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Vampirella’s Spooky Tales Offered in Humble Bundle to Benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!

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Dynamite Entertainment and Humble Bundle have announced a scintillating and spooky digital deal for readers to sink their teeth into, with the debut of a bundle on classic Vampirella tales across all her eras! Stuffed full of work from top writers and artists, fans will not want to miss this massive addition to their library, and supporting a great cause, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, along the way!

Live to purchase right now, the bundle will only be available for a limited time, so get yours!

With Halloween right around the corner, the Daughter of Drakulon is the perfect horror host for the spooky season. Readers can curl up in their favorite reading spot on their preferred devices and dive into these extensive archives of stories from multiple phases and iterations of the antiheroine’s career in comics.

All told, well over 130 issues are accounted for in the bundle, totaling to nearly 5,200 pages of great reading. Typically, if one were to buy up all this material, it would be almost $350. At Humble Bundle for this limited window of time, fans can lock in this full digital haul for just $18. While options for other tiers offering less items are also available to match everyone’s budget and interests.

Some of Vampi’s earliest adventures are included within this collection, like volumes of the Archives line which remasters and compiles her original magazine series published by Warren. These gorgeous black and white stories by luminaries like Jose Gonzalez remain stunning to this day. Most of the Master Series volumes are included as well, chronicling her biggest story arcs and creative contributions from the 1990s and 2000s. Then fans can sink their teeth into more modern epics starting from the beginning of the Dynamite era in 2010, all the way through to the currently ongoing run by legend Christopher Priest.

In addition to these aforementioned names, other creators with work in this bundle include Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Mark Millar, Nancy A. Collins, Joe Jusko, Kurt Busiek, Kate Leth, Eric Trautmann, Gail Simone, Tim Sale, Mike Carey, Tom Sniegoski, Joe Harris, Kevin Lau, Ergün Gündüz, Mark Texeira, Wagner Reis, and many more.

A share of the revenue generated from the bundle sales will be donated to charity partner, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. This esteemed nonprofit organization addresses challenges such as book censorship, specifically concentrating on the comic art form, graphic novels, and creators. Comics frequently face criticism in libraries, educational programs, and various other platforms due to the medium’s misunderstood and relatively recent emergence.

Vampirella’s Spooky Tales Offered in Humble Bundle to Benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!

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Vampirella Humble Bundle

Dynamite Entertainment and Humble Bundle have announced a scintillating and spooky digital deal for readers to sink their teeth into, with the debut of a bundle on classic Vampirella tales across all her eras! Stuffed full of work from top writers and artists, fans will not want to miss this massive addition to their library, and supporting a great cause, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, along the way!

Live to purchase right now, the bundle will only be available for a limited time, so get yours!

With Halloween right around the corner, the Daughter of Drakulon is the perfect horror host for the spooky season. Readers can curl up in their favorite reading spot on their preferred devices and dive into these extensive archives of stories from multiple phases and iterations of the antiheroine’s career in comics.

All told, well over 130 issues are accounted for in the bundle, totaling to nearly 5,200 pages of great reading. Typically, if one were to buy up all this material, it would be almost $350. At Humble Bundle for this limited window of time, fans can lock in this full digital haul for just $18. While options for other tiers offering less items are also available to match everyone’s budget and interests.

Some of Vampi’s earliest adventures are included within this collection, like volumes of the Archives line which remasters and compiles her original magazine series published by Warren. These gorgeous black and white stories by luminaries like Jose Gonzalez remain stunning to this day. Most of the Master Series volumes are included as well, chronicling her biggest story arcs and creative contributions from the 1990s and 2000s. Then fans can sink their teeth into more modern epics starting from the beginning of the Dynamite era in 2010, all the way through to the currently ongoing run by legend Christopher Priest.

In addition to these aforementioned names, other creators with work in this bundle include Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Mark Millar, Nancy A. Collins, Joe Jusko, Kurt Busiek, Kate Leth, Eric Trautmann, Gail Simone, Tim Sale, Mike Carey, Tom Sniegoski, Joe Harris, Kevin Lau, Ergün Gündüz, Mark Texeira, Wagner Reis, and many more.

A share of the revenue generated from the bundle sales will be donated to charity partner, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. This esteemed nonprofit organization addresses challenges such as book censorship, specifically concentrating on the comic art form, graphic novels, and creators. Comics frequently face criticism in libraries, educational programs, and various other platforms due to the medium’s misunderstood and relatively recent emergence.

Humble Bundle Offers Massive Deal for Gen V Season 2! Over 4,600 Pages of The Boys & Other Super-Teen Hits!

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The day has come, and fans can binge on some new The Boys content once more, with the hotly anticipated debut of Gen V‘s second season. Just in time, Dynamite Entertainment and Humble Bundle are teaming up to offer a limited-time incredible deal for digital readers. Stuffed with the entire The Boys epic and complemented with awesome additions of other teen hero tales, this new comics bundle is can’t-miss!

As part of this news, Dynamite is sharing with press and fans this FREE digital copy of The Boys #4. This early key issue features the first appearance of the character Dogknott. A member of the Teenage Kix team of supes, this character makes his live action debut in season two of Gen V, with the first episodes available to stream now on Amazon’s Prime Video. Click here to download and read The Boys #4 featuring Dogknott!

This bundle is full of bloody good graphic novels. Front and center is every single The Boys comic book ever published, by co-creators Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, and other great artists including Russ Braun, John McCrea, Carlos Ezquerra, and more. In total the franchise comes out to nearly 100 issues of comics, well over 2,000 pages of top tier reading. That includes the core series, three tie-in miniseries, and the epilogue/coda Dear Becky published in the past several years. 

On top of all that, Dynamite has curated a slate of additions to thematically tie into Gen V’s teen superheroes premise and as a fun contrast against The Boys. Other hits from across the 20-plus years of publishing include Evil Ernie, The Ninjettes, Vampirella vs. the Dark Powers, Project Superpowers: Hero Killers, and several other gems. Creators involved in this chunk of the bundle include Joe Casey, Dan Abnett, Fred Van Lente, Christopher Priest, Jeff Parker, Pete Woods, and others. 

When the entire bundle is added up, it comes out to nearly 175 issues of comics and over 4,600 pages. That’s a lot of incredible reading material to binge alongside or following getting through Gen V season two!

Additionally, a portion of proceeds from sales of the bundle will be going to charity partner the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. This prestigious nonprofit organization fights issues like book censorship with the particular focus on the comics art form, graphic novels, and relevant creators. Comics are often a target of ire across libraries, curricula, and other avenues due to the misunderstood and newer nature of the medium.

Go Boldly Where No Comic Bundle Has Gone Before with the Star Trek Comics Megabundle on Humble Bundle supporting the CBLDF

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Captain the Starship Enterprise from the comfort of your own home with the Star Trek Comics Megabundle! Since 1966, Star Trek has inspired generations with bold, scifi-defining stories told across TV, film, games—and comics. Now, explore nearly 100 titles in this epic library, including Star Trek: Strange New Worlds—The Illyrian Enigma, Star Trek: Defiant, Vol. 1, Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock, and many more. Pay what you want for stellar comics and help support The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund with your purchase!

The Star Trek Comics Megabundle on Humble has a retail value of $849, and you can get it all for just $24.

Star Trek Comics Megabundle

Go Boldly Where No Comic Bundle Has Gone Before with the Star Trek Comics Megabundle on Humble Bundle supporting the CBLDF

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Captain the Starship Enterprise from the comfort of your own home with the Star Trek Comics Megabundle! Since 1966, Star Trek has inspired generations with bold, scifi-defining stories told across TV, film, games—and comics. Now, explore nearly 100 titles in this epic library, including Star Trek: Strange New Worlds—The Illyrian Enigma, Star Trek: Defiant, Vol. 1, Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock, and many more. Pay what you want for stellar comics and help support The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund with your purchase!

The Star Trek Comics Megabundle on Humble has a retail value of $849, and you can get it all for just $24.

Star Trek Comics Megabundle

SDCC 2025: Oni Press and The Nacelle Company rev up the CBLDF Welcome Party with Biker Mice From Mars

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In partnership with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), Oni Press and The Nacelle Company announce the return of the CBLDF’s annual San Diego Comic-Con Welcome Party at The Westgate Hotel on Thursday, July 24th from 8 PM to 12 MIDNIGHT PT.

Joining Oni Press and The Nacelle Company – now in their second year as flagship co-sponsors for San Diego’s premier comic industry party and fundraiser – are an impressive array of co-sponsors from the worlds of comic books, graphic novels, toys, games, collectibles, and more, including Mad Cave Studios, Kickstarter, Global Comix, and Raremarq. 

Together, this year’s impressive roster of sponsors will reach be generously donating an array of limited-edition SDCC collectibles and promotional giveaways for CBLDF Welcome Party gift bags – free to the first 50 attendees who make a donation of $25 or more to benefit the CBLDF at the door – with items, including randomly inserted, highly sought-after Biker Mice From Mars #1 variant covers by artists Simon Bisley, Kano, Karl Kerschl, and Dustin Weaver from Oni Press; a limited-edition Speed Racer bandana and a signed copy of Speed Racer #0 from Mad Cave Studios; a brand new zine from Kickstarter, featuring expert crowdfunding tips from creators like Charlie Stickney, Kat Calamia, Spike Trotman, Mira Ong Chua, and more; as well as more graphic novel and collectibles yet-to-be revealed.

The evening’s festivities will also feature the return of the CBLDF’s annual San Diego Comic-Con Silent Auction, featuring comic art and other collectibles donated by a wide array of supporting contributors from across the worlds of comics and entertainment, including Heroic Signatures, Mad Cave Studios, The Nacelle Company, Oni Press, and more. 

Admission to the event is free for CBLDF members and a $25 donation for the general public at the door to support the CBLDF’s ongoing work in protecting free speech and creative expression. Click here for tickets and more details. (A SDCC badge is NOT required to attend.) You can find the CBLDF at booth #1629, Oni Press at Booth #1829, Nacelle at Booth 2547, and Mad Cave at Booth #2806.

Oni Press is currently raising funds for the CBLDF and other anti-censorship organizations with its ongoing “Fight Censorship, Read Comics!” advocacy campaign, which is currently offering a slate of exclusive pre-order merchandise designed by Kobabe through August 20th.

BIKER MICE FROM MARS ART BY SIMON BISLEY

Oni Press launches new Gender Queer merch Fighting Censorship benefiting the CBLDF and Florida Freedom to Read Project

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In advance of this summer’s American Library Association (ALA) Conference in Philadelphia, PA, Oni Press has unveiled its next Pre-Order Exclusive Merch Collection celebrating the best-selling graphic novel Gender Queer and the work of cartoonist Maia Kobabe as part of the publisher’s ongoing Fight Censorship, Read Comics initiative.  A portion of all proceeds will benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) and the Florida Freedom to Read Project (FFTRP).

Oni’s new collection features more than 15 items and multiple all-new, never-before-seen pieces, including a brand-new Gender Queer t-shirt design by Kobabe, available in three distinct colorways curated by the artist (available in sizes in XS – XXXL) – each hand silkscreened in the United States on super-soft Comfort Colors shirts. The Fight Censorship, Read Comics Pre-Order Exclusive Merch Collection also features Gender Queer patches, enamel pins, and keychains, alongside limited-edition signed and numbered editions of the Gender Queer: Deluxe Edition hardcover bearing signatures by Kobabe and high-quality, 18×24” giclee prints featuring the artist’s powerful “Fight Censorship, Read Comics” artwork (available in both signed and unsigned editions).

Available exclusively online at OniPress.com, ardent fans and readers can place pre-orders beginning today through Friday, August 20th with fulfillment to begin in September. Oni will also be making select, advance editions for some items available for early sale at San Diego Comic-Con in July. 

Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer, while award winning and praised, has also been caught in the conflagration of unprecedented legal challenges to graphic novels and other forms of comic art across more than a dozen states. Kobabe’s work has repeatedly placed at the epicenter of many of these challenges at the state and local level and was previously the subject of a Virginia obscenity lawsuit, which was successfully defended by the CBLDF and ruled to be unconstitutional in 2022. Since that time, the Los Angeles Times has dubbed Gender Queer “the most banned book in American schools,” and in 2025, it was named by the American Library Association as the #2 most challenged title in library systems nationwide. 

Kobabe and Oni Press are reciprocating the CBLDF and FFTRP’s support at this critical time in the history of free speech for the comics medium. Later this month, Kobabe will be appearing as a Special Guest of Oni Press at the annual American Library Association (ALA) Conference in Philadelphia, PA from June 26–30, 2025, alongside half a dozen fellow writers and illustrators from Oni’s stable of award-winning creators. 

Exclusive: Watch a Clip from Underground Comix Documentary -Oddly Compelling: The Denis Kitchen Story

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Denis Kitchen is a legend in the comics industry. The all-new documentary, Oddly Compelling, highlights Kitchen’s long, strange trip. It covers his early days as a hippie cartoonist, to his thirty years as one of the most independent comic publishers, as well as his advocacy for the First Amendment. The documentary is crowdfunding through Kickstarter.

Filmmaker Soren Christiansen and Ted Intorcio have captured hours of in-depth, candid conversations with Denis Kitchen, as well as fellow cartoonists and colleagues including Alison Bechdel, Warren Bernard, Eddie Campbell, Paul Gravett, Karen Green, Justin Hall, Gary Hallgren,Tom Heintjes, MariNaomi, Peter Poplaski, Carol Tyler, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Interim Director Jeff Trexler. The film also features rare archival footage of comic book legends Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, and Harvey Kurtzman, along with new animation of Kitchen’s iconic cartooning. The film charts Kitchen’s career — as an indie cartoonist, a provocateur and publisher, and founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

A good part of my motivation for undertaking this massive project was the opportunity to do these animations. The initial inspiration was the stop motion short, Creature Comforts by the Great Nick Parks in which man-on-the-street interviews are used in animating animals at the zoo. My idea was to animate Denis Kitchen’s drawings using Denis’ own unscripted voice for each character. I was struck by the wonderful juxtaposition of his conversational, matter-of-fact delivery with the surreal, weirdly funny but compelling characters that sprung from the mind of Denis himself. I think the results are striking, funny and somehow feel familiar in a way, giving form to Denis’ id, displaying it for all to see.

My process was to first acquire hi-res scans of the original drawings from Denis’ wife, Stacey. I then broke them down into pieces—head, body, appendages etc. The head is then further dissected into animatable features: eyes, nose, mouth etc. A particularly fun step is to create the mouth shapes (phonemes) that I’ll use to create the lip-sync for the audio using Adobe Character Animator. Once the breakdown of the character is finished I work on rigging the character in After Effects using bones (joints) and puppet tools (deformation). The character is now ready to be manipulated and the character’s performance developed. I’m not an actor but I would guess that this stage is much like what an actor does—interpreting the words and communicating emotion through the facial expression and movement of the character. The final step is to add appropriate backgrounds, color, texture and Camera movement, necessary to put the characters into context.

It has been a thrill to work with Denis on this and I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed animating them! Thank you for all your kind support in making this dream a reality.

— Ted Intorcio

In 1969 Denis Kitchen founded Kitchen Sink Press and, for more than 30 years, he published many of the most prominent and innovative creators in comics, including such legends as Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb, Charles Burns, Al Capp, Milton Caniff, Howard Cruse, Trina Robbins, Mark Schultz, Art Spiegelman, Scott McCloud, Alan Moore, the ground-breaking Gay Comix series, and countless others. In 1989, Kitchen formed the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund after comic store manager Michael Correa was convicted of possession and sale of so-called “obscene” material, which included a series published by Kitchen Sink Press. 

Kitchen subsequently raised money for experienced defense attorneys, resulting in the overturn of Correa’s conviction on appeal, and the organization Kitchen founded continues to fight ongoing First Amendment cases. Denis Kitchen’s comics have been collected in multiple books; his most recent is  the acclaimed Creatures From the Subconscious from Tinto Press. His original art has been in numerous one-man and group exhibitions, and he was just granted an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Wisconsin.

Oddly Compelling documents Kitchen’s career and activism and also explore his personal collection of curiosities. Kitchen has amassed an astonishing array of unusual collectibles, from over 100,000 vintage postcards, scores of Big Boy, Kewpie, and celluloid figures, metal toys and robots, to original comic art and political buttons. He has also spent years creating “The Valley of Frankenstein Dolls,” an eccentric outdoor art project that offers unique eye candy throughout the documentary. 

Watch the exclusive clip above and go support the project.

Exclusive: Watch this Clip from the upcoming Denis Kitchen Documentary – Oddly Compelling

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Denis Kitchen is a legend in the comics industry. The all-new documentary, Oddly Compelling, highlights Kitchen’s long, strange trip. It covers his early days as a hippie cartoonist, to his thirty years as one of the most independent comic publishers, as well as his advocacy for the First Amendment. The documentary is crowdfunding through Kickstarter.

Filmmaker Soren Christiansen and Ted Intorcio have captured hours of in-depth, candid conversations with Denis Kitchen, as well as fellow cartoonists and colleagues including Alison Bechdel, Warren Bernard, Eddie Campbell, Paul Gravett, Karen Green, Justin Hall, Gary Hallgren,Tom Heintjes, MariNaomi, Peter Poplaski, Carol Tyler, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Interim Director Jeff Trexler. The film also features rare archival footage of comic book legends Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, and Harvey Kurtzman, along with new animation of Kitchen’s iconic cartooning. The film charts Kitchen’s career — as an indie cartoonist, a provocateur and publisher, and founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

In 1969 Denis Kitchen founded Kitchen Sink Press and, for more than 30 years, he published many of the most prominent and innovative creators in comics, including such legends as Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb, Charles Burns, Al Capp, Milton Caniff, Howard Cruse, Trina Robbins, Mark Schultz, Art Spiegelman, Scott McCloud, Alan Moore, the ground-breaking Gay Comix series, and countless others. In 1989, Kitchen formed the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund after comic store manager Michael Correa was convicted of possession and sale of so-called “obscene” material, which included a series published by Kitchen Sink Press. 

Kitchen subsequently raised money for experienced defense attorneys, resulting in the overturn of Correa’s conviction on appeal, and the organization Kitchen founded continues to fight ongoing First Amendment cases. Denis Kitchen’s comics have been collected in multiple books; his most recent is  the acclaimed Creatures From the Subconscious from Tinto Press. His original art has been in numerous one-man and group exhibitions, and he was just granted an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Wisconsin.

Oddly Compelling documents Kitchen’s career and activism and also explore his personal collection of curiosities. Kitchen has amassed an astonishing array of unusual collectibles, from over 100,000 vintage postcards, scores of Big Boy, Kewpie, and celluloid figures, metal toys and robots, to original comic art and political buttons. He has also spent years creating “The Valley of Frankenstein Dolls,” an eccentric outdoor art project that offers unique eye candy throughout the documentary. 

Watch the exclusive clip above and go support the project.

Elevate your next D&D adventure with the Adventures, Crafting, Monsters and VTT Assets Humble Book Bundle

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Gather up your party for new takes on classic adventures within the Dungeons & Dragons universe—the action-packed Adventures, Crafting, Monsters and VTT Assets Book Bundle supports one of the most iconic games ever! Our 5th Edition-centric TTRPG explorer’s kit contains rulebooks, sourcebooks, and campaign resources like Endless Encounters: Dungeons, Ultimate Bestiary – The Dreaded Accursed, Deck of Dirty Tricks Vol 1., and more! Get everything you need to embark on an epic journey alongside your closest allies and help support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund with your purchase!

The Adventures, Crafting, Monsters and VTT Assets Book Bundle has a retail value of $741 and you can get all 58 items for $25.

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