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Mad Cave Studios is pleased to announce String, a new supernatural comic series from Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Bunny Mask) and artist Carlos Olivares, with colors by Sara Colella and letters by Taylor Esposito. Read more from the publisher: Yoon-sook Nam-goong is a 25-year-old Korean-American woman who has the uncanny ability to see two types of “threads” that connect different people. The first is blue and stretches between sexual partners. The second is jet black and connects murderers to victims. If you have a murder case you need to solve, Yoon can help you. Worried that your partner…
Macross has always occupied an unusual place in the pantheon of giant robot anime. Its robots shift between traditional humanoids and fighter planes. Its history is determined not just by violence or politics but by pop music. Not to mention that while the series played a crucial role in spreading love for anime abroad, it did so as part of Carl Macek’s mash-up Robotech. Some fans might not even know that Macross continues to see new installments to this day, under the supervision of creator Shoji Kawamori. Kawamori attended this year’s Anime NYC convention along with many other prestigious guests.…
The idea of low fiction carries with it certain expectations. It evokes memories of crime and horror comics of old, where sensationalism and violence pushed the boundaries of what could possibly be the dark side of the human psyche. As such, morality was almost always at the forefront. Men and women with the means and will to take the lives of others, for personal reasons or what was deemed the greater good of society, were commonplace. This is a storytelling technique that lends itself well to genre mash-ups and combinations. In this respect, the combination of horror and crime thrived,…
This new era of ThunderCats comics continues to bring excitement to fans old and new, and to celebrate the incredible support from our readers and fanbase, Dynamite is pleased to announce the debut of a new character, Apex, in September’s ThunderCats #8. The series was a massive hit, selling a record 170,000 copies of the first issue alone. It eventually topped 200,000 copies across multiple printings, breaking records in Dynamite’s 20-year publishing history. Now, we’re on the cusp of issue 6, where new stories will begin and fans will join the Thundercats craze in a new phase. Throughout the series,…
Mix in elements of sci-fi, conspiracy theories, and giant mechs, and you’ve got a treat for fans of Pacific Rim, Stranger Things, and Mobile Suit Gundam. Written by Chris Moses, illustrated by Andrea Giannini, colored by James Offready, and lettered by Reed Hinckley Barnes, Synap takes readers to the not-too-distant future of 2030. Not only that, Synap also makes an effort to feature a diverse cast, including mixed-race and non-binary characters. Synap has two covers, Cover A is illustrated by Ivan Tao and Cover B by Stephen Byrne. Synap brings Moses’ “love of UFOs, psychic powers and conspiracy theories” into…
Brandon Sanderson, creator and writer of The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn series, has broken the record for a crowdfunded tabletop game on Kickstarter. Sanderson’s Cosmere RPG campaign, in partnership with developer Brotherwise Games, raised a total of $14,558,854 from a total of 52,658 backers on Thursday, equating to an average pledge of $276.48 per participant. The campaign is still accepting late pledges and has now raised more than $14.7 million.The proceeds allowed Cosmea’s campaign to overtake the most-funded board game to date, Frosteaven, the sequel to Groumhaven from Cephalofare Games, which raised about $13 million in 2020. It’s also a…
Welcome to this week’s The Beat’s Comics Crowdfunding Roundup! We’ve got a prehistoric adventure, a new 19th century fantasy adventure, an exciting new title, and two more projects to share! Clovis: The Complete Hardcover Graphic NovelCreators: Miles Greb (writer, creator, producer), Zach Hartung (artist, colorist)Goal: $4,000End Date: September 18Bonus: You can get the digital edition for $25, the hardcover for $55, the collector hardcover for $79, and up the ante, the variant hardcover for $99. On a cold morning in North America in 12,000 BC, a young mother buries her child. Alone, she sees a new sight: a column of…
Image credit: Humble/Dynamite Dark Horse Comics produced some fantastic licensed work in the ’80s and ’90s, with their expansions of the Alien and Predator cinematic universes (not to mention some amazing crossovers) being particularly well-received. At a time when comics still felt like they were made for kids, while mainstream titles were doing their best to be cutting edge, Dark Horse Comics felt like they were really targeting a mature readership and did a great job continuing storylines started in the movies and covering new ground with each series’ setting. Their Terminator comic is more of the latter, eschewing the…
Image courtesy of Tergar International Tergar International, founded by revered Dharma teacher and meditation master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, has announced the huge success of its recent Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of a new mobile app named “Joy of Living,” named after Tergar’s foundational Buddhist practice and study course. “We are thrilled by the incredible support our Kickstarter campaign for the Joy of Living app has received. This enthusiasm reaffirms our mission to bring Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings to people all over the world,” Tergar told BDG. “Our funding goal on Kickstarter was just $10,000, and it was fully funded…
In a time when constant interruptions often hinder productivity, the BYOK Kickstarter campaign struck a chord. The keyboard-less mini-computer was developed to help you focus on what really matters: writing. The campaign has already met its funding goal and is making waves in the tech community with its innovative approach. A revolutionary writing instrument BYOK stands for “Bring Your Own Keyboard”. The basic approach here is clear: with BYOK, you have to bring your own keyboard. This not only makes mini all-in-one PCs very small, but also ensures flexibility and personalization. Mini computers are designed to minimize distractions from unnecessary…