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:
$75K Stretch Goal Unlocked - Free Digital Making of Kolchak 50 Book; More Signed Books
about 4 years ago
– Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 04:00:44 PM
We blasted past $75,000 on Tuesday and hit our third stretch goal — the free making of Kolchak 50 digital book. Everyone who backs, no matter what level, gets the book, which will contain scripts, sketches penciled pages and a bunch of other material we used to create this project.
More Signed Rewards
We heard you loud and clear — and have added a bunch of RodneyBarnes signed paperbacks, available as an add-on and a reward tier. By the way, there is only one Colton Worley signed paperback left. Act fast, the last bunch of signed books disappeared in a few hours.
Unstable Frequencies is a 40+ page comic book containing four deadly tales that promise BEAUTIES in peril, DASTARDLY VILLAINS, Shadowy Spirits, and Macabre Monsters. All the stories are by Cara Nicole, also known as AZ Powergirl, and Alfred Trujillo!
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.
We Hit a Major Milestone!
about 4 years ago
– Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 01:09:22 AM
The first two weeks of the campaign are in the books and we hit a major milestone. More than 1000 Kolchak fans have backed the campaign! Can you believe that?
We also topped $70,000 and are very close to unlocking the FREE making-of-Kolchak-50 digital book. So keep spreading the word. Plus, we have another big, big announcement coming very soon. You don't want to miss this, so keep watch on your inboxes.
More Signed Rewards
I know you all love signed stuff and I'm trying to get more. Which of our contributors would you most like to have sign your books or other rewards? And would you want other rewards or add-ons signed? Let me know in the comments, and I'll try to make it happen. Bear in mind if someone is overseas it would be very expensive to ship the books back and forth.
Here's another cool Kickstarter comic...Fans of off-beat horror like The Burbs, Re-Animator, and Shaun of the Dead will enjoy this 2-part story about plumbers who continue their adventure underground and discover horrifying secrets on a cosmic scale. It's Super Mario Bros. vs Cthulhu! http://kck.st/3q9QY6R
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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.
Signed Dan Brereton One-Shot Comic; Fangoria Covers Kolchak Campaign
about 4 years ago
– Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 10:00:29 AM
Dan Brereton Signed One-Shot Comic Now Available
I reached out to artist Dan Brereton and he's agreed to sign copies of the one-shot comic featuring his amazing cover. I expect these to go fast, so act now. 25 are available, some as a reward tier and some as an add-on.
Legendary horror magazine Fangoria interviewed me about the Kickstarter campaign and did a spectacular feature. If you're not sick of me talking about Kolchak, give it a read. Or just look at the pictures. They're pretty nice.
Speaking of Dan Brereton, he's running a Kickstarter of his own this month for BY THE BLADE, a 124-page hardcover celebrating swordslingers and she-wolves, ronin and reavers, masters of blade and battle. It's Dan's tribute to Sword & Sorcery, Samurai Chambara, Weird Tales and Heroic Fantasy.
SHARE THE KOLCHAK 50 CAMPAIGN
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.
New Limited-Edition Signed Print Added; Next Stretch Goal Revealed
about 4 years ago
– Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 07:57:44 PM
New Limited-Edition Kolchak Print
We have some cool things for you today as we head toward 1000 backers!
New YorkTimes bestselling author and artist John Jennings (Blue Hand Mojo: Hard Times Road) has illustrated a special Kolchak print just for our backers. We're printing only 200, all of which will be signed and numbered.
The print is available as an add-on and bundled with the softcover and hardcover editions of the anthology.
If you've already backed a reward tier, you can go in and edit your pledge to add this print as well as any other add-on. If you have questions, feel free to message us on Kickstarter.
Next Stretch Goal
When we hit, $75K, everyone will get a free digital book about the making of the Kolchak project, with scripts, sketches, uncolored pages and whatever else we can think of to take you behind the scenes of Kolchak 50. Help us get there by sharing the campaign link:
13th Dimension has a preview of Peter David and J.K. Woodward's Kolchak story as well as the first two lettered pages of my story with Colton Worley, "Satanic Panic '88."
That Which Cannot Be Undone: An Ohio Horror Anthology
Here's another cool Kickstarter...
Did you think Maine has a monopoly on horror? Think again...
Truth be told, a multitude of well-known, award-winning authors of horror populate Ohio. Earlier this year, Cracked Skull Press, an assembly of four Ohio-based horror writers, formed with a single goal: to create an anthology of twenty terrifying tales featuring their strange state, slated to be released in October of 2022.
Whether supernatural, psychological, gothic, slasher, or eldritch, what unites each story is that they are all set in Ohio and revolve around the theme of "that which cannot be undone."
Authors contributing stories to the anthology include Bram Stoker Award-winners Gary Braunbeck, Lucy Snyder, Tim Waggoner, Gwendolyn Kiste, and Kealan Patrick Burke; New York Times and USA Today bestselling Megan Hart—and many more. We have also enlisted the editorial skills of Bram Stoker Award-winning Jess Landry.
With your support, we will forge an anthology worthy of the rich tradition of Ohio horror.
And a big thanks to all the 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.
Gabriel Hardman Story Added — Stretch Goal #2 Unlocked; Plus, 2-Page Preview of Satanic Panic '88
about 4 years ago
– Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 06:15:00 PM
11th Story Added!
Yes, you heard right. Green Lantern, Star Wars and Hulk writer/artist Gabriel Hardman has joined the Kolchak 50 project. Hardman, who's done the storyboards for such movies as Logan and The Dark Knight Rises, will write and illustrate a Kolchak story that will be available in the digital, softcover and hardcover editions of our graphic novels.
Bleeding Cool also revealed the first two (unlettered) pages of my story "Satanic Panic '88," illustrated by Colton Worley. The story sees Kolchak investigating the disappearance of a teen girl and the arrest of her goth boyfriend in a small town obsessed with the Devil in 1988.
(For those asking, "Satanic Panic '88" will be published in all of our books and PDFs: the one-shot comic book, the softcover, and the deluxe hardcovers.)
My Interview on Word Balloon
I appeared on Word Balloon to chat about — what else? — Kolchak. We spent an inordinate amount of time casting an imaginary Kolchak reboot series.
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And a big thanks to all the 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.
The Saturday Morning Madmania Fun Pack starts with an actual printed cereal box with the following goodies: a black Duncan Madman Noir yo-yo, a clear red Duncan Joe Lombard yo-yo, and two postcards designed like old movie "lobby cards" of both Oddity Odyssey and Red Rocket 7!
