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Crowdfunding Corner: Summit’s Testaments of Terror, Marcus Walker: Kingslayer Protocol, Stephen R. Bissette’s TYRANT Historic Deluxe Editions, Bixby Grant: Fangs & Brimstone #4

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Welcome to our revamped “Crowdfunding Corner” rounding up some of the latest crowdfunding news. We’re going beyond just announcement projects, we’ll be tracking to make sure these projects get delivered as well as what we think the “risk” of backing them are.

We’ll be updating the format as we get a better handle of the needs of this sort of coverage, so stay tuned and check out the first round of projects!

Testaments of Terror #1

Publisher: Summit Comics
Creative Team: (w) Adam Barnhardt (a) David Hutajulu
Launch Date: July
Risk: Low – Previously launched Summit: Pinnacle #1 seems to be close to delivering on time, though not delivered yet.

Written by Adam Barnhardt and drawn by David Hutajulu, Testaments of Terror #1 will showcase Bloodwake: Breaking the Abyss and will launch just as summer really gets started in early July. Underwater royalty, Bloodwake is a character exiled from his homeland, resulting in a summer camp slasher the sea creature finds himself in the midst of.

Testaments of Terror #2 will then launch late summer and feature a story called Harrow: Feast in the Furrow, written by Barnhardt with art by Michel Abstracto. A scarecrow possessed by the spirit of an early Midwestern settler, Feast in the Furrow evokes the stickiness of humid late summer days through a sweaty murder mystery the eponymous anti-hero finds himself embroiled in. The lead suspect? A murder of crows who’ve seemingly managed to form a human body and force it to do their bidding.

Marcus Walker: Kingslayer Protocol

Publisher: N/A
Creative Team: (w) Chris Yates (a) Simone Ragazzoni (c) Antonio Antro (l) Taylor Esposito (logo) Ryan Clark (editor/graphic designer) Trevor Richardson
Launch Date: Currently funding – Ends April 2, at 12pm EDT
Risk: Medium – A first project always has risks, most likely delays, but the team are professionals in the industry

As the war wages on between Kaijus and Kingslayer Mechs in New Honolulu City, Marcus Walker is forced into hiding under the watchful eye of his authoritative family, determined to protect him. This unexpected turn of events forces Marcus to confront the relentless dangers of his choices head on as the sinister forces dredge up old secrets from his bloodline’s past and threaten his future.

MARCUS WALKER: KINGSLAYER PROTOCOL is a brand new 48-page comic that is an ideal match for fans of Ultraman: Rising, Big Hero 6, and Power Rangers. Debut writer Chris Yates and rising star artist Simone Ragazzoni (Robotech: Rick Hunter, Power Rangers Universe, Dune: House Corrino) present a brand new tale that explores the themes of family and self-discovery through explosive manga-inspired action with real consequences!

Featuring exclusive covers from NYT Bestseller Sean Murphy (Batman: White Knight [Murphyverse], Tokyo Ghost, Chrononauts), Siya Oum (Neo Wonderland, Lola XOXO, Lady Mechanika), NYT Bestseller Rob Guillory (Chew, Farmhand, Mosely), and Kevin Keane (King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, Rat City).

MARCUS WALKER: KINGSLAYER PROTOCOL is 100% Complete. We are asking backers to help us cover printing, fulfillment, and shipping expenses. In addition, we have a clear estimated timeline and path forward for a Summer 2026 delivery.

Stephen R. Bissette’s TYRANT Historic Deluxe Editions

Publisher: Lighthouse
Creative Team: (w/a) Stephen R. Bissette
Launch Date: Currently funding – Ends April 16, at 11am EDT
Risk: Medium – A first project always has risks, most likely delays, but the publisher and those involved are professionals in the industry

Will Eisner Hall of Fame creator Stephen R. Bissette’s TYRANT, the never-before-collected dinosaur masterpiece, is now live on Kickstarter from new publisher Lighthouse. The campaign offers multiple deluxe editions designed by acclaimed cartoonist Jim Rugg as well as rare & limited premium items.

The first 500 backers who pledge for any edition of the book will receive a randomly selected signed art print from Stephen R. Bissette’s personal archives! “Been a terribly long time adrift in an ocean of tears,” said Bissette. “But Lighthouse shines the light! Yes, it’s for real, Lighthouse has brought my personal primordial ‘lost Odysseus’ back into harbor. My orphaned ‘S.R. Bissette’s TYRANT’ is at long last out of the egg he’s been stuck half-way-in-&-out-of for decades now. We’re excited to go!”

Lighthouse founder and publisher Chris Stevens previously published the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning LITTLE NEMO: DREAM ANOTHER DREAM (also designed by Rugg) and has savored the relationship with Bissette, which developed since the legendary John Constantine co-creator and SWAMP THING artist’s participation in that project.

Bixby Grant: Fangs & Brimstone #4

Publisher: RNM Press
Creative Team: (w) Patrick Coyle (a) Gonzalo Martinez, Gonzalo Ruggieri (c) Arthur Hesli (editor) Heather Antos
Launch Date: Currently funding – Ends April 16, at 4pm EDT
Risk: Low – Three previous projects all delivered

Even an immortal mummy can run out of time!

RNM Press is thrilled to announce the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for Bixby Grant: Fangs & Brimstone #4, the next chapter series writer and creator Patrick Coyle’s celebrated supernatural noir, blending hardboiled detective fiction, occult horror, and monster politics into a sharp, character-driven mystery.

With pencils and inks by Chilean artist Gonzalo Martínez (Road Story, The Quique Hache Detective), colorist Arthur Hesli (Thunderbolts, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and editor Heather Antos, with cover art by Declan Shalvey (Immortal Hulk, Thundercats) and Elsa Charretier (Harley Quinn, Star Wars). Letters by Coyle.

The clock is ticking in Harbor City: if there is a fifth ritual killing committed by the sinister cult started by Bixby Grant’s brother Max, a hellmouth will open and bring about hell on earth. To find the ancient dagger needed for this killing, Bix has chased a ghost, had his arm ripped off, thrown a cat-burglar off a building, shaken down mystics, been brain-probed by a nine-year-old witch, and is now in the clutches of the mysterious society of monsters known as The Council Macabre. With the help of Diego, the rockabilly vampire, Bix discovers the identity of the killer who has picked up where his long-lost brother left off in a secret lair beneath the streets of Harbor City.

Issue #4 also continues the eight-page backup Zombietown, featuring art by Argentinian artist Gonzalo Ruggieri (Rumble, Convert, Two Moons), which follows Detective Maritza Ramirez deep into the undead-controlled quarantine zone known as Z-Town, where her search for the truth behind her father’s disappearance puts her face-to-face with Il Cosa Muerte, the zombie mafia!

Review: Rise #1: Genesis

Posted on September 29, 2019 by pharoahmiles

The first time I watched Amistad was the very first time I ever saw a slave uprising on film. I’m pretty sure it had been portrayed on television and even on film, prior to Steven Spielberg’s epic movie, but I had never seen one. Many movies shied away from even showing the middle passage, except for Roots, but before then and since then, it rarely has been shown. It’s hard to swallow that humans were ever treated this way, as slavery itself is the act of treating other human beings as property.

The movie showed how a slave rose to defeat his enslavers and fight in a court of law for his right to freedom. It was astounding how this piece of history was scarcely told since it involved a former American president. Insurgence by the oppressed are rarely revisited in fear of inspiration. In the debut issue of Rise: Genesis, the creators seek to show how those enslaved, sometimes will find a way to surge against those who seek to keep them downtrodden.

We’re taken to 1619, where a ship carrying slaves, is caught in a storm which unlatches a few of the cages on board, giving a few of the captives a chance to free themselves. This leads to an uprising on the boat and a battle between crew and slaves. A battle for the survival of each in different ways.

Overall, an excellent debut issue that explores how violence begets violence especially when it comes to human slavery. The story by Steven Cachia is engrossing and emotive. The art by Trevor Richardson is gorgeous. Altogether, a story that reminds readers that loss motivates us in the bleakest of moments.

Story: Steven Cachia Art: Trevor Richardson
Story: 9.7 Art: 9.6 Overall: 9.8 Recommendation: Buy

Starburns Presents Previews Key Titles for 2019

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

On Free Comic Book Day 2019, SBI Press delivers their next installment of Starburns Presents. This year’s edition will include special previews of Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia, Nasquatch, Hellicious Presents: Pick Your Perdition, Gryffen, B-Squad, and A Whole New Set of Problems by 30 Rock‘s Josh Fadem!

Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia

Written by Ed Kuehnel & Matt Entin
Art by Dan Schkade
Colors by Marissa Louise

SBI Press will publish the no-holds-barred, action-comedy sci-fi series from writers Matt Entin and Ed Kuehnel (Valiant Hearts, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Lumberjack Man), artist Dan Schkade (Will Eisner’s The Spirit, Battlestar Galactica: Gods & Monsters), colorist Marissa Louise (Spell on Wheels, Mystery Girl) and letterer Dave Lanphear (Shirtless Bear-Fighter, Quantum & Woody).

Inspired by the colorful days of 1980s pro-wrestling, the six-issue mini-series kicks off when disgruntled professional wrestler “Rock ‘n Roll” Rory Landell declares himself “galactic champion of the universe”, which a hostile planet of wrestling aliens takes as a declaration of war from Planet Earth.

Nasquatch

Written by CW Cooke and Kelly Williams
Art by Kelly Williams

Nasquatch is the story of Nas and Denny, two disparate souls brought together by racing, cars, and a love of the outdoors. Also, Nas is a sasquatch who is an unbelievable driver and Denny lives in a trailer park and just wants a better life.

Nasquatch will be a digital-first comic book series launching in 2019, first appearing in the pages of the Starburns Presents Free Comic Book Day issue from SBI Press and going from there digitally and eventually seeing print in trade paperback format.

B-Squad

Written by Eben Burgoon
Art by Michael Calero

Following the missions of a squad of misfit mercenaries that range from pop-culture riffs to cut from whole cloth oddity — the expendable mercs just never seem to catch a break and face the Thanksgiving leftovers of upper-tier mercenary groups. The debut effort revisits Burgoon’s story made with artist Lauren Monardo which was originally released in early 2013. “Conspiracy in Cambodia” sees B-Squad head to Cambodia as they are tasked with protecting free-range cadre of “mugwai” from a group of radicalized hipsters poaching the furry critters for unknown gain.

Each “mission” of B-Squad will be released in a giant-size format and feature a Saturday Morning Cereal style collection of “tangent comics” including Burgoon’s newest series “Tiny Wizards” and Michael Calero’s “Monster Safari” as well as expansive activities, games, and magazine content that will remind people of dentist-office staples like Highlights magazine and ZooBooks.

Hellicious Presents: Pick Your Perdition

Written by A.C. Medina and Mina Elwell
Art by Kit Wallis and Trevor Richardson

Continuing Hellicious with its first spin off book, Pick Your Perdition #1: Seeking Briggy, will be an interactive comic set in the world of Hellicious. Following the untimely demise of goth rocker, Briggy Bundy, his surviving band has been left with a great big iconic lead singer-sized hole in their lives which they desperately need to fill. You, the reader, will become the new frontman of Briggy Bundy’s band, but the fans aren’t interested in change and will only accept the original Briggy. To succeed, you will need the help of Briggy himself and all the supernatural powers to intercede on your behalf.

Hellicious Presents: Pick Your Perdition

FCBD 2019’s edition of “Starburns Presents” will also feature an excerpt of the upcoming digital first series, Gryffen, written by Ben Kahn and illustrated by Bruno Hidalgo, of Heavenly Blues fame and Josh Fadem of 30 Rock will present a sneak peek of his book A Whole New Set of Problems. Fadem’s book will be a collection of humor shorts in the style of Shel Silverstein, but more in line with the offbeat humor of Starburns Industries Press. In Gryffen, humanity has taken to the stars, and crushed it in an iron fist. The most powerful and tyrannical faction of humans call themselves the Sovereign Reach. But one captain has had enough, and they’re willing to burn down the universe to destroy their own kind. Cpt. Lyla Gryffen, driven insane and branded a traitor, recruits a crew of mad scientists and rogue officers to steal a ship and achieve their singular philosophy: introduce rapid, unchecked technological progress with the explicit aim of destabilizing the entire galactic society. Chasing Gryffen is Admiral Rosalind Hunter, a ruthless soldier who will protect the Reach’s stability at any cost. It’s a race to the edge of the universe as these iron wills clash.

Review: ¡Fantasmagoría! #1

Posted on October 7, 2018 by pharoahmiles

HBO has had a history of delivering excellent shows with amazing talent that pushes boundaries. The network often told stories that most mainstream outlets rarely touched or even cared to. They wanted to introduce a new standard of prestige television and it did exactly that. One of its most memorable features was the Hudlin Brothers’ Cosmic Slop as it touched on subject matter affecting persons of color. Since then, not much content has came out that resembled anything near to the impact that feature had. In SBI Press’ newest book ¡Fantasmagoría!, we get an echo of yesteryear with a Latinx twist in what horror fans can relish.

In “El Corazon Negro,” one veteran Lucha Libre has an epic brawl with Death himself, but not everything goes as planned. In “The Flying Coffin,” one man makes a deal with devil only to be outsmarted by Hell’s Angel himself. In “Put A Little Chile In It,” one woman consults a witch for a love potion only to leave the object of her desire, literally in flames. By issue’s end, each story has the reader on the edge of their seat and leaves them little creeped out.

Overall, it’s an excellent first issue in what is landmark series that gives the world a series of horror vignettes that will both entertain and scare. The stories by Eric M. Esquivel and James A. Fino reminds me of how episodes from Tales From The Crypt used to make me feel. The art by the creative team more than compliments each story. Altogether, it’s an astonishing debut that will both thrill and frighten in the same breath.

Story: Eric M. Esquivel and James A. Fino
Art: Julieta Colas, Victor Moura, Fernando Pinto, Trevor Richardson, Beli De La Torre, Kote Carvajal, Henry Barajas
Story: 10 Art: 9.6 Overall: 9.8 Recommendation: Buy

Starburn Industries Launches SBI Press on Free Comic Book Day and Announces New Staff

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Graphic Policy Team

Starburns Industries, the production studio that brought you Rick and Morty, Anomalisa, and Harmonquest, is expanding beyond film and television development with Starburns Industries Press (SBI Press), a publisher of books, comics and specialty cassette tapes.

SBI Press’ talent includes Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty), Dino Stamatopoulos (Moral Orel, Community, Mr. Show), and the vast network of comedians, writers, and podcasters affiliated with Starburns Audio.

The new imprint has signed a distribution agreement with Diamond Comic Distributors the world’s largest distributor of English-language comic books, graphic novels, and pop culture products, and its book trade division, Diamond Book Distributors.

The new division is founded and headed by Starburns production executive Simon Oré, who will serve as President of SBI Press. Joining Oré to build the division are new hires Brendan Wright, formerly of Dark Horse Comics and New Arab Media, who comes on board as SBI Press VP and Executive Editor, and Trevor Richardson, formerly of Diamond Comics Distributors, who fills the role of SBI Press VP of Acquisitions. The staff is rounded out by Editorial & Production Assistants Ross Clark and Paige Dowling, and PR and Marketing Manager Cassandra Church, with Starburns Producer Casey Rup (VICELAND’s Party Legends, Ricking Morty) serving as producer and consulting editor.

SBI Press becomes the first publisher to debut through the comics industry’s annual Free Comic Book Day event with the showcase Starburns Presents on the first Saturday of May. The anthology title will preview the SBI Press’s 2018 slate, headlined by a short story from comedian and writer Patton Oswalt, artist Troy Nixey, and colorist Michelle Madsen.

Coinciding with Free Comic Book Day, the May edition of Diamond’s Previews catalog will include the company’s first launches: Dan Harmon’s biting take on supervillainy, Gregory Graves, cowritten with Eric M. Esquivel, and illustrated by Brent Schoonover, Ted Naifeh, and Rebecca Nalty; Dino Stamatopolous and Leah Triscione’s graphic novel Trent, “a lighthearted tragedy with music”; and the company’s first series, Hellicious, a family comedy set in Hell, written by Alan C. Medina and Mina Elwell and illustrated by Kit Wallis and Jio Butler.

From there, the first wave of titles in 2018 continues with Comics Comics, teaming fan-favorite stand-up comedians with leading comic industry talent in an anthology series, Oddwell: The Frog of War, a fantasy-adventure comic series from writers David A. Clarke and Walter A. Bryant III and artist Acacia T. Rodarte; and The Crawling King, an illustrated dark fantasy novel by award-winning filmmaker and animator Einar Baldvin.