We've added five more digitalcomics to the Indie Comic Book Bundle that all backers receive for backing this project!
Adding hundreds of pages of extra content to your pledge, the bundle will expand to include the following comics: Surrounded By Death #1, Midnight Shadows #1, Rachel Page: Ghost Hunter #1, Balor #1, Little Sally #1
All backers will get an AudioCommentary by HAUNTING creator, Phil Falco, talking about the creation of this issue in detail.
You'll also get access to WIP pages, the script for this issue, and more!
Upcoming Stretch Goals
$10,500 - 1 Free Trading Card [LOCKED 🔒]
If unlocked, all Physical Tier backers (backers having Rewards shipped to them) will receive one free Trading Card featuring a character from HAUNTING with their rewards! If you're lucky, you might even pull a RARE HOLO FOIL CARD (Ratio 1:6)!
More Trading Cards are available via Add-ons if you want to try to collect them all!
$12,000 - Surprise Art Print [LOCKED 🔒]
If unlocked, all Backers will receive a surprise Art Print with their Rewards! We'll announce the art if this Stretch Goal is unlocked, so stay tuned!
Physical backers will receive a Physical Copy of the Art Print. Digital backers will receive a Digital PDF copy.
I love a good horror anthology - especially one from my friends over at BandofBards!
FROM THE STATIC is a 144-page collection of horror-themed stories created by some of indie comics' most horrific up-and-comers, and the first anthology curated by the team at Band of Bards.
One Week to Go!
12 months ago
– Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 10:01:51 AM
Hi all!
With one week remaining for the campaign, we wanted to take a moment to spotlight some of our initiatives that you might have missed!
Free Art Print for backing both HAUNTING & The Dancer!
Another Lifeline Comics campaign is live right now as well - the finalissue of action martial arts series: They Call Her...The Dancer!
Anyone who backs both HAUNTING #1-6 and The Dancer #1-4 at a Physical Pledge Level (meaning you're having rewards shipped to you) will get the below Art Print - featuring the leads of both series as drawn by HAUNTING artist Mauricio Mora! If you back at a digital level you'll receive the print digitally!
Exclusive "Stained-glass" Trading Card if you pledge $30 or more!
Another initiative we're offering is an ExclusiveHOLOTradingCard! If you support HAUNTING #1-6 for $30 or more (before shipping) and are receiving at least one Physical Reward, we'll include this one-time offer Trading Card forfree!
Exclusive HOLO Card for FREE if you pledge $30 or more (before shipping)
We recommend checking out our Variant Cover Reward Tiers to automatically qualify for the initiative.
More Kickstarters
Finally, check out these awesome comic Kickstarters!
Actor Martin Kove (Sensei Kreese from Cobra Kai & Karate Kid) launches his very first comic book right here on Kickstarter.
A twelve-year-old boy teams up with the meanest outlaw in the Old West to exact revenge on the gang that murdered his family in cold blood. The outlaw has his own reasons for wanting the gang dead, and as they pursue the killers deeper into the desert, the boy must decide who’s the greater threat to his soul—the merciless gang he pursues or the outlaw he rides with?
A comprehensive, 240-page guide to building a career in comics from Comics Connection's Gamal Hennessy. If you want to hire and work with freelance creators, this book will help you understand the motivations and stress that are inherent in being a modern-day artistic nomad. Hopefully, this book can help improve the working conditions on both sides and improve the business of comics as a whole.
Announcing next Stretch Goal + All Remaining Backer Goals!
12 months ago
– Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 02:46:00 PM
Since our last Update, we've unlocked both our $8,500 first Stretch Goal and our 300 Backer Goal!
This collectively adds another six comics to the Indie Comic Book Bundle that all backers will receive for supporting this project - bringing the total number of digital comics in the bundle to TWELVEBOOKS!
Next Stretch Goal!
We recently put out a Census Questionnaire to our previous Kickstarter supporters asking for feedback on our content. And one of the most popular answers we got is that folks want to see more of the creative process behind our books! So with that in mind, we're excited to announce our next Stretch Goal:
$9,500 - Audio Commentary + Behind-the-Scenes!
If our next Stretch Goal is unlocked, all backers will get an AudioCommentary by HAUNTING creator, Phil Falco, talking about the creation of this issue in detail.
You'll also get access to WIP pages, the script for this issue, and more!
Backer Goals
We're also announcing all remaining Backer Goals for this campaign. As these milestone backer counts are reached, we'll add more awesome indie comics to our bundle!
350 Backers - Rise of the Femonsters #0
400 Backers - White Lily #1
500 Backers - Torch: Reclaim the Sky #1
More Kickstarters
And finally, here are some more awesome Kickstarters to check out!
"A beautiful pirate rescues a mysterious stranger from the hangman's noose in this erotic 18+ adventure."
From Laurie Foster and Laguna Studios comes Hearteater #1! We absolutely love everything Laurie does for the indie comic community, and all of the content she puts out. Marry that with a sexy pirate adventure? Easy sell. Hearteater #1 looks like exactly the kind of swashbuckling adventure that we love - and has five beautiful cover variants available.
FUNDED + Stretch Goals & Backer Goals!
about 1 year ago
– Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 09:34:19 AM
FUNDED!
We're excited to announce that we hit our funding goal last night! A huge thank you to everyone who came out and supported this project - getting it funded in less than a week!
HAUNTING is a real passion project of mine, and it means the world to see people supporting and loving the project six issues into its run!
With funding out of the way, it's time to set our sights on some StretchGoals!
$8,500 - Indie Bundle Expansion Pass
All backers are already getting an Indie Comic Book Bundle (a collection of Digital Indie Comics from various creators) just for backing this campaign!
And if this Stretch Goal is unlocked, we'll be adding fivemorebooks to the Indie Bundle, bringing the total number of comics you'll receive to elevenindiecomics!
The books being added will be:
Surrounded By Death #1
Midnight Shadows #1
Rachel Page: Ghost Hunter #1
Balor #1
Little Sally #1
$9,500 - Stretch Goal #2 TBA
HINT: A new Reward Tier will be added to the campaign!
In addition to Stretch Goals, we'll also announce some BackerMilestoneGoals for the project! As we hit certain backer counts, we'll add even more awesome indie comics to the bundle all backers will receive!
Let's start by announcing our first Backer Goal book, unlocking when we hit 300 backers!
300 Backers - Meat4Burgers #1
More Kickstarters
Finally, let's recommend some more Kickstarters you should check out!
Frankenstein's monster thaws from the ice 500 years in the future to find a bombed out apocalypse as hideous and broken as he is. A comic all about violence as a mode of survival, the destructive inertia of revenge, and how toxicmasculinity damages individuals and the environment around them. It's a love letter to pulpy adventure comics and films like ConantheBarbarian and MadMax as well as Universal Horror Monsters and the literature that inspired them.
The floofy finale! A mysterious ingredient brings a young baker's breads to life -- as mischievous cats! A litter of cat-like creatures are magically born from the confections a middle schooler cooks up. Some are sweet, some are salty -- and the worst of the bunch has nasty plans to change the world!
75% in 48 hours + Early Bird Giveaway
about 1 year ago
– Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 07:48:28 AM
Thanks for your early support!
Let me offer a huge THANKYOU to everyone who came out to support this project in its first 48 hours!
The early days of a campaign are hugely important to the success of a Kickstarter, and you all helped to ensure that HAUNTING #1-6 will be a hit!
We're already over 75% funded with more than three weeks to go. I'm sure we'll hit that goal and move on to Stretch Goals very soon!
We're excited to announce the winners of this campaign's Early Bird Giveaway! Each of you received a Kickstarter DM as well letting you know that you're a winner!
Francesco
Jonathan
Lawrence
Bradley
Nraev
Every campaign, we like to reward Day 1-2 backers by selecting a couple of winners for a giveaway of a small bonus item. The giveaway item this time around was the HAUNTINGMagnet.
If you weren't a giveaway winner, don't worry about it! We'll have plenty of other freebies available as Stretch Goals later in the campaign!
More Kickstarters
To close off this first Update, let's take a moment to shout out some other Kickstarters you should consider checking out!
Brought to you by Rob Multari (creator of the fantastic and super-popular Night Wolf and Snow Paw series) is WOLFPACKPUPS!
A Board Book Children's Book that follows Grade School versions of the characters from Multari's hit series. The story is about two young werewolf pups, Night Wolf and Snow Paw, who are excited to go trick-or-treating among the humans without scaring anyone. While the pups are going door to door collecting candy, their Monster Grade School classmates, Janelle and Circe are up to no good! Jealous of the pups’ strong friendship the twin witches cast a spell, turning Night Wolf into a Voodoo Doll Plush Toy!
Travis Gibb is the brains behind one of the coolest crossovers in Kickstarter history: HOSPICE! Spreading across six campaigns, hear how Travis describes their mission statement:
Hospice is an experiment, an event, and a shared universe of stories all rolled into one. We have partnered with Kickstarter creators Frank Martin, Jamie Primack, Russell Nohelty, David Byrne, and Michael Watson to launch a series of stories all featuring the Rising Suns Hospice brand. Each story is standalone and has the unique style and flair of their respective creators. All six projects will be launching on Kickstarter over the course of the month.
Here's the pitch of Travis' installment of the shared universe, "No Freedom in Texas":
This tale follows Mia and Ignacio, Mexican immigrants, as they embark on a journey to Texas, accompanied by their newborn, driven by the aspiration and desire for a better future for their child. However, the GOOD OLD BOYS OF TEXAS stand in stark opposition, and they have put it upon themselves to make sure they don't have any illegals in the great state of TEXAS. This forces Mia and Ignacio to seek refuge in the shelter of Rising Suns Hospice. Here, they find that the challenges they faced from external forces may pale in comparison to the ones lurking within the confines of the hospice. Who is the real monster?
