Tag: Alt-Hero

I’m not sure if this is a slightly different perspective or if the artist simply omitted the Eiffel Tower due to its frequent appearance on other pages. But it’s still rather striking, considering the timing. Of course, while I correctly anticipated the gendarmarie opposing the nationalists in The War in Paris, I thought Antifa was going to directly oppose the nationalists rather than try to co-opt their movement.

But I did get the yellow-and-black colors correct. Anyhow, we’re very close to completing the first Alt-Hero omnibus. I’ll make an announcement when it’s ready so backers whose addresses have changed will have the opportunity to update them. In other Alt-Hero news, we expect AH:Q #1 to be completed this week.

The sixth issue in the revolutionary Alt-Hero series is now available in print. Limited edition gold logo editions are now available from Castalia Direct.

Hell hath no fury like a superhero humiliated in public.

After the debacle at the Eiffel Tower, Captain Europa is determined to hunt down the renegade superhumans who embarrassed him in front of the world. And when Jean-Michel and Christian finally surface after spending weeks in hiding, the Global Justice Initiative is on their trail as fast as Shade can drive his supercar to Paris.

But there is a new player on the scene, a mysterious one with strange and surprising resources. And even a team of superheroes will find it hard to find a pair of young men inside the 300 kilometers of bone-encrusted tunnels that make up the Catacombs of Paris, especially when they don’t want to be found.

Alt★Hero #6: The Dark Hunt is now available at the Arkhaven store in CBZ and Kindle formats. It will be available on Amazon in Kindle format later today. It has already gone out to the backers; please note that the typo on page 18 has been fixed.

An angry Captain Europa is desperate to get revenge for his public humiliation at the Eiffel Tower. Unfortunately for him, Jean-Michel Durand and Christian Foucault are nowhere to be found! So when the two renegade superhumans suddenly show up without warning on the Paris Metro security cameras, the Global Justice Initiative leaps into action to try to catch them before they disappear again. 

But there are few better places on Earth for outlaws to vanish than the massive graveyards located directly below the streets of the French capital.

The CBZ file contains high-quality 2048 x 1360 images. Kindle format is 1280 x 800. Alt★Hero #6: The Dark Hunt retails for $2.99.

UPDATE: on an unrelated note, A THRONE OF BONES is now available on Audible. All 31 hours 25 minutes of it. It’s a pretty good deal if you’re already a subscriber and only have to spend a monthly credit on it. And if you’re not on Audible, you can get it directly from Arkhaven.

UPDATE: Alt★Hero #6: The Dark Hunt is now available in Kindle format on Amazon. If you’ve read it, I hope you’ll consider reviewing it.

We are very pleased to announce that CHUCK DIXON’S AVALON #3: The Conscience of the King is now available in a standard-size gold logo print edition. Due to the higher cost of the standard size, the comic will now retail for $3.99, but we will continue to sell them for $2.99 on the Castalia Direct store nevertheless.

For collectors, please note that we will be producing a limited run of gold logo standard-size versions of issues #1 and #2 later this year. And, of course, we will be sending free corrected editions to the 209 people who unfortunately received the “silent” edition of issue #2.

While King Ace is in training with Big Simba and the Specials of the UN-SPC, his former partner-in-fighting-crime Fazer languishes in a prison designed especially for people with superhuman powers. Fazer is desperate to escape, but how can he get out when his jailers possess the technology required to block his unique abilities?

But Fazer isn’t the only one feeling trapped, as King Ace quickly comes to learn that his new team isn’t tasked with fighting crime in the city of Avalon, but rather, tracking down other people like him and Fazer. And he also discovers that signing on with the official forces of law and order means accepting restrictions on your ability to do what you think is right.

Chuck Dixon is the most prolific comic book writer in history. Set in the world of Alt★Hero, CHUCK DIXON’S AVALON is the legend’s newest creation.

Oh, and one more thing. Alt-Hero backers should check their email tomorrow morning….

Bounding Into Comics has a preview of the forthcoming Alt-Hero #6. We expect to send it to backers this weekend, and for it to be available on the Arkhaven store in CBZ and Kindle format next week.

And yes, this also means that the first six-issue omnibus will be going out to backers next month. We have a lot of releases planned for March, including the first issue of Swan Knight Saga.

Check out the art for the first five pages there!

As you can see, the unexpected drama with Amazon did not even cause us to break our stride. Chuck Dixon’s Avalon #3 is now available in high-resolution digital format from Arkhaven.

UPDATE: It is now available in Kindle format on Amazon as well. However, it is not available via Kindle Select.

Chuck Dixon’s Avalon #3: The Conscience of the King

While King Ace is in training with Big Simba and the Specials of the UN-SPC, his former partner-in-fighting-crime Fazer languishes in a prison designed especially for people with superhuman powers. Fazer is desperate to escape, but how can he get out when his jailors possess the technology required to block his unique abilities?

But Fazer isn’t the only one feeling trapped, as King Ace quickly comes to learn that his new team isn’t tasked with fighting crime in the city of Avalon, but rather, tracking down other people like him and Fazer. And he also discovers that signing on with the official forces of law and order means accepting restrictions on your ability to do what you think is right.

Chuck Dixon is the most prolific comic book writer in history. Set in the world of Alt★Hero, CHUCK DIXON’S AVALON is the legend’s newest creation. The CBZ file contains high-quality 2048 x 1316 images. 24 pages. DRM-free. $2.99.

The print and Kindle editions will be available soon. We are still working with Ingram on sending out the replacement Issue #2 to those who received the silent editions. As the first two issues of CHUCK DIXON’S AVALON are no longer exclusive to Kindle Select, we will make high-resolution CBZ-format editions available on the Arkhaven store this weekend.

Please note that as of issue #3, we have changed over to standard comics format for the single issues. The omnibus editions will still be 10×7.

UPDATE: If you are an Arkhaven backer, please check your email.

This is the final day of the Alt-Hero Q campaign, so if you’re interested in getting on board, this is your last chance to do so.  Remember to turn off NoScript if you’re placing an order! Thanks very much to all 1582 backers of the three components of the campaign; this has proven to be a more successful, and more significant, crowdfunding campaign than we had ever anticipated.

Arkhaven still has a long way to go before we can set the cruise control, but we are systematically putting the infrastructure in place for consistent long-term success and we really appreciate the way Arkhaven’s backers are continuing to make that posssible.

In other news, QMAMD #4 and #5 are being completed, Swan Knight’s Saga #1 is almost ready to go to the letterer, and the first Premium editions of Alt-Hero as well as the first Alt-Hero novel will be published in January.

And, of course, the complete Right Ho, Jeeves omnibus edition is now available in a beautiful 152-page paperback that includes all six individual issues.

UPDATE: A high-level back of AH:Q shares his thoughts about backing the original campaign at the digital edition level:

I had no idea it would be so good and really regret only supporting for digital editions. Since then, I have gone for all the editions on the Alt-Hero: Q, during the silent campaign

We are rapidly approaching your last chance to take part in the epic, history-making crowdfunding campaign that is Alt-Hero: Q! The campaign is fully funded, the request for arbitration has been fired off, the opt-out backers’ request for arbitration is in the works, as are the waiver backers’ individual requests, and the AH:Q team is hard at work on finishing Issue #1 for release in January.

There are just two days left, so if you’ve been putting it off, do not do so any longer! Note that on a per-issue basis, this has been the most successful Arkhaven campaign by far, despite the various difficulties imposed upon us. While recent developments have not been as flashy as in the past, we have made significant structural steps forward, including the move to a much faster server that helps speed up our production process.

In other Alt-Hero news, the first novel in the Arkhaven universe, Alt-Hero: Covert by Jon Del Arroz, will also be released in January, first to the backers, and then to retail. A selection from the killer cover image, which will be colored by Arklight Studios, is below.

The action is now underway. Opt-out backers who have not yet sent their information to litle32000 AT yahoo DOT com should do so today, as more than 100 backers will be submitting their class-action claim very soon. If you responded originally but did not hear back, be sure to check your spam/junk folder.

If you don’t know if you opted out or not, then you didn’t. That’s not a problem, but since you waived your class-action rights as part of the Terms of Use, you’ll have to enter your own claim on an independent basis. Doing so will cost $250, but the request for arbitration can be submitted anytime and we will explain the process after the holidays in the new year.

And, of course, if you wish to take part by backing the Alt-Hero: Q campaign, you can still do so for nine more days.

The gold logo edition of AH#5: London calling is now available for $2.99 from Arkhaven Direct. Please keep in mind that only the gold logos will be printed in the royal octavo size, as once we switch to the standard logo, we will also switch to the larger standard comic book size.

When London comes calling, death is knocking on the door.

The directors of the United Nations Superhuman Protection Council have learned the hard way that putting pressure on the families of the next-gen renegades is a game far too dangerous to play. But their newfound limitations does not mean they don’t have other resources on which to call, resources that are every bit as dangerous as the superhumans they are hunting.

Alt★Hero is an exciting new line of superhero comics from Arkhaven Comics.

Don’t forget that you can also back the Alt★Hero:Q 2.1 campaign in case you missed the two-day 2.0 campaign.