Bomb Scares #1

by Time Bomb Comics

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The bloody great new horror anthology featuring Liam Sharp, Alex Nino, Trevor Von Eeden, Jimmy Broxton, Hunt Emerson, John Erasmus, David Windett and more!

Bomb Scares #1 relaunches the title in a new format, with both colour and b&w strips, and ongoing stories.

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The Book

The concept of this series is a simple one: Inspired by the notorious EC horror comics  of the fifties and the Warren horror mags of the seventies, Bomb Scares was originally a horror anthology released through Kickstarter as a series of black and white 100 page volumes, and edited by Paul H Birch.

 

With the third volume appearing back in October 2021 it then seemed the perfect opportunity to take Bomb Scares in a different direction. The result is Bomb Scares #1: a relaunched, reformatted, more streamlined anthology package that will include both color and black and white strips with content intended to scare, intrigue, bemuse and repulse - and throw in a dash of unexpected pitch-black humour too!

Preview

Bomb Scares is here to rock your mortal souls to the very bone with a crowded houseful of horror-chocked graphic narratives from the following amazing international talents:

 

Dead Ahead by Mel Smith, Clark Castillo, Birch & Alex Nino

Sailing in on the high seas, is this stark thriller of epic survival against the carnivorous desires of the undead; now risen and roaming the earth, as illustrated by a true living legend of the comics medium. 

 

 

Frankenstein by Hunt Emerson

Mary Shelly’s Gothic horror classic is given an outrageously rust-proof but side-splittingly amusing new jolt-of-life by one of the world’s leading cartoonists!

 

 

Corinna by Stefan Jackson  & Trevor Von Eeden

Dressed to kill, the witch queen of New Orleans wreak havoc in this, her enticingly intriguing debut, brimming over as it is in a macabre mystery of magical mayhem. 

 

 

A Modern Day Love Story by Clark Castillo & Denise Vermesse

Arachnophobia tugs at the heart-strings in this spine-tingling tale of the unexpected.

 

 

Amongst The Trees by Liam Sharp

Existentialism, alienation and indifference are all pondered in a tense and chilling vignette crafted by one of today’s leading comic book creators.

 

 

Home Front by John Erasmus

There’s nothing to be trifled at when a dinner party hosted by a serial killer goes horribly wrong in this hilarious soap-opera send-up of a saga.

 

 

I Married A Creature From Outer-Space by Paul H Birch & Mats Engesten.

Counselling over marital strife brings with it dire consequences from which there will be no turning back.

 

 

Kennedy by El Indio (Brad Tuttle)

Why psychotic alternative world blood-splattered heroics should not a lifestyle choice be! 

 

 

Monsters In The Bullpen by Henri de Caroline & David M. Windett

Moving into new editorial quarters in the cupboard under the stairs the monstrously unamused office staff vent their collective spleen!

 

 

Samurai by Jim Alexander & Luke Cooper

Returning from war, his village wiped out, the Samurai mustseek revenge against rancorous marauders and monsters yet unknown, in this award-winning writer’s epic tale! 

 

 

Morgue File by the Monsters in the Bullpen, Christine Logan, Roland Bird, Gary Crutchley, Martin Tierney, Anthony Summey & Lew Stringer

Incorporating news, views, brand-new comic strips of malevolent adventure, sinfully comedic mischief and a unique photo-fumetti experience to boot.

 

Bio

As you can see, Bomb Scares #1 is a bit different from other horror comics you might have seen, but we think that's one of the exciting things about it and we hope you think so too.

 

But, a word of warning. There'll be no Cthulhu "inspired" content here, or multiple variant covers (nude or otherwise) that scream style over substance. No, the Bomb Scares #1 campaign is about one thing: using the Zoop platform to get a brand new horror anthology that's a bloody good read to backers who want to read it. 

 

UK-based Time Bomb Comics have been publishing comics since 2007. From small-press roots it has become one of the mainstays of the British comics industry, and received the 2022 Tripwire Award for Best UK Indie Comic Publisher.

Stretch Goals

If Bomb Scares #1 does exceed that target, there are some very cool stretch goals lined up, in the form of exclusive limited art prints from some of our artists! Starting at $3,000, a Hunt Emerson 'Frankenstein' print!

Timeline

All the art and editorial pages for Bomb Scares #1 are fully complete and in-house, with the pages already formatted for printing. If this campaign is successful shipping of Bomb Scares #1 will commence in January 2024.

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