Who is the Ghost? Man or myth? Flesh or phantom? Is he a ghostly stranger who wandered out of the Arizona desert to deal divine judgment upon the modern Gomorrah of Canyon Diablo? Or is he a survivor of godless effrontery… plucked from his grave by beings unknown, to visit upon evil men the ravages to which they subject the weak? Whatever his origin, the result is the same: Gunfight after gunfight, body after body, coffin after coffin, legend soon grows of this phantom of the high desert.
The badlands swirl with whispers of a lone pistoleer. A one-man vendetta ride, wielding a mechanical weapon of the Old World, to cleanse the heathen with hails of gunfire. Rumors soon circulate of an entire army, cloaked in shadow, his faceless foot soldiers. Eventually, folk find a name for this mute, masked missionary of death...
THE GHOST OF THE BADLANDS.
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Creative Team
RAZÖRFIST is the Creator & Writer of Ghost of the Badlands. Known on YouTube as THE RAGEAHOLIC, Razör has written two pulp novels called DEATHMASK and THE LONG MOONLIGHT.
GEORGE ALEXOPOULOS is the Illustrator of Ghost of the Badlands. George is an award-winning cartoonist who has self-published over a dozen indie comics and draws satirical cartoons under the name GPRIME85.
The Book
Inspired by storytelling traditions both East & West, the team will be pleased to release TWO versions of this first edition: A Softcover inspired by manga, and Hardcover inspired by Bande Desinee.
Softcover:
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Hardcover:
- 150+ pages
- Color interiors (Monochrome hardcover edition is now available as a separate item, see Perks list)
- Over 50 pages of extras including: Production notes, the written script, thumbnails, sketches from both creators, and more!
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Digital Edition:
- A link will be e-mailed to download a DRM-free PDF.
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Release Date
Interior art will be completed by Summer 2023. Printing is scheduled for Autumn, and shipping will begin this Winter (continuing after the New Year if the holiday rush causes delays).
Stretch Goals
$100k (MET!): Hardcovers will now be upgraded to color! (Monochrome hardcovers are now available as a separate tier.)
$200k: Razör will write an additional short story (prose) that will be added to all editions for free.
$300k: Guest artists will be commissioned to illustrate new posters, which can be purchased as add-ons. These illustrations will also be reproduced in the "extras" section for ALL hardcovers as a free upgrade.
$400k: A map of Canyon Diablo will be produced to look as close to an 1800's style and offered as an add-on. We would like to print these maps on cloth, if costs allow. (Will update as we get closer to this tier.)
$500k: The team will print an Old West-style newspaper that could have been made in Arizona during the 1890's. Complete with twine binding, illustrated interiors, amusing stories, satire, political cartoons, fake advertisements, and more!
Sample Pages
Below are the first eleven pages of Ghost of the Badlands. (Note: As the book is still in production, final art may differ from below.)
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Thank you!
We appreciate your support, and invite you to share this campaign with your friends. Please feel free to return to see new updates including concept art, new pages, historical notes, production photos, and more.
We hope you enjoy reading the book as much as we'll enjoy making it! Godspeed!
