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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH!

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Founder & Publisher of Xion Studios & Blind Squirrel Comics. Comicbook writer, indie publisher, American Ninja Warrior competitor, dad, husband, human. Banner art by Chahine Ladjouze & John Rauch. https://kickstarter.spider-squirrel.com

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Aug 26

👀 All-new covers by series artist D.C. Stuelpner!
📝 Fixes & edits all around (lettering, coloring, etc.)!
🔥 TWELVE pages of story not seen in the original floppies!

Spider-Squirrel & Trash Panda 1-5 (Vol.01) [REDUX] campaign is live on @kickstarter.com!

➡️ kickstarter.spider-squirrel.com

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 12h

Hey, fam!!

Check out my dude @deanhaspiel.bsky.social’s ANTIMATTER, a one-man comix anthology showcasing his pantheon of protags & paramours feat. the award-winning THE RED HOOK, CHEST FACE, BILLY DOGMA + JANE LEGIT, COVID COP, and AI JOE.

Back it today!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...

ANTIMATTER

A One-Man-thology of Dean Haspiel Deep Cuts

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Jimmy Gaspero @jimmygaspero.bsky.social · 2d

Loving Day 2 of @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social so far. @comicbookyeti.com @gvonstoddard.bsky.social @oscarom29.bsky.social @travisgibb.bsky.social @charliemcelvy.bsky.social

Me and Ringo nominated writer Oscar Osorio

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 5d

I just backed Magittens #1 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/kat...

Magittens #1

Magical Kittens exploring their whimsical world. Epic quests, monsters, and sisterhood.

www.kickstarter.com

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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 7d

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Read our cover story from 2024 about the Karankawa, the people who inhabited the coastal plains and barrier islands of Texas: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/karankawa-people-today/

The Karankawa Want You to Know They’re Not Extinct

Emerging from a long history of oppression, slanderous folklore, and rumors of their demise, the Gulf Coast people are finding a place for themselves in the twenty-first century.

www.texasmonthly.com

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 9d

Time to start a new [to me] manga!!

VERSUS by One (of One Punch Man & Mob Psycho 100 fame) perhaps drops another heater on us!

@kodansha.us #manga #readmanga #readcomics #versus #readbooks

Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 16d

I just backed CHUTZPAH! A Jewish Celebration In Comics on @kickstarter.com

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ame...

CHUTZPAH! A Jewish Celebration In Comics

A comic book anthology celebrating Jewish stories and Jewish joy by Jewish creators!

www.kickstarter.com

Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 19d

Check it out!
If you run a local comics shop (LCS) or just want to see my books on your fave LCS’s shelves, have them go to this link and sign up then order!

philbodistribution.com

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 20d

We have a LOT going on right now, but I’m still tryna keep moving forward...

@alltimelow.com
#indiecomics #draft #scripting #writing

Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 25d

I’ll spare you the myriad photos from across the years — for now — and instead post this “card” here with all my love and joy. Best 29 years of my life!

Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 27d

I just backed It's Fun To Kill People #1-3 - A Dark Comedy Comic on @kickstarter.com

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dec...

It's Fun To Kill People #1-3 - A Dark Comedy Comic

Follow the hijinks of a poorly adjusted kid who has a pair of serial killers as parents.

www.kickstarter.com

Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 28d

I just backed White Ash Vol 1 -- The Master Edition Hardcover on @kickstarter.com — The only thing better than backing a new @charliestickney.bsky.social campaign is getting rewards from one. More to come on that last part later...

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

White Ash Vol 1 -- The Master Edition Hardcover

A remastered, luxury HC collection of the hit fantasy romance epic, incorporating the new material produced for Scout Comics

www.kickstarter.com

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · 29d

I just backed Steel Wolf / Auroraman on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ste...

Steel Wolf / Auroraman

Two Indie heroes unite at long last to battle a frigid foe!

www.kickstarter.com

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Sep 16

I just backed Midnight Tiger: EVO #1- Launching A New Ongoing Series! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

Midnight Tiger: EVO #1- Launching A New Ongoing Series!

Marvel & DC Comics veteran Ray-Anthony Height launches his new company, Studio Skye-Tiger Comics, with this flagship series!

www.kickstarter.com

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Sep 14

I just backed Sketch Knight #1 A Rook City Universe Comic on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

Sketch Knight #1 A Rook City Universe Comic

Sketch Knight follows William Wilds as he navigates his powers, friendships and graduating high-school, oh! And the crime syndicate!

www.kickstarter.com

Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Sep 14

We are THREE backers away from 100 — let’s crush this!!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bli...

Spider-Squirrel & Trash Panda Issues 1-5 (Volume 01) [REDUX]

Bringing the BWAHAHA back to comics baby! Multiversal mayhem & buddy-hero chaos collide in Spider-Squirrel & Trash Panda volume one!

www.kickstarter.com

Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Sep 13

I just backed BUBBLE GUM RAZOR - #1 - MURDER PODCAST- SUSPENSE - SLASHER on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ora...

BUBBLE GUM RAZOR - #1 - MURDER PODCAST- SUSPENSE - SLASHER

Kenji Thompson is an investigative podcaster known for his hit true-crime podcast. What happens when he is the target of a slasher kill

www.kickstarter.com

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Comic Watch @comic-watch.bsky.social · Sep 13

@z2comics.bsky.social @marcmaron.bsky.social @daSamJohnson @mattgarvey1981.bsky.social @jpalmiott @charliemcelvy.bsky.social @DiscordiaCS @BLacy1

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Sep 13

I just backed Packrat & Thunderbunny 1-2 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/prt...

Packrat & Thunderbunny 1-2

The long awaited 2nd issue of a humorous, action-packed superhero buddy comic book. This time with an origin story and a new character!

www.kickstarter.com

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Sep 13

Just finished a draft for Spider-Squirrel & Trash Panda #7 (Vol.2, No.2)!!

24pp of @drawerofdrawings.bsky.social intergalactic wrestling all-out action goodness coming atcha!

(Art is from Issue 6 (SSTP v.2 n.1), also by D.C.)

Vol.1 is on @kickstarter.com right now: kickstarter.spider-squirrel.com

Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Comic Book Yeti @comicbookyeti.com · Sep 8

Check out CBY contributor @dougawood.bsky.social's Crusin' Crowdfunding for 9/8 - 9/14🚗💨

@yozanfardino.bsky.social @vor-bokor.bsky.social @mattgarvey1981.bsky.social @adamjlawson.bsky.social @charliemcelvy.bsky.social @benjaminwmorse.bsky.social

www.comicbookyeti.com/post/cruisin...

Cruisin' Crowdfunding 9/8-9/14

Dragging my self away from this big script to get into this exciting week of crowdfunding comics. I am once again, Doug Wood. If you have some extra cash that week and want to support some creators, t...

www.comicbookyeti.com

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Doug Wood @dougawood.bsky.social · Sep 8

We also have some incredible comics about to launch

Please click to be notified of their launches!
@charliemcelvy.bsky.social
@benjaminwmorse.bsky.social
@thelabpress.bsky.social

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Cruisin' Crowdfunding 9/8-9/14

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Sep 8

That’s so dope!!!

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Kat Calamia @comicuno.bsky.social · Sep 8

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Lifeline Comics Teams Up With The Comic Shop TV Show For A Tie-In Comic Book Launching on Kickstarter Monday, September 22nd!

All star comic book creators will be crafting the stories along side the show's talent!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

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Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH! @charliemcelvy.bsky.social · Sep 5

BACK IT HERE:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bli...

Spider-Squirrel & Trash Panda Issues 1-5 (Volume 01) [REDUX]

Bringing the BWAHAHA back to comics baby! Multiversal mayhem & buddy-hero chaos collide in Spider-Squirrel & Trash Panda volume one!