Charlie McElvy - AMERICAN YAKUZA 4 IS IN PRELAUNCH!

Fulfillment on the Teen Force 5 campaign from my Blind Squirrel Comics imprint is underway!! Not a bad start, either, eh?

🫵 Fulfill 🫵 Your 🫵 Campaigns 🫵

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Update 8: TF5 Weekend Update 2025-08-09: THEY'RE HERE!!! · Teen Force 5 - A Superhero Throwback Adventure The Books Are HERE!I figured a few shots of the books would say plenty:The 'Full-Retro' version turned out looking good! Emulating the newsprint look without actual newsprint was a fun task that invol...

Another weekend @kickstarter.com update on another project!

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Update 6: American Yakuza Weekend Update 2025-08-09 · American Yakuza - Acts 1-4 of our Japanese murder-mystery! Funds Are Being Released!I think I might've preemptively stated that last week because funds from one of my other campaigns had been released, but nonetheless it's for real now. Prints arrived already...

Weekend @kickstarter.com update!!

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Indie-Comix Creators Carve Personal Paths at Baltimore Comic-Con - Fanboy Factor The Baltimore Comic-Con makes its annual return to the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center on October 17-19, 2025. The Baltimore Comic-Con announces the appearance of indie comics…

Indie-Comix Creators Carve Personal Paths at Baltimore Comic-Con @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social @incogvito.bsky.social @dangoldman.net @deanhaspiel.bsky.social @charliemcelvy.bsky.social @donsimpson1713.bsky.social #baltimorecomiccon buff.ly/X9fZwVl

Let’s gooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
My fave con of the year is almost here!

(Okay, October is a couple months away, but it’ll sneak up quick! Get your tix today!!)

Another 🔥 tale from our upcoming Vagabond: Nowhere Man anthology is in!

Script by Scott Fogg, art by René Córdova, Saul Shavanas, and Dave Sharpe!

Follow along here: vagabondcomic.com

A collection of covers ive done throughout the year

I was looking over my portfolio and realized I’ve drawn over 40 covers in the last 2.5 years. So here’s 16 of them that are out and that I really like,

So if you’re inclined let me be your cover guy!

Coming soon: American Yakuza: THE FINALE! Acts 1-5 After all the fights, chases, injuries, deaths, fires, and turncoats, we’ve reached the FINALE of Volume One! Don’t miss this one!!

Prelaunch is READY!!
We’re still fulfilling on Act IV, but Act V: The Finale is almost ready to go!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/xio...

Could EVEN STEVEN be… Crowdfunding Jesus?!
(Sorry. Bad DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE joke. Seeing that image, I just couldn't resist…) (You see it, too, right? It's not just me?)
BTW: Thanks for the great write-up @charliemcelvy.bsky.social !

Charlie's Crowdfunding Corner - July 2025.2 Or, EVEN the MARINEs can’t HAMMER the HARBINGER of ASH away… yeah that’s bad, sue me.

New Crowdfunding Corner post is LIVE!!
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Street food, giant robots, and a mysterious warrior who could save or destroy the world. Get a taste of adventure in #GhostPepper #1 from @imagecomics.com.

Order now: https://f.mtr.cool/bkcvqubkge #comicbooks #collegecomix

Fewer than 12hrs left to get in on this one before it's gone!!

We've UNLOCKED multiple Stretch Goals for this
@Kickstarter
already, with more just $500 away! Let's close this dope campaign out STRONG!!!

😤😤😤

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Wicked Town #1-2 Witch Adult Horror Fantasy Series Is Livvy’s bridge club actually a coven of witches? The epic tale of horror, fantasy and wicked dark humor returns.

Adding Wicked Town #2 which just dropped on Kickstarter. The debut issue was one of the best I've seen on KS in the last couple of years. Definitely check it out. Absolutely Killer art from @daileyart.bsky.social (who also did a cover for the White Ash Annual) www.kickstarter.com/projects/wic...

Dragon Grit #1-5: A Fantasy Western With Dragons! A grizzled ex-outlaw takes a risky escort mission across the desert. Volume one finale!

And from ‪@calebpalmquist.bsky.social‬ his dragon western epic Dragon Grit www.kickstarter.com/projects/gir...

Nightmare in Wonderland #1-3 - The Queen of Hearts' Casino In this MATURE FAIRY TALE, Ex-Lovers Sleeping Beauty & Assassin Alice gamble their LIVES at the Queen of Hearts' Casino!

From @comicuno.bsky.social and @philfalcowrites.bsky.social, two of the hardest working creators in comics, the latest from their fantasy verse. www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

American Yakuza - Acts 1-4 of our Japanese murder-mystery! Xavier seeks a killer, Masashi craves the American Dream, and Kyomi wants justice—but in Japan’s underworld, survival comes first...

From @charliemcelvy.bsky.social ‪@chrismoses.bsky.social‬ The latest issue of American Yakuza www.kickstarter.com/projects/xio...

A Journey Into The Abyss: A Science Fantasy Graphic Novel Two explorers mount a dangerous mission to the stars and awaken a malevolent deity sleeping at the edge of the universe.

From @stupidmatt.bsky.social‬ the sci-fi graphic novel -- A Journey Into The Abyss www.kickstarter.com/projects/mat...

I Need Your Skin: Book 1 - A 28pg Supernatural Horror Comic Nora Perkins has a fear of aging, and she thinks a clairvoyant can help her. A deal will be made for a small piece of her flesh.

From @joeygalvez1984.bsky.social and The Geek Collective, a Supernatural Horror Comic -- I Need Your Skin www.kickstarter.com/projects/gee...

The Many Odd Origins of EVEN STEVEN 120+ Page Oversized Hardcover collecting the solo stories of fan favorite EVEN STEVEN, plus new material by KARL KESEL and DAVID HAHN.

From @karlkesel.bsky.social & @davidhahn.bsky.social the best superhero book you'll find outside (or inside) the comic shops -- The Many Odd Origins of EVEN STEVEN by Karl Kesel on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/122...

White Ash Annual 1 & 2 White Ash & Glarien return with 4 new stories set in the White Ash Universe. 52 pages of Urban & High Fantasy goodness.

We're incredible lucky to have built such a wonderful fanbase for our White Ash books. This campaign is off to another amazing start. Let's spread the love. Who else has a book live right now that we can boost? Here's a couple I'm backing www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Kinda! We started with Dr. No and working our way through the release order — there are several I’ve never seen. For my wife this is her first time through any of the Bonds prior to Daniel Craig’s run.

Moving into the Roger Moore era of James Bond: 007 films!

#liveandletdie #jamesbond #jamesbond007

American Yakuza - Acts 1-4 of our Japanese murder-mystery! Xavier seeks a killer, Masashi craves the American Dream, and Kyomi wants justice—but in Japan’s underworld, survival comes first...

www.kickstarter.com/projects/xio...

56 HOURS LEFT!!!! 145% FUNDED!! PROJECT WE LOVE!!!
Yeah, we're at that point in the campaign where we are counting in HOURS not days, haha! Get in before the @kickstarter.com campaign ends!!

Thank you!!!!

Comic Watch Presents: The Krowdfunder Korner - July 12, 2025 - Comic Watch Krowdfunder Korner - July 12, 2025 @wearezoop @MichaelMoreci @VicMalhotra @wildnorthcomics @Comicuno @philfalco @RocketshipEnt @webtoonofficial @KarlKesel @charliemcelvy @CalebPalmquist @RichardFairgr...

Krowdfunder Korner – July 12, 2025 @wearezoop.bsky.social @michaelmoreci.bsky.social @vicmalhotra.bsky.social @wildnorthcomics @comicuno.bsky.social
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@charliemcelvy.bsky.social's crowdfunding mail list is a great resource for being aware of excellent currently-active indie comics campaigns in a diverse array of styles and genres.

Hey Charlie, how can people get signed up for it if, shame on them, they haven't backed any of your own campaigns?

Reaching The Peak | Charlie 查理 McElvy | Substack Discussing the comics, campaigns, characters, projects, process, and pals of the Xion Universe and more...! Click to read Reaching The Peak, by Charlie 查理 McElvy, a Substack publication with hundreds ...

They can go to charliemcelvy.substack.com and sign up! They'll also get a DIGITAL COMIC of their choosing from my online store AT NO CHARGE with their welcome email.

@charliemcelvy.bsky.social @calebpalmquist.bsky.social @richardfairgray.bsky.social @mattgarvey1981.bsky.social