Hi! Thanks for checking out the page! If you'd like to pre-order the book, you can do so over on witchcreeroad.com. Sorry to be sending you elsewhere - I tried using Indiegogo and find it counter-intuitive. Plus, Indiegogo reps made a few assurances that, while I don't want to say were lies, were definitely untrue.
When I have time, I'll jump through whatever hoops are required for me to stop this, but in the meantime I've made the perks unavailable.
Okay, first order of business: the project video above wasn't made by me. It was made by the fine and talented folks over at Webtoons. But it's an awesome trailer, and with me being the introverted, camera shy guy that I am, it felt like a crime not to use it. A crime, I tell you!
And with that said...
Welcome to the project!
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Witch Creek Road follows a group of high school seniors who, after taking a wrong turn, find themselves in the midst of a summoning-gone-wrong. At its core, it's survival horror, but it's also a story about love, acceptance, death and revenge. And sexy, flesh-eating demons. Because every story needs sexy, flesh-eating demons.
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Still not sold? You can actually read the entire story for free over on Webtoons. So don't be shy: head on over there and read away. If it turns out this story isn't for you, that's cool. Thanks for checking us out. But if you enjoyed it, you might consider grabbing one of the the hardcover books. They're going to be awesome - but I'm also pretty biased :)
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Garth Matthams (writer/creator) lives on an island in Canada, with 2 rabbits, his beautiful wife, and the occasional spider that his previously-mentioned wife refuses to let him kill. He loves horror movies, comic books and visiting "haunted" locations, and one day hopes to be killed by an angry spirit.
Kenan Halilović (artist) is a freelance comic book artist from Bosnia who spends his free time hanging out with his friends and family, drawing circles for summoning spawns of darkness from the depths of hell and supporting his local football team.
colorsfactory (colorist, main story) is a colorist from Italy. She's a mystery, and that's part of her charm :)
Ania Jarmołowska (colorist, additional pages) is a 2D graphic designer, illustrator, and colorist. She's been working for around 8 years in game development and creating illustrations for RPGs and card games. Anna has always loved drawing and creating characters, and has always wanted to be a part of creating comic books.
WITCH CREEK ROAD the yearbook edition
Ever since Kenan and I started Witch Creek Road, the end goal has been to print physical copies. As such, everything was produced as traditional sequential art, which was then converted into the vertical scroll of the Webtoons format. In other words, there's no messy "format conversions" required.
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WHY A YEARBOOK EDITION?
To me, it fit the theme. This is a story about high school seniors. Also, there was already a yearbook motif present within the original Witch Creek Road comics, in the form of the "In Memory Of" pages - and so I figured, Why not take this one step further? Why not design this edition with the aesthetic of a yearbook in mind?
Plus, I just find yearbooks fascinating.
Full disclosure: I hope to one day see this story published by a publisher, distributed by Diamond Distribution, and available in comic shops. But whatever version that ends up being won't be this version. Because I have a hard time believing the publisher is going to say, "Oh, sure, let's pay to add a bunch of unnecessary pages simply to perpetuate the yearbook aesthetic. Yeah, let's make the cover the school logo, instead of anything recognizable from the comic. Oh, and let's make it hardcover. That's super cost effective!"
So, no: I'm taking advantage of my creative freedoms here to create the version of the book I want.
THE SPECS:
- Case bound (hardcover) binding with gloss lamination and 105lb interior page weight (glossy), to give the book a nice "yearbook" feel
- 163 pages of sequential art, including some pages never included in the Webtoons version
- "In Memory Of" pages previously unpublished on Webtoons
- Covers, including 3 alternate "retro" variant covers
- Pinups
- A credits page in the form of a yearbook "Faculty" page
- A "Letter from the Principal" foreword
- Yearbook divider pages to appear between issues and epilogues
The end product will be a beautiful 220-page, full color, hardcover collected trade paperback.
DISCLAIMER (please read): US and International fulfillment is being handled by a company located in the United States. There are advantages and disadvantages to this. The advantage is that shipping (for US backers) will be significantly cheaper, reducing shipping costs from about $30-35 down to $13.
The disadvantage is that there will be no physical add-ons, and books will be unsigned. I mean, at best it would have only been me (the writer) signing them anyway, as everyone else involved lives overseas. And I'd much rather save backers some money than to pretend my signature is worth $20.
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DIGITAL: Here's the thing: you can pretty much read the entire story for free over on Webtoons. Here's the link. So backing at the digital level is only worthwhile for a few reasons: (1) You prefer traditional sequential comic pages over the vertical scroll of Webtoons. (2) You want to read the additional pages not included in the Webtoons version. (3) You prefer having the PDF because it means you can read it even when offline. And (4) You just want to support the project, regardless.
PHYSICAL: This is it! The version I've wanted since Kenan and I began this story back in 2017! And, yes, it will likely exist in other formats in the future. And, yes, some of those formats will be cheaper, like softcover editions. But you know what? Those versions are for chumps! This version - the YEARBOOK EDITION - is where it's at! And when you're watching some crappy, low budget movie version of this story - or, dare I dream, a Witch Creek Road Netflix series - you can congratulate yourself on getting in on the ground floor.
