Australia's indie anti-hero returns in an exciting 48 page story, as US Marines battle it out with KILLEROO in the Aussie outback!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
SEMPER FI - GETTING 'ER DONE!
almost 5 years ago
– Sat, May 15, 2021 at 02:08:03 AM
Just a quick update to let you know that Ignacio is hard at work producing thumbnail layouts for the rest of the book. I've got about a dozen of these to go through and prep the lettering for, but I don't want to spoil anything yet, so I can only show you this one for page 16.
Thanks again for your support, and expect a lot more updates like this over the next few months.
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I'll be sending out the surveys next week, so you'll be able to finalise your selections, choose your covers, and provide the correct mailing addresses to make sure we get these sent to the right address when the book is finished.
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Lastly, I'll be attending SUPANOVA MELBOURNE this coming weekend May 22-23, so if you're planning to attend, please drop by my table and say hello, and let me know you backed this campaign - it'd be great to meet and chat with you in person!
-Daz
Amazing result!
almost 5 years ago
– Mon, May 03, 2021 at 01:17:37 AM
What an epic campaign that was!
Thank you all so much for your support.
There's about 17 pledges out of 366 that are having some issues with processing, but you should have heard from me or Kickstarter about those. :)
Once those are sorted and Kickstarter have taken their cut, we'll be going into full production to get those remaining pages completed, lettered and ready for printing around August/September. I have hooked up this campaign with BackerKit, so in a couple of weeks time I'll be sending out surveys to lock in your
I will keep you regularly updated with all aspects of production, both of the comic book and also the various stretch goal items!
And if you missed out on the campaign, there's a handy Pre-order store online where you can still grab your books, t-shirts and other merchandise for the next few months - and your order will be dispatched at the same time as the Kickstarter backers.
Down to the last 24 hours! Plus a discounted original art reward!
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 09:51:23 AM
IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
(Some great hair metal to get you into the mood).
Well, this is it folks. Just 24 hours left to go in this record-breaking campaign.
We're still inching ever closer to that final 25k stretch goal, and may still get there with a REALLY big final day - we'll just have to wait and see!
But even if we don't, it's been a truly amazing campaign, smashing my previous personal best kickstarter record of $16,911 total funding, and 263 backers. Thank you all for supporting this book!
I'll just recap some of the rewards and cover some of the questions I've been asked:
WHICH COVER/S CAN I CHOOSE?
At every pledge level, you can pick whichever cover/s you want.
Eg. if you order the QUAD COMBO (4 covers), you can get 1x of each cover, or even 4x of the same cover. Whatever combination you want, you will be able to get. Same goes for the COMIC COMBO and the TRIPLE COMBO. For the single COMIC level you can also choose which cover you want.
At the end of the kickstarter and after your payment has been processed, you will receive a survey that will enable you to specify exactly which covers and in what quantities.
You can also ADD-ON additional copies for more covers as well. Whatever floats your boat. :)
REMAINING BIG REWARDS
SLABBED & SIGNED
In conjunction with GRAIL HUNTERS AUSTRALIA, you'll be able to get your copy of the book professionally graded by HALO Australia (and optionally signed by myself if you wish), with a custom header design as seen above. We will be trying to get as many 9.8's as possible, but can guarantee a minimum grading level of 9.4.
This reward gets you:
1x cover of your choice slabbed & graded
1x cover of your choice as a reading copy
Digital PDF of the comic
All of the unlocked stretch goals
You can also ADD-ON one of these bad boys to your original pledge.
As noted above, you can get ANY of the 4 covers slabbed - it's your choice.
THERE IS STILL 1 REMAINING CAMEO AVAILABLE!
It's rare to still have one of these still available in the closing hours of a campaign, the other four were snapped up in the first few days of the kickstarter.
This reward comes with:
Your likeness drawn into the comic
originalA5 sketch of you by Ignacio Di Meglio
2x covers of your choice
the PDF bundle of 12 comics
The comic as a digital PDF
Allof the unlocked stretch goals
COMMISSION
If you love the art by Ignacio Di Meglio you've seen in the sample pages on this campaign, you can get him to draw YOUR favourite character with this reward level. Be that Deadpool, Batman, Harley Quinn, or even your own comic book character - Ignacio is very versatile as you can see here.
What you get at this reward level:
A4 Original artwork by Ignacio Di Meglio, inked on paper
YOUR choice of character
2x covers to choose from
PDF Bundle of 12 comics
Digital PDF of this comic
All unlocked stretch goal items
Here's a couple of extra sketches he sent me recently:
ORIGINAL ART (DISCOUNTED!)
The A3 original inks of Cover C, inked by Darren Close over digital pencils of Ignacio Di Meglio. For the last 24 hours of this campaign, this reward has been REDUCED in price from $590 to $490 - a $100 saving!
With this reward, you'll receive:
A3 original artwork, fineliner inks on 210gsm Art Spectrum paper
4x covers of the book
PDF Bundle of 12 comics
Digital version of the comic
All unlocked stretch goal items
Also, one last reminder about all the great ADD-ONs available.
You can add these to your current rewards by selecting the MANAGE YOUR PLEDGE button and choosing from the options below:
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
Thanks again!
If I can ask for your assistance one last time, in please sharing this campaign around to your social networks for the last 24 hours - I'd really love to unlock this last stretch goal, and get this fabulous HARD ENAMEL PIN added to your bountiful swag!
-Daz
20k milestone SMASHED and streaming video interview in 10 hours time
almost 5 years ago
– Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 04:02:59 AM
STREAMING VIDEO INTERVIEW IN 10 HOURS TIME!
It's late notice, but if you're online tomorrow morning at 8am (Australian Eastern Standard Time), The good folks at WHACK COMICS will be hosting a live interview with myself, Writer Matthew Soall and Artist Ignacio Di Meglio (all the way from Argentina) on their Youtube channel at the following link:
It's pretty staggering to hit this milestone. It's one thing to aim for it, but it's something else to actually achieve it. With this unlocked, it means that every physical backer will now receive this bonus gatefold print (by Wayne Nichols and colourist Sean Ellery):
With just over 60 hours to go until campaign's end, who knows what could happen! We might just get to 25k and unlock the Enamel Pin!
Stay tuned!
Any questions?
If you have any questions about this campaign, any of the reward levels or anything else, please don't hesitate to ask, either by leaving a comment below, posting feedback or sending a message through kickstarter, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
-Daz
72 HOURS
almost 5 years ago
– Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 01:42:34 PM
Closing in on 20k...
We're now only $561 away from the massive 20k target! That's HUGE!
That will unlock the 20k stretch goal of a Wayne Nichols' Killeroo gatefold print.
And while it's possibly the final one to unlock, it also puts us within striking distance of the 25k, right at the point when anything can happen, as the final days of a kickstarter can often see a big upswing in new backers...
So I'm daring to dream!
Let's see what happens!
Let's recap those stretch goals...
Let's take another look at all of the stuff that's been unlocked for this campaign:
BOOK UPGRADES
16 extra pages, taking the book from 48 to 64 pages in total
Perfect binding, replacing staples with glue and a nice rigid spine
Full list of backer credits (your names!) in the back of the book
2x extra variant covers
EXTRA GOODIES
Killeroo postcard by Nate Van Dyke
Killeroo sticker
Gatefold movie poster print
1hr podcast from the team (coming soon!)
A6 Killeroo bookmark
7x trading card set of the Marines and their target
Killeroo drink coaster
That's quite an impressive swag, especially when you get all of that for just pledging for a single physical comic!
DOUBLE-BACKER PRINTS
Just a reminder about the double-backer prints - if you want an EXTRA Killeroo print, be sure to back these campaigns too - click the image to view their campaigns:
ABYSSAL ALBION the CTHULHU MYTHOS inspired ELDRITCH SURVIVAL HORROR comic series is back with issue 2!
Set after the rise of the GREAT OLD ONES and the fall of humanity. ABYSSAL ALBION takes place in a GREAT BRITAIN where both cosmic and folk terrors are a commonplace and chilling truth.
Ravaged by death and madness, the series follows the continuing journey of two siblings, SISTER and BROTHER, as they try to survive a world teeming with savage cults and sanity shattering beasts.
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You're all wonderful people. Thank you(again) for all for your support!
