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KICKSTARTER here we come!

We are super excited to announce that the Shadow Sentry universe is about to makes it maiden journey over to Kickstarter next week! On 6.26 Shadow Sentry will go live and make itself known to a whole new crowd of comic fans, and hopefully some not-so-new as well! Lots will stay the same in comparison to the Indiegogo campaign, but here are some new things you can expect…

Kickstarter Exclusive Variant by Eric Ninaltowski and Carbon Graphics

Above – you’ll see the New Exclusive Variant that will be available on the campaign. This really came out great, and once again Carbon Graphics nailed it with the colors. We’re also going to make it available in the Holo-Chrome format just like Clayton Barton’s Regular cover for that extra special touch!!

Also, a few new rewards that will be available that were not on the Indiegogo campaign are some original art perks, including pages and sketches as well! I’m also really considering putting the cover inks for the KS exclusive cover up for grabs, but for that we’ll just have to wait and see!

Holo-Chrome Variant
Original pages will be made available on a first come, first serve basis. Limited to 5.

While this campaign will be more geared to first-time backers with many of the rewards focused on the individual books themselves, with a heavy focus on SHADOW SENTRY as a whole as compared to the ORIGINS campaign, it will still have all the same great products! So I hope you give it a look and consider backing some of the new rewards!

Thanks so much for those who have backed so far and continue to do so! You make this all possible and for that I am forever grateful!

Head to the sign up page to get notified when we go live! CLICK HERE!

Thank you!

Shadow Sentry: Origins now on Indiegogo!

Last Thursday the campaign went LIVE for the next installment in the Shadow Sentry Universe! Shadow Sentry: Origins # 1

After completing two issues of the regular series and two successful crowdfunding campaigns we’re going back to the beginnings of a few of our characters to give you a glimpse into how they became the fighting forces they are today. SHADOW SENTRY: Origins #1 will be comprised of 2 stories, both 24 pages in length, for a 48 page hard-hitting oversized comic! What’s set forth in the SHADOW SENTRY: Origins books will lay the groundwork for the second story arc in the regular series, starting in book 5! So it’s not to be missed!

THE CAMPAIGN HAS ENDED BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON THE BOOKS! CLICK BELOW TO GET YOURS!


Page 1 – Colors by Carbon Graphics/ breakdown & layout by Clayton Barton/ Finishes Eric Ninaltowski

And in case you missed the first two books in the series –Here’s what backers are saying:

Really liked the first one. It kind of reminded me of the X-Men back in the day when the X-Men were fun, but with a supernatural touch. I will definitely be in for #2.

Rezcot – Book1 review

I just devoured both books. Best comics I have read in a long time. Mic drop. You have made me a fan for life!

Christopher Aldrich- Book 2 review
Page 2 & 3 – Colors by Kevin Anthony DeCastro /Layouts & breakdowns by Clayton Barton/ Finishes by Eric Ninaltowski

The Premise

What if you had a near death experience, but when you returned from the other side you brought back a piece of the eternal with you? You awoke to find you now had supernatural abilities and you were able to break the laws of nature that govern the world around you! SHADOW SENTRY is an X-Men meets the Matrix Superhero team book with a Supernatural twist that will hit you with the nostalgia of the 90’s and restore your faith in comics again!

The Characters

Discover the events surrounding this young teleporting Hell Born, Hopscotch, and her “quickening” in a modern day Japan. The daughter of a Yakuza crime lord plunged into the middle of a war of her father’s making. A revenge story that will leave the bodies piled high and the blood flowing free. Ninja’s, Yakuza, and a cyborg Samurai by the name of Akira – The Iron Demon, are just a taste of what’s in store!

Page 4- Colors by Kevin Anthony DeCastro /Layouts & breakdowns by Clayton Barton/ Finishes by Eric Ninaltowski
Page 5- Colors by Kevin Anthony DeCastro /Layouts & breakdowns by Clayton Barton/ Finishes by Eric Ninaltowski

Commander Noble

Learn the origins of a the leader of the Shadow Sentry. A young marine in a volatile Afghanistan after 9/11 will come face to face with an unrelenting enemy and learn what it means to be a soldier with the power of indestructibility, and what dastardly plans a mysterious agent has in store for him.

Page 1 of the Commander Noble origin story. All art by Eric Ninaltowski

Other Offerings

Books 1 & 2

If you missed out on the first two books we have you covered with some catch up perks! We’re on to our second printing of Book 1, which features art by Eric Ninaltowski and colors by Carbon Graphics. This was seen on the first campaign as “promo art,” but it’s just too good not to put on a cover! As for Book 2 we have plenty of copies left, so get them while you can! And if you hate waiting, you can get them now in the STORE!


Fan Art Friday Art Book!

Fan Art Friday is a weekly drawing stream Eric hosts on his YouTube channel (Check it out!) that draws characters of the viewers choice! You can also pick up the original art if yours is chosen on stream! Here collected for the first time is the artwork from 2022 + some additional art from Drawn n Quartered!

7.5 x 9.5 – 48 pages – Black & White – Perfect Bound


Check out the Trailer for Shadow Sentry: Origins # 1

Find out more and visit the Indiegogo campaign page!

Shadow Sentry: Origins Free Preview

As we prepare to launch our new campaign next week for Shadow Sentry: Origins #1 – we wanted to wet your palette and get you excited for this amazing book! We have employed the talents of Clayton Barton and Mark Poulton (Hawkman, Avengelyne), to add their touch to this new installment, and what they have done will blow you away! Clayton Barton of How to Draw Comics.net has done a fantastic job lending his style to the breakdowns and layouts for this book, that’s why we’ve decided to make a few select pages available to download, for free, for your viewing pleasure! Mark has finished the first draft of the script, and Clayton has finished all the breakdowns and layouts for the 24 page story for the Hopscotch origin and we’re eager for you to get a glimpse! Just Clayton’s line work on the breakdowns are delicious to behold, so take a look!


Here is a 9 page preview courtesy of Gumroad to get you pumped! – Just follow the link and enter $0 for the amount…

Gumroad Digital Download


Finished page 1 from the Hopscotch origin story.

Launching next week on 2 . 2 3 . 2 3 — SHADOW SENTRY: Origins will be comprised of two 24 page stories, totaling 48 pages of awesome! Hopscotch will start us off with a bang (or a slice!) and launch us into modern Japan where Yakuza gangsters are fighting for their life! Can they take on a teenage girl with newly found teleportation powers!? You’ll find out as Hopscotch, or Katarina Katayama, embarks on a errand of revenge from the king of hell himself — that old dastardly Dragon — Satan! You’ll get a good look at him in this book as we set up what it means to be a Hell Born, and how they are chosen. You’ll also be introduced to a new villain, a cyborg ninja known as Akira, the Iron Demon (aka: Tatsu Akuma)!


COMMANDER NOBLE

Part two will be the origin story of Robert Noble, the current leader of the Shadow Sentry. Learn how he received his powers in Afghanistan following 9/11, and the details surrounding his run in with the Hell Born and Vengent!

Here’s a little sneak peek at page 1 (below), from the Commander Noble origin story! Art by Eric Ninaltowski. Assisting on Script will be new comer: Clay Pauley! New to our team but not new to comics, Clay has been writing his own stories for some time, and will soon be launching his own crowdfunded book – Myth No More!

If you’re new to the scene and want to catch up you’re free to wait until the campaign launches next week where there will be a tier where you can purchase Books 1 & 2, or you can get your hands on them now as we’ve updated the STORE! Cause why wait!

Head to the Store!

We look forward to seeing you next week when the campaign launches! 2/23 around 6: 30 pst on Indiegogo!