The first 4 chapters of the popular webcomic about 3 college kids & a red-eyed double being harassed by a witch are collected in a 200-page softcover graphic novel for the first time!
Shipping included for all US-based supporters!
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supported of $4,250
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Digital Rewards Supporter
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PDF copy of "Epic Chaos!" Volume 1
$30
♥Epic Donor!♥
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Sponsor a book for a fan who might not be able to afford one! Donors can leave a little message to be included with the book, and you'll get a special little thank you reward for your generosity ♥
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Epic Supporter
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Unsigned physical copy of "Epic Chaos!" Volume 1. USA shipping included in reward price, outside USA shipping $20.
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Radical Supporter
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Signed physical copy of "Epic Chaos!" Volume 1, Stickers, 5"X7" print, and any applicable unlocked stretch goals.
USA shipping included in reward price, outside USA shipping $20.
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Art Student Supporter
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Signed physical copy of "Epic Chaos!" Volume 1, Stickers, 5"X7" print, Guest Art Print Pack, and any applicable unlocked stretch goals. USA shipping included in reward price, outside USA shipping $20.
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Scholar Supporter
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Signed physical copy of "Epic Chaos!" Volume 1, Stickers, 5"X7" print, Guest Art Print Pack, Original EC! Art on Shikishi Board, and any applicable unlocked stretch goals. USA shipping included in reward price, outside USA shipping $20.
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Retailer/Library Copies
3 copies of "Epic Chaos!" Volume 1 at a discount for retailers and libraries, with 30 bookmarks and flyers for them to give out to customers/patrons. Only for retail and library establishments, must provide proof. If 5 retail/libraries back at this level, I'll include a bonus signed shop copy if campaign is successful. USA shipping included in reward price, outside USA shipping $20.
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Tip Jar
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Making comics is a lot of work! If you just want to add a little extra support to the project, this is the spot to do it. You can increase in increments of $1 by simply pressing '+' in the quantity field during checkout until you reach your desired amount.
Thank you sooo much! ♥
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EC! Stickers
Pack of stickers featuring the characters of "Epic Chaos!"
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EC! Poster
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An 11"X17" poster of the volume 1 illustration
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Guest Art Print Pack
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All of the campaign only prints done by the lovely guest artists, and series creator Melissa McCommon
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Non-Sequential Volume 1 Artbook
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Loaded with over 100 pages of doodles and illustrations
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Signed Bookplate
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I'll add some 'ol razzle dazzle to your book
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Enthusiast Supporter
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Signed physical copy of "Epic Chaos!" Volume 1, Stickers, 5"X7" print, Guest Art Print Pack, Original EC! Art on Shikishi Board, 6"x9" Sketch Commission (3 characters max), Cameo appearance in a future EC! chapter, and any applicable unlocked stretch goals. USA shipping included in reward price, outside USA shipping $20.
Commission conditions: 3 characters max
Things I will draw: Original Character(s), RPG characters (DnD, Pathfinder, etc), Fan Art, Furries, etc. Things I won’t draw: Explicit sexual, violent, hateful, risky behavior.
$500
I dare you to support this tier
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Signed physical copy of "Epic Chaos!" Volume 1, Stickers, 5"X7" print, Guest Art Print Pack, Original EC! Art on Shikishi Board, 6"x9" Full Color Commission (3 characters max), Cameo appearance in a future EC! chapter, and all unlocked stretch goals. USA shipping included in reward price, outside USA shipping $20.
Commission conditions: 3 characters max
Things I will draw: Original Character(s), RPG characters (DnD, Pathfinder, etc), Fan Art, Furries, etc. Things I won’t draw: Explicit sexual, violent, hateful, risky behavior.
$1,000
I *DOUBLE-DOG DARE YOU*
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TWO Signed physical copies of "Epic Chaos!" Volume 1, TWO Sets of Stickers, TWO 5"X7" prints, TWO Guest Art Print Pack (I will hunt down the artist signatures for you), Original EC! Art on Shikishi Board, 10.5"x10" Full Color Commission (5 characters max), Cameo appearance in a future EC! chapter, all unlocked stretch goals, and hell I might just build a shrine in your name. USA shipping included in reward price, outside USA shipping $20.
Commission conditions: 3 characters max
Things I will draw: Original Character(s), RPG characters (DnD, Pathfinder, etc), Fan Art, Furries, etc. Things I won’t draw: Explicit sexual, violent, hateful, risky behavior.
When a drawing comes to life and threatens the safety of a group of college kids, they must band together to not end up erased— but does this doppelganger pose a threat, or is there something more sinister lurking in the shadows?
“Epic Chaos!” is a free-to-read webcomic that’s just about ready to get its first 4 chapters printed into a nice, thick book! This has been a passion project of creator Melissa McCommon for the last decade— and not only has she managed to not lose interest in creating this comic, but she’s also met a bunch of amazing people who are crazy enough to call themselves fans of her work (seriously, you people are the best). And now, fans— old, and new— human, and appliance— we need you to rally together to raise the funds needed to print this book. If not because you love Melissa’s work, or because you want to have this book on your shelf as a status symbol that you support independent creatives— do it for JJ. Best girl wants a book.
Melissa “Mel” McCommon is a freelance illustrator with over a decade of experience in comics (she’s still trying to comprehend this fact). Besides her baby “Epic Chaos!”, Melissa has also done work for comic companies, most notably providing coloring assistance for JY Press’ middle grade graphic novels; the Eisner nominated “Awkward”, “Brave”, Eisner nominated “Crush”, “Diary”, and "The Weirn Books Vol. 1 Be Wary of the Silent Woods", all written and drawn by Svetlana Chmakova (one of Melissa’s favorite artists— no, she hasn’t comprehended this either).
Thank you to these amazing creators who made beautiful prints for the “Epic Chaos!” Volume 1 Pre Order campaign— check out their work!
Melissa Pagluica is the creator of the graphic novel "Above The Clouds" (now set to be published by Wonderbound in 2023). She has worked as a cover artist for various studios while traveling to conventions selling her art and comics. Her latest story "Monster Heart" can be read on Webtoon Canvas and you can find more of her work over at teacupbee.com.
Lo is an illustrator from Sacramento, California specializing in character art. When they're not drawing, they're slinging lattes or petting cats.
“My names Crystal Jayme (Scotty) and I'm the creator of “Hazy London”, “Freakshow”, and “Nigh Heaven & Hell”! I LOVE creating stories with elements of horror and drama. But I’m also a sucker for action and comedy. So I enjoy attempting to meld all of these things into my works. I also own four very needy cats…”
"A simple artist who enjoys drawing fantastical creatures in glorious detailed work."
“A creator of wholesome, adult comics of the kinky persuasion”
USA Shipping is included in the budget, so no additional shipping is needed for USA supporters!
International supporters, an additional $20 USD will be added to your orders to help offset shipping costs. INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CUSTOMS FEES AND IMPORTING TAXES THAT THEIR COUNTRY MAY IMPOSE ON REWARDS BEING SHIPPED TO THEM.
Once the main funding goal is achieved, there will be TWO different kinds of goals fans and backers can work towards— Monetary Stretch Goals, and Social Stretch Goals! Both help the campaign in different ways, so here is a brief explanation.
These are the traditional stretch goals most people are familiar with— the more money raised after the initial funding goal, the more new EC! merch can be made.
These goals are ones that ANYONE can help unlock (yes, even you person staring longingly at this campaign wishing you had funds to give). You can help the backers get more goodies by helping accomplish social goals for each round. Example social goals might be “3 of pictures of ENxMelina fan art”, or “video of someone’s reaction to real life Malakai (makeup on corn, and all)”.
Round 1 becomes live once the initial funding goal is reached!
As of Thursday March 17th, 2022, there are 24 pages of comic left to complete, and then the book is ready to be sent to the printers!
Book Completion Date: May 31st, 2022 (PDF’s will be sent around this time)
Books Received from printer: Late June 2022
May-June Commissions for higher tier supporters.
Merch is done and ready to order as soon as funds are received.
*massive signing and packing party June-August*
Rewards should all be shipped out to backers by August 2022.
This Book is in the final stages of completion, and I currently have an editor going through all of the completed pages for spelling/grammar errors so I can fix those before the book goes to print (thank you, Travis! <3). I have a few events I want to premier the book at, so I’ll be working my butt off to make sure this book is done and gorgeous looking by June (in time for my birthday on the 23rd!) so I can begin mailing out rewards to backers as soon as the books arrive from the printers.
I am using a domestic book printing service here in the USA, so while there won’t be any fears of the books being on a cargo ship in the middle of the Atlantic, companies are having supply issues due to the ongoing pandemic. This is not to say that the company -WILL-have issues with supply, just that it is a possibility in today's environment, so I’m hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.
I will be notifying supporters throughout the whole process, and if any issues do arise, you will be the first ones to know what’s going on, and what is being done to fix it. I believe over communication is better than no communication, so I apologize in advance for the amount of updates y’all will likely be getting from me (all of which will hopefully be GREAT, with lots of pictures of me happy-crying over the beautiful merch that comes in)
Hellooooo supporters!
This update is coming much later than I had originally wanted it to because BOY HOWDY have I been BUSY :,D
First up— THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED FUND THIS PROJECT!!! o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o
I’m so excited to get this book printed once it’s completed!
Before I jump into the nitty gritty details of the project so far— here’s what I’ve been up to for the last month.
A project I had agreed to help out on over a year ago kicked into high gear the same time as the EC! funding campaign, and that one has a much stricter deadline than EC!, so I’ve been preoccupied with helping get that project done and out the door (especially since it’s been delayed for…awhile.) This has unfortunately set back my initial self imposed goal of having the book done and printed by my birthday in June, but has not had an effect on the overall fulfillment schedule, so everything is still on track. PDF’s will be sent out as soon as I finish assembling it in June.
I’m very excited for this other project I have been helping out on, and I’ll be sure to make a post to tell ya’ll about it when work is done, and I can give the project a proper shout out (Seriously, I’m so excited ♥)
Currently the book is sitting pretty at 171/200 (86%) DONE!
(as of this typing) There is only 17 comic pages at various stages of completion, and then the last of the pages are the extras, chapter covers, etc (which is mostly just copy and pasting lol)
Speaking of chapter covers— here are some concept sketches for the chapter covers!
These are going to fun to work on :D
Merch fulfillment and shipping supplies have all arrived and are ready to be packed up— here is some picts :D
Guest Artist prints are here and looking great!
EC! Character stickers came in and I love them. Can’t wait to stick some onto stuff.
Bookplates are being worked on between comic pages~
The last of the merch that needs to be ordered (besides the book), is the campaign print and the bonus poster, which I have the sketches for, and will be completing and ordering after I finish the comic ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ
Here is some concept art to hold ya’ll over until my next update!
Wanted to do something with chibi's and I think I've got some fun poster ideas coming up in concept sketches~
Higher tier supporters with commissions and Cameos!
You will be getting an email from me within the next month about your commissions and what you would like as a cameo in the comic, as well as some basic guidelines about both— so get your reference materials ready!
We’re coming up on the FINAL HOURS of the Epic Chaos! Volume 1 Pre-Orders! Pre-orders will close at 11:59PM PST on Wednesday April 6th!
Will we make it to the second stretch goal? Only a few hundred dollars more to go. Help spread the word so we can get there!!
Here's a look at the bookplate that will be signed and doodled on for the first 50 supporters over the first 48 hours of the campaign. Let's go!
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