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:
That's a Wrap! Kolchak Is the 7h Highest Funded Comic Book Anthology of All Time!
about 4 years ago
– Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 09:24:05 PM
A big thank you to the 1,738 people who backed the Kolchak Kickstarter. You all helped to make us the seven highest funded comic book anthology in Kickstarter history!
A whopping 2100+ print books were preordered through the campaign — so if anyone is looking for a job packing rewards, let me know!
The fans have spoken — and they want more Kolchak!
PROGRESS
Half of the scripts are in and the artists are working on the stories, so we're well on our way to finishing book.
We are working with BackerKit, so if you missed any add-ons, don't worry. Surveys will be sent in a few weeks.
Here are some of Colton Worley's sketches for my story "Satanic Panic '88." We'll keep updating you and giving you sneak peeks of the artwork as we finalize the project.
Open Submissions
We have officially opened to submissions. I woke up Friday morning to a dozen Kolchak stories — you folks like to keep me busy! If you’re interested in submitting a PROSE story for the deluxe hardcover, here are the guidelines https://www.jamesaquilone.com/submissions
Introducing Teen Kolchak...
about 4 years ago
– Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 03:04:25 AM
We're so excited about this. As you may know, David Avallone has written a Kolchak story set in 1939 Coney Island, Brooklyn. It's called "The Funny Place" and features 17-year-old Carl Karel Kolchak investigating his first story as a high school reporter. Marvel artist Julius Ohta is illustrating the 14-page story — and we have a sneak peek.
Teen Carl Kolchak
Page 2 Preview of "The Funny Place"
Page 2 of "The Funny Place"
Professor Volcano: The Human Blaze
You're going to love this story. Heck, I want to do an entire Teen Kolchak book now. We'll be previewing more art from the Teen Kolchak story in the next few days. Follow us on Twitter @Kolchak50.
Campaign Ends in 56 Hours
All good things must come to an end.
We've had an amazing four weeks. We've added Steve Niles, Gabriel Hardman,and Nancy Holder to the project. Yesterday we got our 1400th backer and are now the 12th highest funded comic book anthology in the history of Kickstarter. Yes, Kolchak is back!
The campaign ends Thursday night at 11:59 pm EST.
Share the Campaign
Help us get the word out before the campaign ends. Here's the link:
Steve Niles Officially Joins the Kolchak 50 Project; 6 Days Left in the Campaign
about 4 years ago
– Fri, Feb 04, 2022 at 09:19:25 PM
Stretch Goal Unlocked
We hit our $85K stretch goal this week and have offically added horror legend Steve Niles to the Kolchak 50 project! That means you're getting a dozen comic stories.
Kolchak Artwork Is Coming
We have sketches and layouts for David Avallone and Julius Ohta's teen Kolchak story — and they're unbelievable. We'll be revealing some of it soon.
In the meantime, here's a warmup sketch by Tom Rogers, who's illustrating Richard C. Matheson's story in the anthology.
Talking Kolchak
David Avallone, Rodney Barnes and Nancy Collins did an awesome livestream with Leonard Sultana, chatting about — what else? — our favorite monster-slaying reporter and our Kickstarter campaign.
6 Days Left in the Campaign
We have less than a week to go. The campaign ends Thursday at 11:59 pm EST. So let's get the word out and finish with a bang.
The erotic adventures of Blackrabbit! An adults-only comic book.
Blackrabbit is an original take on the comic book genre... formatted in a new way... it is a gorgeous, erotic tale both visually and in prose. It is engaging and titillating.
A psychological martial arts thriller from fellow Staten Islander Kat Calamia...
They Call Her...The Dancer is a story that focuses on the beauty and brutality of dance and martial arts, delving into the morally gray psyche of a professional dancer and assassin.
Stoker-Winning Writer Nancy Holder Joins the Kolchak 50 Project
about 4 years ago
– Wed, Feb 02, 2022 at 03:49:30 PM
Nancy Holder, who won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel last year, will write a prose story for the deluxe hardcover edition of our Kolchak anthology. Nancy is no stranger to Kolchak. She wrote the Kolchak - Green Hornet teamup for Moonstone last year. She's also written a bunch of books based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
SHARE THE KOLCHAK 50 CAMPAIGN
We're only a few hundred dollars away from officially adding a comic book story written by Steve Niles to the graphic novel. Please, keep sharing the campaign and spreading the word so we can get there.
We've added a few more Dan Brereton signed one-shot comics and we still have a few Rodney Barnes signed books left — so don't delay. They usually go fast.
And here are two other cool comic book projects to check out...
Moth Hill is a 4-issue MysteryHorror comic series (24 pages each)that explores the infamous legend of The Mothman.
The story follows a pair of detectives who are investigating a string of mysterious & unexplained deaths that lead them to Moth Hill.
After witnessing a sequence of events that takes place on a city bridge, a seasoned detective by the name of Jane Seymour is faced with a case for the first time in her career that even she cannot begin to explain.
Legendary artist P. Craig Russell (Neil Gaiman’s American Gods) is working on a graphic novel adaptation of the opera Carmen.
CARMEN: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL will be written by opera singer and director Alek Shrader and illustrated by Russell and Aneke, and lettered by HassanOtsmane-Elhaou. Arizona Opera will be launching a Kickstarter campaign for this ambitious adaptation with a pre-launch page live now.
Steve Niles Is Our Next Stretch Goal; Plus, More Original Art
about 4 years ago
– Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 02:05:14 AM
Yes, you heard right — Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Simon Dark, Batman: Gotham County Line) is going to write a story for our little graphic novel, taking the total to a whopping 12 stories. But we need to get to $85K to make that happen — so help us spread the word and share the campaign link at the bottom of this update. Steve is a huge Kolchak fan and he promises to pen a super creepy story. Let's make this happen.
More Original Art
You can own the illustration we used as the official Kolchak 50 image. Check out the details in the image below.
Our friends over at Dynamite are running a Kickstarter for an original erotic graphic novel.Check it out...
"An incredible creative team comes together to introduce a one of a kind erotic adventure based on real-life experiences and the fire between two people from very different worlds. This is a tale of discovery, passion, deception, lust, and love like no other. Enter a world of sensual adventure in this mature readers original graphic novel by DAN WICKLINE and CARLOS RENO featuring sizzling covers by STJEPAN SEJIC, MIRKA ANDOLFO, and MICHAEL DIPASCALE!"
As always, a big thank-you to all you backers, who are supporting the project and spreading the word like wildfire. We couldn't do this without you. Let the other Kolchak fans out there know about the Kickstarter and let's make sure we have more books in the future.
