MEGALITH is an epic of unparalleled detail and artistry. We need your help to bring it to comic book shops.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Progress Update – YOU'RE GOING TO SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 12:58:36 PM
We've got an exciting update today for our MEGALITH backers!
As many of you have undoubtedly already seen, this year's BAD IDEA San Diego Comic-Con Tiki Party was a smash success! We want to say thank you to everyone who made it out to this year's celebration. And, not to be forgotten are the elect among you that lent your support at a qualifying tier on the first day of the MEGALITH Kickstarter. All of your names were gloriously immortalized in a place of honor for all attendees to see.
Until next year, where we hope to see as many of you as we can both in person and in spirit!
And don't forget to be the first to support our next Kickstarter campaign by visiting the pre-launch page and clicking "Notify me on launch" because ONLY YOU CAN SAVE DIGITAL COMICS FROM AMAZON!
MEGALITH UPDATE: Backer Surveys Sent!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 06:28:38 PM
Greetings backers!
We're very happy to let you know that backer surveys have been sent! Check your inboxes to get a jump on getting all of your MEGALITH rewards. You'll also find a bevy of all new add-ons the BAD IDEA team have created to celebrate the stunning success of our second Kickstarter campaign!
And be sure not to miss our next campaign! Visit the pre-launch page and click "Notify me on launch" to join us for our next comics redefining endeavor – ONLY YOU CAN SAVE DIGITAL COMICS FROM AMAZON!
The MEGALITH OLD MASTERS COMIC COLLECTION available now on Backerkit
MEGALITH: The Designs Comic available now on Backerkit
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY – THE COMPLETE MEGALITH HARDCOVER available now on Backerkit
Only YOU Can Save Digital Comics From Amazon!
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Jul 06, 2023 at 12:01:42 PM
Digital comics don’t have to suck.
Close your eyes, and imagine, if you will, the experience of reading a digital comic book. The panels are small, and they don't quite fit the screen. Every device is just slightly the wrong ratio. You're using the guided panel-by-panel view, but the story feels disconnected. You're missing the subtle but all-important storytelling cues that come from seeing the full page. And if you switch to a full page display, you can't read the word balloons. Your screen isn't big enough. You soldier on. Pushing through colors optimized for a different medium, optimized for paper, and full bleed art trimmed tighter than the print counterpart. You come across a gut-punch moment. A big double page spread. But there's no impact. The DPS was too wide so your reader shrunk it down. Or worse, flipped it to landscape so now you've got to turn your screen, meanwhile, the moment's gone. This can't be the future of comics we were promised.
Digital was meant to give us more. We were meant to have access to the artist's original page layouts. The pencils and inks. The writer's original scripts. The editor's notes. Trivia. Easter eggs. Millions of new colors only digital can display. The ability to zoom in on the tiniest details. Deleted scenes. Alternate endings. Additional story. And so, so, so many brand-new digitally native features. Every other form of entertainment got exactly that. So...what happened?
Amazon.
They fucked us.
They gave up on quality for convenience. "1,000 comics in the palm of your hand." Don't mind that the reading experience is watered down. And definitely don't think about all the things this new format could be adding. In focusing on the short term, they sacrificed the long term opportunity of digital comics. Last year digital comics book sales accounted for approximately 4% of all comic sales. Down from 25% in 2016. At the same time, music, movies, TV, and video games all built thriving digital businesses that have not only added to those mediums, they've also reinvented many of them for the better and, in fact, grown the total audience even beyond digital. Thanks to Spotify, Netflix, Steam and many others like them, those industries are living in the promised future we are being denied.
BAD IDEA has had enough. Yes, BAD IDEA. The one publisher who, to date, has been exclusively a printed-on-paper publisher. Also, the one publisher who has no vested interest in protecting the digital status quo. We're the only publisher not financially tied to digital. So, we're happy to blow the whistle on what a scam digital comic books are. Because it's easy to do digital right. Did you know that every publisher is already doing it? Just not for you. When we edit, approve, and send comics to the printer, we do so digitally. And those files the professionals see are magnificent. High definition, full contrast, incredibly vivid and full of art that never sees the printed and bound page. It's high time we brought the level of quality in digital comic books that we the professionals see to you, the readers. But we need your help to do that.
One time. Just this one time, we're breaking our 'no digital' rule and pulling out all the stops to build a showcase digital comic book so everyone can see everything that's possible. Something you can all point to and demand from Amazon and everyone else. And we're doing it with a comic book masterpiece -- THE ENDS. Comic book national treasure and living legend, David Lapham, in partnership with the incredible talents of his wife, Maria Lapham, and the legendary team of Scorpio Steele, Bill Crabtree and Dave Sharpe have been hard at work revisiting the book critics already dubbed, "the comic book of the year." Not only are we releasing the full extent of what we professionals see, we've also left no stone unturned in a quest to reach even greater heights with the story. Never before has a comic book of such acclaim been given so much additional love and care. EVIL DEAD II to our EVIL DEAD. If you liked THE ROAD WARRIOR, prepare for FURY ROAD. We've also invited a who's who of the biggest names in comics to join us on this journey and contribute. We'll soon be launching our campaign to provide you with a definitive answer to why digital comic books can be better and introducing to the world, THE ENDS: PRO EDITION.
For now, click here or on any image above then click the NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH button to learn when and how you can help save digital comics from Amazon. The countdown begins now.
MEGALITH UPDATE #6
over 1 year ago
– Mon, Jul 03, 2023 at 06:59:04 AM
Hello MEGALITH backers!
Work proceeds apace on bringing this epic of unparalleled detail and mastery to you in the manner you deserve. Because we know how excited you all are for more of the gorgeous work of Lewis LaRosa and Laura Martin, we've got another taste for you today of what's in store for you with a never before seen colored page of MEGALITH!
MEGALITH Art by Lewis LaRosa with Laura Martin
MEGALITH UPDATE #5
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 03:40:28 PM
Our good friend Charles Soule just wrapped up his amazing campaign for CHRONICLES OF THE LAZARENE, the secret companion book to his upcoming novel THE ENDLESS VESSEL only available in this campaign. We're really excited about this project and we think you will be too. If you missed out on this campaign, don't dismay! You can still get both stories and more at https://charles-soule.pledgemanager.com/projects/chronicles-of-the-lazarene/participate/
