Kelly Bender's Comic Books being Published

What an amazing 2 years it's been!

I've been busy writing and creating comic books for the past 3 years and this year books are being published!!

"Convoy of Corpses" is a 24 page stand alone Afghanistan war comic picked up by INSANE COMICS 

Created & Written: Kelly Bender (Me)
Artist: Andi Supriyono 
Inker: Ivan Miranda 
Colorist: Amitabha Naskar 
Letters: Nic J. Shaw 

 "C.L.A.W.S." is a 4 issue miniseries comic being published by INSANE COMICS Summer 2015!!

Co-Created & Written: Kelly Bender (Me)
Co-Created & Art by Jose L. Mojica 
Colors: Chad Scott 
Letters Micah Myers

"STARBURN" is a 4 issue Sci-Fi miniseries out now by my publisher! MARKOSIA

Buy the issues on COMIXOLOGY here: PURCHASE HERE

Created & Written: Kelly Bender (Me)

Illustrations: Brian Balondo 

Inks: Cristian Docolomansky 

Colors: Laura Lee

Letters: Nic J Shaw

"SNARL" an original 40 page graphic novel I co-created with artist Nathan Kelly is out now from publisher Alterna Comics - Creator-Owned Graphic Novel Publisher 

PURCHASE HERE:  COMIXOLOGY      AMAZON KINDLE     BARNES & NOBLE NOOK

Colors: Josh Jensen 
Letters: Micah Myers

I also Created & Wrote "AQUEOUS" with amazing art by Michy Kahuya, inks by Jeff Graham , colors by Matt James and letters by Micah Myers. The first issue just got completed and we will be pitching it to publishers early 2015. Announcements hopefully coming soon...

"DEATH-RATTLER" is a 6 issue miniseries I Write and Co-Created with artist Ryan Downing . We are pitching to publishers early 2015. 

Inks: Ivan Miranda

Colors: ALAN BAY 

Letters: Micah Myers.

"YAKUZA 893" is a 4 issue miniseries I Write and Co-Created with artist Eda Kunsis . The first issue is almost complete and I'll be pitching it to publishers at Emerald City Comicon . Inks: Ivan Miranda , Colors: Laura Lee and letters Micah Myers.

"Blood In. Blood Out." is another comic I Co-Created and Write. It's an ongoing series Co-Creator and Artist NATHAN KELLY and I are pitching at EMERALD CITY COMIC CON in March. (Colors: Josh Jensen , Letters: Micah Myers and Covers Tom Kelly)

"Midnight Society" is a comic book I am writing for Artist Carlo C. Garde & colorist Pascal Verhoef (letters by Micah Myers) We will be pitching this comic series Spring 2015.

What does 2015 have in store for me?
"TRIBAL LINES" (with Co-Creator & Artist Nathan Jordan )

                               "LITTLE BLACK BOXES" (with Co-Creator & Artist Stanley Chou)

"THE DRIFT" (Co-Creator & Artist announcement coming soon...)

"BABYBOT" (an all-ages comic series using the characters from the store my wife Renee Bender and I used to own artist Felix Wong)

Other pitches?

‪#‎BoyandRocket‬ ‪#‎CelestialCorps‬ ‪#‎Oxygen‬ ‪#‎FractureLine‬ ‪#‎FalseDawn ‬‪#‎SoulClouds‬ ‪ #BladeDancer‬

Keep ‪#‎MakingComics‬ and long live ‪#‎CreatorOwned‬ ‪#‎comics‬

"Starburn" Issue 01 reviews!!!

"Starburn" is a 4 issue miniseries coming out January 2015 from publisher MARKOSIA http://www.markosia.com/

Created & Written: KELLY BENDER (me)
Illustrations: BRIAN BALONDO
Inks: CRISTIAN DOCOLOMANSKY
Colors: LAURA LEE
Letters: NIC J SHAW

Here are just some of the amazing reviews the series has already been receiving:

COMIC CRUSADERS (twitter)

http://intercomicspodcast.com/2014/11/26/advanced-review-starburn-1/

INTER-COMICS PODCAST (Twitter )

http://intercomicspodcast.com/2014/11/26/advanced-review-starburn-1/

BAG & BORED ( Twitter )

http://bagandbored.net/2014/11/16/review-starburn-1/

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ACTUAL INTERIOR ART!! (Pages 12-13) 

"The Drift" Comic Book Miniseries

"The Drift"‬ comic book miniseries is currently being written.

Co-Created & Written: Kelly Bender

Co-Created & Illustrated: ??

I will be looking for the right illustrator for this project at a future date.

(No! it has nothing to do with fast and furious cars :))

Elevator publishers pitch:

Think ‪"HungerGames"‬ meets ‪"PoseidonAdventure"‬ meets ‪"DieHard"‬

Outline:

In the not so distant future America, crime is so rampant and prisons so over crowded that something had to be done.

The Country has switched over to a religious state. The President is no more, the "Chancellor" rules the land now through the words of "God".

But crime was still happening. In order to eradicate the sinners "The Drift" is initiated.

Through a lottery style draw, criminals by the thousands are selected to take part in "The Drift". The most hardened criminals are automatically selected, rapists, murderers, serial killers... the rest are selected through a random draw.

If you survive "the Drift" then your "sins" are forgiven. 

"The Drift" is broadcasted to the masses as a sort of sermon, while it purges the sinners and shows "Gods will" to the citizens.

When your numbers called can you survive "The Drift"?

"The Little Cloud" children's book

"The Little Cloud" is a children's book which is getting completed for a publisher.

Written: Kelly Bender (me) (Twitter )
Art: Julie Ferron

Outline:

This is a children’s story about a little cloud, who doesn’t know how to transform his cloud form into shapes for humans to recognize.

It is a story of self belief, friendship and trying.

Sample art: 

PAGE 02-03

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                                                                           PAGE 06-07

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etc....

"SNARL" 4 page preview!!

"SNARL" is a 40 page original graphic novel coming out early 2015 from ALTERNA COMICS

Co-Created & Art: Nathan Kelly (twitter: @nkellynk28)
Co-Created & Written: Kelly Bender (me) (twitter: @KellyBender17)
Colors: Lewis Tillett (twitter: @TheLewisTillett)
Letters: Micah Myers (twitter: @micahmyers)

OUTLINE:

When hikers start disappearing from a Washington State National Park, speculations start running wild.

Is it a "werewolf", a serial killer, a gang, a pack of wolves, a rapist or something even more sinister?

A veteran police detective is assigned the case, but how do you solve a case when all the evidence points to the super natural?

Detective Bevil and his partner Detective Sagun, must throw out all their police training and logic in order to solve the unsolvable.  

But they must be careful.  For when you're chasing a beast, you have to make sure you don't lose control of your own animalistic nature!

This book is for fans of #Noir #Crime #Fiction #TrueDetective #Se7en #CSI

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Coming early 2015... 

"Death-Rattler" pitch pages

"Death-Rattler" is a 6 issue miniseries which is ready for publishers pitches.

Co-Created & Written: KELLY BENDER (Kelly Bender Twitter)
Co-Created, Illustrations & Colors: RYAN DOWNING (Ryan Downing Twitter)
Inks: Ivan Miranda
Letters: Nic Shaw

It is a "Western/Steampunk/Fantasy" comic book.

"Death-Rattler" tells the story of Dawson Cole whose father was murdered one day when she was a child, and her story of revenge.

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PAGE 01 (Credits/Outline Page) 

                                                             PAGE 02 (Completed Page)

PAGE 03 (Completed page) 

PAGE 04 (Completed Page) 

                                                        PAGE 05 (Completed page)

PAGE 06 (completed page) 

                                                     PAGE 07 (Pencils, Inks & colors)

                                                     PAGE 08 (Pencils, inks & Colors)

                                                               Page 09 (Pencils & inks only)

PAGE 10 (Pencils & Inks) 

                                                                   PAGE 11 (Pencils)

"BLOOD RED LIPSTICK" comic book pitch pages.

"BLOOD RED LIPSTICK" is a comic book series being pitched to publishers right now!

Credits:

Created & Written: KELLY BENDER
Illustrated & Colored: CHAD SCOTT
Letters: MICAH MYERS