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RIOT EARP #1 - A Complete 54 Page Comic

Created by Michael S Katz

Adventure, humor, sex and politics mix together in a new science fiction series by Michael S. Katz and artist Fred Benes.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

RIOT EARP SPECIAL on sale soon
over 1 year ago – Sat, Oct 15, 2022 at 07:30:27 PM

The next RIOT EARP comic goes live on Monday, and this will be a BIG ONE!  A prequel to the series, by famed comics creators Ron Marz and Darryl Banks.  Also contains two short stories written by me, with art by Fred Benes and by Joel Souza.  Sign up to be notified for when it launches and save money during the first 48 hours:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/riotearp/riot-earp-special-by-ron-marz-and-darryl-banks


Some sample art from the project, which will be shipping in time for Christmas:

Tune in to KEEPING IT GEEKLY Monday night on YouTube where we launch with special guests Ron Marz, Darryl Banks, and Keith Champagne.  Oh, and me.  Follow me on Twitter (@stridernolan13) for updates.

RIOT EARP # met its stretch goal - did you back it yet?
over 1 year ago – Tue, Aug 09, 2022 at 03:17:01 PM

With less than 2 days to go, this will be my last update to RIOT EARP #1 backers.  I promise.  Hopefully you enjoyed the comic and already pledged for #2, but not all of you did (I see you there hiding!).

I'm excited to get RIOT EARP #2 in everyone's hands as soon as possible (September, I promise).  56 pages plus covers for only $10.

Also, did you see the variant cover by Joel Souza?  Cute and colorful, and it will adorn this issue's bookmark too if you ordered one.

And don't forget the summer fun pinup(s) by Fred Benes.  These will be high quality paper, either two separate ones that can be placed side by side, or a single one that would have to be folded in half for shipping.  I'll know more when I order it from the printer.

Again, many thanks for your support.  Hope you join us for issue #2, we're 11 backers away from a very cool sweepstakes (you don't have to be one of those backers, just A backer, to be entered).

Just a couple days to go for RIOT EARP #2
over 1 year ago – Mon, Aug 08, 2022 at 05:52:16 PM

Have you seen the variant cover by Joel Souza? It's terrific! 

It's available as an add-on, or you can change your pledge to get it if you prefer it to the standard cover. If we meet our next stretch goal, everyone who buys a hard copy of the comic would get a copy of the print for free, and everyone who buys digital would get a wallpaper. So now is the time to add to your pledges. We still have higher level packages, including pinup commissions from Fred Benes and Darryl Banks, available.

And keep sharing us on social media. We need your help to overcome the dreaded Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram algorithms.

You should have received RIOT EARP #1 by now
over 1 year ago – Wed, Aug 03, 2022 at 04:04:59 PM

Hopefully everyone who wanted a digital or print version of RIOT EARP #1 received theirs by now.  If not, let me know, I have tracking information for everything that was mailed.

Hope you enjoyed it.  I've gotten great reviews on the book, including this amazing 30 minute review on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sgTfKhJBe4

Have you backed RIOT EARP #2?  The second issue is another double-sized complete story, with more amazing pinups available from Fred Benes:

Here's the link if you haven't backed us yet: 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/riotearp/riot-earp-2-56-pages-complete-story?ref=discovery&term=riot%20earp

Thanks for supporting us!

We still have some stragglers who have not given their addresses, etc
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 09:03:53 PM

I still have a handful of people who did not fill out the BackerKit survey so I can't send you your stuff.  Some of you are even backing RIOT EARP #2 -- I assume all of you will eventually ;).  


Edmund Wun, this means you!


As for RIOT EARP #2, week 1 went pretty well, but we can use all the help we can get if we’re going to beat the sales for issue #1.  Please echo our posts on social media, tell your friends, get your grandma to send you your birthday check early!  When we are fully funded at $2,000 everyone gets a free trading card.  At $3,000 everyone gets a free bookmark.  I’m also thinking of adding a variant cover to the mix, so if anyone is interested in something from Darryl Banks, let me know in the comments!


I will be on Blake’s Buzz tonight at 10:00 EST with my good buddy Keith Champagne.  Come check us out live or in reruns.  Keith is running his Kickstarter for DAYBREAK! #2, a 28-page chapter in a five-issue series starring a superheroine who faces the ultimate challenge. Can she accept the help of her arch nemesis if it means saving her own life?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/newpain/daybreak-1-2?ref=discovery&term=daybreak

As always, please allow me to mention some friends of the “family” you should also be backing on Kickstarter.

There are four days to go to back this Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood comic, “a fun-filled, heartfelt, heroic take on the classic legend.”  The art looks great, and it has a variant cover by Mike Grell!  Please take a look at the project and back it back it back it!!! Told in a series of 56-page stories, with larger than usual page sizes, and chock full of adventure; you won’t be disappointed.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeffdouglasmesser/robin-hood-graphic-novel-volumes-1-and-2?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-3