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Miskatonic High - Issue 1

5 teens take on H.P. Lovecraft’s monsters and their high school…they’re just not sure which is worse

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Miskatonic High - Issue 1

Miskatonic High - Issue 1

Miskatonic High - Issue 1

Miskatonic High - Issue 1

Miskatonic High - Issue 1

5 teens take on H.P. Lovecraft’s monsters and their high school…they’re just not sure which is worse

5 teens take on H.P. Lovecraft’s monsters and their high school…they’re just not sure which is worse

5 teens take on H.P. Lovecraft’s monsters and their high school…they’re just not sure which is worse

5 teens take on H.P. Lovecraft’s monsters and their high school…they’re just not sure which is worse

Mike Shea
Mike Shea
Mike Shea
Mike Shea
2 Campaigns |
Fairfax, United States
$536 USD 5 backers
107% of $500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
Miskatonic High is an ongoing series packed with light horror, tongue-in-cheek humor and the amazing artwork of Ryan Mendoza (who can draw just about anything with a tentacle). We're raising funds to do a limited print run for Indiegogo supporters.

To quickly find out what our comic is about, you can watch the video. But if you still have questions, we’re here to answer them!

Yes, it’s a comic book with 24 pages filled with chills, humor and a little real-life pathos. 

Well, do you like…

  • Fun comic books like Sabrina, Saga and Crossed?
  • Fun movies like Evil Dead 2, The Breakfast Club and Beetlejuice?
  • Fun TV shows like Stranger Things, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Friday Night Lights?

Then you’ll probably like this comic too! (However, if you don’t like fun, we have a tedious copyright disclaimer written in our best legalese that might be right up your alley!)

Five teens take on H.P. Lovecraft’s monsters and their small-town high school … They’re just not sure which is worse.

Miskatonic High is an ongoing series packed with light horror, tongue-in-cheek humor and the amazing artwork of Ryan Mendoza (who can draw just about anything with a tentacle).

Parental advisory: There’s so many great series for young adults nowadays that you might be fooled into buying this for your five-year-old, but this series is rated PG-13 and more for teens and above.

In the rustic hills of a small New England Berkshire town lies the prestigious Miskatonic High School. When the Community Service Club goes on a field trip, they’ll be launched on a terrifying adventure that will change their lives while birthing an evil into our modern century. 

This is the beginning of the six-issue first season of the new high school horror series Miskatonic High.

We hope so, but here are some unbiased reviews.

Jenn Marshall of Sirens of Sequentials said:

“Miskatonic High is a fun story that balances everything you want in a good horror story. There is some gore, but not so much that you get overwhelmed. The jokes are funny, but they don’t make the story feel like a parody of something else. It was well thought out, and I cannot wait to see where it is going to go next.”

“Artist Ryan Mendoza brings a level of detail to the story that perfectly compliments the writing style. It fits the spooky storytelling by adding shadow to hide monsters, and the detail in the backgrounds make you want to spend time on each panel.” 

“The monsters are very Lovecraftian. … Because they have that Lovecraftian feel to them, the monsters really are both written and drawn in a way that affected my Lizard Brain.” Read the full review

The Pullbox called it “the bastard lovechild of John Hughes & H.P. Lovecraft.” (We’re pretty sure they meant that in a metaphorical way, because if that’s literal, well… ewww.) 

Here’s more from Paul’s review: “It brings a mismatched group of high schoolers together, throwing them against evil the likes of which you’d find in a dusty tome full of impossible to pronounce names. The beauty is in the execution. Despite some pretty heavy themes -- mounting madness, eternal torment, human sacrifice -- Mike Shea’s story stays fairly tongue in cheek. [Artist Ryan Mendoza] knows how to get his Lovecraft on. So many tentacles…” Read the full review

Items

Before you back Miskatonic High, check out some of the items we have to offer. We offer shipping to anywhere in the world, but shipping costs are separate from the costs.

 

 

Of course. Here’s the first few pages of Miskatonic High #1 so you can see if you like it.

Stick with us as through the six-issue first season, Alex, Matt, Sarah, Simon and Ren will travel through time to come face to face with Abdul Alhazred and his Necronomicon, descend into the darkest pits under the earth, and learn what is really going on in the public library when no one is looking.

So please join us for the fun!

We’re raising funds to pay for a small print run for our Indiegogo backers and the old one lurking down in the basement. But comics are expensive to make. Printers, the Postal Service and shipping supplies will be taking most of what we raise. Indiegogo takes their percentage, as does payment processing. If anything is left over, we might go nuts on McDonald’s Dollar Menu!

Is that an existential question, because we haven’t gotten that far in AP English Lit yet. 

Yes, there are two guys working hard to bring Miskatonic High to life. The comic was written and lettered by Mike Shea and drawn and colored by Ryan Mendoza. We’d say more about ourselves, but we’re actually really busy putting the finishing touches on issue 8! 

So you can feel comfortable getting invested in Miskatonic High, because you’re sure to find out the answers to what is really going on!

Additionally, you can follow Miskatonic High on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Plus there's a Miskatonic High website where you can sign up to our mailing list for the latest updates.

Haven't I seen you before?

We did a successful campaign on Kickstarter but have heard that Indiegogo has its own indie comics community and wanted to see if we could find any supporters over here. Consider this a trial for us to settle the whole Indiegogo vs. Kickstarter thing.

Attribution

"Hey guys, who did that amazing music in your video?" 

Glad you asked, it's a track called Wizard by Jahzzar, which is available on the Free Music Archive. We edited the track to fit our video.

The cover and pages for the issue are completed and are just waiting to go to print. We have quotes from several printers which specialize in on-demand comic printing and fulfillment. The pages will be sent in late-May and the issues take approximately two weeks to print. It will take another week or so for all of the items to ship. You should receive the items around the end of June, but we'll keep you updated on the schedule as we find out.

So, really, the biggest risk is an aquatic monster dismembering you and dragging you down your drainpipe. But don’t worry, we know the number for a really good reanimator.

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The Colour Out of Your Screen

The Colour Out of Your Screen

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Instant access as soon as the campaign is funded. Just don’t blame us when you throw your tablet down in terror!
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May 2019
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The Shadow Almost Out of Time

The Shadow Almost Out of Time

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You’ll have to be fast to catch this deal—the first ten backers get the print issue for $4! Once this deal is gone, the only way to get a deal this good again, is through time travel.
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June 2019
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The Thing on Your Doorstep

The Thing on Your Doorstep

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Slip this print copy into your favorite ancient tome and everyone will think you’re incanting (you might have to pretend your laughs are just something possessing your soul).
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At the Combination of Madness

At the Combination of Madness

$6 USD $9 USD (33% off)
Both the print copy and the PDF? Insane! But you will have the digital backup in case your mom accidentally throws away the comic with the rest of the magazines under your bed.
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June 2019
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Herbert West: Contributor

Herbert West: Contributor

$9 USD $12 USD (25% off)
Impress all your friends and classmates with your name listed in a special thank you section in your print and digital copy of issue 1! And if they’re not impressed by that, they’re sure to be impressed by the personalized mini replica Miskatonic High diploma you’ll receive to go with it!
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  • Your name in thank you section
  • Personalized mini diploma
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The Rats On the Wall

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Ward off evil spirits* by hanging this approximately 8” x 10” mini-print on your walls. (*Not guaranteed to deter evil spirits, but we can guarantee you’ll receive a print and digital issue, too.)
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  • Digital (PDF) issue
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  • Mini print (8x10)
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June 2019
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The Deluxe Horror

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$15 USD $20 USD (25% off)
Get everything you have coming to you: The mini-print, your name listed in the special thank you section, the mini replica diploma, the print and digital issue!
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  • Personalized mini diploma
  • Mini print (8x10)
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June 2019
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All of Cthulhu for You

All of Cthulhu for You

$20 USD $25 USD (20% off)
You’re not a horror classic unless you’re in black and white. Get everything from The Deluxe Horror plus a noir variant of Issue 1 with Ryan Mendoza’s stunning sketch cover.
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  • Digital (PDF) issue
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  • Personalized mini diploma
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The Nameless Reward

The Nameless Reward

$30 USD $35 USD (14% off)
It’s so evil we couldn’t even think up a name for it! Get everything from All of Cthulhu for You plus an “ancient tome” variant of issue 1 with a beautiful variant cover and a reprint of the H.P. Lovecraft story that inspired this issue: The Nameless City.
Included Items
  • Digital (PDF) issue
  • Physical issue
  • Your name in thank you section
  • Personalized mini diploma
  • Mini print (8x10)
  • Noir variant print issue
  • Lovecraft variant issue
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June 2019
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