NYCC 2016: Preview Of Action Lab’s Spencer & Locke

Action Lab Entertainment is Showcasing one of it’s newest comics at NYCC Spencer & Locke. If you are fortunate enough to be attending NYCC this is the only place to read issue one before the March 2017 retail release. Here is the trailer for the upcoming crime saga.

 

SPENCER & LOCKE #1
Writer: David Pepose
Artist: Jorge Santiago, Jr.
Colorist: Jasen Smith
Letterer: Colin Bell
Cover Artists: Main Cover by Jorge Santiago, Jr., Variant Cover by Maan House, NYCC Exclusive Variant Cover by Joe Mulvey

What if Calvin & Hobbes grew up in Sin City? Find out in SPENCER & LOCKE, a dark four-issue crime thriller from Action Lab Entertainment’s Danger Zone imprint. Written by David Pepose and illustrated by Jorge Santiago, Jr., SPENCER & LOCKE follows Detective Locke, who returns to the scene of his horrific upbringing when his grade-school sweetheart, Sophie Jenkins, is found dead in a lonesome back alley. But when Locke’s investigation dredges up menacing figures from his traumatic past, there’s only one person he can trust to help him close the case — his childhood imaginary panther, Spencer.

The twisted nostalgia of SPENCER & LOCKE comes to comic shops and digital devices in March 2017, or be one of the first to dive into the story this weekend with an exclusive New York Comic-Con variant of SPENCER & LOCKE #1 by artist Joe Mulvey!

32 pgs./ T+ / FC                   $3.99 (reg.), $10 (NYCC var.)

NYCC Exclusive Variant By Joe Mulvey 

 

Variant Cover By Maan House

 

 

 

 

NYCC 2016: BEYOND THE WESTERN DEEP SIGNINGS

More signings announced by Action Lab Entertainment for NYCC day 2.

In addition to the numerous talented creators from Action Lab Entertainment who will be signing at this year’s New York Comic Con, the creative team of BEYOND THE WESTERN DEEP will be doing separate signings as well. Catch them each at Booth 3044 during the following days/times:

October 7, 2016

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Alex Kain
A freelance writer for games and comics, Alex Kain’s work can be found in critically-acclaimed games such as DUST: AN ELYSIAN TAIL, ARMELLO, and SALT & SANCTUARY. In addition to his comics work on BEYOND THE WESTERN DEEP, Kain wrote and co-created the story “Potential” in the Eisner Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling anthology, MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD VOLUME 1 with artist Sean Rubin.

October 9, 2016

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Rachel Bennet
Rachel Bennett graduated from Brigham Young University in 2009 with a BFA in animation, and has been the chief artistic voice behind the sprawling world of BEYOND THE WESTERN DEEP since its launch online in January, 2012.

BEYOND THE WESTERN DEEP VOL. 2 will be available starting November 2, 2016.

Stay Tuned to Skatronixxx for more NYCC 2016 news

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT NYCC 2016 SIGNING SCHEDULE

Tomorrow NYCC begins, and Action Lab Entertainment has released their creators signing schedule. This is a great chance to get your comics signed and meet the creators of your favourite comics.

OCTOBER 6, 2016

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Brian Hess
Brian Hess is the artist on AWAKE, which he co-created with writer Susan Beneville. He also did the NYCC exclusive cover for ZOMBIE TRAMP HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2016.

Susan Beneville
Susan Beneville is an indie comic creator whose all-ages series, AWAKE, is currently being published by Action Lab Entertainment.  AWAKE, co-created with artist Brian Hess, is about a young girl and her brother who have the power to wake and talk to planets that are in trouble.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Anthony Ruttgaizer
Anthony Ruttgaizer is the creator/writer of THE F1RST HERO and was one of the series architects of the ACTIONVERSE crossover.  Anthony recently relaunched his weekly pop culture podcast, THE HANDSOME GENIUS CLUB.  If you want Anthony to like you, bringing him a Lego minifigure is a good start.

Ray-Anthony Height
Ray-Anthony Height is the creator of MIDNIGHT TIGER, a superhero book publisher by Action Lab Entertainment. His artistic skills have also been used in Marvel titles, including MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPERHEROES #23 and FEAR ITSELF: FEARSOME FOUR #4, and has also worked for Viz Media and Image Comics.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Corey Kalman
Corey Kalman is one of the writers and co-creators alongside Brockton McKinney on the upcoming AMERIKARATE comic book being published by Action Lab Entertainment.AMERIKARATE is the story of Sam, a war hero who wants to lead a normal life, but is thrust into protecting America from an evil ninja invasion.

Brockton McKinney
Brockton McKinney is a cybernetic scotch-lover who writes comic books, screenplays, and other assorted tales from his overground lair well above the Earth’s core. He is known for the Action Lab comic book series’ EHMM THEORY, ZOE DARE, AMERIKARATE, and the GINGERDEAD MAN. He is the Creative Director for the NC Comicon, and spends a good portion of his day doing hardcore karate with his 12-year-old daughter (although neither of them know karate).

OCTOBER 7, 2016

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Jemal McClary
J. McClary (Publicly known as See One) a graffiti writer of 20 years, illustrator and designer, created Miru in 2006 while commuting to work on the trains of New York City. See more of him and his work @seeoneart.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Rick Laprade
Writer, letter and series co-creator. Rick Laprade lives in RI with his cat. When not writing MIRU, you can find him at Hasbro writing for all sorts of brands. See more of his work @Ricklaprade.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Ken Marcus
Writer of SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES, SHR is about the HR department of the world’s greatest super hero team. In his day job, Ken is a writer in advertising responsible for such GEICO commercials as Hump Day, The Final Countdown, and Marco Polo (among others).

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Enrica Jang
Enrica Jang is the writer and creator of AZTECA, ANGEL WITH A BULLET, THE HOUSE OF MONTRESOR, and editor of the Harvey-nominated THE 27 CLUB, A COMIC ANTHOLOGY. Her screenplay THE FRESHMAN was made into a short film, FRIENEMIES, winner of a CINE Golden Eagle in 2011. Read more about her at enricajang.com.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

David Pepose
David Pepose has worked at numerous entertainment companies around the country, including CBS, Netflix, Universal Studios and DC Comics. When not developing properties for comics, TV and film, David has also written and performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Gotham Comedy Club and PUNDERDOME 3000.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Anthony Ruttgaizer

Ray-Anthony Height

Vito Delsante
Vito Delsante is a comic book writer/graphic novelist and the co-creator of Stray, published by Action Lab Entertainment. He’s written for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image Comics and Simon & Schuster, including stories for SUPERMAN, BATMAN, X-MEN, AND SCOOBY-DOO, and his stories have been reprinted overseas. Follow him on Twitter at @incogvito.

OCTOBER 8, 2016

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

David Pepose

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

John Reilly
John Reilly is the writer of the ongoing comic series HERALD: LOVECRAFT & TESLA in which history’s greatest icons from the 1920s battle a menagerie of horrors as they unravel a global conspiracy to raise Cthulhu. HERALD was optioned for TV and will soon be converted into a tabletop RPG through Ravendesk Games.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Corey Kalman

Brockton McKinney

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Rick Laprade

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

John Reilly

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Brian Hess

Susan Beneville

OCTOBER 9, 2016

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Jemal McClary

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Corey Kalman

Brockton McKinney

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Enrica Jang

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Ray-Anthony Height

All signings will take place at the Action Lab Booth #3044

Alterna’s: The Chair US Theatrical Release Ticket Pre-order Campaign

Indie comic book publisher Alterna Comics are doing a screening of their movie The Chair based on the graphic novel of the same name by  Peter Simeti and Kevin Christensen. They are doing a US release this month starting on October 18th, 2016. They currently have a campaign through the crowdfunding site Tugg. Tugg is similar to Kickstarter in that you won’t be charged till the goal is met. What your are purchasing is a ticket to the movie at a theatre in your area, and the film will not show there unless enough tickets are sold.

Movie info and Synopsis provided by Alterna Comics:

2016 (NR) 94 min.
Director: Chad Ferrin
Featuring: Bill Oberst Jr., Roddy Piper, Naomi Grossman, Timothy Muskatell, Noah Hathaway, Zach Galligan, Ezra Buzzington, Kyle Hester, Derrick Damions, Kin Shriner, Susan Eisenberg, Jacob Banser, John Siciliano, Tomas Boykin, Robert “Corpsy” Rhine, Joe Laurinaitis, Joseph Pilato, Jack deLyra, Harley Burks, Zebadiah DeVane, Christian Hutcherson, Michael Berthold, Brent Anthony, Andrew Marheineke

Synopsis: Based on the Alterna Comics graphic novel of the same name, THE CHAIR follows the story of Richard Sullivan, an innocent man struggling to escape execution on death row. Witnessing the savage killings of his fellow inmates at the hand of the prison’s sadistic and psychotic Warden, Sullivan decides that the only way to survive is to fight back. But as he matches the brutality occurring in the prison, Sullivan is forced to come face to face with his sanity and his own horrifying past. “…a chilling experience inside death row, where murderers, rapists and pedophiles become victims.”- Barbara Torretti, DARKVEINS “…pulls no punches to bring to life a psychotic world.”- William Meeker, TFK’s WEB OF INDIE HORROR AND SCIENCE FICTION “Although there is torturing in it, there is more plot and other elements that dig much deeper, both into the story and characters than just trying to gross out your audience with sadistic torture scenes. …there’s more to it than that and that’s what separates this from most films of this type.” – Andrew Peters, KINKY HORROR GOON REVIEW

 

 

Alterna has also just announced special guests that will be at screenings across the United States:

 

 

To make sure The Chair play in your area, please order your tickets through Tugg

The Chair was one of the late Roddy Pipper‘s last films, so if you’re a fan of his or horror movies in general support your local screening. Show Alterna Comics and the public in general that indie content is just as good if not better than the mainstream.

You only have a few days to get your tickets!

Croak #2 Review

 

Croak #2 proves my point that I made in my review of issue #1. You cannot say that issue #1 of a comic has to blow you away to stick with the title. While it’s awesome when the first issue exceeds your expectations there, are many different paced stories that deserve more than 1 issue of your time and money. Once again I’m a firm believer in 3 issues, or I’m done with the title.

After the great ending of issue 1, we now see the aftermath in issue 2. We are introduced to the mystery in the forest, but not before a prank goes a little too far. As usual, accidents are bound to happen, and accusations and confusion among friends are always guaranteed in dark tree-filled areas. Things get a little stranger for our group of friends when one of them goes missing.

 

Croak #2 is quite an improvement from its debut issue. With the set up out of the way writer, Cody Andrew Sousa has more freedom to pick up the pace and tension. Once again this issue makes you want the next one which is what a good comic should do. While this story may feel very familiar to veteran horror fans, I suspect some twists and turns are coming shortly in this series.

Francesco Iaquinta‘s art has improved, it looks more polished than the debut issue to me. Perhaps he’s gotten more comfortable drawing these new characters he created. The colours by Chris O’Halloran still same good quality as the last issue.

If you have picked up issue 1 and weren’t sold on it get issue 2, it’s worth it, and at 24 pages for $2.99 (US) that’s a great value. If this issue somehow still doesn’t do it for you like I said to give issue 3 the last chance. It’s the Halloween season now this is good series to add to your horror and Halloween themed entertainment for the spooky month.

8/10

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Croak #2 is available this Wednesday, October 5th.

Croak #1 is currently available and can be purchased at Comixology 

Check out The Croak Twitter account: @CROAKcomic

Follow writer Cody Andrew Sousa on Twitter as well: @WhyImCAS

Action Lab Entertainment Announce Exclusives For NYCC 2016

New York Comic Con (NYCC) will be taking place this weekend at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. NYCC is one of the biggest cons of the season and sadly signifies that the convention season is almost over for 2016.

Indie comic book publisher Action Lab Entertainment has just released their list of comics available exclusively at NYCC. This goes without saying but just in case you’re new to the con scene these comics are all in limited quantities and cannot be reserved or pre-ordered. It’s a first come first serve basis. I’d advise heading to the Action Lab‘s booth (3044) as quick as you can if you have any interest in the exclusive listed below.

 

ADVENTURES IN CRIME #1 (Limited to 300 copies)
Cover Artist: Holt Silva

In 1930s New York, aspiring comics creator JACK LEVI places his life and career on the line when he enters into a secret love affair with the femme fatale mistress of his mob boss benefactor.

Price: $10

THE ADVENTURES OF MIRU #1 (Limited to 100 copies)
Cover Artist: Ben Bishop

Miru the dragon crashes on Gaia-a realm where dragons no longer exist-and swiftly becomes the most wanted creature around. Without a memory, a past, or an inkling why he’s here, he and his new allies begin a journey that holds the key to the survival of all realities.

Price $10

AMERIKARATE #1 (Limited to 280 copies)
Cover Artist: Devin Roth

AmeriKarate is an ongoing comic book series written & created by Brockton McKinney (Gingerdead Man) and Corey Kalman with art by Bob’s Burgers character designer, Devin Roth. AmeriKarate is the story of Sam, a war hero who wants to lead a normal life, but is thrust into protecting America from an evil ninja invasion. When he meets a fellow karate fanatic in the form of CIA agent Cynthia Weaver, the sparks fly as fast as the karate kicks as the two join up to take down evil.

Price: $10

 

BLOOD & DUST #1 (Limited to 30 copies)
Cover Artist: Roy Allan Martinez

Judd Glenny is the first American vampire, once he terrorized the West as its most fearsome predator, but for more than 40 years now he’s spent his days in peace, reduced to little more than babysitter for his own vampire offspring. But when the evil that lives in the swamp surrounding the small backwater town he calls home gets ahold of one of Judd’s great grandkids, everything changes.

Blood & Dust mixes gothic horror with lush monstrous imagery that is sure to appeal to fans of vampires, swamp creatures and the macabre!

Price: $10

 

HERO CATS #13 SKETCH COVER (Limited to 200 copies)
Cover Artist: Alex Ogle will be sketching on these covers at the booth.

Hero Cats of the Apocalypse. The perfect treat for this Halloween season.

Price: $10

PUPPET MASTER: HALLOWEEN 1989 (Limited to 500 copies)
Cover Artist: Daniel J. Logan

Halloween night, 1989. An unknown creature steps out of a long forgotten cave beneath the Bodega Bay Inn. While their master sleeps, the Puppets fight back to protect her from this mysterious intruder. Join us as the Puppets dive headfirst into another beloved subgenre: the creature feature!

Price: $10

 

SPENCER & LOCKE #1 (Limited to 50 copies)
Cover Artist: Joe Mulvey

Spencer & Locke is what Calvin and Hobbs would look like if it were set in a Sin City like world. This crime drama is fronted by our main character, Locke, a man deeply scared by childhood traumas. The series takes us through his investigation into the murder of his childhood sweetheart, while accompanied by Spencer, the stuffed panther Locke kept as a child.

Price: $10

 

VAMPBLADE #8 (Limited to 1,000 regular copies and 1,500 risqué copies)
Cover Artist: Jason Martin

Katie’s been on a rough ride of late – fighting Detroit’s toughest infected, battling Space Knights, spelunking in sewage – but things are about to get much worse for our bladed bad ass, because now her weapons are turning on herself!! It’s Vampblade versus… the Vampblades!?!
 
Price: $20

ZOMBIE TRAMP #28 (Limited to 1,000 regular copies and 1,500 risqué copies)
Cover Artist: Chad Chicconi

Vindictive wardens, disgraced sandwich kings, and past enemies thought to be dead. Boy, Janey sure has her hands full in this action packed conclusion of Skanks, Shanks, and Shackles.

Price: $20

ZOMBIE TRAMP HALLOWEEN 2016 (Limited to 1,000 regular copies and 1,500 risqué copies)
Cover Artist: Brian Hess

Zombie Tramp returns to celebrate the darkest holiday of the year, and she’s bringing a murderer’s row of friends and creators with her! It’s an all-new, double-sized Hallow’s Eve romp stuffed with twisted tales, murderous tricks, and tainted treats! Featuring the talents of Dan Mendoza, Jason Martin, Bill McKay, Brian Hess, and many more!

Price: $20

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Once again Action Lab Entertainments booth number is 3044 if you are looking to purchase any of these exclusives.

Follow Action Lab on Twitter: @ActionLab

For more information on their comics check out their website here

Stay tuned to Skatronixxx.com for more NYCC news this week.

 

 

Hayley Atwell wants an Agent Carter Movie

Hayley Atwell as Agent Carter

Fans all over the globe have kept their hopes high and petitions ever-growing, in the goal of bringing Agent Carter back. Despite not being picked up for its third season, there is still hope. Especially where Hayley Atwell is involved. Beloved amongst the show’s supporters and the Marvel universe alike, Hayley Atwell is adamant that a chance will arise for Marvel to do some sort of “special” with Peggy’s long life, which is bound to be filled to the brim with adventure.

“I hound [Marvel Studios’ Louis] D’Esposito on a regular basis, saying, ‘Give me a movie!’ I think the great thing about Peggy is, we know from [Captain America: The] Winter Soldier that she lives a long life, so she can come back. I’m banking on, when I’m in my fifties, I’m like, ‘This is the time. Let’s see what Peggy’s up to in this decade.’ It’s still a much-loved show for the people involved in the making of it, and we know that for the fans, it has a special place in their hearts. I would be very happy to go back to her if she became available. I don’t feel like I’ve said goodbye to her. She does still seem to live on a lot for the fans. And Marvel is still such a big part of my career, especially my professional family, that I would absolutely not rule out the idea of going back to Peggy at some point, seeing her in other avenues. I love her, and I hope that she has a life elsewhere at another time. “

If you’ve missed Agent Carter: the two seasons are available for streaming on ABC or purchasable on iTunes, amongst other options.

If you’re wondering what led to the show Agent Carter, you may be surprised to know it was the Agent Carter film that was released in 2013 on the home media release of Iron Man 3. It’s basically a follow-up and spin-off of Captain America: The First Avenger. Due to it’s success Marvel decided to start ABC’s Agent Carter.

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What are your thoughts? Do you want Hayley Atwell on the big screen? Or would you prefer she reprised her weekly Agent Carter on ABC? Comment below or tweet me @SohoDoll. And as always, “I know my value. Anyone else’s opinion doesn’t really matter.” – Peggy Carter

Kickstarter Spotlight: Of Devils And Men

The time has finally come to board the Charleston 689. The Of Devils And Men Kickstarter officially begins today! We at Skatronixxx have been previewing art and rewards for the project the past week or so. Now comes all the details and of course a link to the campaign.

First off a little bit about the horror western comic courtesy of writer James D. Schumacher III (Writer of Inheritance).

Story Synopsis:

1880’s Arizona Territory. The hills caught fire, the animals perished, the great cataclysm wrought death upon the world. Fire spread everywhere. Emerging from the hellfire, horrific denizens hellbent on the killing the last remnants of humanity.

Survivors of the inferno took to trains, stagecoaches, horses, anything to outrun the creatures. For the refugees on board Locomotive 689 Charleston, it is just the beginning of their trials as they steam for the fabled city, Crescent City.

A place where many say this hell has not touched, a place where the survivors can live without fear.

As each day wears thin for the survivors, patience gives way to anger, the pain of losing loved ones turn to violence and soon the people within the train have nothing more to fear that what is inside the train with them. This train is the last hope for these people, and it’s running low on fuel miles away from anything resembling safety and with millions of creatures on its heels.

Will the survivors on the Charleston defy their differences and overcome loss, or will the very thing that unites us all be the downfall of humanity?

Update: October 5th,2016 

The Kickstarter campaign has $2,156 of it $7,000 goal thanks to 31 awesome backers so far! Of Devils And Men has just 24 days left to get their project funded. Here is a video update from writer James D. Schumacher III on new perks and exclusives for the campaign.

There are now Of Devils And Men T-Shirts available only through this Kickstarter

Like any good Kickstarter campaign, there is a pledge level that should satisfy everyone’s budget needs. (keep in mind all prices are in US currency) $5 gets you a digital copy (DRM free PDF) of Of Devils And Men and $10 for a physical softcover copy. For the 50 plus page hardcover edition $40.

With each pledge over 2 dollars, you also get a personalised train ticket created by super talented artist Rusty Gilligan (Art Department Credits on Marvel movies such as the Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Spider-Man 2 for complete credits and info check out his IMDB page here. Here are the four different classes of tickets.

 

 

I’m excited to announce that there is a Skatronixxx tier ($25 pledge) which includes an unreleased exclusive interview I did with James Schumacher and artist Ken Knudtsen (former artist on Wolverine)!

Here is some original art available only through the Kickstarter by Ken Knudtsen

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Both Ken and James are doing something different with this comic. Ken’s art style is very raw and rustic on this project. It’s certainly not traditional comic book art, and this is all done by hand no digital use what so ever.

We have enjoyed partnering with Of Devils And Men regarding promotion of their campaign prior and now during their launch. We appreciate them giving us content for readers like you. We at Skatronixxx believe in supporting indie whenever possible because it will eventually be the mainstream. Long gone are the days of the big two publishers pushing the envelope whether with storytelling or art. Kickstarter has allowed indie to have more of a voice than ever before and has made it possible for creators and publishers to release multiple projects thanks to receiving funding beyond their pledge goal.

So please support this comic if you’re a fan of horror, westerns or your just looking for something different from your average comic book. If you’re unable to support financially and like what you see, please help get the word out by sharing this article or the Kickstarter link on your various social media platforms.

For full details check out the Kickstarter page:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/282914775/of-devils-and-men-comic-book?token=cc32ee32

Of Devils And Men Facebook Page 

 Follow James D. Schumacher on Twitter: @SchumacherIII

Website: schumacher3.com

Follow Ken Knudtsen on Twitter: @kenknudtsen

Website: kenknudtsen.com

Monty The Dinosaur #2 Review

 

If you missed my review of Monty the Dinosaur #1 check it out here

Monty The Dinosaur # 2 continues to be a great all-ages book. With Monty’s Origin story out of the way Bob Frantz and Jean Franco flex their creative muscles a lot more and up the silliness and fun. In this issue we see Sophie try to get  Monty enrolled in her school because dinosaurs need to learn to right? We also see Monty and Sophie figure out where to find out where to get Bananas when the world is completely out of them.

In this issue we see Sophie try to get  Monty enrolled in her school because dinosaurs need to learn to right? We also see Monty and Sophie figure out where to find out where to get Bananas when the world is completely out of them. We get some more humour than the first issue which works well and once again is a pleasure to read in general.

 

 

Bob Frantz & Jean Franco maintained the same excellent quality in all departments from issue one. I have had a chance to chat with Bob a little bit since my review of issue one, and he has referred to it as a silly book, and I agree with him, but it’s silly in a good entertaining way. Again pick up this series and spread the silly fun around with everyone.

10/10

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We have just one more issue left of Monty The Dinosaur for 2016! The trade will be available in November and I just confirmed with Bob there will be more Monty some time in 2017!

Monty The Dinosaur will be released tomorrow in comic book stores

You can purchase/pre-order digital copies at Comixology

Follow Bob Frantz on Twitter: @bfrantz19

Follow Action Lab Entertainment : @ActionLab

Website: actionlabcomics.com

Exclusive First Look At Original Art Perks For “Of Devils And Men” Upcoming Kickstarter Campaign

As we near closer to the launch date of James D. Schumacher and Ken Knudtsen “Of Devils And Men” Kickstarter campaign (This Friday, September 30th, 2016)  we here at Skatronixxx have more details and more great art from Ken to show you!

The following images are of original art from Ken Knudtsen that you can pledge for. These Original pieces will never be reproduced and come signed personally by Ken.

 

A Flash Of Red $200.00 Tier

 

 

 

 

The Horde $250.00 Tier

 

 

 

Shot In The Dark $300.00 Tier

 

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If you by some chance you didn’t see my original announcement and art preview of the horror western comic that is Of Devils And Men (it’s ok I’m here to help) I will now share again the official story synopsis and the 6-page art preview.

Story Synopsis:

1880’s Arizona Territory. The hills caught fire, the animals perished, the great cataclysm wrought death upon the world. Fire spread everywhere. Emerging from the hellfire, horrific denizens hellbent on the killing the last remnants of humanity.

Survivors of the inferno took to trains, stagecoaches, horses, anything to outrun the creatures. For the refugees on board Locomotive 689 Charleston, it is just the beginning of their trials as they steam for the fabled city, Crescent City.

A place where many say this hell has not touched, a place where the survivors can live without fear.

As each day wears thin for the survivors, patience gives way to anger, the pain of losing loved ones turn to violence and soon the people within the train have nothing more to fear that what is inside the train with them. This train is the last hope for these people, and it’s running low on fuel miles away from anything resembling safety and with millions of creatures on its heels.

Will the survivors on the Charleston defy their differences and overcome loss, or will the very thing that unites us all be the downfall of humanity?

 

There now you are all up to date. Please help spread the word by sharing on all your various forms of social media, e-mail, comic book shop talk and word of mouth in general (you know talking to a person in person).

If you or anyone you know is a fan of horror, Westerns and or comics, please help Of Devils And Men reach its funding goal of $6,500. The Kickstarter begins Friday, September 30th, 2016 and will have until Wednesday, October 30th, 2016 to reach it’s funding goal. Let’s Make it Happen!

Stay tuned right here for more news on Of Devils And Men later this week.

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Follow James D. Schumacher on Twitter: @SchumacherIII

Website: schumacher3.com

Follow Ken Knudtsen on Twitter: @kenknudtsen

Website: kenknudtsen.com