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Ron Marz, Darryl Banks Team for WW2 Harken’s Raiders Comic

Created by Ron Marz

The legendary Green Lantern Emerald Twilight creative team of writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks join forces again to tell a story of World War 2 heroism and adventure in HARKEN'S RAIDERS. The project also includes the first collection of Darryl Banks' artwork, BLACK BOOK: THE ART OF DARRYL BANKS!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

3 Days Left of Beasts!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 11:32:46 AM

The Black Hand is closing! We have only a few days left for BEASTS OF THE BLACK HAND Volume 2 on Kickstarter campaign! BEASTS OF THE BLACK HAND Volume 2: The Viking League is deluxe, hardcover graphic novel by the original creative team of Paul Harding, Ron Marz, and Matthew Dow Smith, an exciting horror espionage saga!

https://bit.ly/beastsoftheblackhand

We’d love to have your pledge, and/or shares on social media to help up bring get the project across the finish line. Let’s unleash the Beasts!

BEASTS UNLEASHED AGAIN!
almost 4 years ago – Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 01:15:31 PM

We hope this finds you well in these uncertain times. We here at Ominous Press and Creation.Ink are continuing to create, and we wanted to let you know about our latest project.

Live on Kickstarter right now is the all-new graphic novel BEASTS OF THE BLACK HAND Volume 2: The Viking League. Created by sculptor and artist Paul Harding, the dieselpunk horror-adventure is a sequel to the initial BEASTS OF THE BLACK HAND graphic novel from Ominous Press and Creation.Ink.

Written by Ron Marz, drawn by Matthew Dow Smith, and colored by Nanjan Jamberi, the sequel will be a lavish, 64-page oversize hardcover, just like Volume 1. Once funded, Volume 2 will be released in December.

Click this link: BEASTS OF THE BLACK HAND Volume 2: The Viking League on Kickstarter!

Set at the close of the First World War in a world where dieselpunk technology is transforming the world, Volume 1 introduced British secret agent Oswald Rayner as he assassinated the Mad Monk, Rasputin. Rayner is charged with battling the nefarious Black Hand, a secret cabal of sorcerers bent on unleashing monsters upon Europe. Rayner is aided by a team that includes his driver and mechanic, Biffy Dunderdale; French “Hello Girl” Oleda Marchand; and American war hero Henry Johnson.

Having thwarted Maria Rasputin’s machinations to destroy the Versailles peace conference, Volume 2 finds Rayner and his team battling the Black Hand in Eastern Europe, as well as Germany, where the fascist Viking League is rising to power. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure known as the Teutonic Knight has appeared in Berlin, his loyalties uncertain.

Both Volumes 1 and 2 will be available are available via the Kickstarter, with standard covers by Matthew Dow Smith, and limited sculpture variant covers by Paul Harding. Other rewards include collectible, limited-edition, single-issue comics with exclusive variant covers by artists including Matthew Dow Smith, Eric Powell, Mike McKone, Mark Nelson, Meghan Hetrick, and others. Additional variant covers will be announced throughout the campaign by an all-star collection of artists, including Rachael Stott, Tom Mandrake, and more. There are also sculpture rewards crafted by Paul Harding and Creation.Ink, limited-edition prints, and T-shirts.

With your help, we can unleash the BEASTS again!

New Kickstarter for Demi-God!
about 4 years ago – Wed, Mar 04, 2020 at 03:23:06 PM

Thank you for all your support of Ominous Press and Creation.Ink projects in the past! We literally could not do this without you. We wanted to make you aware of a new Kickstarter campaign we’ve just launched. Demi-God is an over-the-top superhero romp in which a typical slacker inherits the power of the legendary Hercules. Written by Ron Marz and illustrated by Andy Smith, Demi-God is one part Deadpool-inspired romp, one part Thor-style mythic adventure.

The Demi-God collected edition features all four issues of the mini-series, two of which have never been available previously. There’s also a bonus story, a complete cover gallery, and an expansive sketchbook section, all in a 144-page package. If we reach the $7,500 funding goal, collection will be a beautiful, comic-sized softcover. If we exceed the $15,000 goal, the entire package will be upgraded to an oversize hardcover volume!

The campaign can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreadgods/demi-god-the-complete-series?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Demi-God%3A%20The%20complete

Please consider a pledge to make the Demi-God collection a reality, and help us spread the word on social media!

Boxes, Boxes Boxes!
over 4 years ago – Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 07:08:04 PM

We thought you might like a peek at what our shipping facility is looking like this week! Boxes with your rewards are going into the mail, and backers should start receiving them soon. Everything has been packed securely, to minimize any possibility of damage.

Some randomly selected packages will also include a surprise reward from Auntie Anne’s pretzels, which kindly provided us with some merch to support the campaign. We hope you enjoy reading Harken’s Raiders as much as we enjoyed making it. As always, thanks for your loyal support!

Unboxing Day!
over 4 years ago – Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 02:50:54 PM

Like Santa making a special pre-Christmas visit, a delivery truck bearing gifts arrived at the Ominous Press offices late yesterday. Well, not gifts, exactly … but cases of Harken’s Raiders and Black Book: The Art of Darryl Banks hardcovers! The truckload of books was unloaded and stored in our facility, so we can begin prepping copies for fulfillment.

As you can see, the books are beautiful. The holidays are upon us, of course, as is the holiday mail crush, but we will start fulfilling and shipping your rewards as quickly as possible. Mail schedules will be impacted with Christmas and New Year landing in the middle of the week, but rewards should begin reaching backers soon.

As a reminder, if you have not filled out your Backerkit survey and provided the necessary information, we have no way to send you your rewards. If you did not receive your survey via email yet, please check your spam folders. For any concerns or questions, please email us at: [email protected]

We look forward to getting your books into your hands. Thanks again for support and patience. From Team Harken’s and Ominous Press, best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!