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Exclusive: Get an Exclusive Limited Edition Original Sketch Card by Joe Atalla with Sir Reginald & The Clockwork Heart

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Goats Flying Press has announced Sir Reginald & the Clockwork Heart, an all-new pulp adventure anthology featuring a cadre of all-star comic creators. The gorgeous, 96 page, full-color, hardcover book features five interconnected adventures written by Joe Atalla and illustrated by a cadre of sensational superstar creators — Eisner Award-Nominee Juni Ba, Eisner And Ignatz Award-Winner Jesse Lonergan, superstar Illustrator Dimitrios Pantazis, and smash-hit indie creator Armand Bodnar. The book is colored by Brad Simpson, with letters and design by Jeff Powell. Sign up here to be notified when the project is live on Kickstarter.

From scorching deserts to fathomless oceans, from sacred temples to ancient graveyards, Sir Reginald and the Clockwork Heart follows the eccentric adventurer Sir Reginald, intrepid gentleman (and skeleton) adventurer and his loyal ghostly butler Mr. Spittle, on a series of extraordinary expeditions. On each adventure, Reginald finds a mysterious artifact to add to his growing collection. However, there is more to these missions than meets the eye… What is Sir Reginald really scouring the globe for? And what is the secret project he keeps hidden even from his close confidant Mr. Spittle in his secret workshop? 

Sir Reginald & the Clockwork Heart features five fantastic tales and one overarching mystery:

  • The Curse Of Osiris, featuring art by Juni Ba – A lost pyramid, an ancient god, and a forbidden resurrection, brought to life by Juni Ba.
  • In The Deep Below, featuring art by Joe Atalla – Something unthinkable lurks beneath the waves near an old fishing hamlet, where the shadows run deeper than the darkest ocean. 
  • The Lost Temple, featuring art by Jesse Lonergan – Sir Reginald returns to the ruins of an ancient temple to right a wrong he himself started many moons ago. 
  • Wyrm Of Destruction, featuring art by Dimitrios Pantazis  – An expedition to an old Barrow in the English countryside sets loose a fierce dragon.
  • The Clockwork Heart, featuring art by Armand Bodnar – In this 28-page climactic story Sir Reginald faces off against his old nemesis, Prof. Zardoc, in a race against eternity itself to uncover the secret of the Clockwork Heart, and undo the greatest regret of his life…no matter the cost! 

As part of the crowdfunding campaign, you’ll be able to get an exclusive limited edition original sketch card by Joe Atalla! Check out a card below and some preview art and sign up so you don’t miss Sir Reginald & the Clockwork Heart when it launches!

A cartoon character with a worried expression, wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie, with sweat drops on its forehead and an exclamation mark in a speech bubble above its head.

The Curse Of Osiris, featuring art by Juni Ba

A comic-style illustration featuring a desert landscape with pyramids and an airship. The title reads 'The Curse of Osiris.' The scene includes anthropomorphic characters discussing a treasure hunt and solutions to problems in a whimsical setting.
A comic panel depicting two characters riding camels in a desert at sunset, alongside ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and illustrations of Osiris, an ancient Egyptian king. The characters discuss the secrets of the Book of the Dead and the afterlife, with one character commenting on a disturbed entrance to a tomb.
A dark, illustrated scene depicting an ancient tomb with hieroglyphics, featuring ghostly figures among stone steps. Dialogue bubbles contain references to Egyptian beliefs and the judgment of Osiris.
A comic-style illustration showing two anthropomorphic characters, one with a robotic appearance commanding a machine and the other wearing glasses and a lab coat. The background features futuristic technology and a timepiece. Text bubbles convey dialogue about a sinister plan involving the character Osiris.
Comic panel depicting a confrontation about the nature of eternal life, featuring a character in a menacing costume and dialogue expressing the desire to obtain eternal life.

The Lost Temple, featuring art by Jesse Lonergan

A comic panel titled 'The Lost Temple' featuring a distant view of a temple amidst lush greenery. The foreground shows a character with a skull-like head looking towards the temple, while smaller panels include scenes of exploration and a cracked ground detail.
A comic panel featuring a character dodging a leaping leopard, with vibrant jungle foliage in the background. The scene includes action sound effects and expressions of tension, highlighting the dramatic moment.
A comic panel depicting a character exploring an eerie, ancient environment. The scenes include a figure in a stylish outfit, various creatures, and atmospheric backgrounds, with a mix of dark and vibrant colors conveying suspense and action.
A comic panel depicting a figure in a white outfit exploring a dense jungle, encountering ancient ruins, stone faces, and animal creatures like a lion and monkeys.
A comedic comic panel featuring a character wearing a skull mask and a military outfit, encountering a group of alarmed monkeys. The character appears startled and is screaming, while the monkeys are depicted in various expressions of shock and fear, set against a jungle backdrop with ancient ruins.

Exclusive: Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters T-Shirt and Collectors Coin featuring art by Zac Atkinson Revealed!

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Abbott and Costello are back in comics for the first time in more than half a century — and this time, they’re bringing the monsters with them. Monstrous is launching a Kickstarter campaign for Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters, an all-new comic book series that reunites legendary comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with the kind of monsters, madmen and supernatural mayhem that helped make some of their most beloved films classics.

The campaign will feature three full-length comics written by Bram Stoker Award winner James Aquilone, an array of variant covers from acclaimed comic book artists, and exclusive Abbott and Costello merchandise.

The new series,Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters, marks the first new comics starring the duo in more than 50 years.

The first issue, Abbott and Costello Meet the Night Stalker, throws Bud and Lou into the dark, supernatural world of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. The issue has interior art by Dave Acosta and covers by J.K. Woodward, Lukas Ketner, and Zac Atkinson.

In the second issue, Abbott and Costello Meet the Morlocks, the duo encounters the subterranean creatures made famous by H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. The issue features covers by Russ Braun and Colton Worley.

The third comic, Abbott and Costello Meet Cthulhu, sends the comedy legends into cosmic-horror territory for an encounter with one of the most famous monsters in weird fiction. r. The issue has interior art by Juan Samu and covers by Robert Hack and E.V. Cantada.

Each comic will also include the Abbott and Costello comic strips.

The series continues a tradition stretching back to Abbott and Costello’s classic monster comedies, most famously 1948’s Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, which brought the comedians face-to-face with Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and the Wolf Man. Inspired by those classic films, Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters pairs the duo with creatures and characters they never had the opportunity to encounter on screen.

In addition to the three comics, the Kickstarter campaign will offer exclusive merchandise, such as T-shirts, trading cards, original artwork, and more.

We have an exclusive reveal of the Collectors Coin and T-shirt, each featuring art by Zac Atkinson. Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters will be available through Kickstarter.

  • Black t-shirt featuring an illustration of Abbott and Costello with a monster background, labeled 'Abbott & Costello meet the Monsters'.
  • A collector's coin featuring Abbott and Costello on the front, with playful caricatures and the text 'ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MONSTERS'. The back of the coin shows a monstrous creature with the word 'MONSTROUS'.
  • Comic book cover featuring Abbott and Costello facing a monster, with the title 'Abbott & Costello meet the Monsters'. The background shows a darkened staircase and additional characters in the shadows.
  • A comic book cover featuring Abbott and Costello meeting a vampire character called the Night Stalker. The setting includes a graveyard with palm trees and a Las Vegas backdrop, showcasing a humorous and spooky theme.

Exclusive: Giulia Lalli’s Dragonproof cover revealed!

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AHOY Comics has made its reputation on witty satires, acclaimed creators, and a commitment to telling bold and risk-taking stories—including the acclaimed Black’s Myth graphic novels by writer Eric Palicki. Now Palicki and AHOY Comics are teaming up once again for Dragonproof, a graphic novel written by Palicki and illustrated by acclaimed artist Giulia Lalli. The stand-alone 80-page story is about a directionless twentysomething who unexpectedly finds herself the champion of an endangered population of dragons. Dragonproof is coming soon to Kickstarter.

We have the exclusive reveal of Giulia Lalli’s cover for Dragonproof.

Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest on an ill-fate camping trip, Ashleigh Cole stumbles upon a dying dragon in the woods, its hide peppered with bullet wounds and tattooed with U.S. military markings. Ash returns to her mundane life, convinced her experience in the woods was all just a hallucination—until she begins to display some oddly dragonlike characteristics herself. Compelled by voices in her mind, Ash undertakes a mission to rescue other captive dragons and help the mythical creatures escape—but the shadowy government organization determined to turn them into weapons of mass destruction has other plans.

From writer Eric Palicki, artist Giulia Lalli, and color by Gab Contreras, check out Lalli’s cover below. Sign up so you don’t miss when it launches on Kickstarter!

An empowered young woman stands confidently in front of a massive green dragon, with flames erupting around them, showcasing a dynamic fantasy scene.

Exclusive: Dracula: Book IV – The Undead from Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones Launches this Thursday (Corrected)

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Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel of gothic horror created the most famous literary character of all time: the terrifying vampire lord, Dracula. Now acclaimed comic-book creators Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones are reuniting for the fourth and final chapter in their epic series of original graphic novels about the shadowy history of the world’s most famous literary character with Dracula: Book IV – The Undead. The project launches this Thursday, October 1, on Kickstarter at 9AM PT/Noon ET.

Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 book is one of the most revered icons of the horror genre, and throughout the first three volumes of their smash hit series, Wagner and Jones have stayed true to Stoker’s original canon while also providing an all-new and terrifying look at Dracula’s history and his nefarious actions that take place just off-stage in the novel’s chain of events. But, curiously…the novel’s climax has always left many fans with an unsettled feeling—as if perhaps the infamous vampire lord wasn’t actually destroyed by his enemies…

The first three volumes of Wagner and Jones’s Dracula saga were smash hits—Book 1 broke the Top 20 in Kickstarter’s all-time most successful graphic novel campaigns—and this ultimate chapter promises to be even bigger, with 122 pages of spine-chilling story and art. Wagner and Jones are once again joined for this macabre foray into the shadows of Dracula’s sinister schemes by the stellar talents of José Villarrubia on colors and lettering by Rob Leigh. The Kickstarter campaign will be the only source for these beautiful, European-album sized hardcover editions of this book as well as many exceptional rewards tiers.

See what David Dastmalchian, Eric Powell, and Keith Rosson have to say about the project and sign up so you don’t miss out when it launches Thursday!

  • Promotional graphic featuring a quote by David Dastmalchian about Dracula's history, illustrated with dark, horror-themed artwork, including figures reminiscent of vampires and wolves.
  • Graphic illustration featuring a dark, eerie forest with a skeletal figure lying on the ground. Overlaid text quotes Eric Powell praising the Dracula graphic novel series by Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones, emphasizing its stunning visuals and appeal to horror fans.
  • A graphic illustration featuring a dark figure with glowing red eyes and sharp teeth, alongside a quote praising the storytelling of Wagner and Jones's Dracula as both an homage and a new path in horror.

Dracula: Book IV – The Undead will be funded via Kickstarter. Dracula—Book I: The Impaler and Dracula—Book II: The Brides are available now from Dark Horse Comics as paperbacks. The third volume, Dracula—Book III: The Count, will be published by Dark Horse on October 20, 2026.

Exclusive: Behold, the Slipcase Edition of A Scoundrel in the New World!

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Oni Press and Magnetic Press are launching a Kickstarter campaign for A Scoundrel in the New World by legendary Blacksad artist Juanjo Guarnido and world-renowned writer Alain Ayroles. This sprawling and immersive journey through the heart of the 17th-century Spanish Empire and newly discovered America follows the charming yet shady life of a lovable rogue and his search for the legend of the treasure of El Dorado. Fans can get their copy of A Scoundrel in the New World on Kickstarter. Sign up so you don’t miss out when it launches!

Inspired by Francisco de Quevedo classic 1626 satirical novel Historia de la vida del Buscón, llamado don Pablos (The Life of the Swindler named Don Pablos), A Scoundrel in the New World follows Don Pablos of Segovia, a charming conman and inveterate liar who leaves behind the treacherous streets of Spain in search of fortune in the New World. After a life of misadventure, Don Pablos finds himself in prison, recounting his experiences to greedy inquisitors as the ultimate unreliable narrator. From the opulent, gilded halls of the colonial elite to the untamed jungles of the young Americas, Pablos weaves a web of complex schemes to climb the social ladder. However, as the lines between his tall tales and reality begin to blur, Pablos discovers that in the colonies, the most dangerous predator isn’t the wilderness: it’s human ambition.

In addition to the deluxe hardcover edition of A Scoundrel in the New World, Magnetic Press is also producing a Limited Collectors Slipcase edition, with a textured spine and Smyth-sewn binding, a bound-in satin ribbon bookmark, gold foil gilding on the page edges, and a numbered bookplate.

We have the exclusive reveal of the Slipcase Edition which you can see below and sign up now so you don’t miss out!

  • A collection of books titled 'A Scoundrel in the New World' presented in a decorative box, featuring illustrations, a numbered print of the artwork, and an engraved item.
  • Two book covers featuring 'A Scoundrel in the New World' by Ayroles and Guarnido, with a dark portrait on one cover and a golden map design on the other.
  • A book titled 'A Scoundrel in the New World' is displayed from multiple angles, featuring colorful artwork and a textured cover design. The back cover contains a description alongside images of sailors.
  • Book cover titled 'A Scoundrel in the New World' featuring a portrait of a young man with dark hair and a sly smile, dressed in 17th-century attire. The cover includes the names 'Ayroles' and 'Guarnido' in the corners and a subtitle describing the adventurous life of Don Pablos of Segovia.

Exclusive: Steve Niles’ Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories gets Joe Jusko and Cat Stagg Lithographs and Stickers

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Legendary horror writer and 30 Days of Night co-creator Steve Niles’ iconic paranormal detective Cal McDonald’s hard boiled adventures have captivated fans since his first appearance in the 1990 story “Big Head.” Cal McDonald has seen it all. Vampires, werewolves, ghouls, demons, mutants, maniacs, and every other thing that crawls out of the dark. Niles is revisiting his gruesome gumshoe in Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories, a collection of short stories.

Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories features a foreword by acclaimed actor and horror creator David Dastmalchian and a stunning painted cover by master illustrator Joe Jusko. Published by Clover Press’ The Fourth Leaf, a new imprint for creator-owned comics, books and graphic novels, this 216-page hardcover will collect ten brand-new Cal McDonald stories, each with an illustration by a different beloved comic artist. Fans can support the project on Kickstarter.

In the tradition of Mickey Spillane and Rymond Chandler, Niles sends Cal and his undead sidekick on a strange journey through a Los Angeles populated by monsters, freaks, ghouls, and all kinds of new creatures hell-bent on causing chaos.

Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories will feature gorgeous chapter illustrations by an incredible lineup of artists, including Cat Staggs, Liam Sharp, Scott Morse, Christopher Mitten, Gyula Nemeth, Steven Russell Black, Francesco Francavilla, Alison Sampson, and Damien Worm, each adding their own signature style to Cal McDonald’s world of hard-boiled horror.

In addition to the illustrated hardcover book, the Kickstarter campaign for Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories, we can exclusively reveal that Clover Press is creating exclusive Lithographs and a sticker featuring Joe Jusko’s cover art and a beautiful colored version of Cat Staggs’ illustration from the book.

Check them out below and don’t miss Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories on Kickstarter!

  • A dramatic scene featuring a woman in a green dress sitting on a desk holding a vintage telephone, while a man in a white shirt points a gun and another man in a suit stands behind, with a spooky background visible through a large window.
  • A silhouette of a man lighting a cigarette in front of a large, intensely red skull illustration against a dark background.
  • A silhouette of a man lighting a cigarette in front of a large red skull, set against a black background with a circular red border.
  • Book cover illustration featuring a woman in a green dress sitting on a desk with a vintage telephone, a man in a suit standing beside her, and another man in casual attire seated, holding a bottle. The background shows eerie figures visible through a window.

Exclusive: Marvel Masterworks returns from Clover Press with Exclusive Buttons

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Starting today, Marvel Comics’ longest-running, premier archival hardcover collection series is coming back in style! Clover Press will now publish the iconic Marvel Masterworks line, starting with four brand new editions that highlight four iconic eras of Marvel history and some of the industry’s greatest creators of all time. Clover Press is publishing three different covers for each book in the Marvel Masterworks line: the legacy trade dress that collectors already know and love, a variant cover of the legacy trade dress, and a bold and poppy new trade dress, designed by Clover Press Co-Founder and Art Director Robbie Robbins. The Kickstarter campaign for Marvel Masterworks is now live.

The campaign will also feature a slew of the kind of collectible extras that Clover Press is known for, including a Premium Works collector box, Fact Files character cards, journals with Masterworks branding and comic art, buttons, character stickers, mini prints, large artist edition prints, postcards, stationery-inspired inserts, facsimile posters, dustjackets, die-cut slipcases, and more to be announced during the campaign.

We have the exclusive reveal of the buttons!

A collection of comic book character buttons featuring various Marvel superheroes and villains, including recognizable faces expressing intense emotions.

The first wave of Clover Press’ Marvel Masterworks includes four titles:

  • In Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 18, Chris Claremont and Jim Lee begin their march towards X-Men #1, the Guiness Book of World Records top-selling comic book of all time—collecting THE UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 256-268 & ANNUAL (1970) 14 and material from THE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL (1963) 23, X-FACTOR ANNUAL (1986) 5 and THE NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL (1984) 6.

Featuring an introduction by Chris Claremont

  • In Marvel Masterworks: Super-Villain Team-Up, Vol. 1, Doctor Doom and his notorious accomplices Namor and the Red Skull take the stage in this classic Marvel series which gives the bad guys full rein—collecting GIANT-SIZE SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP (1975) 1-2, SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP (1975) 1-17, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) 27, THE AVENGERS (1963) 154-156, THE CHAMPIONS (1975) 16 and material from MARVEL PREVIEW (1975) 21.

Featuring an introduction by Roy Thomas

  • In Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor, Vol. 25, Walter Simonson and Sal Buscema’s original art is faithfully restored and looking better than ever as The God of Thunder leads an army into Hel itself in this fan-favorite classic every Marvel fan should have in their library—collecting THE MIGHTY THOR (1966) 360-369 and BALDER THE BRAVE (1985) 1-4.

Featuring an introduction by Walter Simonson

  • In Marvel Masterworks: The Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 6, high-stakes storytelling pulls long-running characters like Quincy Harker, Rachel van Helsing and Blade into a final reckoning that leaves no one untouched from collaborators Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer—collecting THE TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) 56-70.
Cover of Marvel Masterworks featuring The Uncanny X-Men, showcasing characters like Captain America, Black Widow, and Wolverine. Includes details about issues and creators.
Cover of Marvel Masterworks featuring 'Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up' with illustrations of various Marvel characters including Dr. Doom and Sub-Mariner. The background is green with decorative text detailing other comic issues included.
Cover of Marvel Masterworks featuring The Mighty Thor comic issues Nos. 360-369 and Balder the Brave Nos. 1-4, illustrated by Walter Simonson and Sal Buscema.
Cover of Marvel Masterworks featuring The Tomb of Dracula Nos. 56-70, showcasing Dracula and a female figure along with text highlights.
Cover of Marvel Comics' The Uncanny X-Men Volume 18 featuring characters Wolverine, Captain America, and Black Widow in action.
Cover of Marvel Masterworks Super-Villain Team-Up Volume 1 featuring Dr. Doom and the Sub-Mariner with bold titles and comic-style artwork.
Cover of Marvel Masterworks The Mighty Thor Volume 25 featuring Thor and a frog character with vibrant colors and bold graphics.
Cover of Marvel Masterworks: The Tomb of Dracula Volume 6, featuring Dracula and a dramatic scene with gravestones and characters in a gothic style.
Cover art for 'The Uncanny X-Men' featuring a dramatic depiction of characters including a female with short blonde hair and a male character displaying fierce expression and claws, showcasing the comic's dynamic style.
Cover of 'Super-Villain Team-Up' featuring characters Magneto and Doctor Doom, with colorful comic-style artwork.
Cover art of 'The Mighty Thor' comic book featuring a stylized green frog character and a red, menacing figure, alongside a woman's face, showcasing vibrant colors and bold graphic design.
Cover of 'The Tomb of Dracula' comic featuring a vampire with fangs and red eyes, alongside a mysterious figure in a red cape and a castle in the background.

Featuring an introduction by Kelley Jones.

The publication of the first wave of books marks just the first stage of Clover Press’ publishing plan to continue the historic Marvel Masterworks program, with an ambitious, ongoing schedule that will bring dozens of new editions of Marvel Masterworks series to print. Longtime Marvel series editor Cory Sedlmeier will continue in his role as editor and series steward, continuing the role that he’s served at Marvel for more than two decades.

Don’t miss out and support this new era of Marvel Masterworks, head to Kickstarter!

Crowdfunding Corner: DENIS KITCHEN: Three Comics Collections

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Conventional wisdom would have us believe that old hippies burn out and fade away, but conventional wisdom never met an overachiever like Denis Kitchen.

Self-publishing his humorous, sometimes psychedelic comics in the late ‘60s led to founding the incredibly influential Kitchen Sink Press that helped launch such underground luminaries as Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, S. Clay Wilson, Justin Green, and Howard Cruse. Kitchen Sink weathered the ups and downs of the comics industry through the ‘90s publishing work by legendary artists Will Eisner, Al Capp, Charles Burns, and Harvey Kurtzman.

During the moral panic of the ‘80s involving police crackdowns, obscenity arrests, and censorship threats, Kitchen founded the non-profit organization Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) to help protect targeted comic shops and alternative comics publishers.

Kitchen’s inertia continued with Denis Kitchen Art Agency, representing Harvey Kurtzman, Will Eisner, and other heavy hitters.

Throughout it all, Kitchen drew his own comics, often self-deprecating autobiography with the occasional flights of fancy into his subconscious or whimsical takedowns of corporate chicanery. These comics (and illustrations for alternative newspapers) made their way into various anthologies but have never been collected…until now!

Fellow cartoonist and founder of the comics press and distro Birdcage Bottom Books J.T. Yost hopes to bring a fresh audience (alongside established fans) to Kitchen’s work by compiling and risograph printing three loosely-themed collections: Hippie Komix, Square Comix, and Working Stiff Comics. These limited-edition collections (200 copies of each title) will be available through a Kickstarter campaign currently running through Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 8:55 AM EDT.

Cover art for 'Hippie Komix #1' featuring a whimsical, exaggerated character with a large nose and long hair, smoking and surrounded by swirling smoke, set against an orange tie-dye background.
A cartoon cover featuring a green, bulbous-headed character with a bow tie, looking shocked, next to a gray, boxy robot character angrily pointing. The title 'SQUARE COMIX' is prominently displayed above them with the word 'OUT!' in a speech bubble.
Cover of 'Working Stiff Comics' featuring an illustrated character with a bald head at a factory-style assembly line, with a clock in the background and a dish of round objects.

Exclusive: Fanbase Press’ Shrub: The Collected Edition features an all-new resource guide on processing grief by Dr. David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP

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Dr. David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP
Dr. David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP

Shrub: The Collected Edition, Fanbase Press‘ latest Kickstarter campaign, collects the Graphic Medicine series exploring grief and connection, featuring all-new contributions from some of the biggest names in entertainment and the field of mental health. We have the exclusive reveal that  Dr. David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP (Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles) will be contributing an all-new resource guide on processing grief.

In this middle grade adventure, readers will join Shrub who is, well… a shrub… for a cross-country road trip to Hollywood! Join Shrub and a grieving brother and sister as they head out in search of connection. On their journey, pit stops, wacky plant enthusiasts, uprooting, and re-routing abound.

The series was created and written by Emmy Award nominee Shane Portman, illustrated by Andy Alves, colored by Sophia Du and Celia FitzGerald, lettered by Oceano Ransford, and with consultation from comics librarian Moni Barrette.


Shrub explores the various ways that we allow grief to take root, inspired by writer Shane Portman’s experience with the loss of his father. The series features “Letting Grief Take Root” essays written by individuals with a personal and/or professional connection to grief who relate Shrub’s story to their own lived experience. Essayists include Shane Portman and his family, as well as grief doula Kat Primeau and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Ariel Landrum (Geek Therapy).

Additionally, every issue of the series includes a fold-out page within the story’s narrative.

Striving to destigmatize loss and promote understanding of the diverse ways that people of all ages grieve, the expanded print edition will also feature a study guide by literacy advocate Creators, Assemble! Inc., an informational essay by clinical psychologist and media consultant Dr. Drea Letamendi, and much more.

Check out a preview of Schrub: The Collected Edition below and back it on Kickstarter today!

  • Cover of the comic book 'Shrub' featuring a stylized green shrub in the foreground, a road with a gas station and a truck in the background, and various signage on the side of the road.
  • A comic panel showing a startled girl at her front door, encountering a bush with a surprised face. She apologizes for scaring it.
  • A comic strip featuring a character researching baby bird care on a smartphone, expressing concern about not having a dog, and discussing suitable food options with a friend.
  • A comic strip featuring a character named Cleopatra discussing food with a plant-like creature called Shrub. The characters are depicted in a cozy living room setting, with humorous dialogue about caring for plants and their needs.
  • A cartoon comic strip featuring a smiling girl with glasses discussing her new friends, who are a plant character and a bush-like creature, while eating snacks and sitting on a couch.

Summit Comics brings the villain-centered series Grymstone to Kickstarter

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Some toys were never meant to be played with. Summit Comics is bringing Grymstone: Soil & Ash to Kickstarter, a five-part surreal folk-horror series written, colored, and lettered by Scott Alan Gregory, with art by Thiago Motta and variant covers from Pete Collins, Juan Angel, and Damian Connelly. The project earned Gregory a contract as the winner of the 2025 Summit Comics Writer Talent Search and now marks the publisher’s first villain-centered series.

A seven-inch-tall ’80s action figure possessed by the ancient spirit of a wicked woodland entity binds three troubled families across three different eras. As GrymStone’s influence takes shape, a Chicago man seeks help for his brother, who believes the talking action figure hidden in his basement is compelling him to commit violent acts.

GrymStone: Soil & Ash draws from the unsettling atmosphere of ’90s Vertigo horror to explore mental illness, inherited damage, and the evil that takes root beneath it all through the surreal, dangerous, and tragicomic storytelling that defined the era’s alternative comics landscape.

Kickstarter backers can choose from rewards including signed scripts, original sketch cards and covers, and the opportunity to appear in the comic in a featured speaking role. A limited number of backers can also become the star of a customized two-page GrymStone story created for the Summit Comics Substack.

GrymStone: Soil & Ash is now live and runs through October 8, 2026.

Comic book cover for 'Grymstone: Soil & Ash' featuring stylized characters, abstract backgrounds with trees and leaves, and a vintage car.
Cover of the comic book 'Grymstone: Soil & Ash' featuring a somber, textured graphic with dark colors and an abstract depiction of a figure. The title and publisher logo are prominently displayed.
Action figure of Grymstone, an earth elemental character, depicted with a muscular build and rocky texture. The figure displays a blue and red costume with a triangular emblem. The packaging features the title 'GRYMSTONE' and includes additional hands and a head sculpt. Background is colorful with textured rock elements.
Cover art for the comic 'Grymstone: Soil & Ash' featuring a dark, brooding figure with glowing red eyes and a rugged, stone-like face.
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