“How to Bring Knives to a Gunfight.”
HAMILTON, MT -- Unlikely Heroes Studios is saddling up for a new
Kickstarter to bring you the third chapter of The Surgeon, their lauded
postapocalyptic spaghetti Western comics series, powered by bold new
pencils from indie comics powerhouse Stan Yak.
The Surgeon is the continuing story of a frontier doctor on the South
Dakota Badlands. Despite her calling as a healer, she has to kill to
survive -- and it’s possible that she’s better at it than she is at
doctoring, and maybe she likes it better, too. Chapter 3 picks up in the
middle of the blood, mud, and fire where Chapter 2 left off. It brings
fans 22 pages of gritty, intense, sword-swinging action; compelling
characters; and grim, world-weary humor.
The story is by UHS veteran John Pence, author of Up from the Skies and
editor of the Elsewhere anthology. Chapter 3 features art by the mighty
Stan Yak, whose work does a lot of heavy lifting on Source Point Press’
Salvagers and Broken Gargoyles, along with stalwart Surgeon colorist Eve
Orozco who did the smoke, fire, shadows, and explosions for UHS’
breakout hit, Super!
“Last year, when we lost Zack, I wasn’t sure how we could move forward
with The Surgeon; his pencils were so perfect for the book,” Pence says,
referring to beloved UHS partner and artist Zack Dolan, whose untimely
death was a huge loss to the independent comics scene. “But I’m sure
he’d want the work to keep going, and I bet he’s looking down, cheering
about Stan’s pages in his big, booming laugh. Stan’s stuff is perfect
for the job.”
“We have been so eager to return to the world of The Surgeon,” UHS
publisher and editor Laurie Foster says, “Our fans loved the book, and
people ask about it all the time. And, I gotta tell you because I’ve
read the scripts for the rest of the series arc, we’re just getting
started with this story. ”
The Surgeon Chapter 3: “How to Bring Knives to a Gunfight”
Kickstarterlaunched on July 6th.
Unlikely Heroes is known for running super legit,
trouble-free Kickstarters featuring premiums that
tickles their fans pink.
Check it out.
Kickstarter: www.uhstudios.com/kickstarter