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by Jeffrey Burandt

GHOST PLANET #1 available to buy NOW!

Ghost Planet is a 40-page, done-in-one, sci-fi, horror, graphic novella, written by Jeffrey Burandt, with art and lettering by Sean Von Gorman, edited by Andrea Lorenzo Molinari, and published by Scout Comics. In stores on 12/21/22, Ghost Planet is a classic sci-fi tale with a body horror twist: a family of deep space explorers rush to solve the mystery of Ghost Planet before their recently-dead loved ones return to kill them next!

Cover A – by Sean Von Gorman and Omar Estevez
Cover B- 1:10 Retailer Incentive by Mike Allred and Laura Allred
Cover C – 1:50 Retailer Incentive by Tess Fowler

See all covers and merch available HERE. Digital copies available via DriveThruComics.

REVIEWS

“Ghost Planet invites readers to join a family of explorers in turmoil brought together by the horrors found on a mysterious planet. It’s haunting and at times shocking. A well-crafted body horror thriller that’s hard to resist.” –LOTUSLAND COMICS    

“Ghost Planet feels like Junji Ito in space….imaginative and terrifying.” – BLAKE’S BUZZ

“Burandt’s story is compelling, well scripted and expertly paced. Von Gorman’s artwork mixes all the elements together into a tale which is always suspenseful and appropriately shocking.” – ADULT MUTANT REVIEW GUY

“The slow burn of horror [over] 40 pages, and building terror […] is incredibly well done. One of the creepiest horror comics I’ve read in awhile.” – RABBIT STEW COMICS

“Highly recommend. Such a cool story. Interesting concept and I had a great time reading it!” – THOSE NOT SO SUPER DUDES

“Blood curdling…I fucking love this…pick it up, really fun.” – WE HAVE ISSUES

“There is a well thought out ecosystem at play here [….] Ghost Planet is a solid piece of storytelling” – COMIC CRUSADERS

“I love the ending…It’s so good!” – BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS

“This is one, awesome cosmic horror comic that is definitely worth the price of admission!” – COMIC REVIEWS AND CRAFT BREWS

WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVES

Check out these exclusive variant covers from the Scout Comics Webstore, Whatnot and Rabbit Comics!

Webstore/Whatnot Exclusive Cover by Sean Von Gorman
Rabbit Comics Exclusive Cover by Lloyd Bailey

Click HERE to buy the Scout Webstore/Whatnot Exclusive Cover by Sean Von Gorman

Click HERE to buy the Rabbit Comics Exclusive Cover by Lloyd Bailey!

Click HERE to buy the New York Comic Con 2022 Exclusive Cover by Tess Fowler

VIDEO PREVIEW


LISTS

*ACME COMICS – STAFF PICKS OF THE WEEK

*ADULT MUTANT REVIEW GUY – HONORABLE MENTION – TOP 10 COMICS OF 2022

*ANDROID’S AMAZING COMICS – PICKS OF THE WEEK

*COMIC BOOK INVEST – THE WEDNESDAY ONE – READ IT

*COMICS HEATING UP – COMIC PICKS OF THE WEEK

*FINAL BOSS COMICS & GAMES PICK OF THE WEEK

*GRAPHIC POLICY’S TOP COMIC PICKS THIS WEEK!

RETAILERS

*ATOMIC EMPIRE

*BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS

*THE COMIC BOOK SHOPPE

*COLLECTOR CAVE

*COMIC LOGIC

*DAKOTA COMICS

*EAST SIDE MAGS

*EVERYONE COMICS

*FORBIDDEN PLANET USA

*THE GEEKERY NJ

*G-MART COMICS

*JHU COMICS

*MIDTOWN COMICS

*OXFORD COMICS & GAMES

*RADAR COMICS

*REVENGE OF

*RETCON COMICS

*SEAN VON GORMAN STORE

*THINGS FROM ANOTHER WORLD

*UP UP AND AWAY COMICS

*WONDERLAND COMICS

by Jeffrey Burandt

*Twisting Time* Anthology Available Now!

The Twisting Time Anthology is available now from Archer Comics Press, in both digital and physical copies! Edited by Megan Archer, Twisting Time features a story written by Jeffrey Burandt, titled, “Always Already,” with art and lettering by Taylor Love.

Twisting Time Cover Art by Joanna Materek

“Always Already,” tells the story of an invasion of otherworldly warriors who march backwards in time towards global domination! You can buy it now at the store HERE. And below is the first page to wet your whistle!

“Always Already” Page 1 by Jeffrey Burandt and Taylor Love
by Jeffrey Burandt

Killer Bad #1 Press Kit

KILLER BAD #1 has funded on Kickstarter! Now we are selling our initial print run, and fundraising for an additional print run with new cover variants via IndieGoGo. Please come support us HERE.

Meanwhile, here is a handy dandy press kit that includes our promo video, creator introductions, logline, preview pages, and promotional art.

AWESOME COMICS PODCAST says that, “Killer Bad is a satirical look at the good and bad that were the comics of the 90’s [….] A grindhouse style, absolute gore-fest–just mayhem, carnage, […] bloody hell! It’s a rocket!”

Now you can also now purchase a digital copy HERE.

THE VIDEO

First, check out our shot for shot recreation of the coolest jeans commercial ever made, featuring Rob Liefeld, his art and creations! Lovingly recreated by Darin Murano, and featuring music by sci-fi rock band Americans UK, from their smooth-jazz-funk album, Luxuria. Check out the original commercial HERE, directed by none other than Spike Lee, and see how we did!

LOGLINE

KILLER BAD is a superhero-horror comic book, told with 90’s flair! When an elite super-group travels to a remote island to retrieve a powerful artifact, they are stalked by a super-slasher, serial killer. Will this be the final mission for the Sick Squad Six? Friday the 13th meets The Boys.

Written by Jeffrey Burandt (Ghost Planet, Odd Schnozz & the Odd Squad), art by Jason Goungor (Megadeth: Death by Design, The Brooklynite), with logo, lettering and design by Jeff Powell (Infidel, Deadly Class). “Killer Bad the 13th,” Kickstarter exclusive, variant cover by Paul Ciaravino (Americans UK).

PREVIEW PAGES

Character Bible

  • WAR WOUND is an evil scientist’s mad experiment gone right. A swarm of self replicating, voodoo-infused nanites circulates through his blood stream, metaphysically reversing any attack on his person. You cut him, you bleed, you dig? Otherwise, he’s dead inside. He’s been having suicidal thoughts, recently, and he thinks he may be a sociopath. Maybe his assignment as the newest member of the super-powered outfit known as, “Sick Squad Six.” will lift his spirits.
  • DEATH CHEATER is tough, mean and can’t be killed. The biggest badass on the block and he knows it, Death Cheater lives a consequence-free life of murder and mayhem as a founding member of the Sick Squad Six. This new War Wound guy is really getting under his skin, no doubt.
  • MOLLY X is the super-seductress alter-ego of Malakiva Xin, a low-level psychic and highly accredited bioengineer. Her abilities make her interlocutors euphoric in her presence, and she easily manipulates her marks by making them dumb and horny with her hallucinogenic mind waves. Then she turns them into super monsters. It’s easy to fall hard for Molly X, cuz you trip all the way down.
  • BREAK SPEED is a pretty boy, super speedster and the team’s field leader. Former captain of his high school football team, now he quarterbacks for the special ops team of augmented anti-heroes known as the Sick Squad Six, even if it’s the super shadowy Mission Control that’s calling all the plays.

PROMOTIONAL ART

REVIEWS/PRESS

TRIANGLE OF TRUTH calls KILLER BAD #1, “Super Dope!”

AWESOME COMICS PODCAST says that, “Killer Bad is a satirical look at the good and bad that were the comics of the 90’s [….] A grindhouse style, absolute gore-fest–just mayhem, carnage, […] bloody hell! It’s a rocket!”

by Jeffrey Burandt

MEGADETH: DEATH BY DESIGN

Artist Jason Gongour and I have an 8-page story in MEGADETH: DEATH BY DESIGN, available now!

Our story is based on the song, “Reckoning Day,” from the album Youthanasia. Below is a page from our story, featuring colors by Raul Manriquez and lettering by Jaime Martinez.

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And here is the publisher’s description:

This year marks the 35thanniversary of the release of MEGADETH, to which the band is set to release their ultimate greatest hits compilation, WARHEADS ON FOREHEADS, on March 22.  To further celebrate this, MEGADETH has partnered with premiere comics publisher, HEAVY METAL, to create the ultimate fan experience with a 350-page anthology of comic stories inspired by all the songs on the album. The collaboration, titled

DEATH BY DESIGN, features stories written and illustrated by top talent from the comics, film, television and music world, all inspired by the songs from the album.

The project, carefully curated by DAVE MUSTAINE and HEAVY METAL, is a powerful book that gives both insight and understanding into the universe of MEGADETH and its harrowed mascot, VIC RATTLEHEAD.

by Jeffrey Burandt

Just Super 2 – Bibbin’s Bodega

Just Super is a series of vignettes about super-people reimagined as yet another wave of gentrification in the big city, co-created by me and artist ZEES. This second episode was originally published on the now defunct Trip City, an online arts magazine.Just-Super_2_02-1Just-Super_2_02-2Just-Super_2_02-3

After the villains, come the artists. After the artists, come the bars. Then the coffee shops and boutique stores. Once the boutique stores arrive, here come the heroes! Capes and cowls are just another wave of gentrification here in Zap City, jewel of the Meta East Coast. Think you’ve got problems? My landlord was bitten by something radioactive on the subway, and has since gained the proportional strength and stench of a rat! Just super.

 

by Jeffrey Burandt

Just Super 4 – How the Gentleman Gets His Mask Back

Just Super is a series of vignettes about super-people reimagined as yet another wave of gentrification in the big city, co-created by me and artist ZEES. This fourth episode was illustrated by Ben Rosen, and originally published on the now defunct Trip City, an online arts magazine.

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After the villains, come the artists. After the artists, come the bars. Then the coffee shops and boutique stores. Once the boutique stores arrive, here come the heroes! Capes and cowls are just another wave of gentrification here in Zap City, jewel of the Meta East Coast. Think you’ve got problems? My landlord was bitten by something radioactive on the subway, and has since gained the proportional strength and stench of a rat! Just super.

 

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[“Le Girl” character design by ZEES.]

 

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Love Is Love

I am very proud to have written a story for the Eisner-award-winning Love Is Love anthology, which debuted at Number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller List, illustrated by Sean Von Gorman, with color art by Paul Mounts. Our story, “Love Rock Love,” features Rainbow Boy, and takes place at Rockbar, a very real New York City venue located in Manhattan’s West Village.

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All proceeds for this book go to the victims, survivors and families of those killed in Orlando this past June. The book was released on 12/28/16, and you can grab it at your local comic shop, directly from from IDW or Amazon. Also, there is a digital version with exclusive content available via ComiXology.

Per CBR, creators include Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, Gail Simone, Scott Snyder, Tom King, Cecil Castellucci, Mirka Adolfo, Paul Dini, Mark Millar, Cat Staggs, Amanda Diebert, Brad Meltzer, Sina Grace, Ed Luce, Jason Aaron, Jason Latour, Kieron Gillen, Olivier Coipel, Phil Jimenez, Patton Oswalt and Damon Lindelof, plus an introduction from “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins; with Marc Andreyko, the project’s organizer, writing a story and the afterword.

DC Comics has since released the full creator list which includes creators like J. K. Rowling, Jim Lee, Grant Morrison, George Perez, Taran Killam and so many more!

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“Love Rock Love” preview

Finally, here is a description of the book from IDW’s website:

The comic industry comes together in honor of those killed in Orlando. Co-published by two of the premiere publishers in comics—DC and IDW, this oversize comic contains moving and heartfelt material from some of the greatest talent in comics, mourning the victims, supporting the survivors, celebrating the LGBTQ community, and examining love in today’s world. All material has been kindly donated by the writers, artists, and editors with all proceeds going to victims, survivors, and their families. Be a part of an historic comics event! It doesn’t matter who you love. All that matters is you love.

by Jeffrey Burandt

Not This Time

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“Not This Time,” written by me, with art by Ron Salas, originally appeared in the digital anthology Secret Project, and then I self-published it in print via my first Americans UK Rocktronic Mixtape Anthology, available HERE for purchase.

 

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Blood + Brains

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BLOOD + BRAINS by Jeffrey Burandt and Dean Haspiel was first published in December of 2012 in Image Comics’ Creator Owned Heroes #7, which you can buy now, digitally, on Comixology by clicking HERE.

Pitched as a full-length graphic novel, Blood + Brains takes the “vampires vs. zombies” premise, and pushes it to a whole new, adrenaline-infused level, where the ubiquitous zombie horde is but the first wave of monsters our protagonists must survive as they head out on a death-race, cattle-drive against werewolf motorcycle gangs, chupacabra long-haul truckers, and creepy, cancerous mutants. Penny Dreadful meets Mad Max.

Bleeding Cool says, “Smart storytelling can bring new life into any convention, walking dead included. And that is what “Blood + Brains” delivers, smart storytelling and new life […] into a trope that constantly seems to be on it’s last, undead legs.”

The Comics Beat says, “[D]eliver[s] something readers have simply never seen before, imploding any expectation of the familiar. [….] “Blood and Brains” retools zombie narrative by removing excess accretion and celebrating its potential in creator-owned style.”

Unleash the Fanboy says, “[Y]ou can’t help but love it.”