The Brothers James
by Brian Level, Ryan Ferrier & Eamon Hill
Brian Level and Ryan Ferrier return to THE BROTHERS JAMES with love in their hearts and more highway miles behind them to revisit the series that launched them into comics! Alongside rarely seen early artwork from Michael Walsh and Brian Level, Eamon Hill joins the team to drive the story to its bloody and heart-wrenching conclusion.
Finished and collected here for the first time ever! And for issue collectors, the brand new final issue #5 will be available at last, as well as new covers for issues #1-4!
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The Brothers James #1-5 Digital Copy
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PDF format, DRM Free.
Collects ALL issues in The Brothers James series
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The Brothers James #5
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BRAND NEW The Brothers James issue #5. 48-page comic
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LIMITED - SIGNED The Brothers James #5 Bloodstained VARIANT
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BRAND NEW The Brothers James issue #5. 48-page comic. Special limited variant signed by Brian Level
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SUPER LIMITED - REMARQUED The Brothers James #5 Bloodstained VARIANT
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Brand new The Brothers James issue #5. 48-page comic. Special limited variant remarqued by Brian Level with a Brothers James character
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The Brothers James #1-5
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ALL individual comic issues in The Brothers James series. Collected here for the first time!
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The Brothers James #1-5 Bloodstained Variants
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Special limited variants of ALL individual comic issues in The Brothers James series. Collected here for the first time!
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The Brothers James Softcover Trade Paperback
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Collects ALL issues in The Brothers James series plus backmatter into a Softcover with French Folds. 144 pages.
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The Brothers James Softcover Trade Paperback - SIGNED
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Collects ALL issues in The Brothers James series plus backmatter into a Softcover with French Folds. 144 pages. Signed by Brian Level.
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Original Cover Art - The Brothers James #2 - FINAL DAY 50% OFF!
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11x14 Original art. Drawn by Brian Level. Only available here! If you're interested in bundling this cover with others, reach out to us at hello@wearezoop.com and we'll create a custom reward for you with your choices. SCROLL DOWN TO 'UPDATES' SECTION TO SEE IN GREATER DETAIL
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Original Cover Art - The Brothers James #4 - FINAL DAY 50% OFF!
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11x14 Original art. Drawn by Brian Level. Only available here! If you're interested in bundling this cover with others, reach out to us at hello@wearezoop.com and we'll create a custom reward for you with your choices. SCROLL DOWN TO 'UPDATES' SECTION TO SEE IN GREATER DETAIL
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11x17 Original art. Drawn by Brian Level. Only available here! If you're interested in bundling this cover with others, reach out to us at hello@wearezoop.com and we'll create a custom reward for you with your choices. SCROLL DOWN TO 'UPDATES' SECTION TO SEE IN GREATER DETAIL
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Original Cover Art - The Brothers James #5 - FINAL DAY 50% OFF!
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Retailer Bundle - Individual Issues
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Ten copies of The Brothers James #1, Seven copies of #2, Five copies of #3, Four copies of #4, Four copies of #5 at wholesale price. If you want multiple orders, click the + button in the quantity field during checkout until you reach your desired amount. In order to qualify for this reward, you must be able to provide proof that you are a retailer.
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Retailer Bundle - Softcovers
10 copies of The Brother James Softcover Trade Paperback at wholesale price. If you want multiples of 10, click the + button in the quantity field during checkout until you reach your desired amount. In order to qualify for this reward, you must be able to provide proof that you are a retailer.
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Get Drawn Into The Brothers James!
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Get drawn INTO the comic! That's right! There is time to still become either a prison guard, OR prisoner (your choice!) in issue #5 of The Brothers James. Drawn by artist Eamon Hill, you'll be immortalized within these pages!
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If you want to add a little something extra for us hard workin' creators and administrators. You can increase in increments of $1 by simply pressing '+' in the quantity during checkout until you reach your desired amount. Much appreciated!
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EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - The Brothers James Softcover Trade Paperback
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Collects ALL issues in The Brothers James series plus backmatter into a Softcover with French Folds. 144 pages.
This special price is for the FIRST 48 HOURS ONLY!
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EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - The Brothers James #1-5
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ALL individual comic issues in The Brothers James series. Collected here for the first time!
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Original Art Page - Issue #2 pg. 17
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SPECIAL 48-HOUR 10% DISCOUNT 10/4 to 10/6. Original art page, 11 x 14. Pencils & Inks by Brian Level. Hand-selected by Brian as one of his favorite pages from the series. Comes with complimentary digital copy of The Brothers James #1-5.
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ALL Original Cover Art for SONS OF ANARCHY
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Bundle of ALL of Brian Level's original art for the "tattoo flash variants" from Boom's 2016 comic series SONS OF ANARCHY - REDWOOD ORIGINAL! Comes with complimentary digital copy of The Brothers James #1-5. SCROLL DOWN TO 'UPDATES' SECTION TO SEE IN GREATER DETAIL. This bundle will be deleted if any one individual cover sells first.
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VAULT RETAILER EXCLUSIVE
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Exclusive Retailer Variant Cover Bundle for Vault Comix, Lexington KY.
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Original Cover Art - The Brothers James #1 - FINAL DAY 50% OFF!
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Original Cover Art - The Brothers James #3 - FINAL DAY 50% OFF!
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Sketch by Brian Level
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9 x 12 single figure of your choice
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LIVE Sketch by Brian Level
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9 x 12 single figure - LIVE sketch on video call. Shoot the shit with Brian, talk horror movies, etc while he sketches the figure of your choice!
Story
The indie crime series comes back from the dead to finish what it started ten years ago! Identical twin orphans, Jack and John James return to the southern highways to wrap up unfinished business: hunt down and kill the bikers that butchered their parents fifteen years earlier!
Starting with a massacre of unsavories at the Sunshine Diner in Kentucky the boys rip-roar their Dodge Challenger through mechanics’ garages, death-cults, drug-dens all the way to prison in Louisiana. But doing hard time was always part of the plan. If they can survive state police from the past and present, and a tricky lady who seems to want to help, brotherly spats and good-old-fashioned violent bikers, they may get their revenge and come out of it alive. The real question is, will their relationship withstand the truth of what got their parents killed in the first place?
At its beating heart, THE BROTHERS JAMES is about family, loyalty and sacrifice. Alongside that come furious car crashes, grindhouse violence, classic rock and roll, and a few road-beers to wash it all down. Rowdy, fast-paced and in glorious black and white, THE BROTHERS JAMES shows two brothers hanging on with white knuckles as they speed toward oblivion and try to take every offending member of the murderous LUCKY DEVILS with them. But it can’t all be pedal to the metal, now can it?
Between twists, turns, and double crosses. Women with secret motives, blood cults and cops that can’t be trusted, THE BROTHERS JAMES, keeps your butt in the seat and your head spinning ‘til the bitter end.
With y’alls contribution, we can send JACK and JOHN to the printer for their final ride!
Preview
Preview pages of the brand new The Brothers James #5:
Meet the Team
BRIAN LEVEL - Cartoonist, Writer, Tattooer
(Batman/Fables, Absolute Carnage, Chained to the Grave)
“This project put me on the map as a comic book artist. It was an early work where I first got to exercise my artistic voice, both as a cartoonist and a writer, and as an unfinished work, it made perfect sense to update the issues and tie it all up with love and care for everyone that supported us all those years ago. I’m forever grateful to The Brothers James and Ryan for bringing me along. It’s been a massively important book for my life both professionally and personally.”
RYAN FERRIER - Writer, Letterer
(D4VE, Sons of Anarchy, Narcos)
“The Brothers James concluding, after so long, means a lot to me because at the time it was a start. It was made with joy and fearlessness; grit wrapped in determination, wrapped in hope, wrapped in blissfully unaware gumption—all lovely things a want-to-be creator clutches; even one with blood, guts, bullets, twisted metal, and southern fried revenge. Above all else, this comic represents what I'm most grateful for, looking back: an indelible friendship--a brotherhood and love--that will outlive and outshine any body of work or printed page. For readers, I just hope they have fun.”
EAMON HILL - Cartoonist, Tattooer
(Arcana, Roadkill Rampage)
“Being afforded the opportunity to get down in the dirt with the James boys is a true treat. With the abundance of capes and mask books out there, the purity of a gritty revenge tale is something I find incredibly fulfilling.”
"To everyone that believed in us way back when, thank you! We hope this finale satisfies you. You deserve it. We wouldn’t be the creators we are today without you all."
Covers
Original Art
Stretch Goals
Delivery
We're putting the finishing touches on the comics and TPB, so we should be going to print shortly after funding. We estimate the whole process to get everything printed, shipped to our fulfillment partner and sent out to all supporters to be about 3 months.
So estimated delivery is February 2022 - and we'll keep you updated all along the way!
updates
Timeline Update
JordanHey BroJams Gang,
We have a process update for you. As you know, the artist for Issue #5, Eamon Hill just recently became a first time father. Working through many sleepless nights has certainly slowed progress a bit, but the goal is to have all the pages pencilled and inked by Valentine's Day. Then, the issue will move on to letters, and we are aiming for completion of the creation of the book by the end of February/ early March.
Once the book is finished, we will finalize the files to send to print! We'll be sure to post another update once we enter the printing process. Just a note on that. We are planning to print domestically, so there shouldn't be any freight/ delivery delays coming from overseas.
More to come! Thanks for hanging with us!
The Latest
ZoopQuick Update
ZoopHey everyone - just popping in to tell you that Brian & co. and hard at work trying to finish up issue #5. Printing discussions have begun, and we'll alert you when files have been sent over and that process has started.
We'll be reaching out to any supporters we haven't been in touch with yet shortly to get your requests and set up next steps. Thanks!
Great Finish!
ZoopFinal Day Cover Sale!
ZoopNew Original Cover Art Posted for Sale!
ZoopSpecial Update - we've just made ALL of Brian Level's original cover art available in the Rewards section! And you can check 'em out in further detail in the ORIGINAL ART section. Only available here, and they come with complimentary digital copies of The Brothers James #1-5.
And if you're interested in combining a few and creating your own discount bundle, reach out to us at hello@wearezoop.com and we'll create a custom reward for you with your choices.
Funded!
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Sons of Anarchy Original Cover Art - 48-Hour Flash Sale!!
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Sweet Endorsement
ZoopMatthew Rosenberg's got some nice things to say about our project:
And we're all incredibly excited to support his upcoming postapocalyptic coming-of-age story "What's the Furthest Place From Here?" in November!
Special 48-Hour Original Art Sale!
ZoopAnd we're off!
ZoopYesterday was an awesome start to the campaign -- thank you supporters! Original sketches look popular with over half gone on the first day!
There's still time to take advantage of the early bird specials. You can save on the softcover collecting all five issues of the series or get the series as single issues for a low price until 10am PST tomorrow morning!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Will there be changes to the first four issues?
Yes several! Dialogue tightening, an adjusted panel here and there. Nothing that breaks any foundations or makes jumping right into #5 a problem though.
Will there be more?
This is the end of the road for us and The Brothers James. We are so happy with this finale.
What is Dreamcult?
Dreamcult is Brian’s personal publishing company. Expect more books.
Does Zoop save my credit card info?
Zoop does not store or keep your credit card info. Stripe simply holds the credit card info until the end of a successful campaign and then charges it. It is strictly for this one time use and won't charge it ever again.
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If I purchase rewards and then want to make changes to that purchase later on in the campaign, what is the process?
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Will there be a post-campaign period where you can make changes and get add-ons through a 'pledge manager'?
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What's the idea behind the Rewards and Add-Ons? Can I get both?
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