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Dead Money: A Western Horror Comic Book

Created by Devinder Thiara

A black-and-white, classic Western limited series shrouded in cosmic dread.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Dead Money December 1st update
3 months ago – Mon, Dec 01, 2025 at 08:56:07 PM

Hello Dead Money Supporters — a  few pieces of administration as we roll down the rails into December!

Print Fulfillment

The majority of comics have been shipped out! There are a few remaining that will hit the road over the next couple days. If your comics have been shipped, you have been sent a tracking number via BackerKit.

Digital Fulfillment

On December 1st we fulfilled all remaining digital rewards — even for those who have not filled out their backer survey. This isn't standard operating procedure, but with the public release date on December 3rd we wanted to make sure you could check out your comics before then.

Survey Completion

If you haven't filled out your backer survey, even if you're at a "no rewards" level, please do so — it helps keep the logistics clean on our end!

Apologies to people in the Print & PDF - Variant Cover - Diego tier; a misconfiguration resulted in your shipping address not being requested during surveys. That has been fixed and surveys resent.

Release Date

Dead Money #1 will be released to the general public on Wednesday, December 3rd. 

If you're able to post a review/rating on DriveThruComics on the 3rd, we'd really appreciate it!

We'll post links to help you review and share on that day, stay tuned!

Need Help?

Hit us up at [email protected] if you have questions about your surveys, fulfillment, or post-Civil War heroin. We gotcha.

Montreal Launch Party
3 months ago – Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 10:43:04 AM

Hey gang,

I'm (Jesse) throwing a launch party in Montreal this Saturday, Nov 29th, from 2:00-5:00pm at a local game store!

The event will be held at:

Geek & Co. 

7155 Cote Saint Luc Road, H4V 1J2
Cote St. Luc mall (next to the IGA)
(that's CSL/NDG area)

I'll be there to chat about comics, games, and anything cool. 

Plus, I'll have copies of Issue #1 for sale, hot off the presses!

NOTE: If you selected "LOCAL PICK-UP" it would be great to meet you there and hand over your comics!

Be great to see you!

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COMICS SHIPPING

For those not in Montreal, we have started shipping the comics this week. It will take a little bit to get through the list, but keep on the lookout.

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For any questions about the KS, please feel free to message us here.

If you have questions about the Montreal Launch Party event, you can email Jesse at [email protected]


 

Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution: Final Push!
4 months ago – Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 05:47:30 AM

Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution: Final Push!

Hi folks,

Dev and I wanted to bring to your attention a cool project we were lucky to be invited to join: an anthology of critical essays discussing 32 science-fiction films, from the 1902 classic A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune) to Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and lots more!

The list of authors includes some notable names, including us! Here are some of our favorite people:

Richard Dansky: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Kenneth Hite: Scanners
Justin Mohareb: Strange Days
Lisa Morton: A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune)
Chloe Maveal: The Apple
Debaditya Mukhopadhyay: Mr. X in Bombay
Nicole Winchester: Enemy of the State

And us! Devinder Thiara & Jesse Scoble: Pitch Black

The campaign is very close to hitting its funding mark, and we need a few more backers to get us over the line. Please pitch in a few dollars if you are able to. 

Even if you can't chip in, spreading the word in these last hours is a huge help.

Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution Kickstarter Campaign

And serendipitously this popped up on my feed today:

Thanks much for your time,

Dev & Jesse

Dead Money 1: Dollars & Delivery
4 months ago – Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 08:32:49 PM

Hello Dead Money Gang!

If you haven't completed your BackerKit survey, please do. That way we can get your print rewards in the first wave of shipping and we'll get your digital rewards to you ASAP. If you've completed your survey, you should already have your digital rewards!

Need a copy of your survey? You can request it here: https://jdstudios.backerkit.com

It is October 23rd and here are the latest important updates:

  • The Dead Money #1 print run has arrived in Minneapolis and it looks beautiful. Please enjoy this 60 second sneak peek at the process of arranging packing supplies and unboxing the comics!
  • The mini-posters that will be accompanying each order are currently being printed in Minneapolis.

This means:

  • We are going to start charging cards today, October 23rd.
  • We are going to start locking addresses today, October 23rd.
  • Order preparation has begun: this means comics are being bagged-and-boarded, bundles of comics are being collated, and everything will be assembly-line ready when we pick the posters up!

At this rate, we anticipate actual shipments will be out the door starting in early November.

The Wallpaper Pack

As a backer you can download the Dead Money #1 Wallpaper Pack from DriveThruComics — it includes wallpaper for computer desktops and phone/tablet sizes!

OTHER STUFF

And we wanted to let you know about a few other things.

Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution

Devinder and Jesse have contributed an essay about the SF-horror film, Pitch Black, to the newewst Subversive Sci-Fi anthology. Pitch Black was one of many inspirations for Dead Money.

It's a great series with some fun and sharp essays about your favorite movies, and maybe some you've never heard of, written by an excellent cast of writers. Please check out the campaign here:

Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution campaign

Newsletters

And if you want more behind-the-scenes info about Dead Money, or any of the other projects Devinder or Jesse are working on, check out our newsletters:

Substack

Buttondown

Thanks!

-Adam / Devinder / Jesse

Dead Money Digital Fulfillment Begins!
5 months ago – Sun, Oct 05, 2025 at 04:02:16 PM

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