The Witch Doctor Trading Card - Available to ALL non-PDF Backers of Flesh of White #2!

Already, ALL non-PDF backers will receive the Witch Doctor trading card, as a result of us reaching the $2500 Stretch Goal!

All return backers from the Flesh of White #1 Kickstarter campaign will receive the Kwasi sketch card, on which series artist Amanda Rachels will pencil a unique sketch of our precious little one JUST FOR YOU!

The KWASI SKETCH Trading Card - Available to ALL RETURNING non-PDF Backers of Flesh of White #2!

All backers of the Subscription Tier ($35 level) will receive the William trading card (available to ALL non-PDF backers at the $4000 Stretch Goal)!

The William Trading Card - Available to Subscription ($35 Tier) Backers and to ALL non-PDF Backers of Flesh of White #2 at the $4000 Reward Tier!

At the $3000 Stretch Goal (just $69 away), ALL non-PDF backers will receive the NEW Shamira trading card!

The Shamira Trading Card - Available to ALL non-PDF Backers of Flesh of White #2 at the $3000 Stretch Goal!

Check out previews of each trading card below, and take advantage of the opportunities to score a complete set by backing Flesh of White #2 and SHARING the link - http://kck.st/Zq5x0n so that others will back the project and push us toward other coming Stretch Goals!

http://www.comixology.com/Clown-Town/digital-comic/SUB000248

August 9, 2011
WeeklyComicBookReview.com – Dean Stell

(http://weeklycomicbookreview.com/2011/08/09/clowntown-1-review/)

The Stories: Clowns on a murderous rampage.

Review: There are probably two types of people in the world: Those who think clowns are funny and those who think they’re kinda creepy. Given how frequently clowns have turned up in horror stories over the years, there are obviously quite a few people in the latter camp.

If you’re a fan of the horror/slasher genre (and particularly the clown horror sub-genre), you’ll probably get quite a kick out of Clown Town from Inverse Press. The story does have a twist at the end, but the plot is pretty basic: clowns on a rampage killing people. Now, what makes it unique and effective horror is that the comic isn’t pulling any punches.

In the first real scene of the comic, the clowns bust into a house and attack a nasty, redneck couple. As a reader, you don’t really know what to expect: “Maybe the clowns will take them hostage???” Nope, the clowns go straight for the throat-slitting. It isn’t shown in a way that is exploitive with arterial blood spurting across the page. In fact, the actual cutting kinda happens off panel. But, there is no doubt after this first scene that the clowns will kill you and they won’t waste a lot of time with monologues or explaining their motives. In fact, the clowns are mostly non-verbal uttering nothing but stylized word balloons that contain sounds more than words.

The comic just kinda runs from there as we follow the clowns’ rampage and a young girl that is caught up in the middle of the mayhem. But, the creators are to be commended for having a pretty simple and pure concept for their comic. That’s really important with an truly indie comic like Clown Town where the creators have to not only grab your attention with issue #1 and make you want issue #2, but also give you a pretty complete package in the first issue. Given the economics of creating comics, it can be a long time before issue #2 comes out (if it ever does). With Clown Town #1, we definitely want a second issue, but they haven’t created that desire by giving us a first issue that feels incomplete.

Artistically the comic is really nice. I actually became aware of Clown Town having met Amanda Rachels at HeroesCon 2011 (where she did this nice Emma Frost for me), so I knew that she could draw and could work in the slightly cartoony style that I enjoy, but Clown Town shows that she can really handle sequential storytelling too. She makes very good use of establishing shots to clarify the action and her slightly cartoony style actually works better than I thought it would for this subject matter. Because her work is slightly cartoony, it allows her to get closer to the brutal side of horror without the effect being too much. For example, if you had a more visceral indie artist (say, Toby Cypress) illustrate this same subject matter it might kick ass, but it also would run the risk of being too violent to appeal to many readers. Rachels also handles the coloring duties and while the colors aren’t flat, they are pretty close to it. She adds a little bit of surface shading to the colors, but keeps it to a minimum and uses it effectively whereas many full-time colorists screw shading up. She obviously spent a lot of time on getting the colors right.

Conclusion: All in all, this comic was a treat. It isn’t a perfect comic, but it has a compelling story and nice art. If you’re looking for a little more horror in your comic diet, you should definitely check it out. It’s also well worth supporting new creators who are actually creating comics rather than just talking about how they’d like to create comics.

Grade: B

CLICK HERE to Purchase the Clown Town Graphic Novel on comiXology!

February 5, 2012
ComicPrivy.com – Ron Kerronian

(http://privypress.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/amanda-rachels-and-kevin-laporte-are-sending-in-the-clowns-in-their-new-book-clown-town/)

If you like Showtime’s Dexter or Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, you’ll like Clown Town. Clowns are often KNOWN for three things: making people laugh, funny make-up, and corny tricks – in this book, clowns give a new meaning to all three…

It’s hard to believe that such a cute smile and innocent-looking face could ever come up with a story such as Clown Town. Clown Town is a story of about, well – Clowns. However, you’ve never met clowns like these before, and I pray you never find yourself the “kind” of prey they are designed to hunt. Yes, these are hunters that hunt child abusers – no one escapes whether guilty, accessory, or irresponsible bystander…if you are a part of the abuse and not the solution, “Bozo” whacks ya…

This idea is genius, because, think about it, what comes to mind when you think of clowns – happy, well-meaning, entertaining adults that dress in make-up to make kids happy and laugh…well, these clowns are not in that business; they are in the business of making bad parents pay, and pay they do, often with their lives, but not before Bozo here has his laugh. I know it seems odd that a bunch of renegade clowns would be the ones coming to the aid of a child, but, as the book lays it out, they are almost like costumed heroes with a twist.

This book seeks to smash perceptions of clowns as innocent creatures fit for nothing more than entertainment, and it transforms them into avenging Angels who bring vicious, although humorous, violence to a certain kind of human. The theme, I think, feeds the desire many solid citizens wish they could make happen to child offenders, to be punished beyond measure. These clowns are the judge, jury, and, albeit unconventional, executioners. Each offender is dealt with in a uniquely planned (these clowns seem to use conventional means, sting operations and child decoy methods in use on popular TV shows such as To Catch a Predator) and grotesque manner.

Think for a moment, what would happen if offenders were afraid to close their eyes at night, knowing that, if they do, an avenging clown would stuff them like a balloon animal. How many times have you heard of a child that has been victimized on the news or in your own neighborhood and yet you did or could do nothing. This book is a safe, healthy way to live out those avenging fantasies without getting your hands bloodied or becoming an abuser yourself…”An Awesome Read.”

This issue from a rating system of “A-F,” I give a solid “A”. This rating is awarded [because] this book delves into very common social issues regarding child victims, and it uses clowns as the vigilantes many of us wish we could be (except with the crazy make-up red nose and over-sized floats for shoes).

CLICK HERE to Buy Clown Town in Digital on comiXology!

Clown Town, the seminal tale of clown horror by writer Kevin LaPorte (Roadkill du Jour) and artist Amanda Rachels (Flesh of White; Arcana Studios’ The Book), is now LIVE for purchase on cloud-based digital comics platform, comiXology!  The series is no longer in print at this time, so digital is the ONLY way to currently get your hands on this story of killer clowns as brutally vindictive spirits avenging the abuse of children!  We have established a permanent link (to the right) to the comiXology page for Clown Town, so click through and BUY IT!

Also, we’ve established ‘Buy Now’ PayPal buttons on this website at the Buy Comics tab in the menu above, so that you can order our currently-in-print comics directly from us!  Flesh of White #1 and Roadkill du Jour #1 are available there already, and we’ll be adding some other items in the next few days.  Click through and check it out!

Flesh of White #1 - Standard Cover

Roadkill du Jour #1 - Standard Cover

Clown Town Graphic Novel on comiXology!

Inverse Press is pleased to announce the May 15, 2013, digital release of horror graphic novel, Clown Town, via the cloud-based digital comics platform, comiXology!  Written by Kevin LaPorte (Roadkill du Jour) and fully illustrated by Amanda Rachels (Flesh of White, Arcana Studios’ The Book), Clown Town is a 124-page tale of clown horror, featuring a 96-page core story, two 8-page back-up stories, and associated art and materials created specifically to support production of the project!

CLOWN TOWN – Where killer clowns are avenging spirits for abused children. Where abused children meld into the carnie masses, masked by twisted inner faces. Where young Chelsea Schroeder is left to her own devices in the search for her lost friend, Melvin. But Melvin may already be a part of the dark circus, simultaneously its beneficiary and its victim! And Chelsea may soon join him, unless she evades the clowns who just may be her saviors!

On comiXology, Clown Town will be delivered in the same immersive, cinematic manner available to the major comics producers.  We’ll post a direct link to the comiXology page next Wednesday, as soon as it’s available!

Clown Town Graphic Novel Debuts on comiXology May 15!

Amanda spent this past weekend at the Free Comic Book Day event at North Carolina’s Acme Comics!  While there, she completed more than TWENTY custom sketches, and we’re providing a sample of those below!  If you like what you see, browse to the Kickstarter campaign and BACK IT!

Flesh of White Issue 2 on Kickstarter SOON!

Yes, it’s about that time!  Erica Heflin & Amanda Rachels‘ Flesh of White returns to Kickstarter THIS WEEK, as they make available the SECOND issue of the series!  20 more pages of the tale of young Kwasi and his mother Rehema’s quest to protect him from becoming but parts in the Witch Doctor’s spell!

Keep your eyes here and on our Facebook pages (Flesh of White & Inverse Press) to get more details as we approach the launch date!

Roadkill du Jour #1 - STILL Funding - Just Click Through!

We hit that golden mark in backers and pledges on April 10, FIVE FULL DAYS before the Kickstarter campaign ends!  Now, we can work toward our first Stretch Goal of $2500, at which point EVERY BACKER of a non-PDF Reward Tier $10 and up will receive the duJour Trading Card!

The FRONT of the Roadkill du Jour Trading Card!

Thanks to EVERYONE who backed, liked or shared Roadkill du Jour with someone else!  Without your participation in the production of this project, printing and distribution of this book would not be possible!  BECAUSE you contributed…

• We can produce a small print run for targeted distribution and sale at conventions and other events (and online)!
• We can more fairly compensate our artists, Shawn Harbin and Laura Guzzo!
• We can provide each of our backers with the promised rewards, to as fully as possible involved them in the production of the book!
• We can appropriately market the book to increase exposure and potential future sales!

Although we reached the funding goal, we forge on!  Now, with an eye on maximizing funding to further each of the goals stated above!  PLEASE continue to share the link:  http://kck.st/14T1RpX and to show Roadkill du Jour to others!  Most of all, if you haven’t backed the project yet, please do so NOW!  Funding ends at 8:00 p.m. Central on Monday, April 15, so there’s still plenty of time to get in on the project and to collect some awesome rewards for yourself!

duJour's Partner - PAPOOSE - CLICK HERE to BACK this Comic!

As we wind into the last several days of our Kickstarter campaign for Roadkill du Jour, allow us to introduce you to some of the other denizens of our motorcycle-infested, carrion-strewn swamp.  First up is Papoose, duJour’s partner (he’d never accept being called a sidekick…).  He’s featured on the Trading Card available EXCLUSIVELY available as part of the $35 Subscription Tier rewards!

In Papoose’s own words:

My birth certificate might’a read ‘Hennie Hilliard,’ but now’days folks call me ‘Papoose.’  I’m part-Indian, ‘cording to my Grandaddy, an’ duJour says I slang a tomahawk good as any brave he ever seen, so he give me a name to match!  Why I left home’s ‘tween me an’ the fencepost.  What matters in the here an’ now is I ride with duJour an’ the Roadkill MC, an’ that’s ’cause they’re the family I want, stead’a the one I was born to.  The ones what birthed me sit in the house an’ watch the world go by in 19 inches’a black-n-white…  Me an’ Roadkill, we crush that world ‘neath 20 inches’a black-n-chrome.

As of this writing, we have only 6 days left in the Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Roadkill du Jour.  Although we’re very close to our goal, we still need YOUR help to make this a reality and to maximize funding, so that we can meet our printing goal, fully compensate our artists – Shawn Gibbons and Laura Guzzo, and distribute the book to all possible sales venues!

YOU CAN SUPPORT THE ROADKILL DU JOUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN HERE!

Roadkill du Jour #1 - Available on Kickstarter.com NOW - CLICK HERE TO BACK IT!

One of the absolute coolest rewards available in the Kickstarter campaign for Kevin LaPorte and Shawn Harbin’s Roadkill du Jour is the opportunity to have YOUR NAME emblazoned in the “credits” of the movie poster-style, Kickstarter-Exclusive 70′s Exploitation Cover!

YOUR NAME in the Credits of the Roadkill du Jour Kickstarter-Exclusive 70's Exploitation Cover!

YOU will be credited as Producer or Director or as an Actor or Director of Photography!  At the $55 Reward Tier, YOUR NAME will be included among these credits, AND you will receive the MASSIVE 9.25″ x 14″ Treasury Edition of Roadkill du Jour, as well as a GIGANTIC 13″ x 19″ poster of that cover to fully showcase your credit and your role in producing the comic!

Roadkill du Jour #1 Kickstarter-Exclusive 70's Exploitation Cover!

So, don’t delay – several of these rewards are already taken!

CLICK HERE to back Roadkill du Jour, get YOUR NAME on the cover and in the credits and enjoy your immortality, with the knowledge that you made publication of this book a reality!