Blood of Atlantis #1 is live on Kickstarter

Already funded!

My comics writing journey began four years ago, after I attended a master seminar with Jonathan Hickman on rebooting the X-Men as a fan and left as a would-be comics writer.

There as a lot of reading, learning, and writing along the way, but it’s all led to this: my first comic, Blood of Atlantis #1 is now live on Kickstarter!

What’s it about?

Here’s the first issue solicit:

Magic is real. That’s a fact Beatrice Stallard has known for more than a decade.

It is not the magic of the storybooks though. There are no wands, no spells, no incantations. Magic, or alchemy, as it is better known, is about harnessing the energy flowing within the Earth. And the Quests that have the New York City underground by storm? They're all about finding whatever little magic is left.

In her travels, trials, and tribulations, Beatrice has come across inklings and whispers that the myths of yore weren’t exactly myths.

And the big one, the one she is setting her sights on, is Atlantis, the fabled lost city that sank beneath the waves so long ago, never to be heard from again.

Or so the story goes.

Together with her business partner/wizened bartender Svetlana and a couple of newbie Questers she picked up along the way, Beatrice will traverse New York City and beyond to discover the secrets of Atlantis.

It’s a pulp adventure for the modern day, but with magic!

Blood of Atlantis #1 features four covers: our main cover, drawn by interior artist Francine Delgado, the Pulp Homage variant, by Elizabeth Torque and Raúl Angulo, the Day in the Life variant, by Serg Acuña, and the Hellfire Magazine Homage variant, by Rebecca Sorge Jensen.

In addition to our covers, you can pick up a digital deluxe copy of the issue, with the script, inks, and unlettered pages. We’ve also got some fun swag in the form of a sticker set and 5-card trading card set!

The campaign funded quickly yesterday, and I’ll be announcing the first stretch goal later today!

And the good news is that the issue is already done, save for two in-issue cameos (one of which has already been snapped up) and the backer wall of honor. Once those are done, the issue will head to print for a quick fulfillment turnaround.

This has been an amazing journey (pun intended) years in the making, and I hope you’ll join me on the next leg by backing the campaign.

And if you back by tomorrow, you’ll also get a free Beatrice trading card with any physical pledge: