I’m back!
Sorry it’s been so long, y’all. I just went through my dashboard and saw that my last actual newsletter was in December of ‘22! In January, I began releasing Willa and then there were a few more episodes of SEPARATE BUT EQUAL but no newsletter… Man, a lot has happened since then, but first let me just say that SEPARATE BUT EQUAL will make it’s return with Episode 10 on Friday March 16th. I can’t do it this Friday because that day is reserved for my favorite horror franchise’s latest installment — SCREAM VI.
Yeah, I’mma huge fan. There’s just no way around it. It’s my favorite horror franchise and movie franchise… There’s nothing that I don’t like about SCREAM and given my own penchant for writing horror, I can’t help but be inspired. Speaking of inspired, here’s a peek/first look at the cover for Act 3, which is also the finale, of my horror/slasher comic book series THE LUNATIC, THE LOVER, & THE POET with art by Marcio Loerzer and colors by Robert Nugent:
Oh yeah, we’re really excited about this finale. We are looking at 60 pages for this Act 3 which will be told in two parts in one book. Additionally, you will be able to get the trade paperback collecting all the three Acts. We have LLP Act 3/Finale + TPB scheduled to hit Kickstarter October 2, 2023.
But anyway, back to SCREAM. There’s no way that I could let this SCREAM VI Friday pass without doing something to celebrate, which means doing something with you all — my friends, compatriots, fellow creators, backers, supporters, readers, members of this community… We only have 9 days left on our latest Kickstarter campaign. Our alternate history/fantasy series, AMERICA'S KINDOM #1-3 campaign ends on March 16th and we definitely need your help and support. If you're into alternate reality stories like Phillip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle with a blend of GoT then this comic is going to be right up your alley.
Here's what the story is about: Set in an alternate reality where America never become a democratic republic but a monarchy, it's modern day America but under the reign and rule of a descendant of George Washington.
Sounds interesting? Check out the campaign page and read Issue 1 for free ---> Campaign Page
And here’s how supporting AMERICA’S KINGDOM equates to SCREAM… In honor of SCREAM VI releasing this Friday my friend and artist supreme, Richard Kemp, is doing an art print mashup of Ghostface from SCREAM and the Puck Mask Killer from THE LUNATIC, THE LOVER, & THE POET. And guess what? Everyone that backs AMERICA’S KINGDOM will be receiving that art print once we fund. I will be showing off this art print on Friday, the day of the movie's release, in another newsletter.
Become a Backer of America's Kingdom Here
I know I haven’t said this in a long time, but I want each and everyone of you to know how much I appreciate you all having signed up to be a part of this CHARACTER + OBSTACLE = STORY Substack. Without you, this wouldn’t be, and I’m excited to finally be back writing and communicating and interacting with you all. Oh, and in the newsletter to follow the next one, that’s Newsletter #46, I will be talking about a big move that I made last month which is a major reason why it’s been difficult to get back on here — I officially made the move to freelance full-time and to do comics full-time. So, there’s been a lot of adjustment. But we will talk more about that in the Newsletter #46.
Okay okay okay, so in the immortal words of Stu Macher, until we talk again on Friday, "I'll be right back..."
Brian