Month: March 2020

Hello again!

Needless to say, things have changed.  A lot of people are working from home right now maybe even not working at all.  This is a strange time. 

But!  Let’s try to stay focused and positive!  I’m not going to send along any handwashing tips because I think I’ve gotten about a hundred of those already.  I had my first show of the year in Rock Island, IL last weekend.  Saturday was well attended and the people that did come were enthused and had a great time.  My next show, Indiana Comic Con, has been suspended for now and I’m waiting to hear on when it will be rescheduled.  After that I have 2 shows in Minnesota in May.  Who knows where we will be at that time.  A better place, I hope!  Minneapolis has become a bit of a home away from home for me.  Great town!

This has thrown my Kickstarter into a bit of a tailspin but I also have a little more time to get it done and done right.  The original launch date was March 23rd, but I’m going to push it back to April.  The tentative date is April 9th but stay tuned.

The new cover looks amazing!

There will be some awesome digital rewards available, including S & S script pages, previews into Issue #3 as well as a sample from my supernatural gangster story, Chicago Overcoat.  I’m also going to offer TONS of ORIGINAL ART for you collectors out there.  Chris Ehnot’s original pencils and original inks will each be available as well as some other surprises that are currently in the works.  Very excited to get this going! 

In other news, I just finished Gideon the Ninth. 

If you’re into science fantasy, necromancy, sword dueling, mystery and no small share of comedy, then you’ll love this book!  The story is about a ghoulish necromancer and her sword arm or, in the book, cavalier.  The Ninth House is home of dreary shadow cultists and animated skeletons but the cavalier considers it all a bunch of nonsense and just wants to break stuff.  It’s a great time and… we all might have a little extra reading time on our hands.

That said, I have a ton of comics to get caught on.  I’m even behind on my beloved Immortal Hulk.  What have you been reading lately?  I’m always up to check out something new and interesting.  

Hope you’re doing well, keeping healthy and keeping sane.  I’ll have another update soon.  Thanks again for reading Spectress & Sabanion!

Yours Truly,

Kurt

P.S.  What does everyone think of the new CageyComics.com?  Any suggestions?  Anything else you think would be cool to see up there?  I’m open to suggestions.

Things have been moving right along!  Eyes are blurry, time is short, but progress is being made!

I must confess though, I did take a little “me time” last weekend up in WI.  Had a great time.  Hung out with my buddies, did a bit of drinking, and gamed all weekend.  I’ve been a gamer since… around the 5th grade.   Started with Dungeons and Dragons.  At that time, all the devil-worship hype was running rampant and my teacher warned me of the potential evils that awaited me inside that insidious fantasy realm.  Ah well, it didn’t stick.  I have to say, I probably wouldn’t be writing right now if I didn’t game as a kid.  Creating and telling a story is a huge part of any role playing game and there is a ton of reading required to play. 

Thinking back, geez! we played just about everything: D & D, Star Frontiers, Boot Hill, Bushido, Car Wars, TMNT, Battletech, Top Secret, Marvel Super Heroes, Shadowrun, and probably a few others I can’t remember right now.  Over the years, we changed over to Pathfinder but I hear that 5th edition D&D is pretty good. 

Here’s a tidbit.  Remember Deities and Demigods?

It’s where I first discovered my love for ancient Egyptian mythology.  There were those awesome ink drawings throughout the whole book but it was Ra, Horus, Osiris, Bast, Isis and Set that drew me in. 

  Good times.  I guess it didn’t hurt that the goddesses were bare chested as well.  

Currently, we’re playing an Underdark campaign in Pathfinder and a “Sons of Mediocrity” storyline in Mutants & Masterminds.  Basically, we’re playing the offspring of some of the loser villains from Marvel comics: 

• Toro – son of Man-Bull
• Scrapyard – son of Constrictor
• Kitsune – daughter of Silver Samurai
• Ricochet – son of Boomerang
• Scrawl – son of Typeface  

Yeah, Typeface.  He had to dig a bit to find that one.  Session started with a family group counseling session and turned into complete chaos.  It was a blast.  

If you want to play a great hero game that really fits with the way comic stories work, try Mutants & Masterminds.  It’s so much fun!  A nice departure from the usual d20 gaming too.  Spectress & Sabanion are versions of my favorite characters from that game.  Maybe I’ll post their stats sometime.  There’s also a great site where someone statted out just almost EVERY MARVEL and DC  HERO for the game.  Any other gamers out there?  Of course there are.  Tell me what you’ve been up to and what you’re playing.

Oh, and we played this too…

… and it was also a blast!  I’m usually not a board game guy but it was fun.  

Spectress and Sabanion Update

Oh yes, I should probably mention… MY KICKSTARTER IS ALMOST READY!  March 23rd is the date!  I’m going to be releasing Issue #1 with a new cover by Chris Ehnot.  It’s all done and it’s amazing!  4 different versions:

What do you think?  Which version do you like best?  I love the detail in the pic so I think I prefer it without the flames.  There’s also the choice between sheer top and no sheer top.  I haven’t settled on the final version and would be interested to hear what you think.  

CageyComics.com has finally been upgraded!

I’m pretty proud of how it turned out.  I can now add web developer to my resume (not really, thanks YouTube).  Check it out when you can.  I’ve been tweaking and updating it for a few weeks now and it’s running smoothly.  

Thanks again for taking the time to check out my comic and listening to me gush about geek stuff.  If you know anyone that might be into the magic, the murk, and the mayhem of Spectress and Sabanion, send them a link to CageyComics.com.

I might see you at C2E2 this weekend.  I don’t have a table but I’ll be there!

Thanks again!
Kurt