, MRP! And thanks to everyone else who has supported the campaign so far! It's live now and will be running through the 26th of July:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2021 20:41:06 GMT -5
Crimebuster Got the notification this went live tonight! Already backed! Looking forward to this one CB! For those interested, go back this! -M Thanks for the support, MRP! And thanks to everyone else who has supported the campaign so far! It's live now and will be running through the 26th of July: I sent the link of your youtube page to a couple of folks yesterday who I had given copies of the first issue of Crimebusters pre-pandemic who wanted more info (Craig Boldman and Dan Taylor of Jim & Dan's Comics) after talking ot them at the show I was at yesterday. Not sure if anything will come of it, but they both liked the first issue and wanted more info. -M
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 28, 2021 23:21:41 GMT -5
Thanks for the support, MRP! And thanks to everyone else who has supported the campaign so far! It's live now and will be running through the 26th of July: I sent the link of your youtube page to a couple of folks yesterday who I had given copies of the first issue of Crimebusters pre-pandemic who wanted more info (Craig Boldman and Dan Taylor of Jim & Dan's Comics) after talking ot them at the show I was at yesterday. Not sure if anything will come of it, but they both liked the first issue and wanted more info. -M Thanks very much, I appreciate it! Boldman's run on Jughead is one of my favorite comics of all time!
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jun 29, 2021 6:43:12 GMT -5
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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 29, 2021 7:36:17 GMT -5
I jumped on board immediately after the livestream. I've sent the link to a couple of friends who are prone (or susceptible) to backing kickstarter projects as well...
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Crimebuster
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 29, 2021 21:10:47 GMT -5
Thanks very much! I have gotten one person from your shoutout so far, so I really appreciate it!
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