The 4th Annual Shark Week Sharktacular
over 2 years ago
– Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 06:06:45 PM
Dear Backers,
Thank you again for backing Vicious Vixens. As you may know (because I keep saying it in these updates) I also do a comic book called Shark of War and since it's Shark Week, it's time for the 4th Annual Shark of War Sharktacular - my drawing for a cool prize to celebrate Shark Week. Please enter at The Shark of War Sharktacular.
I do one of these twice a year, for Shark Week and for Xmas.
Thanks again for all your support.
Ben
Vicious Vixens Is Funded!
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 07:47:47 PM
Dear Backers:
We did it! Vicious Vixens is funded. Thank you for all your help. And it's on to stretch goal #1.
If we make it, I'll also throw up my best backer bonus prize yet!
So if you know anyone else who likes comics, please tell them - I'm convinced I'm offering the best comics deal on Kickstarter. This will be as many as 6 digital comics for $5 or 13 (all my comics plus these) for $18.
And my best hardcopy deal (which includes all the digital) is even better.
That's even better than I offer at Comic Con where I'm not shipping it all to you.
So please spread the word, we have a whole 24 hours left.
Thank you for all your support.
Ben
The Final Backer Bonus Reward!?!
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 07:33:28 AM
Dear Backers,
We've now passed my highest backer count ever and 95% funded. Therefore, it's time for another giveaway, and it's a good one. This is for a copy of the Tales Of The Bizarre anthology that features a story of mine - The Giant Squid Monster of The Depraved Dr. Piranha Woman! This is sort of a prequel to The Cthulhu Man and features Shark of War arch-villain Brooke Douglas' effort to make a new sea monster.
If you're interested and have backed at a physical level, just comment 'anthology' and you're entered. Also, don't forget, I still have 'coasters' and 'stickers' to give away for those that want them. Just say so. I'm hoping to do one more of these depending on how close to the end we make goal!
Also, I have some exceptional deals for those who'd like all my books (or back above the 'all my books' tier).
And I have a really good 'all my digital' deal for those who just do digital (all my digital issues feature bonuses not in the hard copy books and those that back above a certain level get those included in their rewards too).
And now, for a couple of other campaigns you might want to check out:
The Art of Life #1: a historical horror/dark fantasy comic - In 18th Century Portugal, Jeremias was an aspiring painter until the death of his wife spiraled him into a depression of drugs and alcohol. That all changed the day a wealthy, enigmatic patron from Asia arrived on his doorstep. Together, the two embark on a journey in search of a mythical pigment to use on the patron's portrait. But was Jeremias merely hired to do a job...or does the patron have something more devious in mind?
The Art of Life is a 26-page historical fantasy one-shot comic with hints of supernatural horror. Fans of Gothic stories like The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde will enjoy the story's subtle horror in a historical setting.
Drumsticks of Doom (last day and could use some help) - When Black Sabbath (not the Beatles) became the world’s most famous band, the universe was changed, musically and otherwise. Lost arts, like Alchemy, were made common, schools taught about transfiguration and alternate science, Demons were summoned and some stuck around.
Lana LOVES music. She has played in bands all through high school and now, in college, she still plays in her ex’s fledgling metal band. She's finishing up the best practice yet when they are drawn into a spiritual battle to keep metal on the top of the charts.
Thanks for all your support.
Ben
The Shark of War Makes The Scene!
over 2 years ago
– Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 04:52:45 PM
Dear Backers,
Well, we're holding at around 90% with a few days left. I'm still confident this will fund, but now I'm thinking it's going to be a bit more last minute than I hoped. Regardless, Nico continues to work on the rest of the pages. Here we get a second cool Shark of War cameo (Shark of War fans will recognize this moment from issue 1):
This convinces Fiji that she was right all along and that they really do have a Shark God watching over them.
Some of the women are sold on this idea, while others are definitely not.
But Gnasher's not going to save them when the Coastal Cartel finds their island.
They're going to have to get out of this mess on their own. Can they? You'll find out soon enough!. I promise that it's going to be one brutal battle for them to survive!
Also, please don't forget to check out the Samson ashcan: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LaibrxHrDxA0NZqWzz7XLEvmeDTq17Gi/view?usp=sharing I plan on giving a for those who back both Vicious Vixens and Samson at a hardcopy level and combine the shipping.
And now, as always, some other projects you might want to check out.
The 13th Labor 1-4 - The story of Hercules and his 12 Labors is one most casual fans of mythology are familiar with. What is less familiar to most is the story of his greatest labor. A labor that rips Hercules thousands of years into the future, where his bloodline is at its end and the fate of Earth lies in the hands of his final descendant.
Set against the backdrop of an intergalactic Tournament of Champions, The 13th Labor is the story of a demi-god seeking forgiveness for his past and a sixteen-year-old girl, who in order to save her home, must find a solace of her own.
So join Hercules, Pippa, Hermes, and the rest of The 13th Labor creative team on this crazy adventure and help us bring it to life!
Incalculable: The Unnumbered Collection Vol. 2 - is the second book of comics pulled from NowICantLose.com. Each of the 100+ 3-4 panel comics is crafted around a solid joke. Writing, art, and a characters are engineered for one purpose only. To make you laugh.
This comic collection is for anyone who demands something funny from the funny pages. If you grew up during the golden age of newspaper comics, follow webcomics, or simply appreciate clever sketch comedy in television and movies, this is the book for you.
As per the title, this book will collect comics from my "Unnumbered" series of comic strips. Specifically, the book includes Unnumbered 102 - 201, in addition to some comics written and illustrated especially for this release. The first book clocked in at about 80 pages, and this book will be around the same length.
Thanks for all your support.
Ben
Read the SAMSON Ashcan Comic FREE!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 03:08:35 PM
Dear Backers,
TGIF and I got a little something for you to read this weekend!
As most of you know, I plan on launching SAMSON within a month or two of Vixens ending (91% with a little less than a week to go). So I'm very pleased to share with you the SAMSON ashcan featuring the first 8 pages or the book plus bonus features. Click HERE to read it now. (I'll probably be messaging it to you as well as I'm pretty excited about it.) I hope you enjoy it and would love to hear your thoughts.
Don't forget, I'm still offering my really good deal on all my base covers and for anyone backing above that tier level not counting shipping.
I don't think anyone's offering a better per hardcopy deal on Kickstarter, so if you're interested in owning some of my other work, I hope you'll check it out.
And now as always, a couple of other projects you might want to check out.
Damage Inc. For the love of Spiders and Mummies - DAMAGE Inc. is a club of bounty hunters trying to face the Paranormal and Metahumans that go bump in the night, and make a little profit at the same time. Plans fail and the members usually resort to gunfights, explosions, and Sarcasm to get things done.
The Ballad of Valkyrie Sinclaire #1 - 2 - Decades ago a team of superheroes failed to save the world from an alien invasion. However, the Earth and humanity were spared when a civil war broke out among the invaders, for reasons unknown, and departed shortly after. Now, in the present, human society is irrevocably altered by the alien tech left behind, and the surviving superheroes of the invasion, recruit the next generation of heroes to take the fight to the invaders. However, generational tensions arise when the plan blurs the line between justice and revenge.
Thanks for all your support.
Ben
