Give Us a Hand!
over 5 years ago
– Thu, Aug 06, 2020 at 01:14:05 PM
We loved artist Matthew Dow Smith’s cover images for the Volume 1 and Volume 2 hardcovers of Beasts of the Black Hand, so we had him design and draw two more! As part of the current campaign, we’re offering an extremely limited number of sets of comic-format issues #1-#4, which contain the complete Beasts of the Black Hand saga.
The full story is divided into four issues, each issue featuring a Matthew Dow Smith cover with the trademark “hand” motif. Each cover features a different color and character combination, as well as signature piece of architecture. We love the way they look together!
Each set of issues #1-#4, with the exclusive Matthew Dow Smith covers, is $40, and can be pledged on the campaign page right now. We would love for you to like, share, and follow on social media! Help us unleash the Beasts!
Beastie Boys!
over 5 years ago
– Tue, Aug 04, 2020 at 12:11:38 PM
Writer Ron Marz sat down with Byron Brewer for a Beasts of the Black Hand interview. You can check out the full interview here:
https://www.dynamicforces.com/htmlfiles/interviews.html?showinterview=IN08032085244
We’re making progress every day on the campaign, but we need your help to push us over the top. Please pledge to make Beasts Volume 2 a reality! Also like, share, and follow on social media, so we can get as many people as possible to the campaign page. As always, thanks for all your support!
And then there were 10...
over 5 years ago
– Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 11:34:06 PM
10 days to go, that is, Beasts!
We are a week and a half away from the thrilling conclusion to the Beasts vol 2 campaign. It's true what they say: time flies when you're having fun and, if your idea of fun is 24/7 stress and constant brainstorming, you're the kind of person that could potentially enjoy running some Kickstarter campaigns.
Today, we're going to offer our beastly backers a glimpse into the brain of series originator Paul Harding. Everyone that knows Paul's work knows of his love for comics: that love shines through in every sculpt he creates for Marvel or DC (and keep an eye out for Paul's "Marvel In The 70's" sketchbook, produced in conjunction with Creation.Ink, which shows more of an understanding of the core of those characters with silent single images than most Marvel Comics can pull off today with 20 pages and word balloons.
But we digress...
An equal part of the creative DNA that makes up the mysterious Mr. Harding is horror or, as pertains to Beasts, horror comics. If you want to learn a little more about Paul's formative influences, he's put together a list of his top 13 horror comics of the 70's for our good friends at 13th Dimension. Have a click below and when you come back, ART WORK.
https://13thdimension.com/the-top-13-horror-comics-series-of-the-1970s-ranked/
And while we're giving you guys sneak peeks and insight, the mighty Matthew Dow Smith has finished the rough colors on his final Beasts cover. We'll be showing off the final colors tomorrow, along with a brand new ULTIMATE reward bundle that will blow all your minds, but for now, feast your eyes:
The recurring hand motif Matt developed for the four covers is pretty awesome, don't you think?
That's all for today. We've got a bit of a battle to fight to get this project funded in the next 10 days so any punches you guys can throw to help us out in the form of shares is greatly appreciated. We can't do it without you!
Stay safe, wear a mask and wash your hands!
Your pals at Ominous Press/Creation.Ink
BEASTS UNLEASHED AGAIN!
over 5 years ago
– Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 04:01:47 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!
Premium Surveys
over 7 years ago
– Wed, Nov 07, 2018 at 04:32:51 PM
Backers of our premium boxes, our fulfillment team is working diligently to send you your rewards. Upon doing so, we noticed that many backers may have missed out on selecting a t-shirt size in their initial surveys. As a result, we’ll be sending out new surveys so that we can make sure all of our backers are satisfied with their rewards, and get t-shirts that fit properly.
Please be sure to fill those new surveys out as promptly as possible and we will get your rewards in the mail as quickly as we can.
Thanks for your pledges, and your patience!
