KICKSTARTER ALUM KEVIN JOSEPH RETURNS TO THE PLATFORM WITH THE FIFTEENTH ISSUE OF HIS HIT SERIES TART
KANSAS CITY, MO 4/24/2023 - Comic book creator Kevin Joseph is, yet again, taking the crowdfunding platform by storm with the fifteenth issue of the wildly successful TART with returning artist Ludovic Sallé and letterer DC Hopkins. TART 15 DEAL WITH THE DEVIL is currently live and fully-funded. The campaign is set to end on May 5th.
In the fifteenth issue of the time-traveling demon hunter series, Tart Acid is approached by Prince Pitchfork, one of the sons of Hell, with a parlous offer. Fork gives her the option to continue on her own or join forces to catch a demon disguised as a serial killer. Within these 24 pages, Tart Acid will have to make some heavy choices. Should she trust one of Hell’s princes in order to stop a powerful demon?
“We've heard a lot of praise about launching our fifteenth issue on Kickstarter, which has taken me aback,” says series creator Kevin Joseph. “It's really cool that people are excited about that, but my endgame has always been about telling one big, complete story. This 15th issue is noteworthy to me because we're over halfway finished with that story.
“Don't get me wrong, I couldn't be prouder or what we've done, or this particular issue, but I'll be happiest with Tart 15 when someone is reading it again after they've finished the story and recontextualizes what everything in it really means.”
Tart is a great fit for fantasy aficionados and lovers of monster hunting. It’ll also scratch a quick sci-fi itch with its fondness for time traveling, and the interiors by Ludovic Sallé are dynamic and explosive.
Serializing a long-running comic book series on a crowdfunding platform is no easy task. Joseph and his crew know this, and are fully appreciative of their loyal audience. “The passion of the readers we have met through the Kickstarter audience is the reason we've been able to continue,” adds Joseph. “Knowing there are a few hundred people waiting on the next issue gets Ludo out of bed in the morning to draw, and keeps me from going to bed at night to write. They want the next chapter as much as we want to get it to them. Okay, maybe they don't lose sleep over it, but, then again, maybe they do...?”
TART 15 DEAL WITH THE DEVIL is available in both physical and digital editions. There is also a film noir movie poster variant by Ludovic Sallé, which can also be purchased as a poster.
Oh man that las pulp horror cover is my kink