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  1. Crimebuster
    I cross posted this over on the Golden Age forum too, but what the heck, not everybody reads that — and not everybody over there reads this. 
    I finished the Boy Comics #121 variant for issue #2!
    In this issue, Chuck and his new partner Trixie Trouble are also joined by special guest star Yankee Longago! Yankee Longago first appeared way back in 1942's Boy Comics #3 in the same issue where Crimebuster debuted. Created by the great Briefer, Yankee Longago was a kid who could travel to the past in his dreams, and you were never quite sure if his adventures were just dreams, or if they truly happened. In this issue, Chuck meets a now-grownup Yankee Longago, who has discovered he can induce these time travel dreams in other people as well — something Chuck and Trixie will find very handy as they attempt to solve a cold case from the 1890's!
    Given that I wanted to feature Yankee Longago on the cover, it only seemed fitting to do it as an homage to Simon and Kirby's classic Sandman cover from Adventure Comics #74. It honestly gives me a thrill every time I do one of these Boy Comics covers! I can't wait to hold it in my hand and add it to my Boy Comics collection!

     
  2. Crimebuster
    Good news, I have completed the initial art for the main story for The crimebusters #2! We're still on track for a Kickstarter launch at the end of January.
    I also just did my final show of the year, a three day affair last weekend. I sort of lost my shirt on my table, however, the weekend was saved from a financial perspective when I somehow found a copy of Strange Tales #110 for $10. I also met some cool creators doing their own books, and a lot of cool fans, so overall it was a good experience. 
    Here's the convention report I put together!
     
     
     
    I also forgot to mention that my monthly newsletter is coming out today around 12:30 pm ET, so if you haven't signed up, now's a good time.  
  3. Crimebuster
    This year has been a series of kicks to the junk, but luckily, it's nearly over!
    And I do have a couple cool announcements. Tomorrow, I'll be appearing on a Disney YouTube livestream to discuss my comic and how the latest issue was influenced by Disney theme parks! And this weekend, I'll be appearing at the NorthEast Comic Con in Boxboro, MA, so if you're at the show, stop by and say hi!
    I made a little video about these announcements:
    https://youtu.be/WJlXIn03IAo
  4. Crimebuster
    Life has been extra lifey this year, so I haven't had much time to post updates. And the next couple of months are going to be among the busiest of my life, so I don't know how often I will be able to update everyone.

    But I am making progress on The Crimebusters #2. I'm currently working the linework for page 26 of 31 on the main story, and I'm still expecting to head to Kickstarter in January.

    I took a little time away from that to color the regular cover for issue #2. There will be at least three variants, like last time, but I am in discussions with another artist to do guest art on one of the variants, so that's exciting. It's also a bit daunting! There's contracts and stuff involved, so it's a bit out of my depth, but a good learning experience, anyway.

    Here's the regular cover for issue #2. No doubt I will make some small tweaks before it's published, but since the story is a classic haunted house tale that takes place on Halloween night, 1956, it seemed fitting to get it done in time to show everyone for this Halloween.

    Happy Halloween!
     

  5. Crimebuster
    Every month I email readers the latest Crimebusters Case Files - and tomorrow I'll be sending out the October edition. This month's Case Files will include my thoughts on the one element every good story must have. Plus, I'll have a progress update on issue #2, news about upcoming con appearances, a report about last month's show including mini-reviews of some comics I picked up there, recommendations for current Kickstarter projects, and the creation of a new resource for fans of Golden Age superheroes. And more!

    If you haven't signed up to become a Junior Crimebuster yet, just click here to get deputized and you'll get the new Case Files when it goes out tomorrow, as well as a digital ashcan with previews for both issues #1 and #2 of The Crimebusters.

    Adventure awaits!

  6. Crimebuster

    Another update!

    By Crimebuster,

    Man, the updates are coming fast and furious!
    I've just finished setting up a new mailing list entry portal, and I wanted to share it with everyone here. I just send out one email a month to give updates on The Crimebusters - a little more often when it's actually time for a new issue - so if you're interested, it's a great way to get the direct scoop. Anyone who signs up now will get a welcome email that includes a link to a new digital ashcan which has short previews for both issues 1 and 2, as well as variant covers and a new pinup. And I'm going to try to offer fun digital content to people on the mailing list as well from time to time.
    Anyway, no hard sell here, just wanted to let you guys know about it. Thanks for the interest and the support, I appreciate it!
    Here's the link:
    https://mailchi.mp/35996240ec7f/adventure_awaits_with_the_crimebusters
  7. Crimebuster
    First, thanks to everyone who supported the first issue of The Crimebusters and helped make it a reality. I'm super grateful!
    I'm currently hard at work on the second issue, and one thing I'm trying to figure out it what to do for the Boy Comics #121 variant. 
    I've got two basic options - I could do an all-new original design, or I could do another homage cover.
    I think a lot of people really liked the homage to Captain America Comics #3, so I am leaning towards doing another homage. but then the question is, what cover should I homage? 
    Right now the two covers I am considering for an homage are very different: Adventure Comics #74, by Simon and Kirby featuring the "new" Sandman. Or Eerie #1, widely considered the first horror comic. 
    Here's a look at these (not my copies!)

     
    Or I could do something else instead! This is a ghost story, but it also has a dream aspect to it as well, which is how I ended up with these two possibilities.
    So what do you guys think? What would like to see for the cover of Boy Comics #121? One of these? Something totally different? A brand new design instead of an homage? Let me know what you think!
  8. Crimebuster
    I attended my first convention as an artist over the weekend, so I wrote up a little thing about the experience here, including a short video diary about the con and the comics I ended up bringing home myself:

    crimebustercomics.com/2019/09/16/catamount-comic-expo-convention-report/
  10. Crimebuster
    It's been too long since I updated here, but I've just been super busy. I have now sent out rewards to almost everyone, just a couple stragglers. There was a bit of a snafu at the printer with some variants that delayed things by a couple weeks, but in the end, everything worked out. 
    I'm hard at work on the second issue at the moment, just finishing up page 11. Things are going faster this time around, so I hope to have the issue done in November, but I will probably wait until January to launch it in Kickstarter because of the holidays. 
    In the meantime, I'm going to be at two conventions! Tomorrow - Saturday, August 17 - I will be at Fan Expo Boston from 2-7 pm at booth A1200 in Artist's Alley, representing the Boston Comics Roundtable. I will have copies of The Crimebusters, as well as very limited supplies of a couple variant covers, so if you're around, stop by and say hi! You can't miss me - I'll also be cosplaying as Wonder Woman.
    Next month, I will also be appearing at Catamount Comics Expo in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday, September 14! This will be my first show with my own table, so I'm really excited and curious to see how it goes. I am hoping by then to also have some prints to sell, but who knows. If you're in the Vermont area, stop by and say hello!
     

  11. Crimebuster
    The Kickstarter campaign for the first issue of The Crimebusters is complete, and was a rousing success. Thanks so much to everyone who supported it! I'm really looking forward to sending out the comic and hearing what you all think. And I'm hard at work already on issue #2, so I'll certainly be sharing plenty more as we go.
    Thanks!
  12. Crimebuster
    The Kickstarter has ended and I'm just waiting for the copies of The Crimebusters #1 to arrive from the printers! If anyone missed the Kickstarter and wants a copy or copies, let me know and we'll figure something out when they arrive!
    In the meantime, I'm keeping busy by working on #2!
    The second issue is called "The Secret of the Ghost Bride." It features Chuck and Trixie investigating a haunted house. With a twist: there might be some time travel involved, thanks to the surprise return of a Golden Age character.
    It also is going to feature a backup solo story starring Trixie's roommate Vera Veritas. Vera's a science major, and an amateur astrologer, so in the fall of 1956 she's gearing up for the International Geophysical Year, which is set to start in the summer of 1957, officially kicking off the space race! And as a sci-fi geek like us, she's dreaming of the stars...
    ...as shown in the Kickstarter Exclusive Legacy Number Variant Cover for the second issue (#121), which is an homage to one of my favorite comic book covers, Planet Comics #71!
     

  13. Crimebuster
    Hey there!
    We're inside the last 48 hours, so I have composed another update (well, a couple really since last time I posted here). 
    I also just wanted to remind everyone that may be interested that this Kickstarter is going to end shortly, so if you do think this is a comic you'd be interested in, now is the time! Most of the variant covers will be printed in very small numbers, and the Kickstarter Exclusive Variant Cover in particular (which is an homage to Flash Comics #92) is going to be in short supply, since I won't be selling it outside of Kickstarter.
    Here's one final share of the link to the campaign if you're interested in backing it.
    And one more look at the variant covers:

     
     
    Thanks everyone!
  14. Crimebuster
    A little update here. In the week since we passed $1000, we've pretty much hit a full stop. I think the amount has only gone up by $26 in the last week, with just two new backers. But I had heard that's how these things go, so while it's a bit disappointing, it's not surprising. I am still occasionally getting new "followers' - these are people who have asked Kickstarter to remind them about the project when there are two days left - so it's possible some of those people will back at the end. 

    And the end is getting close! Just over five days left at this point. I'm still hopeful that we will at least meet the next stretch goal - we're just $58 short of adding a Squeeks solo 4-page backup story to the comic, which I am really excited about, so fingers are crossed. And if you are interested in getting the Boy Comics Variant Cover, now's your chance! There may not be many or any copies left after the campaign ends, so if this is something you're interested in, I would recommend ordering one before the camapign ends. This is even more true for the Kickstarter Exclusive legacy Number Variant, which is an homage to Flash Comics #92 - this cover is only available through Kickstarter. 
    Anyway! no pressure, I just know some people have expressed interest in these, so I wanted to give a reminder that time and supply are both limited. 

    I've written a little bit about all this stuff in my latest project update, and also added some new Add-On rewards.  

    thanks for all the support! I'm really looking forward to this campaign being over so I can order the comics, then send you the comics, so I can hear what people actually thin about the story! It's nice that it exists, but it's pointless if nobody ever reads it! So I am really looking forward to sending these out.
  15. Crimebuster
    I've been so focused on getting the Kickstarter up and running for the first issue of my Boy Comics revival The Crimebusters that I haven't had any time to actually begin working on the second issue.
    This weekend, though, I was finally able to start working on it!
    Here's an early look at the first draft linework for the regular cover for the second issue. I'm hoping to do the Legacy Number Variant cover soon as well, which will have the #121 on it instead of #2 - and which will be an homage to one of my favorite comic covers of all time, Planet Comics #71. But for now, here's a look at the regular cover!
     

     
  16. Crimebuster
    Aaaaah!
    I'm super excited to announce that my comic The Crimebusters is now live on Kickstarter!
    Finally! 
    Thanks to everyone for all the support throughout this process. As you guys know, bringing Chuck Chandler back to life has been a goal of mine for over a decade now, so this is really exciting for me, and I can't wait to share this comic with you. If anybody has any questions aout the project, or about the Kickstarter campaign, let me know!
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecrimebusters/the-crimebusters-a-mystery-adventure-into-the-supernatural?ref=3mskzgThanks!!
     
     
     

  17. Crimebuster
    Just a few days left until this thing launches on Kickstarter on June 11. In my latest project blog, I discuss the printing process, getting my Kickstarter campaign ready to launch, and the big news of the day: the first copy has arrived!! It's real!
    https://crimebustercomics.com/2019/06/08/the-final-countdown/
     

  18. Crimebuster
    Here's the final variant cover for the first issue. Of course, the whole point of this originally was to make new issues of Boy Comics, so there has to be a cover with the Boy Comics logo and numbering. And there is!
     

     
     
    Here's a look at all four covers for this first issue. sorry for the slight blurriness, the site here automatically squeezes the image to a certain size like it or not:
     

     
     
     
    Less than a week until the Kickstarter on June 11! It's been a ton of work, so I'm glad it's nearly here!
  19. Crimebuster
    Here's the next of the variant covers for the first issue of my new comic, The Crimebusters, launching on Kickstarter June 11. 
    Since I am planning to do a Boy Comics variant cover every issue starring Crimebuster, I thought it would only be fair to also do a variant cover every issue featuring his new partner, Trixie Trouble. So I'm going to do a variant every issue re-imagining the story as a classic young adult mystery novel. Here's the first of the Trixie Trouble Mysteries variant covers!
     

     
     
    And a look at all the covers I've revealed so far:
     

  20. Crimebuster
    The Kickstarter will launch two weeks from tomorrow!

    Over the next week or so, I'll be revealing the three variant covers.

    Here's the first one! This is the Kickstarter Exclusive Legacy Number Variant - this will be available at the same price as the regular cover, but will only be available as a Kickstarter reward; I won't be selling any copies outside of Kickstarter. So if you like this one, get it while it's hot!





    Of course, this is an homage to Flash Comics #92 by Carmine Infantino, which itself is an homage to Detective Comics #38 by Kane and Robinson. Since I'm introducing Trixie Trouble in this issue as Chuck's new partner, I thought a cover with the classic DC "smash through a paper circle" motif would be perfect. And Black Canary's solo series cover from Flash Comics #92 seemed like the obvious pick. I did borrow the text from Detective Comics #38, though. 


    Two covers down and two to go!
     

     
  21. Crimebuster
    Big news!!
    The first issue is off to the printers for proofing! I'm totally stoked!

    I've also been wrestling for awhile with the numbering for this first issue. I really, really want to keep the legacy numbering from Boy Comics, but at the same time, I know there are some (weird) readers who may not even give the series a try if it's got a #120 on the cover. So... I've decided to just print copies with both numbers and let people choose whichever number they want. To be honest, I'm not sure anyone will choose the #120 cover, but I want it on my own copies! I'm still thinking of this as #120, but I'm making a small concession to the masses I by going with standard numbering as well. They can pick the #1 version while I read the #120 version. 

    I'm actually going to have a total of four covers. The regular cover will be #1, but there will also be a (Kickstarter exclusive) legacy number variant for the same price with a #120 on the cover. Additionally, Trixie and Chuck will each have their own variant covers; Trixie's will be a #1, while Chuck's will be #120 with the Boy Comics logo. So people can pick whichever cover or number they like best. 

    I'll be unveiling the three variant covers over the next three weeks! But as a tease, the Legacy Number Variant with the #120 on the cover is going to be an homage to a classic Infantino cover. 

    You can read all about my thoughts on numbering in my latest project update:

    crimebustercomics.com/2019/05/23/the-numbering-question/
     

  22. Crimebuster
    Getting close to the June 11 launch on Kickstarter! Right now, I'm neck deep in Kickstarter stuff, so I decided I'd share some of that process with everyone in my new blog. And I'm sure I'll be writing a lot more about the process and experience as things progress!

    crimebustercomics.com/2019/05/17/kickstarter-101-goals-stretch-goals-and-rewards/


    The main things: my initial goal is $500, but if we hit the $800 stretch goal, I will be adding a 4-page Squeeks solo back-up story to the book, which I am working on now! Here's a tease:
     

  23. Crimebuster
    The comic may be done, but that doesn't mean the work is finished! I'm currently doing a bunch of production stuff — formatting, editing, all that fun nonsense. My hope is that by the end of next week it will be ready for the printer. I'm also toiling away at the Kickstarter campaign. I have a couple really cool rewards to share with you down the road, but for now, here's a look a the custom Funko Pops that I hand painted; a very limited number of these will be offered when The Crimebusters goes live on Kickstarter on June 11!
     

  24. Crimebuster
    The book is done! And I'll be bringing it to Kickstarter on June 11, where you can pre-order the book and get some cool variant covers and other fun rewards. I'll be revealing some of those rewrds in the coming weeks, but for now, here's a link to a short blog entry about the Kickstarter announcement:
    https://crimebustercomics.com/2019/05/02/were-heading-to-kickstarter-on-june-11/
     
    and here's a short video I did announcing the project:
     
     
  25. Crimebuster
    Hello, friends! I am excited to share with you that the first issue of The Crimebusters is now done! Sure, I have a few things left — like a two page text piece, and the inside front cover — but the art is now complete for the 30 page story! I've been working on the art since October, so I am thrilled to finally finish it. My first comic! I can't wait to get a copy in my hands. 

    I'm also looking forward to sharing it with everyone. Next week I'll be announcing the date when this will go live on Kickstarter. In the meantime, I've created a mailing list to make sure that whoever wants to know about what's happening with the comic can find out straight from the horse's mouth. 

    If you want to join the mailing list, that's cool, if not, that's also cool. I will continue to update here as well, of course! But if you do want to join, here's the link to sign up. Thanks!

    crimebustercomics.com/newsletter/