SWAT: Eldritch Blue Issue #1

by Justin Coke & Rachel Distler

A squad of broken-down outcasts, weirdos, and wizards battle to enforce the Grand Bargain— the agreement in which the Monsters of the world have agreed to hunting quotas in exchange for safety from wizards like Larry Slaughter, who are always ready to hand out the punishment for breaking the Grand Bargain— summary execution.

What if Harry Potter was a busted up 40 year old detective counting the days to his pension? It’s What We Do in Shadows mixed with The Wire.

With your help, we can tell this utterly unhinged story.

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#Story

A squad of broken-down outcasts, weirdos, and wizards battle to enforce the Grand Bargain— the agreement in which the Monsters of the world have agreed to hunting quotas in exchange for safety from wizards like Larry Slaughter, who are always ready to hand out the punishment for breaking the Grand Bargain— summary execution.

SWAT is about a bunch of people who are real goddamn tired of crap jobs in an insane world. We can all relate.

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#Bios

Justin Coke lives somewhere. He reads books there. Sometimes he writes.

Rachel Distler is a newly published artist with her first graphic novel, The Nightcrawlers from Ablaze, in November 2023. She has also been featured in Dandy Presents: Penny Dreadfuls from Source Point Press, in The Color of Always and Sharp Wit and the Company of Women from A Wave Blue World, Songs of the Sea from Wildstar Press, and has an upcoming comic novella, The Unbroken coming from Dauntless, not to mention the many other irons in the fire. Her work is inspired by a blend of Western and Japanese comics, with a focus in playing with time in paneling, and uses a wide variety of traditional and digital techniques. When not glued to the drawing table, she enjoys cold fall weather, any kind of caffeine, and making futile attempts at completing 150+ hour RPGs. She has three cats, is starting two bands, and is marrying one exceptionally lovely lady.

Twitter + Instagram: @redtiebear

Portfolio: https://redtiebear.com/

#Stretch Goals

To be revealed as we approach funding

#Timeline

We have 6 completed pages and the cover. Rachel estimates 2 more months to complete the remaining pages. So perhaps 3 months from start to lettered and printed.

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