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!
HALF OFF ALL ORIGINAL COVER ART FOR THE FINAL DAY OF THE CAMPAIGN!
PDF format, DRM Free.
Collects ALL issues in The Brothers James series
$10
The Brothers James #5
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BRAND NEW The Brothers James issue #5. 48-page comic
$25
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
$50
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
$30
The Brothers James #1-5
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ALL individual comic issues in The Brothers James series. Collected here for the first time!
$35
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!
$25
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.
$40
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.
$250
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
$250
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
$250
Original Cover Art - The Brothers James #4 (Original Cover) - FINAL DAY 50% OFF!
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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
$250
Original Cover Art - The Brothers James #5 - 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
$250
Original Cover Art - The Brothers James TPB - FINAL DAY 50% OFF!
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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
$120
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.
$120
Retailer Bundle - Softcovers
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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.
ADD-ONS
Add ons are only available once you have
selected at least one Primary Reward listed above.
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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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Tip Jar
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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!
$25
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!
This special price is for the FIRST 48 HOURS ONLY!
$225
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.
SCROLL DOWN TO 'ORIGINAL ART' SECTION TO SEE IN GREATER DETAIL
$1,200
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.
$4,475
VAULT RETAILER EXCLUSIVE
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Exclusive Retailer Variant Cover Bundle for Vault Comix, Lexington KY.
$250
Original Cover Art - The Brothers James #1 - 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
$250
Original Cover Art - The Brothers James #3 - 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
$250
Sketch by Brian Level
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9 x 12 single figure of your choice
$350
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!
UPDATED delivery date: October 2022
updates
1 month ago
New Year - Going to Print
Zoop
Hey Team BroJams,
First and foremost, we wish you all a very happy holiday season. Health, happiness to you all. We want to thank you all for your patience, which was very much appreciated by Brian and the team. That patience allowed us to make up for a significant portion of funds that were lost as a result of that retailer backing out. This extra time allowed this project to stay financially viable.
That being said, we are now planning on starting the printing process in January. Final files have been prepared, so as long as all pages are properly rendered, proofs should be approved, and we can begin printing! We will certainly keep you all posted as the process continues.
Again, thank you for your support, patience, and have a wonderful holiday, and happy new year!
3 months ago
Final Digital + News Update
Brian
Hey Team BroJams,
After a few setbacks, we have finished the entire series, issues 1-5 of The Brothers James! We are e-mailing a link to the digital .pdf version for all backers, so check your e-mail (and Spam folder!) Enjoy the story!
So what happens next? We go to print. However, we had one of our retailer backers pull out. They accounted for a large portion of the funds raised for this project. So, we’re going to make a final effort to get other another retailer (or more) on board to try to cover the difference. In doing that, we’ll need to wait just a little bit longer to see what our final print numbers will be before we start the printing process. This is unfortunate, and results in a little delay, but we thank you for your understanding and patience.
Once we have our print run locked in, and underway, we’ll be able to better provide a timeline for shipping the books to all the backers!
We appreciate your support more than you know. This has been a labor of love, and while it took longer than expected, we’re incredibly pleased with the results, and hope you are too. Thank you for your patience, and we’ll share more as we know more.
-Brian
5 months ago
First Look at The Re-Dux
Zoop
Hey Team #BroJams,
Brian was kind enough to share with us, and with you all the first look at The Brothers James Redux right here:
What you see is issues #1-4 remastered, and re-visioned for the Re-Dux. These are advance copies without covers, and credit pages, but you get to see the story in all it's glory!
We will have another update shortly with issue 5, and then the entire finished product shortly after that. We all truly appreciate your patience with this project. It's been a passion project for Brian specifically, and he can't wait for you all to have it in your hands to read it! Thanks for going on this journey!
6 months ago
Art Shipment Update
Zoop Team
Hey BroJams supporters,
A quick update for you! Brian and Eamon are doing everything they can to compelte this book as soon as possible!
In the meantime, Brian has sent out all commissions to those who purchased one. You should be receiving it in the mail hopefully by end of this week/ early next week.
Stay tuned for more, and thank you for your support and patience! The ride is almost upon us!
7 months ago
Trucking Along
Zoop
Hey gang,
Heard from Brian, and he and Issue #5 artist Eamon are working on that final issue! There are roughly 10 or so pages left, and they are working hard on finishing so we can go to print!
We all recognize that the project is a bit behind schedule, but with new born babies, Covid and other interruptions, the team is doing everything they can to get this book completed!
We all thank you for your support and patience!
8 months ago
Progress Report
Jordan
Hey all,
Heard from Brian, and while things are moving a bit slower than anticipated, they are moving in the right direction! Issue #5 is just about 3/4 completed, and with life, politics, and pandemic related issues getting in the way of creating this book, we still forge ahead as best we can. And of course, we need that to be finished before we go to print on the individual issues AND the trades.
Apologies for the delays, but we thank you all for you patience, and you'll be in for one hell of a ride when everything is ready to head out to backers! We''ll post again when there is more to share. In the meantime, take a look at some teasers from issue #5!
10 months ago
The Latest from Brian
Zoop
Hi everyone - Brian Level checked in with the following updates for everyone:
- Eamon continues to draw away at the book, though the process is a little slower than he anticipated. He's talking with him to see how he can aid/accelerate things a bit so we can start setting things up with the printer.
- He's finished the outstanding sketches. There are a few he'll be self-distributing for various reasons, but the others he'll be sending over to our fulfillment center shortly. Have a look at some of these beauties!
1 year ago
Timeline Update
Jordan
Hey 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!
1 year ago
The Latest
Zoop
Got word from Brian that Issue 5 is chugging along. Eamon (the artist) got through about 20 pages to this point -- and then had a baby this morning! So a short break can be expected, but we're still looking good to get it done early '22 and shipped out shortly after.
Also, commissions by Brian are being worked out as we speak, so if you bought one and haven't gotten back to us yet with your request, please do!
Happy (almost) new year!
1 year ago
Quick Update
Zoop
Hey 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!
1 year ago
Great Finish!
Zoop
Thanks everyone who came out to support this awesome project!
Over the next week we'll be taking care of any special cases, consolidating shipping charges for supporters that did multiple pledges, and then charging everyone's credit cards. Then we'll be reaching out to all supporters that we'll need feedback from (i.e. specifics for the sketch commissions)
We'll keep you updated through each step as we eventually head to the printer within the coming month - so stay tuned, and thanks again!
1 year ago
Final Day Cover Sale!
Zoop
For the final day, we're cutting all original cover art pieces in half! At $250 apiece, this is your chance to pick up a Brian Level original for about as cheap a price as you'll ever see! If you're interested in bundling covers together and getting an even better deal, reach out to us at hello@wearezoop.com and we'll create a custom reward for you with your choices.
Let's all spread the word and pick up those last minute rewards!
1 year ago
New Original Cover Art Posted for Sale!
Zoop
Special 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.
1 year ago
Funded!
Zoop
Hooo-boy! Had a few BIG supporters swoop in over the last few days (thank you to the individual who bought all of the Sons of Anarchy original covers & the retailer in Kentucky who bought a special retailer package) and, as a result, we're over our funding goal!! Thank you everyone!
Still plenty of time left to get more folks aboard. We've just updated the Stretch Goals -- go check 'em out!
Let's Rock!
1 year ago
Sons of Anarchy Original Cover Art - 48-Hour Flash Sale!!
Zoop
Brian Level's original art for the "tattoo flash variants" from Boom's 2016 series SONS OF ANARCHY REDWOOD ORIGINAL has just been added to the Rewards section! Never before offered! Never a better fit! Bikers, tattoos, chaos!
This art sale is for 48 hours only though, and will end at noon PST on Wednesday 10/13, so hurry up and grab one 'cuz after this sale they won't be offered again!
1 year ago
Sweet Endorsement
Zoop
Matthew 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!
1 year ago
Special 48-Hour Original Art Sale!
Zoop
Hi everyone - this morning we're launching a Special 48-hour 10% discount on ALL original art by Brian Level. Pages that used to be $250 are now $225. We've allowed direct access by placing all of them in the REWARDS section instead of the ADD-ONS section -- plus, as an added perk, each page comes with a complimentary digital copy of The Brothers James #1-5!
All of these works are hand-selected by Brian as his absolute favorite pages from the series. You can scroll down to the ORIGINAL ART section to see all of them in detail before you buy.
The sale will end at noon PST on Wednesday 10/6, so hurry up and grab one 'cuz after this sale they won't be offered again!
1 year ago
And we're off!
Zoop
Yesterday 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!
Yes several! Dialogue tightening, an adjusted panel here and there. Nothing that breaks any foundations or makes jumping right into #5 a problem though.
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BRIAN LEVEL - Cartoonist, Writer, Tattooer
