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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:

First Stretch Goal Reached; Info on Kolchak Short Story Submissions
about 4 years ago – Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 12:09:50 PM

We hit our first stretch goal!

More than 600 Kolchak fans have now backed the campaign and we're going strong.

As our first stretch goal, we're raising the payment for prose stories we accept through our open submissions to $100. If you didn't know, you can submit a Kolchak prose short story after the campaign for inclusion in the Deluxe Hardcovers.  We're taking 10 stories. Guidelines are below...


GUIDELINES FOR KOLCHAK 50TH ANNIVERSARY PROSE ANTHOLOGY

  • Payment: $100
  • Length: 1500 to 5000 words (but the sweet spot is between 3000 and 3500 words)
  • Submission Period: Immediately following the Kolchak 50 Kickstarter campaign, on February 11, until May 15, 2022 or until filled
  • No multiple submissions and no reprints
     

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Here’s your chance to write a classic Kolchak story. Like the theme for the 50th anniversary graphic novel, the prose anthology will consist of stories from throughout Kolchak’s life, from the late 1930s to the late ’90s. Please, be familiar with Kolchak before writing your story and watch the TV movies and series! Here's a bio for the character. While we’re looking for writers to submit full stories, you can send a story pitch to the editor before you write the story. But, please, don’t send stories before the submissions period opens.

Don't get hung up on the personal details of Kolchak's life. Like the TV shows, keep the focus on the investigation. You're best off not adding a wife or long-lost cousin to Kolchak's biography.

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HOW TO SEND A STORY

Use classic Shunn formatting. Send as an attachment in doc or docx. In the subject line, put "Kolchak 50 Prose Anthology," the name of your story, and author name. Example: Kolchak 50 Prose Anthology – Story Title – Author Name.

Email story submissions, pitches, and inquiries to [email protected]


MARCO FINNEGAN

Here's a sketch Marco Finnegan (@marco949) posted on Twitter as he warms up and studies Darren McGavin's face in preparation to illustrate Jonathan Maberry's Kolchak 50 story.

KOLCHAK 50 IN THE NEWS

We've getting a ton of coverage and I've been hitting the interview circuit to get the word out about the campaign. How are some links...

SHARE THE CAMPAIGN

Please, spread the word about the campaign. 

Here's the link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manbomb/kolchak-the-night-stalker-50th-anniversary?ref=rsjz7s

Kolchak Is Back, Baby, and He's Fully Funded
about 4 years ago – Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 12:07:09 PM

Wow! What a first day of the campaign. Here's a quick rundown of highlights.

  • We hit our funding goal in about two and a half hours.
  • Kickstarter made us a Project We Love.
  • We gathered more than 500 backers in the first 24 hours. 
  • We sold out of several tiers. 
  • Media powerhouse IGN did a writeup on the campaign, revealing J.K. Woodward's Batman homage cover and the first 5 pages of Kim Newman and Paul McCaffrey's story, "Interview With the Night Stalker."

IGN article: Kolchak: The Night Stalker Returns for 50th Anniversary Graphic Novel

And we're only getting started. We'll have plenty of updates and sneak peeks at the book in the days to come. In fact, here's a panel for Peter David's 1954 story "The Enemy Within," painted by  J.K. Woodward.

THE NIGHT STALKER TURNS 50 TODAY

The TV movie The Night Stalker, which introduced the world to Kolchak, aired on this date (January 11) in 1972 on ABC. 

Today is a great day to celebrate Kolchak. So, please, spread the word about the campaign. 

Here's the link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manbomb/kolchak-the-night-stalker-50th-anniversary?ref=rsjz7s