Dead Money: A Western Horror Comic Book

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8 months ago – Wed, Oct 01, 2025 at 03:12:53 PM

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8 months ago – Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 07:49:41 PM

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Sept 22 Update
9 months ago – Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 02:48:30 PM

Hey folks,

Quick update on the project status:

• We have chosen a vendor for the print run.
• Second set of physical test proofs have been reviewed and final files are at the printer.
• We have set up a DriveThruComics account for digital delivery and we should be on target to delivery the digital copies to everyone by end of September / early October.
• Backerkit is mostly set up. As soon as possible, we will send out a survey to collect shipping addresses and charges for shipping the physical copies. If all goes well, we think we can start sending packages out by the third week of October.
• We are eargerly awaiting the first sketches from Tomás for Issue #2.
• In the meantime, Jesse and Devinder are plotting out the script for Issue #3.
• The Spanish translation for the Issue #1 script has been written by Mishka, and is being reviewed. We hope it will be available at the same time as the other PDFs.
• And now the most fun part, some preview images of the physical proofs!

OTHER PROJECTS

In addition to Dead Money, Jesse and Devinder are going to be included in Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution V5 — More Reflections on Futuristic Films That Broke the Rules. 

It's a terrific collection of authors writing about a dazzling range of SF movies - some underappreciated classics, some hidden gems, and some acquired tastes. But all discussed with clever humor and sharp insight. Please check out the campaign here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostshowpress/subversive-sci-fi-evolution

Aug 22 quick update
10 months ago – Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 05:41:22 PM

Hey folks,

Quick update on the project status:

• Print test two is under way evaluating a second vendor.
• Variant covers are almost finished (still tweaking).
• Script for Issue #2 finished and art work begun.
• Script for issue #3 begun.
• We have bags & boards and Gemini mailers to evaluate shipping.
• Next week we are aiming to get Backerkit sorted to request shipping, taxes and tariffs to keep the September fulfillment schedule. 
• Here is a in-progress preview of the GD variant cover.

Thank you update
10 months ago – Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 04:52:27 PM

Thank you.

We are extremely grateful for the support from friends, family, and new friends for the beginning of Dead Money.

Jesse and I (Dev) knew once we saw Tomás' character sketches and first pages that we really wanted to make this book.

And it wouldn't have happened without a year of hard work from:

• Tomás, of course, for killer pages and that great wraparound cover.
• Mishka De Caro for introducing us to Tomás; wrangling the amazing variant covers from Diego Giribaldi and Mato Saw; helping with lettering; and being a core part of the team.
• Chris Miles, longtime friend, and constant companion and advisor, especially helpful when we needed to talk about art notes without the language in his toolbox.
• Julieta Ladstatter, for help with lettering and graphic design.
• Adam Jury, who helped us polish everything in the end with his graphic production expertise, and his business savvy and experience.

Plus the encouragement, advice, and time of so many others folks.

And of course the outpouring of support - pledges and sharing the campaign and talking it and us, both, up - from 230+ of you!

Dead Money is a long story, and it will take us some time to tell. We are all learning during this process. But we've established a solid foundation and a good pipeline, and we're eager to continue rolling forward.

NEXT STEPS FOR US:

• We are reviewing print proofs and making notes about fixes for the first edition printing. 
• We are evaluating an alternative printer.
• We are finalizing shipping options.
• Kickstarter will hopefully release the funds to us by mid-August.
• And in much more fun news —  we need to start reviewing Tomás' pages for issue 2 as soon as he wraps up another project!

NEXT STEPS FOR YOU:

• We'll let you know when we're ready to collect shipping charges and addresses. In the meantime, please hold tight!

NEXT TIME YOU'LL HEAR FROM US:

• We will reach out to the "Thank you" Notes backers to collect their messages to be published in the comic.
• We'll have a short status update for you no later than August 22nd. Thanks for your support and enjoy your summer!