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:
Announcing the Shakespeare Unleashed Comic Book!
over 3 years ago
– Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 03:22:15 AM
My Shakespeare Unleashed campaign has launched and is already funded. And I wanted you all to know Early-Bird Discounts end tonight, so jump on that. I extended them deals until midnight PST.
If you didn't know — the project includes a black-and-white manga-sized Shakespeare Unleashed comic book with stories by writer David Avallone and artist Helena Masellis as well as writer JamesAquilone with artists J.K. Woodward and Zac Atkinson. All with lettering by TomNapolitano.
Kolchak Surveys Coming Soon; Status Report
over 3 years ago
– Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 08:06:22 PM
Most of the art has been finished and, boy, do the pages it look good. We're about 75% done with the book!
I'm working on the surveys now and they should be sent to you very soon. (For newbies, the surveys are how we get your info like addresses and shirt sizes.)
Also, I'll be responding to the rest of the submissions this week. What made it tough is that most of the stories you all sent in we're really good. Unfortunately, we have only a few slots, so don't be discouraged if you get a rejection. Competition was fierce.
SNEAK PEEKS
Page for "The Funny Place" by David Avallone, Julius Ohta & Zac Atkinson.
Uncolored panel from "The White Lady" by Jonathan Maberry & Marco Finnegan.
Uncolored panel from "The Primitives" by Gabriel Hardman.
Page from "Satanic Panic '88" by James Aquilone and Colton Worley.
SHAKESPEARE UNLEASHED
My next Kickstarter, SHAKESPEARE UNLEASHED, is hitting Kickstarter very soon. The book features prose horror stories based on the Bard's plays by Joe Lansdale, Cullen Bunn, Seanan McGuire, Jonathan Maberry, Ian Doescher and many others.
The book will also have sonnets and illustrations — and there will be a few surprises you won't want to miss.
That's right — I'm unleashing the Bard of Avon with horror stories based on his plays and characters. And what an amazing lineup we have. But before we get to that, check out the cover art by J.K. Woodward, who of course also did the limited-edition Kolchak cover as well as the art for Peter David's Kolchak story.
Alas, Poor Shakespeare!
SHAKESPEARE UNLEASHED KICKSTARTER
We've just launched the Kickstarter preview page. Please, go and sign up for the email alert. You don't want to miss this one. We have plenty of surprises lined up.
Shakespeare Unleashed will contain prose short stories and sonnets as well as several pieces of interior art. Though we may include something for comic book fans, too, but that's a secret :)
The original stories will be by the likes of...
Joe R. Lansdale and Kasey Lansdale (Macbeth)
Ian Doescher (Twelfth Night)
Cullen Bunn (Hamlet)
Jonathan Maberry (The Tempest)
Seanan McGuire (A Midsummer's Night Dream)
Lee Murray (The Winter's Tale)
Gemma Files (Henry the V)
Tim Waggoner (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern)
John Palisano (Merchant of Venice)
Lisa Morton (Titus Andronicus)
Geneve Flynn (Desdemona)
Hailey Piper (Ophelia and Polonius)
Philip Fracassi (King Lear)
Gwendolyn Kiste (Julius Caesar)
DARK SONNETS
Linda Addison
Alessandro Manzetti
Jessica McHugh
Sara Tantlinger
Stephanie M. Wytovich
There's more info on ScreenRant, who broke the news of the anthology.
SUBMISSIONS
Submissions for both stories and sonnets will open in August. And, yes, you can submit both. Guidelines are here: https://monstrousbooks.com/submissions
TAKE A LOOK: New Artwork From Szymon Kudranski, Colton Worley, J.K. Woodward, Clara Meath
almost 4 years ago
– Sun, Apr 03, 2022 at 08:06:12 AM
We're making great progress on the graphic novel. Almost all of the scripts are in. Artwork for several of the stories are finished and about half of the pages overall are done. We're still on pace to get the books out in October.
Surveys should go out next month. You can still grab rewards through our Backerkit store here.
Here's a look at some pages and panels...
SNEAK PEEKS
Page (unlettered) from "The Package" by Steve Niles. Art by Szymon Kudranski.
Page (unlettered) from "Satanic Panic '88" by James Aquilone. Art by Colton Worley.
Page (unlettered) from "TheEnemy Within" by Peter David. Art by J.K. Woodward.
Panel (uncolored) from "TheNest" by Tim Waggoner. Art by Clara Meath.
Szymon Kudranski and Juan Samu Among New Contributors
almost 4 years ago
– Thu, Mar 03, 2022 at 10:55:11 PM
The book is coming along very well. Most of the scripts are in and being illustrated. We've also gotten a few dozen submissions for the prose stories, which we're making our way through.
We have several contributor announcements as we finalize the lineup.
-Szymon Kudranski (Spawn, The Punisher) will illustrate Steve Niles' story "The Package." Szymon did the art for Steve's A Town Called Terror and Rodney Barnes' Johnny Gatlin.
-Juan Samu (Elvira Meets Vincent Price,Black Panther, Transformers ) will illustrate a special four-page story.
- For the prose, we've accepted stories by Lisa Morton and Leverett Butts.
And, yes, submssions are still open for the prose stories.
Here's a panel by J.K. Woodward for Peter David's "The Enemy Within."
KICKSTARTER SPOTLIGHT
And check out the campaign for the anthology Even in the Grave, edited by Kolchak contributor James Chambers as well as Carol Gyzander. It's ending in a few hours, so hurry up.
