Over $11k & New Stretch Goal for 12K
over 2 years ago – Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 06:39:16 PM

THANK YOU for our best start ever - fastest to $11,000 and to our current 343 backers. 

New Stretch Goal

Most single issue comics are 21 story pages pages in a 32 page book. Bloom #4 clocks in at 28 story pages, which, minus front and back cover, leaves only two pages for everything else (credits, letters, shoutouts, etc.)  If we hit $12,000 I've added a new stretch goal that will turn our final issue from 32 to 40 pages! Also like last time, if we break our record of backers (399) everyone will get in on the day one bonus receiving a surprise comic with their rewards. 

So please share the campaign, tag a few specific friends when you do. Butch Mapa has done an jaw-dropping job on the illustrations, and I solemnly believe this ending is among the absolute best work I've done in my entire career of film and comics. 

Coloring is 50% Complete

Recommendations:

 Some of you may recall Tom Zahler's groovy Regina pinup from the Apama V.2 collection. He is the creator of Love and Capes, and has a cool new chapter to which we can all relate:

Love and Capes: In the Time of Covid Collection

First published in 2006, Love and Capes is the Ringo and Harvey-nominated, heroically super situation comedy about Mark Spencer, the world’s greatest superhero, the Crusader, and his girlfriend (now wife), bookstore owner, Abby. Together, they have  navigated dating, marriage and parenthood. Now have two kids, James and  Hayley, and are having brand-new new adventures.

"So, you may have heard about this whole pandemic thing. It was in all  the papers. We all found different ways to deal with it. People made  sourdough bread, they binged watched Battlestar Galactica, and me… well, I came back to Love and Capes. I decided to work through my anxiety and thoughts about a year of lockdown by putting my own characters through it.

It’s the pandemic. But funny."

DRACULA: VISIONS. A Vampire Art Gallery Publication

For generations, DRACULA has possessed our nightmares and captivated  our imagination as a timeless story told and retold across all media. We  are UNLEASHING a murderer's row of creators and allowing them to  present their unrestrained interpretation of the haunting tale.  Including...  
        - Ramón Pérez (Eisner Award Winner/nominee, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand, Image Comics' Stillwater)  
        - Eric Vedder (Marvel's Deadpool, Capcom's Street Fighter & Darkstalkers)  
        - Kalman Andrasofszky (Marvel's NYX: No Way Home, Captain Canuck)  
        - Adam Gorham (Marvel's Rocket Raccoon)  
        - Ho Che Anderson (Fantagraphics Award Winning King, Marvel's Luke Cage)  
        - Andy Belanger (DC's Swamp Thing, Friday the 13th)"

Halloween Horror Box-A Collection of All-New Horror Comics!

An Apocalyptic set of original all-new horror Comics guaranteed to make your skin bleed!

Laurie Foster as Regina - Cross Promotion Pinup!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 12:14:41 AM

Exclusive Cross Promotion Pinup

Laurie Foster is an inker, editor, occasional cosplayer, and owner of comic publisherUnlikely Heroes Studios.

Several months ago, after having read Bloom #1, Laurie commented on a thread saying she was thinking about a Regina cosplay. To which I replied…“best idea for a cross promotion EVER!”

Our companies have been waiting for several months for releases to align. 

Ladies and Gentlemen, that month is here! Backers of both Bloom 1-4 and Miss Medusa’s  Monstrous Menagerie will also receive a signed print ofLaurie Foster as Regina (signed by Laurie) with your physical rewards!  

Miss Medusa's Monstrous Menagerie

ISSUE 1: OKLAHOMA CITY, September, 1963. Miss Medusa enters contract  negotiations with Belinda, Wasp-Woman of Sussex. Sharon puts a finger on  Calliope's organ and vies with a Peryton for the vacant Publicist gig.  Hob the Brownie doesn't take shit off rubes. Red Comb Andy and Trash  explain why you shouldn't f*** with unionized Faeries. Damn near  everybody gags on Churnmilk Peg's Hawt Nutz.  Indie powerhouse Unlikely Heroes Studios has manifested ANOTHER entirely  new MATURE READERS property to throw into your face holes like a  freshly-fried corndog! Join writer, background artist, and colorist Paul  Hanley (Doctor Who, The Unthinkables), character artist Matt Frank  (Godzilla, Transformers, Power Rangers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja  Turtles), and letterer Matt Krotzer (Dark Horse, Image, Zenoscope) on  a zany, colorful, darker-than-expected adventure into sixties carnival  life.

Bloom #4 Comic Shop News Cover!
over 2 years ago – Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 05:23:26 AM

We just got word that the most popular publication about comics — Comic Shop News — is using one of our Bloom images for their November 3rd COVER!! CSN interviewed me for the piece, and specifically requested the Ron Frenz penciled homage to John Romita's Spider-Man #62 which featured the Inhumans' Medusa.

Recommendations:

First from my dude, Rob Multari.  His Night Wolf #1 PDF was a milestone reward on a previous Bloom campaign, and now he's debuting --

Snow Paw #1: A 19th Century Scottish Female Werewolf Fantasy

Cirilla (Cirray) MacKinlay is a strong-willed farm girl, born and  raised in the Scottish Highlands during the 19th century, who dreams  about a life of adventure. Upon discovering her Pureblood Monoki  werewolf lineage, Cirray’s eyes are opened for the first time to the  existence of Supernatural beings and creatures of Fantasy. With the aid  of Silver Mane, a fellow Pureblood Monoki, Cirray must find her place in  the world while training to master her lycanthropy in order to battle the Dark Covenant of the European region, led by the malevolent Mongrel Monoki, Grim Fang. Cirray MacKinlay is Snow Paw!

Bloom #1 backers will recall Savage Sasquanaut as an issue #1 PDF milestone reward. Wes is back with the final chapter of his first volume:

SAVAGE SASQUANAUT #1-6: Bigfoot conquers SPACE VEGAS

Experience the ecstasy of reading a comic about Bigfoot, who became an  astronaut, and now he travels the universe, nut-punching, and  arm-wrestling aliens, stealing starships, battling an intergalactic  empire, and confronting his biggest fears while bending the cosmos to  his will during his search for a way home.

And if you want even want more werewolves AND Sasquatch, well look no further than:

XCT - Monsters Anthology

XCT: Monsters is an anthology of short stories  based within the XCT Universe, telling tales of Blackbeard, Medusa, a  pair of Cyclops brothers, Werewolves, Pegasus and the ever elusive  Sasquatch. Follow as each character must battle for their freedom from  Oscar Keenan owner of the Xtreme Champion Tournament. Facing trials and  tribulations each must decide whether to fight or die in the worlds most  brutal sport the XCT.

Dan Parent Cover & Recommendations
over 2 years ago – Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 07:14:31 PM

Thanks everyone who has helped us reach our current $8,863! We're nearing our next stretch goal of $9000 which will be a Tap Dance Killer bookmark. 

I'm happy to report that NY Comic Con was my best show ever, and I just found out that Comic Shop News will be doing a feature story on Bloom #4!

 THE DAN PARENT COVER

I met Dan Parent of Archie Comics fame at Gem City Con in Dayton, and thought it would be amazing to have him do a retro cover for the finale of Bloom. We kicked around some ideas, and looked at all the books that were released the month of Woodstock (August 1969.) The winner was Sub-Mariner #16 by the wonderful Marie Severin. 

Dan is re-imagining the piece with Ramsey caught in the psychedelic waves of our lovely Regina. We don't have the final colored art to show yet because Mr. Parent has been cranking on his own Kickstarter campaign for KEVIN KELLER: A CELEBRATION OMNIBUS which ENDS IN ONE DAY, but feast eyes on those inks!!

 KEVIN KELLER A CELEBRATION campaign by Dan Parent ends tomorrow morning! 

"The addition of Kevin to Riverdale was an important one, because we  hadn't had an openly gay character in our comics before. But when I  brought up the idea to Jon Goldwater, he felt it was time for the LGBT commmunity to have a place in Riverdale. The tricky part was to  introduce a character in a way where it didn't come off as a gimmick, but as a part of a permanent place in Riverdale. This was important to  the integrity of the character, our comics, and myself as a creator.  Fortunately, Kevin was very well received, and soon seamlessly blended in to the fabric of Riverdale. A decade later, the mission has been  accomplished, as Kevin is an integral part of the gang, and a main  character on the Riverdale TV series.

Even though the character of Kevin is a first , I wanted to make sure  his stories were fun and wacky, in the true spirit of Archie Comics.  And I can proudly say that some of these stories are the most fun and  FUNNY stories I've written. Which is why I'm so proud that we can  collect them all here. For the FIRST time! And a bunch of these stories  haven't been reprinted since his original run!" — Dan Parent

More Recommendations:

I love a great segue as much as anyone, so here's:

PSYCHO GOREMAN. The Comics Magazine of PURE SPACE TERROR!

"PSYCHO GOREMAN! The Arch-Duke of Nightmares is making PURE COMIC SPACE TERROR! Psycho Goreman is a 65 page Sci-Fi Anthology comic in slick high-quality magazine format. Based on the fantastic film from  the mind of Steven Kostanski. Featuring a killer line-up of top  creative talent. In the tradition of mature readers publications like HEAVY METAL  MAGAZINE. Larger than regular comic book format to showcase the  electrifying mind-blowing art."

 Flesh Eating Cheerleaders from Outer Space. 

"We love those old classic horror B-Movies from the 60s and 70s. We  wanted to try and recreate the feeling of those old horror movies with  this story. And who better to target on this then a bunch of college  cheerleaders.

When a meteor crashes in the middle of campus, the students at  Pullman University didn't realize that they were being invaded. These  space creatures are able to inhabit and take over the human body. So,  what happens when a group of cheerleaders are caught in the middle? They  become these flesh-eating cannibals, of course.

Soon, the problem isn't going to be the creatures, it's going to be the monsters that these cheerleaders become."

Sticker Unlocked! & more add-ons, er.. added.
over 2 years ago – Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 10:16:52 PM

Thanks everyone for getting us off to our best start ever! I had some requests for individual issues to be added from Bloom #1, 2, & 3, so they are now available as add-ons. 

NY Comic Con starts today I'll be signing all four days at booth #1841!