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Kolchak: The Night Stalker – 50th Anniversary Graphic Novel

Created by James Aquilone

Comic book anthology from Moonstone Publishing with stories by Steve Niles, Gabriel Hardman, Rodney Barnes, Kim Newman, Nancy Collins, David Avallone, Jonathan Maberry, Peter David, James Chamber, and James Aquilone. Artists include J.K. Woodward, Julius Ohta, Colton Worley, Jonathan Marks Barravecchia, Paul McCaffrey, Clara Meath, Warwick Johnson Cadwell, Marco Finnegan, and Tom Rogers. Covers by Dan Brereton, Jerry Ordway, Colton Worley, and J.K. Woodward.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Kolchak 50 Nominated for Bram Stoker and Rondo Hatton Awards! Fulfillment Is Done! Yay!
about 1 year ago – Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 03:04:41 PM

Two very exciting things have happened — I'm done with fulfillment. It was a huge, huge job, but it got done.  Everything has been shipped out! Thank you to everyone who messaged or commented about how much they love the books.

And speaking of love for the books, we got nominated—not for one award, but two awards!

First, the Kolchak 50 anthology is up for Best Graphic Novel at this year's Bram Stoker Awards, which are the most prestigious honors for horror fiction. I'm blown away! And then the anthology was nominated for a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Graphic Presentation. Amazing!  

In fact, my previous anthology, Classic Monsters Unleashed, was also nominated for a Rondo, in the Best Classic Horror Fiction category.

You can vote on the Rondo awards.  You just have to email your selections to David Colton at [email protected] by Sunday night at midnight, April 23rd. The ballot and more info is here.

If you read the Kolchak 50 anthology, please rate or review it on Goodreads here.

And thank you all for your support and patience. For such a huge campaign, things ran pretty smoothly. Stay tuned for my next Kickstarter...

Fulfillment is 75% Done; A Bunch of Great Reviews
about 1 year ago – Wed, Feb 08, 2023 at 03:07:54 PM

We're three-quarters of the way done with fulfillment. There are about 450 more shipments to go!

Thank you all for your patience. It's just me and my wife handling the shipment but we've been able to get books out at a pretty quick rate.

I'm hoping to get everything else out in the next week, though I'm still waiting on some signed hardcovers, so that may take a little longer.

YES, YOU WILL GET A TRACKING NUMBER.

REVIEWS

The wait will be worth it. The reviews have been stellar! Below are a few. 


GOODREADS

I could use some reviews and ratings on Goodreads. It doesn't look like the Kolchak 50 anthology will ever be available on Amazon or any other online retailer,  so Goodreads is pretty much the only place to leave a rating or review for the book.

Rate or review Kolchak 50 on Goodreads.

Thank you all for the support.  It's been truly amazing.

Hardcovers Are Here! Let the Shipping Begin!
about 1 year ago – Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 08:29:48 AM

I just got the full shipment of hardcovers — all 3200 pounds of Kolchak graphic novels! 

I'm shipping them out immediately, along with the remaining rewards. I'm hoping to get everything out in the next 3 weeks (Fingers crossed).  You will get a tracking number.

By the way, there seems to be some confusion about the digital books. All digital books are available for download through BackerKit. If you submitted your survey through BackerKit, you have an account. Go to Backerkit.com and sign in.

3200 pounds of Kolchak graphic novels.

Paperbacks Are Here!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 08:33:53 PM

I just got the full shipment of paperbacks and they're going out immediately.

Hardcovers, which are coming from China, won't be here for another 2 to 3 weeks. I do have 25 copies of the hardcovers and they will be sent out. 

I can honestly say the softcovers and hardcover are gorgeous and I couldn't be happier with how they came out.

Hardcover - Jerry Ordway cover
Interior of Deluxe Hardcover

If you're getting only a softcover or the one-shot, I'll be shipping your rewards out now.  If you're getting a hardcover, your shipment will have to wait until they come in.

You will receive a tracking number (unless you're international; only some will get tracking numbers)

ALREADY SHIPPED

Twenty percent of you have already gotten all your rewards. Here's what has gone out:

  • All shirt have been delivered.
  • All digital rewards are available in your BackerKit account. Message me if you haven't gotten them.
  • If you ordered a one-shot and no other print books, you should have gotten your order.
Cover artist Dan Brereton has signed the one-shots that we offered.

REVIEWS

We got our first review of the one-shot.  It's very positive! See below.

There's a Goodreads page for the anthology. If you've read the book, please rate or review it.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63307641-kolchak

Digital Books Distributed, Books Being Printed, T-Shirts on the Way
over 1 year ago – Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 07:50:57 PM

You all should have gotten a message that your digital books are available. Sign in to your BackerKit account and they should all be there. 

All the T-shirts have been shipped out. If you haven't received yours, you should be getting them in about a week or two. If you want a tracking number, message me.

Paperbacks and hardcovers are being printed. I should have the paperbacks in about 4 weeks. I'm being told the hardcovers will take a bit longer. They should be printed in about three weeks, but since they're coming from China the shipping takes about 6 weeks. A couple of dozen hardcovers will be expedited to me in about 4 weeks. 

I'll be shipping out rewards in segments:

  • If you ordered the one-shot and no other print books, I'll be shipping them out right away. 
  • If you ordered the paperback but not the hardcover,  I hope to ship out your rewards in about a month. 
  • If you ordered the hardcover,  I hope to ship out your rewards in about  nine weeks, though a very limited a number of hardcovers should be out in about 4 weeks. 

I'll update you all about when I'm shipping out each book.

I just got a proof and they look fantastic.