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Only Death Can Save Us

A Bronze Age-inspired, cosmic, fantasy romp!

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Only Death Can Save Us

Only Death Can Save Us

Only Death Can Save Us

Only Death Can Save Us

Only Death Can Save Us

A Bronze Age-inspired, cosmic, fantasy romp!

A Bronze Age-inspired, cosmic, fantasy romp!

A Bronze Age-inspired, cosmic, fantasy romp!

A Bronze Age-inspired, cosmic, fantasy romp!

Russ Leach
Russ Leach
Russ Leach
Russ Leach
2 Campaigns |
Colchester, United Kingdom
$13,990 USD $13,990 USD by 271 backers
$10,133 USD by 184 backers on Nov 1, 2020
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With a vast cosmic backdrop framing a fledgling friendship, a dramatic chase and confrontation takes centre stage. This world runs deep with cosmic and ancient mythologies constantly crossing streams, focusing on the titanic struggle between order and chaos !

Below is some sample art from the book.

 

 

Follow the production of the book on Russ's youtube channelComicBookBlackBelt.
Live streams and screen captures of the inking process will be available as well as pre-production videos and concept work!

Status at 1st September launch - all pages have pencils and around 30% of the book is inked. 100% lettered and 15% coloured.

We are well on track to hit our schedule of a November print date!

There are 9 tiers to choose from with a mix of original art and prints from some truly awesome guest artists!

We have the "Rob Willis & Renzo Rodrigas" and "Mike Emeritz & Amrit Birdi" A4 prints, poster sets, A4 character sketches and the "4 horsemen" A3 poster - not folded but sent out separately in its own cardboard tube!  

We also have a tier for the collector, with original page art from the book and a one off printed and signed colour canvas of the cover art!


Art and story is by Russ Leach
Russ has a wealth of production experience stretching back over 30 years and has been drawing his whole life. Returning to comic book publishing in 2010 he has since drawn for Marvel, Panini, BBC Worldwide, Hachette, Cartoon Network, Markosia and Aces Weekly. His work includes runs on characters such as Dr Who and Ben 10 as well as two graphic novels for Markosia. "Only Death Can Save Us" is the culmination of a life loving comics!

Scripting by Rik Hoskin
The Dragon Award winner 2018 for Best Graphic Novel, Rik Hoskin is a New York Times bestselling graphic novelist who has written for various popular properties including Superman, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Shrek and Dean Koontz's Frankenstein.  He's also written animated stories for BBC television, and almost 30 novels, making him more than qualified to polish Russ's characters and story line into wonderful dialogue!

Edited by Tim Quinn
Editor Supreme on "Only Death Can Save Us" Tim Quinn, has been a scriptwriter, illustrator and editor on such noted titles as The Beano, The Dandy, Sparky, The Topper, Buster, Whoopee!, Bunty, Jackie, Dr Who Magazine, and Whizzer & Chips before heading Stateside to work for the mighty Marvel Comics Group on the world famous Spider-Man, X-Men and the Incredible Hulk. This is just a fraction of his resume and he is a vital part of making the book feel like comics should feel!

Guest Artists!!
We also have an array of uber-talented guest artists on pinup and colour duties!!

Rob Willis, Renzo Rodrigas, Mike Emeritz, Amrit Birdi, Mike Summers, Chris McAuley​ and Captain Frederick Head 

"Only Death Can Save Us", despite its ominous title, firmly plants itself in the all ages readership audience, like the comics of the Bronze Age, with ex-Marvel editor Tim Quinn guiding the art and story duties of 'Dr Who' and 'Marvel artist' Russ Leach and script writer Rik Hoskin, in a tale that is in many ways a love letter to the way comics used to be!

Never talking down to its audience, the story delivers the same style of Bronze Age action, heart and cosmic drama that inspired its creators!

"The first comic I bought for myself was Captain Britain and within its pages were reprints of Fantastic Four by Lee, Kirby, Buscema and Sinnott as well as support stories like Steranko's Nick Fury Agent of Shield. After that initial thrill, I went on to pick up Spider-Man, The Avengers and so many other amazing Marvel titles as well as some stellar DC books where I found Neal Adams' art, all mixed in with the British grown Starlord and 2000AD. All those influences have stayed with me and shaped the way I want to make my own comics!"
Russ Leach

Below is some of the sample art from Russ's licensed Marvel work

Keystone is the first book in a multi part series that hurls Chrissy and Dee (Death) together on a path through cosmic strangeness, adventure and eternity!”

As a taster we've made the first 8 pages of the book available to read so you can get a real idea of what you'll be getting into!

The characters and story are part of a much bigger, deeper world that we’d love to explore over 3-4 books depending on how well you, the reader, respond. That said, the book can be read as its own individual story much like the comics of the Bronze Age!

You can read the 8 page preview at the top of this page or download a PDF version on the website here (subject to change on final publishing)

Our readers are everything... there are no toxic fans!

If you love comics the way they used to be... a fun, action orientated, hero's journey, then you are in the right place! And while you guys are hungry for stories and lend your support, we'll keep making books!

There are always risks with any endeavour or serious commercial project.
We feel that our combined experience in production and publishing gives us a fair insight into how to put together a project of this type. But no-one is perfect and this is our first crowdfunder! Experience should allow us to spot the snags in advance but...

The unforeseens are just that... unforeseen.

To balance that and inspire your full confidence, the team are determined to make the production of this book as transparent as possible and print is already scheduled in for Mid-November 2020. This means books could be delivered before Christmas although international postage will most likely roll that into January 2021. So our delivery date on all the tiers reflects that.

What we can commit to is that all of the team have track records of the highest standards of professionalism and delivery and that Russ, as the team leader, is ALWAYS available to contact and discuss aspects of the book's production .

You can see how the book has been put together and how the production is getting on by visiting Russ's youtube channel(ComicBookBlackBelt) where he has livestreams and regular screen captures of artwork available. You can also catch him on the usual online haunts Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc or email him direct at comicbookblackbelt@kre8uk.net.

click here to go to the ComicBookBlackBelt channel

Refunds will be honoured during the initial campaign and 2 weeks after the backer's initial backing during the Indemand phase. After that, all sales are considered final. 

 

 

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COMPLETE 5 PRINT SET BUNDLE
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COMPLETE 5 PRINT SET BUNDLE

Currency Conversion $44 USD
£35 GBP
Includes... 1 Copy of the book | plus 5 8.3x11.7 inch (A4) prints | 1 B/W print of sexy Renzo Rodrigas art | 1 B/W print of funky Mike Emeritz art | 1 B/W print of slick Amrit Birdi art | 1 Color print of the cover by Russ Leach, coloured by Mike Summers | 1 Color print of the Arrow Comics "IndyVolt Revolt" cover by Russ Leach
Included Items
  • 80 Page Graphic Novel
  • 8.3 x 11.7 Print Bundle
Estimated Shipping
March 2021
10 out of 50 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Single Graphic Novel

Single Graphic Novel

Currency Conversion $25 USD
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Includes 1 Copy of the book
Included Items
  • 80 Page Graphic Novel
Estimated Shipping
January 2021
122 claimed
Ships worldwide.
2 Copies Of the Book

2 Copies Of the Book

Currency Conversion $44 USD
£35 GBP
Includes 2 Copies of the book | This is a great saver for comic book buddies! Save on the price of the book and share the postage for even more discount! or keep it for yourself - 1 to read, 1 to keep!
Included Items
  • 80 Page Graphic Novel (2)
Estimated Shipping
January 2021
11 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Book + A4 B/W Character sketch

Book + A4 B/W Character sketch

Currency Conversion $75 USD
£60 GBP
Includes... 1 Copy of the book | 1 A4 Original pencil/ink sketch by Russ Leach of one of characters from the book.
Included Items
  • 80 Page Graphic Novel
  • A4 Character Sketch
Estimated Shipping
January 2021
6 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Book/Magnet/Sticker - last 10!
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Book/Magnet/Sticker - last 10!

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February 2021
10 out of 10 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
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RedValkyrie - cosplay helmet

Currency Conversion $112 USD
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Estimated Shipping
January 2021
1 out of 1 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

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