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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · 11h

New SHOKWAVE Autumn 2025 on Kickstarter now! Regular cover by Gabrielle Noble (artist of Helga Frankenstein, Reverend Cross, Savage! Jungle Princess and Ardnox High!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social @chrisaskham.bsky.social @davidhitchcock.bsky.social #comics #comicsnews

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · 1d

New SHOKWAVE Autumn 2025 on Kickstarter now! The rare Kickstarter exclusive cover is by Neil McClements! Check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... #comics #comicsnews

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · 2d

New SHOKWAVE Autumn 2025 live on kickstarter now! All new comic stories by @chrisaskham.bsky.social, Adam Jakes, Richard Pester, @davidhitchcock.bsky.social & John A. Short... NOSFERATU II, THE CLOCK STRIKES!, ANNA KEY & RESISTORS! Check it out www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... #comics #comicsnews

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · 2d

TONIGHT! LAUNCH NIGHT FOR FF5! With headliners THE GLORIAS UK! At the Cellar Bar in Boscombe! Spread the word... don't be late! Four acts to raise money for Cancer Research UK! The Glorias... www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5X4... #livemusic #music #events #boscombe #chaplinscellarbar #cancerresearchuk

The Gloria's - 'Better Than This' - Shooting Star, Southampton - 23rd February 2019

YouTube video by CHINNERSROCKS141169

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · 13d

Voting in this year's Comic Scene awards ends tomorrow (last day of Sept) and SHOKWAVE is nominated in the 'Best Crowd Funded Comic' category... If you felt like giving us a free box tick? You'll find the link to where you can vote right here
us4.list-manage.com/survey?u=112... #comicsnews #comics

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · 16d

I will be a guest tomorrow Saturday 27th September 2025 at the Somerset Comic Con at the Bath & West showgrounds! Big Kult Creations table! Lots of comics to browse or buy. Come along and say 'Hi!' www.facebook.com/events/13292... #comics #comicsnews #comiccon #comicshows #somerset #somersetcomiccon

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Sep 8

Raising money for Cancer Research UK... All day music event at the Bear Cave in Bournemouth FAZZA FEST! Ticket link below: www.ents24.com/festival/faz... #gig #music #livemusic @cancerresearchuk.org #festival #musicfestival #punk @bournemouthecho.bsky.social #Bournemouthmusic #Dorsetmusic #bands

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Aug 31

Voting on this year's Comic Scene awards is now open. SHOKWAVE is nominated in the 'Best Crowd Funded Comic' section. Why not vote? It's free: us4.list-manage.com/survey?u=112... #comics #comicsnews @chrisaskham.bsky.social @adamjakes.bsky.social #comicawards #comicsvote #anthologycomic #shokwave

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Time Bomb Comics @timebombcomics.bsky.social · Jul 28

Just 60 hours left on THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS and we’re only £500 away!
“…A wonderfully entertaining and irreverent supernatural adventure tale"
- Joel Meadows co-creator of Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders
Back it here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cor... #comics #scifi #horror

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 27

THE CLOCK IS TICKING PEOPLE! Last minute, last chance reminder that the new CLOCK STRIKES comic Kickstarter ends this Sunday (9pm BST 27th July 2025!)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social #comics #comicsnews #comickickstarter #filmnoir #pulpfiction #hardboiled #blackandwhite

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 27

THE CLOCK STRIKES! Kickstarter ends today (9pm BST Sunday 27th July 2025!) By me and artist Adam Jakes. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... Read what Brian Bullen had to say when he reviewed it... @rapidfirereviews.bsky.social @adamjakes.bsky.social #comics #comicsnews #filmnoir #pulpfiction

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 26

New THE CLOCK STRIKES! Kickstarter ends this Sunday (9pm BST 27th July 2025!) Late to the party? There are multiple ways to get caught up with all our new CLOCK stories via the Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... #comics #comicsnews #filmnoir #pulpfiction @adamjakes.bsky.social

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Daniel Vernon @yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · Jul 25

"Dropkicks" and Prisoners Deserve the Right to Vote, I dive into this over at my substack: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/dropkicks-...

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 25

New THE CLOCK STRIKES! Kickstarter ends this Sunday (9pm BST 27th July 2025!) A brand new story for the first masked hero in American comicbooks! Story by me, art by Adam (Longpig) Jakes!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social #comicsnews #comics #filmnoir #pulpfiction

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 21

Less than a week to go on the THE CLOCK STRIKES! Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social #comics #comicsnews #filmnoir #publicdomain #pulpfiction

THE CLOCK STRIKES! Start The Clock!

Black and white, American size comic with color covers. 20 story pages. Self-contained story. Created by John A. Short and Adam Jakes.

www.kickstarter.com

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 20

Meet Honey Black the ultimate femme fatale! She's buried three rich husbands in the last five years and the cops can't find one shred of evidence of foul play! In THE CLOCK STRIKES! on Kickstarter now!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social #comics #comicsnews #filmnoir

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 19

How far can you take the film noir style before it becomes supernatural horror or ghost story? Watch us dance that very thin line in the new CLOCK STRIKES! one-shot on Kickstarter now! Story by John (This Comic Is Haunted) Short and art by Adam (Longpig) Jakes!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 18

Our new Clock one-shot is a stand-alone story but if you want to get caught up on all our Clock adventures the Kickstarter offers plenty of ways to grab over 100 pages of our noir revival of this classic comic character.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social #comicsnews #comics

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Brian Bullen @rapidfirereviews.bsky.social · Jul 15

Check out my review for The Clock Strikes
From Kult Creation

W: @johnashort.bsky.social

Currently on Kickstarter.. kck.st/4eBetgH
Go give it a pledge :)

open.substack.com/pub/theupsho...

The Clock Strikes! Start the Clock!

Kult Creations

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 14

1936's THE CLOCK is back in a new one-shot on Kickstarter now! Black & white, hard-boiled, film noir, pulp fiction with one of the original masked mystery men! Story by me, art by Adam Jakes.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social #comics #comicsnews #filmnoir #pulpfiction

John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 13

Yes! The original CLOCK comics (by George Brenner) do exist in continuity in our new stories about the classic 1930s masked hero! New one-shot on Kickstarter now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... #comics #comicsnews @adamjakes.bsky.social #filmnoir #pulpfiction #hardboiled #publicdomain

John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 12

Grab yourself some original Adam Jakes artwork as part of the current THE CLOCK STRIKES! Kickstarter! From the cheaper random sketch cards to larger, frameable pieces – something for everyone.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social #comics #comicsnews #filmnoir #pulpfiction

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 11

Brand new THE CLOCK STRIKES! One-shot on Kickstarter now from the regular SHOKWAVE team of writer John A. Short & artist Adam Jakes! No better place to jump aboard than... START THE CLOCK! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social #comics #comicsnews #filmnoir #1930s #pulpfiction

John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 10

Some more sneaky peeks at some of Adam Jakes' super-sleek, classy interior art from THE CLOCK STRIKES! (on Kickstarter now!) (www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...) @adamjakes.bsky.social #comics #comicsnews #filmnoir #pulpfiction #black&whitecomics

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · Jul 9

Some more sneaky peeks at some of Adam Jakes' super-sleek, classy interior art from THE CLOCK STRIKES! (on Kickstarter now!) The return of American comicbooks' original masked hero! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... @adamjakes.bsky.social #comicsnews #comics #filmnoir #pulpfiction #publicdomain

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