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We are excited to announce that two well-known creators in the ttrpg world will be penning the pages of the book “Tower of the Vacant King,” which is currently in its final 48 hours of funding.Paweł Kicman is the prolific creator of Corp Borg and Kill Your Necromancer, with upcoming titles Whispers in the Woods, Odyssey of the Giant, and Hellpower. He blended humor with the relentless, unforgiving harshness of the corporate world to create Corp Borg and its unique atmosphere. Pierre-Philippe Renaud has taken the time to conduct deep and thoughtful interviews with many French-speaking creatives, giving a voice…

For the past month, our weekly Crowdfunding Corner posts have been spotlighting AWA Studios’ Ronda Rousey and AWA Presents: EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED.AWA Studios, an indie publisher publishing bold, original stories from the world’s best creators, is offering avid fans first access to this 160-page action-packed original graphic novel and the opportunity to participate in exclusive reward tiers available only on Kickstarter.UFC, WWE, Judo champion and multiple ESPY Award-winning Hollywood actress Ronda Rousey has stepped out of the ring and into the world of comics with her debut graphic novel, EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED!Teaming up with award-winning artist Mike Deodato Jr. (The…

Image courtesy of Image Comics The Energon-related revelations in Void Rivals #10 continue to pay off in interesting ways, especially in the dynamic between the two main characters who have been working together (albeit unwillingly) since issue #1. It also has a much stronger integration with the Transformers-related elements, and while it’s still not completely seamless (although Springer definitely feels like he fits in well with the main storyline), the debut of one of my favorite characters has made me a Transformers fan again – admittedly, this is a personal bias, especially as this particular character tends to be controversial…

Image courtesy of Image Comics Soraira is seriously injured and Autobot Springer thinks he has the equipment to heal her – and he might be right, because her biological secrets will come as a huge shock to the Autobots, as well as to Soraira herself… Finally, writer Robert Kirkman has made the case for including the Void Rivals in the Energon Universe, and he has done so in a very impressive way. This is one of the best issues of Void Rivals to date, completely justifying the introduction of a character that often seemed contrived up until now. Either way,…

The mysterious object Alex Campbell finds isn’t just any flashy, shiny relic: An ancient white supremacist organization is pursuing her, and they’ll stop at nothing to get their hands on it. What do they want it for? What are their plans? And what does Alex’s ancestor have to do with all this? Like Quantum Tangle, which brings together the first two chapters of volume one of author Henry Sherburne’s The Panharmonion Chronicles, Synchronic Velocity (featuring chapters three and four from volume one) has a very dense, layered story. The work is blessed with a vivid sense of place and time,…

Image credit: Lenovations Press An obscure and forgotten superhero from the 1950s, The Avenger was the alter-ego of wealthy scientist Roger Wright, who fought crime in a costume with the help of his own inventions, including the high-tech Starjet aircraft he built. It only lasted four issues, but indie publisher Renovations Press is bringing the hero back to life, reimagining the Avenger for the 21st century. In this first issue, the granddaughter of the late Martin Roberts (aka Booker), the journalist (don’t call him Sidekick) who chronicled many of the Avenger’s adventures, receives some important posthumous information and inspiration from…

Image credit: Dead Sky Publishing I have a bit of a weakness for horror anthologies, due to being influenced from a young age by the British weekly comic Scream (which was quite controversial in its day 40 years ago). Short, sharp, twisty morality tales like Tales from the Crypt have always been to my taste. So I was super excited to check out Permadeath, a “two-shot of horror” written by Jonathan Chance. In the first story, “The Big Game,” a group of old men sneak around the house at night, dabbling in magic, until one of them decides to use…

Acclaimed creator Declan Shalvey (Thundercats, Old Dogs) returns to the present day with his new blockbuster Dynamite series, teaming up with up-and-coming artist Luke Sparrow (Star Trek) to tell an all-new tale of Skynet and its nearly unstoppable army of mechanical assassins.Though its plot to kill Sarah Connor and her son John failed this October, genocidal Skynet still has options. It still has a few more paths back to the past to destroy the human resistance that is crushing the processors into silicon shards. Skynet just needs to expand its reach.RELATED: Declan Shalvey Gets Thundera’s Attention in Dynamite Comics’ ThunderCats…

Former Netflix series “Winx” is getting a second life as a graphic novel from Mad Cave’s young readers’ imprint Papercutz.Some time has passed since Bloom entered the Dark Realm to search for her mother, who is still missing. Nevertheless, her friends at the magical school of Alfea are preparing for a new school year, new students, and new challenges.Still recovering from the shock of losing Bloom, Aisha, Cat, Terra, Stella, Musa, Riven and Sky struggle to adjust to their new normal. When the school is overrun by a never-before-seen fairy force, our heroes face mysteries and foes that could bring…

Postmark Games has carved out a small niche for itself by publishing affordable print-and-play roll-and-write games, and to date they’ve featured several games, including Voyages, Scribbly Gum, Waypoints, and Aquamarine. Welcome to the Koala Rescue Club in this latest installment! Koalas are an endangered species, so it’s our job to protect them. In this dice-rolling and drawing game, you plant new trees for koalas to live in, then help them find a safe home. Each turn, roll the dice to determine which arrangement of trees and koalas you can draw. Fill areas to earn points, and complete rows and columns…