A kick-you-in-the-teeth paranoid thriller set in the world of astral projection from the creator of Action Lab's ABERRANT and BANJAX.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Fulfillment Update
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Jul 06, 2021 at 09:02:12 PM
Hey Jumpers,
I hope the 4th of July weekend treated you all splendidly. Quick update here on the fulfillment front... We had a minor hiccup with our printer that delayed production oh-so-slightly. They are back on track now, however, and we are confident that we will have everything out to you guys this month.
You should all have an "final notice" email in your inbox now from Backerkit confirming your mailing address/shipping info. If your info is up to date there/if your address is fine, do nothing... but if you've moved or if the addy they have on file is wrong, you have about 48 hours to make changes to it. Come Thursday, the shipping addresses will be locked.
I should have all of the digital rewards out to you guys by the end of this week. You'll receive an email from Backerkit letting you know how/where to download everything. Watch this space for updates on that front.
In the meantime, let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I can't wait to get this badass issue in your hands.
Talk soon!
Rylend
P.S. Two very close comic friends have campaigns brewing right now that you should take a close look at...
When super-villains like Galactoid, Dron the Conqueror, or Professor Kill are defeated, they're sent to a government maximum security facility. But what about small-timers like Phileas Frost, The Grappler, or the random jump-suited agents of H.A.R.M.? What happens to the bank robbers, jewel thieves, and anonymous henchmen?
They post bail.
And sometimes, they skip town afterward. That's where Lucy Chase comes in.
From Eisner nominee Steve Bryant! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
The prelaunch page is up for one of my absolute favorite Kickstarter comics, THE O.Z. by Ringo-nominee David Pepose.
What if The Hurt Locker took place in The Wizard of Oz? Find out in The O.Z., a thrilling new comic series from Ringo Award-nominated writer David Pepose (Spencer & Locke, Going to the Chapel) and red-hot new artist Ruben Rojas that transforms a childhood classic into a war story for the ages. Debuting on Kickstarter with a 44-page first chapter, this campaign is dedicated to bringing this action-packed twist on L. Frank Baum’s iconic Oz novels to life. Fans of Mad Max, The Old Guard, and Fables will not want to miss out on The O.Z.
UPDATE: Off to the Printer!
almost 2 years ago
– Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 09:23:17 PM
Hey Jumpers,
Just a quick update... cards have been charged for Backerkit add-ons and the book is headed off to the printer! I don't yet have a concrete return estimate from them as they are pretty backed up at the moment due to some pandemic-related chaos, but I'll check back in with you here as soon as I have some dates. We're still on track at the moment for our original June fullfillment mark. I'll let you know if and when that changes.
Bonus digital content is coming soon! Stay tuned!
Let me know if you need something! Hope all is well!
Rylend
P.S. My bonkers Tokusatsu joint - SUICIDE JOCKEYS - hits comic shops in AUGUST via Source Point Press. Nine Panel Press is calling it "the action comics event of the year!" GET YOUR PREORDERS IN NOW/PUT IT ON YOUR PULL LIST!
Rylend Grant's SUICIDE JOCKEYS is coming to your local comic shop in August via Source Point Press!
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, Jun 04, 2021 at 08:44:41 AM
Hey Jumpers,
I hope this message find you well. I'm writing to let you know that both the regular and "Road House" variant editions of the first issue of my latest and greatest comic book series - a delightfully twisted Tokusatsu action joint, titled SUICIDE JOCKEYS - is available NOW for preorder at your local comic shop. Preorders drive everything, so help a brother out, huh? You can also have it easily shipped directly to your home by ordering online via MIDTOWN COMICS.
SUICIDE JOCKEYS will run for 4 issues, so PUT IT ON YOUR PULL LIST!
Check out a best-in-the-business preview from Jason Bennett at PopCultHQ HERE. And peep the official press release from Source Point Press below. Trust me, you're in for quite a ride with this one!
Strap in for tokusatsu action with Suicide Jockeys from screenwriter/Ringo Award-winner Rylend Grant and Source Point Press
Ten years after a catastrophic mission gone awry, Denver Wallace, leader of the Suicide Jockeys – a poor, usually drunken, almost certainly mentally ill crew of monster-fighting, tank-and-aircraft-piloting suckers – must pick himself up off of the proverbial and literal floors, slap his estranged, desperately-fractured team back together and right what once went wrong.
Creator Rylend Grant describes Suicide Jockeys as diverse cast Tokusatsu for the contemporary action movie fan. It’s essentially Voltron meets The Fast and the Furious… with an extra dollop of heart and soul.
The film comparisons flow freely and easily from Grant, a screenwriter by trade, with a decade’s worth of experience penning smart, character-driven action movies for the likes of JJ Abrams, Ridley Scott, Justin Linn, F. Gary Gray, and John Woo.
Grant reteams here with Artist Davi Leon Dias, Colorist Iwan Joko Triyono, Letterer HdE, and Producer RJ Hendricks (of Rising Spirit Entertainment), all of whom helped bring his Ringo award-winning political action thriller Aberrant to life. Collider recently announced that Aberrant is being developed for television by 24 & Felicity Executive Producer Tony Krantz.
"Brad is our very own Tokusatsu historian/expert. While I work to make sure Suicide Jockeysappeals to a hungry American action movie audience, he’s making sure diehard Tokusatsu fans will have an authentic experience,” says Grant.
Warner and Grant also happen to be ordained Soto Zen Buddhist monks. Grant actually once taught Mike Tyson how to meditate. Warner is the best-selling author of books like Hardcore Zen and Sit Down and Shut Up.
“Our Zen practice is a major influence on Suicide Jockeys. It’s a big, poppy, action thrill ride, obviously… but we’re also wrestling with some of life’s big and hairy existential questions here. We’re just doing it in a fun, heightened way,” says Grant.
Suicide Jockeys will also feature variant covers from Fabio Alves and Edson Ferreira who were both nominated for Ringo awards for their work on Grant’s much lauded superhero noir Banjax. Banjax made a dozen critics ten-best lists in 2019 and was nominated for a total of 4 Ringo Awards including Best Series alongside Bitter Root and Something is Killing the Children.
Source Point Press is a division of Ox Eye Media, publishing books, comics, and graphic novels. Suicide Jockeys #1 will be available in comic shops and online at sourcepointpress.com on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.
Surveys going out! EXCLUSIVE BACKER KIT VARIANT! Limited to just 35 copies!
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, May 07, 2021 at 03:20:48 PM
Hey all,
Some of you will receive your Backerkit surveys tonight... the site makes you first send a "smoke test" to 5% of your backers to ferret out any problems before you go out wide. The rest of you will receive yours tomorrow morning. Remember to fill those out as quickly as possible! I essentially can't get the book off to the printer until I have the information gleaned from those surveys, so the whole enterprise currently hinges on this.
Now, some GOOD news:
EXCLUSIVE BACKER KIT VARIANT!
As I alluded to before, there'll be plenty of fun add-on opportunities for you when you check out via Backerkit. The Backerkit storefront is actually already open if you want to check it out/preview things:
The BIG news is this... many of you messaged, asking us to turn Fabio's Mike Mignola tribute art into a variant cover. Well, I've said from moment one here that if you ask, I shall do my best to make it happen. This is what we've done...
There will be an UBER EXCLUSIVE Backerkit Mignola variant of THE JUMP #1 only available here/to you guys. It will be limited to JUST 35 copies... each copy will be SIGNED AND NUMBERED by me. This will be a BRUSHED FOIL cover! It will be SHINY and BADASS... PREMIUM all the way.
I do expect these to sell out pretty quickly, so if you don't want to risk missing it/don't want to wait for your survey to come to tomorrow, you can order it RIGHT NOW via our backerkit Pre-order store: https://thejump2.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/320047
The store will tell you it's going to charge you extra shipping, unfortunately... BUT I promise I will fix it on the back end before you card is charged... any pre-order store orders for these will ship for free with your pledge items.
THE REST OF THE FUN
Anything you missed out on rewards-wise will also be in shop. You can pick up an extra copy of the book, of that variant you missed out on... there is plenty of original art and the like, and all of those badass DRAW-IN rewards will still be available for a very short time.
We're also offering full runs of my other books - the Ringo-nominated BANJAX, the Ringo Award-winning ABERRANT, and the recent Kickstarter sensation, THE PEACEKEEPERS - signed, in both TPD and floppy form...
You'll also be able to score some UBER rare ABERRANT and BANJAX con variants. In some cases only 50 copies of these exist in the entire world. These were only ever available at one specific con on one specific weekend, but now you can get them here.
As always, let me know if you have any questions!
I hope all is well! Talk soon!
Rylend
Backerkit surveys coming! Pre-order store open!
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, May 04, 2021 at 05:51:18 PM
Hey all,
Just a heads up that your Backerkit surveys will be coming later this week... probably on Thursday. Make sure you fill those out as quickly as possible. I essentially can't get the book off to the printer until I have the information gleaned from those surveys, so the whole enterprise currently hinges on this.
As I alluded to before, there'll be plenty of fun add-on opportunities for you when you check out via Backerkit. The Backerkit storefront is actually already open if you want to check it out/preview things: https://thejump2.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
So, anything you missed out on rewards-wise will be in shop. You can pick up an extra copy of the book, of that variant you missed out on. There is plenty of original art and the like. We're offering full signed runs of my other books - the Ringo-nominated BANJAX and the Ringo Award-winning ABERRANT.
You'll also be able to score some UBER rare ABERRANT and BANJAX con variants. In some cases only 50 copies of these exist in the entire world. These were only ever available at one specific con on one specific weekend, but now you can get them here.
Anyway, keep your eyes peeled for those surveys. I'll hit you up here once they drop... and maybe I'll announce a surprise or two. STAY TUNED!
Rylend
P.S. There are a few campaigns live her on Kickstarter that you should absolutely check out:
The final issue of the latest installment of my absolute FAVORITE comic book series MONSTER MATADOR is LIVE here on Kickstarer for just 46 hours longer!
Monster Matador is a delightfully demented Kaiju throw-down that follows Matador Ramon Alejandro Estévez Guerrero as he travels a post-apolcalyptic future to fight monsters and and make a better world for his daughter.
That "favorite comic series" thing is no hyperbole. You can actually see my pull quote/see me put my money where my mouth is on the Kickstarter page:
Anyway, this one is TONS of fun. JUST 46 HOURS! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
The Amazing Adventures of Bart Bartson and Demolition Dinosaur is the story of Bart Bartson, a recently orphaned 9-year-old boy who lands in an abusive foster situation. Tormented by the other boys at the home, Bart escapes into his imagination where he finds companionship in the form of a 20-foot-tall t-rex named Demolition Dinosaur. Together, the two adventure, swashbuckle, and defend a Venusian Queen from an army of toad monsters. The confidence acquired through these adventures provides Bart with a foothold from which he regains a modicum of control in a world torn apart by loss. This is a story of overcoming trauma through imagination. And dinosaurs. And ray guns. Think Calvin and Hobbes meets Pan’s Labyrinth.
European Astrobiology Institute presents "Life Beyond Us"
Our Scientists are uniting with Science Fiction Authors on a mission!
Who are we?
44 leading SF authors and scientists.
What is our mission?
To introduce you to strange new worlds beyond ours. Have you ever imagined what life would be like if it evolved in a cold ocean beneath an impenetrable shell of ice, or on a world whose haze obscured any view of the universe beyond? How would finding alien life change our society?
Why are we taking this mission?
The keys to battle the effects of climate change, future pandemics, and other challenges that reflect in our whole society are the understanding of science, interest in the workings of nature and technology, and critical thinking.
How would we complete this mission?
To inspire new generations to pursue STEM and STEAM (art included) careers, science communication or 'merely' an interest in them, and use the anthology in outreach activities at EAI summer schools and workshops.
And, guys, it is going to be a fun ride with this non-profit organization!
