An urban fantasy packed with adventure and laughs. Deep friendship. Heart pounding danger and a bomb tossing squirrel!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
New Perks!
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 08:01:24 AM
We're doing great! We are one away from having a 100 backers as I write this! I have two new ebook perks for everyone who backs the project by the 29th! The last two perk books were urban fantasy, these are more like fantasy throw downs. First is Dyrk Ashton's Paternus, the first in the trilogy where all the gods, and I do mean all of them, decide that sulking in the shadows is for losers and it's time for an epic, world destroying battle. Second is a light hearted rpglit adventure, Healer's Gift. Expect kickass dungeon diving and a cool cat dude.
Thanks to both Dyrk and Tao for providing everyone with their stories.
Here are the official blurbs:
Paternus by Dyrk Ashton,
Even myths have legends. And not all legends are myth.
When a local hospital is attacked by strange and frightening men, Fiona Patterson and Zeke Prisco save a catatonic old man named Peter—and find themselves running for their lives with creatures beyond imagination hounding their every step.
With nowhere else to turn, they seek out Fi’s enigmatic Uncle Edgar. But the more their questions are answered, the more they discover that nothing is what it seems—not Peter, not Edgar, perhaps not even themselves.
The gods and monsters, heroes and villains of lore—they’re real. And now they’ve come out of hiding to hunt their own. In order to survive, Fi and Zeke must join up with powerful allies against an ancient evil that’s been known by many names and feared by all. The final battle of the world’s oldest war has begun.
A Healer's Gift by Tao Wong
A Gifted Healer. A Dungeon Town. A Fate Yet to be Determined.
A Healer's Gift is the first, full-length novel in the nine-book Adventures on Brad series.
Daniel was Gifted by the gods at birth, able to heal with a touch even the most grievous wounds. Born in a mining camp, he's unable to still his restless heart and journeys to a nearby Dungeon town to take his first steps as an Adventurer. Follow his journey in a world filled with monsters, dungeons and a leveling system.A Healer's Gift is a traditional fantasy story with LitRPG elements inspired by popular light novels like Dan Machi, Konosuba and Grimgar. The Adventures on Brad is a series of short novels set in a fantasy world and details the day-to-day life of Daniel and his friends as he learns what it means to be an Adventurer.
And the third comic is unlocked!
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 05:22:02 PM
We hit $8,000! Woot! Thank you.
Now all backers will receive the bloody fun that is Ichabod Jones:
Ichabod is a mental patient who has been convicted of killing many innocent people, but when he awakens in the Apocalypse he may just be the best hope for humanity to survive. If only he knew whether the Hellbeasts he slaughtered were real or existed only in his mind. Can Ichabod become the hero the world needs even after society decided they didn’t need him? Or will he devolve into the animal people always accused him of being? Enter the madness and find out in the thrilling first volume of the dark fantasy horror series Ichabod Jones Monster Hunter. Ichabod will scare you as often as it will make you laugh. Dive into the story of the world's most unlikely hero as seen through the eyes of one of the most deranged comic book characters since JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC.
Next Goal: New Prints at $10,000 USD
Upon reaching this goal the Rollin print and digital wall paper becomes available!
Rudy and Thomas rollin down the Vegas strip shortly before an explosion blew that I'm sure Rudy had absolutely nuting to do with.
All physical backers will get a 5 x 7 print of this incredible artwork by Johis and all backers will receive the full res image as a digital wallpaper.
Dawn of Week 2!
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 07:38:22 AM
Wow that was cool! Funded in two days and unveiled the stretch goals, delivered two of the bonus comics and we still have 18 days to go. Thanks so much. In particular today I want to thank two fellow authors who launched on Kickstarter before me and have provided helpful advice and examples for my our own campaign. I hope you'll give their campaigns a look see.
Treasure Planet meets Dark Crystal in Book One of a Trilogy with Elves, Orcs and Wizards
Glynn Stewart and his partner Jack have been friends of mine since we met at a SFWA event years ago. Glynn is a powerhouse of an author in the indy sci-fi space, but he can’t quit the fantasy genre. He’s slingshotting all the elves, orcs and magic into space in Nine Sailed Star.
Here's the blurb:
A captain, exiled for disobeying orders in the heat of a battle against dragons
A shaman, desperate to keep her clan of sailors out of servitude
An archmage who has foreseen the destruction of all worlds
The elvar, with their long lifespans and rigid traditions, condemn Cat Greentrees for fleeing an unwinnable battle to bring news of a new threat. Cat plans to wait out his exile by drinking himself into a stupor, but the words of prophecy dog his heels.
When one of the powerful and revered archmages—a short-lived halvar named Armand Bluestaves—receives a similar prophecy, Cat will need to decide whether to throw away what’s left of his reputation to wage a reckless campaign into the void.
In the void, there are no currents to propel ships. There is only hungry darkness and the ghosts of destroyed worlds. If they want to save all free var of the Spheres, they’ll need to leave everything they know behind.
But first, they need a ship...and a crew.
Sounds cool! Also they have tiny dragon cat things!
A short story anthology of wonder featuring works from celebrated Middle Grade/Young Adult authors!
Antoine Bandele is guy who wears so many hats I wonder if he's got multiple heads. His latest project is an anthology of portal fantasy geared for middle grade kids transitioning to those teenage years. If you have kids or enjoy protagionists that are far more innocent than mine, then go check out this Kickstarter and read blurbs from all eleven stories.
Here's Antoine's Will of the Mischeif Maker:
What happens when a deity needs a human body?
They go to the source, of course.
Eshu the Trickster needs a mortal form for his mischievous plans, but the only other Orisha who can help him swore off the practice ages ago.
It will take careful scheming to convince the Original Architect to come out of retirement. Any misstep and Eshu will be thrown from the Sky Realm.
What’s worse, Eshu hasn’t visited the heavens for several centuries. Would his former comrade even be the same? How can Eshu persuade someone he barely knows anymore?
First Stretch goal reached!!
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 07:45:16 PM
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We're funded!
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 02:26:32 PM
Thank you all so much for backing this project with me! The box set is now going to happen! I know it was a big ask and yet you came through!
All things are nifty and right with the world. Okay that might be a stretch, but stretching is good because now we can talk about Stretch goals! We're going to start with some cool bonus comics from other indy creators and then some additional Freelance Familiars Swag!
$6,000 Killeroo #1: Scars, a comic that stars a rather murderous Teen mutant Turtles style kangaroo. All backers will receive a digital copy.
$7,000 Boston Metaphysical Society #1, This is a great steampunk series set in the town I did my graduate degree in!
$8,000 Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunter #1: By the man who kicked us over the goal! Russell Nohelty. He's a comic guy and this is his ode to Johnny the Homicidal Maniac which so many of us 90's teens read.
$10,000 Rollin prints! All Physical Rewards pledges will get additional high quality art print of Thomas and Rudy in the limo!
$15,000 Freelance Familiars Stickers! All physical orders will get some fun Rudy Stickers to terrorize the place.
$20,000+ Even more fun will be unlocked!
I'm making a graphic to put these into the Kickstarter story so you can see the comic covers.
