Dark Planet Comics' 2025 Graphic Novels by Stephan Franck

News, and SECRET COMMISSION TIERS!
about 1 year ago – Tue, May 20, 2025 at 10:26:19 AM

Dear backer!

Thank you for getting us past our original goal right before the weekend! 

The press has been fantastic since the beginning of this campaign, and I wanted to share with you this great Bleeding Cool article, which has an exclusive run of pages! Check it out!

SECRET COMMISSIONS TIERS!

As you know by now, these campaigns are the only times when I get to do commissions!

 Three tiers are offered, and to avoid spammers and scammers blocking some of the tiers, we are making these secret rewards, which means that only you, dear and legit backer, can view and access them using this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkplanetcomics/stephan-francks-palomino-volumes-4-5?secret_reward_token=1dff4fa7

-Tier 1: 11x17 - one character and limited background or another partial character

-Tier 2: 13x19 - two full characters and some background elements

-Tier 3: 19 x 26 - two or three full characters and full background

There are very few spots available, so grab them while you can!

FAQ: To add a commission to an original pledge, DO NOT change your original pledge, as the commissions are NOT add-ons. Instead, create a second pledge  just for the commission tier. 

Here's a tier#1 from the last campaign (surprise, surprise, it's everybody's favorite giant):

And here are old Tier 3 favorites!

A RECOMENDATION

"What else, is cool? What else is NOIR?" you ask! Check out this great project from our friends!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kevinshinick/host-mortem-graphic-novel-from-emmy-winning-writer-and-host?ref=44gk6e

Kevin Shinick used to have all the answers. Before he was an acclaimed comic writer on titles like W.E.B. of Spider-Man and The Flash, before he was an Emmy Award-winning writer on Robot Chicken, before he was a bestselling novelist (Star Wars: Force Collector), before he was an Annie award-winning producer (MAD), Kevin Shinick had all the answers — as the TV gameshow host of Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Now Shinick is writing Host Mortem, an all-new tongue-in-cheek, time travel metafiction mystery in which he appears (as himself!), along with Greg Lee (the host of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?). When the two former gameshow hosts are transported to the year 1947 by a time portal at Comic-Con, they find themselves enmeshed in a murder mystery involving Humphrey Bogart’s legendary noir film The Big Sleep. When one of the stars winds up dead, Kevin and Greg’s knowledge of random trivia might be the key to solving this Hollywood caper. The graphic novel is now on Kickstarter.
 

This one-of-a-kind thriller is illustrated by Damien Torres (Marvel Crisis Protocol) and Andrea Schiavone (Gangsters Versus Nazis), colored by Pippa Bowland (Judge Dredd, Project Cryptid), and lettered by Taylor Esposito (Red Hood and The Outlaws). The one-of-a-kind book will also feature covers from beloved Batman and Dracula: The Impaler artist Kelley Jones, Tony Foti, Timothy Anderson, and Damien Torres.

A huge THANK YOU for a great start!
about 1 year ago – Wed, May 14, 2025 at 08:59:55 AM

Hey all,

First and foremost a MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone who showed up yesterday! You gave us our best single campaign day ever! We live in crazy, uncertain and unsettling times, and you giving us your attention and support is hugely appreciated!

If you follow me on social media, you may have noticed that we got some really incredible press yesterday! The coverage was wall to wall amazing, which I'll share in the coming days! To start,  huge thanks and appreciation to Gareth Branwyn who wrote an incredible profile in the lead story on Boing Boing Premium! (and let me tell you, I am feeling quite seen!)

"Stephan Franck, an animator, writer, director, and cartoonist whose day-job credits include The Iron Giant, Despicable Me, and Marvel's What If…?, has quietly been building one of the most interesting catalogs in indie comics. Under his Dark Planet Comics imprint, Franck's created a kind of auteur's corner of stylish, story-rich books that feel like they've escaped from a parallel comics universe where the French bande dessinée scene cross-pollinated with gritty LA noir and post-sci-fi existentialism."

Click on the image for the full article.

CON & SUPERFAN PODCAST THIS WEEKEND!

I will be at the Dark Planet booth at Comic Con Revolution in Ontario, California this week end! I had the pleasure of drawing my version of the show's mascot character Jetpack Jules for the program's cover in collab with my dear friend Mike Kunkel! 

During the show, I will also appear on a panel during which we will be taping an episode of the brand new SUPERFAN PODCAST with my also very dear friend Ray Anthony Heigh and hosts Christian Gossett and Mad Cave's executive editor Kristen Koerner Simon! You can subscribe to the Superfan Podcast substack to know when the show will air, and see. their incredible guest list!

A recommendation and AMA announcement!

If you follow indy comics, you might have noticed that yesterday was no ordinary tuesday on KS! Quite a few world-class indies dropped, and that included the incredible new volume from my pal Joe Benitez with a story from also my pal in the indy trenches, Madeleine Holly-Rosing. It's just fantastically fun!!! https://www.kickstarter.com/.../lady-mechanika-the...

Joe, Madeleine and I will appear together on a live creators' convo and AMA next Tuesday evening! Stay tuned for more details!

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