u/JohnCTC

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Forgotten Folkore Magazine

For any other fans of the genre out there, if you're interested in horror comics, especially the classic magazine style, then I think you'll dig what I'm doing. This is a new horror series which will have one main story, in this case the 4-part I Hunt Wolves, as well as shorter horror-hosted stories like Murk's Hell Cell Terrors.

I Hunt Wolves starts off with the feel of a grindhouse western, but issue by issue the horror creeps in. Murk's Hell Cell Terrors is my ode to EC and their style of storytelling.

If any of this interests you, you can pre-order your copy today: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnkratky/ihuntwolves1?ref=aplspk

u/JohnCTC — 1 day ago

Murk is my Crypt Keeper

Murk is a demon who has been banished to a cell in the Wickesborough County Jail. Known to the guards as the Suicide Cell for the many mysterious deaths that occur within its walls. Murk collects the stories of his cellmates and narrates them to us, the readers, with dark humor and dark endings. Inspired by the stories and style of EC.

u/JohnCTC — 1 day ago
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Murk is a creep, but is he creepy?

Murk is a demon who is trapped in a cell, and collects the stories of his cellmates, telling them with a tinge of humor and dark delight. His short, EC-style, horror comic series is titled Murk's Hell Cell Terrors. You can find more about him here.

The art is by Maxim Mel who also does the interior pages for Murk's story.

u/JohnCTC — 1 day ago

Collab with Maxim Mel

Here is some art from my current comic series that I collaborated with Maxim Mel on. I met Mel in the forum and his art struck me as perfect for my character Murk and his short EC-style horror stories.

This book is 68 pages long, with the main story being I Hunt Wolves. It is being produced in the style of the classic Warren magazines, printed on newsprint in B&W.

You can check out the campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnkratky/ihuntwolves1?ref=aplspk

Only 2 days left!

u/JohnCTC — 1 day ago

Art by The Creep from Six Feet Deep

https://preview.redd.it/2mjo2osw9b2h1.jpg?width=2475&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=800621fb5e72e4960500dac1f62d89ac8cf2a52d

Just showing off the cover for my new comic by Tyler Pennington a.k.a. The Creep from Six Feet Deep. It is an oil painting created in the style of the classic Warren Publishing comics.

If you want to see what the rest of the book looks like, the campaign runs 2 more days:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnkratky/ihuntwolves1?ref=aplspk

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u/JohnCTC — 1 day ago

Keep looking & connecting guys. I contacted Maxim Mel after seeing his work on here and we have released our first work together in my new magazine Forgotten Folklore Magazine. It's and old school comic magazine in the tradition of Warren Publishing, with the main story being I Hunt Wolves with artist Luigi Criscuolo, and a shorter story Murk's Hell Cell Terrors that I worked on with Mel. You can find the Kickstarter here.

Here is Mel's cover, and some page samples:

https://preview.redd.it/xndbydvh9rxg1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=62d94f5d92680592a0594b77d2bc10d067176384

https://preview.redd.it/8uwoku3m9rxg1.jpg?width=2475&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cf7070c1b9ba9c9c1ac4fedc8dc590c028e3224

Murk is a demon who resides in a cell, telling the tales of those imprisoned with him, sometimes resulting in him carving out his own justice. It's going to be a fun series to work on full of horror & dark humor. I look forward to working more with Mel on this.

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u/JohnCTC — 24 days ago