Getting Closer to GOING TURBO!
New cover art from Oscar Pinto!
Greetings,
I’ve been struggling to find a way to start this Cosmic Update … but I just can’t seem to find the right tone … or a topic to open with. I’ve been starting, stopping, and deleting for the last 30 minutes and have nothing to show for it. So I have decided to just skip the intro and JUMP right in …
Turbocharged Teenager Cover Drop!
As you may or may not know, Kevin LaPorte (of FlatLine Comics) and I have been working on a new project that will soon be launching on Kickstarter - Turbocharged Teenager - issue zero! We’re calling it a “1980s animated fever dream soaked in gasoline. It’s body horror with a synthwave heartbeat.”
Our cover A was created by Larry Watts …
We’ve been pushing that cover out on the prelaunch page and across social media, so you might have seen it. Well you haven’t seen THIS yet! I present to you for the first time - Cover B by Oscar Pinto …
Based on a design by Kevin, Oscar knocked this one out of the park!
Hopefully this killer artwork will motivate you to GO TURBO and head over to the Turbocharged Teenager prelaunch page, when there click the “Notify me on launch” button. Clicking that button not only guarantees that you will be notified when the project goes live (allowing you to be a “day one backer”), but also helps the project build momentum, and lets the algorithm know that folks are interested. So please take a few seconds and follow Turbocharged Teenager.
Shadow Con and Collective Con
I’ll be attending TWO conventions in March!
First up is Shadow Con - March 14th at the Avanti Palms Resort in Orlando, Florida. This is going to be a true COMIC BOOK convention … original art, comics new & old + your favorite indie creators. Guests include Javier Lugo, Steve Conley, Roland Mann, Marcus Roberts, Kyle Willis, John Beatty, Pat Broderick, and more.
Two weeks later I’ll be rocking Collective Con in Jacksonville from March 27-29! Taking place at the Prime F Osborne III Convention Center. Collective Con is North East Florida’s premier pop-culture event! The guest list this year includes Peter Raymundo, Ivanna Sakhno, Alan Tudyk, Matthew Wood, Clay Mann, and more.
Information about both shows (and all the others) can be found on the Cosmic Times website under the Cosmic Events tab.
Supporting the Community
I always try to support my friends projects and campaigns - I do what I can to help spread the word … so check these out …
With only a few hours left, check out Kevin LaPorte’s latest project - Deep Space Lovecraft - 2 Cthulhu Mythos Horror Adaptations! If you get there after it closes - he will have the late pledges options open.
Rob Jones (with whom I recently reconnected with through Substack) is currently funding Kate Carter Adventures Volume 1 - collecting the first three issues plus tons of extras!
As mentioned in the last Update my buddy Steve Conley has just a few days left on his campaign on BackerKit for a D&D 5E supplement - Wildest Shape - A Multiversal Druid Subclass.
Though they just wrapped a project - moss won’t grow on Matt & Steph, the prelaunch page for their NEXT project TATSUMI: The Serpent Mistress #1-3 is already live.
Naturally I want you to support my friends, but make sure you follow Turbocharged Teenager first!
Thanks for reading this Cosmic Update, I actually have TWO more conventions to add to our appearance calendar, I’ll drop those in the next Update and maybe have some art to show off from Turbocharged Teenager to boot.
Stay Cosmic,
Martin
Thanks again so much for the shout out!!! :D