They say that blood is thicker than water, but you may wish it weren’t, if your mom had to drink animal blood to survive. Home is where the heart is, even if your sister lives in another city–and is a shape-changing monster. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, so how can you know who you’re supposed to be if your parents are a human and a vampire?
Wayward Kindred is 200+ full-colour pages of stunning artwork at 6.75″ x 10.25″, featuring 17 stories. Edited by Allison O’Toole (Wayward Sisters), Ashanti Fortson (Heartwood) and Kat Vendetti (Rolled & Told), Wayward Kindred looks at the different ways we can relate to our families, for better or for worse. Inside you’ll find stories of grief and loss, understanding and reconciliation, and telecom contracts, all featuring monsters ranging from the gruesome to the adorable.
Wayward Kindred is a spiritual sequel to Wayward Sisters, which was nominated for the Ignatz Award for Best Anthology, and won the Joe Shuster Best Anthology award. TO Comix Press has been committed to bringing you fantastic stories from independent creators, and we can’t wait to get this one into your hands–it might be our best collection yet!
Creators and printing are always the biggest costs. The book will be printed on high-quality 80# Hannoart Silk to ensure each page is as vivid as the artist’s imagination. We’re dedicated to transparency, and you can find detailed reports for our past anthologies on our website.
Want an extra monster in your book? We have artists available to sketch their favourite monster on a blank page inside for you.
We also have some custom, colour digital commissions available from our talented creators! Give yourself or a loved one a monstrous transformation. You’ll get the digital file as well as a printed 6.675″ x 10.25″ print of the commission.
For interview requests, samples or press releases, please view our press site at: http://tocomix.com/press/wayward_kindred, or contact us at info [at] tocomix.com.
Kickstarter video by Lucia Retamales and Iñaki Taberna. Special props go to all the great employees at Kickstarter, Kelly and Nichole Matthews for their incredible cover, Olivia Catroppa for the logo design, Megan Lavey-Heaton, The Comic Book Embassy, The Beguiling, Page & Panel, Cover Vault, and all of the fantastic folks who’ve supported and inspired us over the years. Comics yeah!
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This is our seventh Kickstarter, and we’ve always delivered our books. The stories are 80% complete, with the final colours and lettering arriving this month.
We have a proven history of delivering great books to satisfied customers, and Wayward Kindred will be no exception.