Happy
#NCBD
!
Today, we're delighted to announce our next anthology: FRACTURED REALMS.
Bring us your Norse Horror pitches!
Editors: Paul Carroll
@writeranonymous
and Gary Moloney
@m_gearoid
Cover inks: Nick Roche
@NickRoche
See you in Valhalla!
Announcing our next anthology!
DOWN BELOW: A GREEK MYTH NOIR ANTHOLOGY is now open for pitches.
Edited by Paul Carroll and Gary Moloney, the book will feature noir interpretations and retellings of stories from Greek Mythology.
More info at:
Announcing our 2024 anthology, WISH UPON A STAR, now open for pitches.
We're looking for far-future sci-fi adaptations of fairy tale stories. Send us your pitch for a 4 page comic before January 26, 2024.
More details here:
It's time for the full-colour cover reveal of FRACTURED REALMS.
The wonderful
@jp_jordan
worked his magic on
@NickRoche
's inks.
Pitch submissions for our 2023 Norse Horrror anthology are open until Friday!
It would be remiss of us not to start our announcements with the cover reveal of DOWN BELOW, with art by
@Stephen_Mooney
and colours by
@Treestumped
Check out the list of creators on our website:
The campaign didn't make it, but we gave it a good shot all things considered.
Paul and Gary will be discussing next steps and communicating with contributors and backers over the coming weeks.
Most importantly, we're not giving up on Wish Upon a Star ⭐️
ARTISTS:
Share your portfolios below if you're still not attached to a pitch.
WRITERS:
Contact your faves!
We don't match folks up ourselves, but we know not everyone has a spreadsheet of creators like Paul does!
It's time for the full-colour cover reveal of FRACTURED REALMS.
The wonderful
@jp_jordan
worked his magic on
@NickRoche
's inks.
Pitch submissions for our 2023 Norse Horrror anthology are open until Friday!
Artists wear salmon pink, writers wear the same check shirt, and the lads from the country put their hands on their hips.
That's it. That's the Limit Break uniform for
@DublinComicCon
Here we go--!
The full line-up for Wish Upon a Star, and the full-colour cover (subject to a few small changes with text, etc.)
We can't wait for this book! A brand new era in LB anthologies begins.
Hey artists! Here's a place where you can share your portfolios for people to have a look at.
There are always writers looking for folks but they don't know where to look.
And there we go, pitches for FRACTURED REALMS are closed!
Thank you to everyone who's submitted. Paul and Gary will be reading through all of them over the coming weeks. You've managed to out-do pitches for Down Below last year. Bravo.
MEET THE CREATORS
The campaign for DOWN BELOW has past the 50% mark. Time to meet the next creative team!
@explodingarrow
and
@samzalong
are teaming up for ECHO CHAMBER
Check out the Kickstarter here:
It's time for a proper preview!
Check out
@StockmanNate
's inks for the cover of WISH UPON A STAR, coming to
@Kickstarter
on March 1st!
Completing the cover is Irish colourist extraordaire
@deezoid
!
The full cover will be shown off when the stories have been selected ⭐️
Responses for WISH UPON A STAR have been sent out. The public line-up- and the full cover - will be announced on Wednesday.
Thanks you to everyone who sent in pitches for our 4th anthology, and congratulations to those whose pitches were accepted.
Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr pull the Thunder God’s chariot. Even they are not safe from his hunger. Yet with one swing of Mjölnir they return to life…
But the memories remain and the pain and the feeling of teeth on flesh.
FR submissions close 29/01.
And the form is closed!
Paul and Gary will be reading through them all over the coming weeks.
WISH UPON A STAR officially has the most number of pitches out of all of our anthologies by a lot.
Thank you to everyone who sent in pitches!
We're halfway funded and there less than 12 hours to go.
We appreciate all of the shout-outs and support the book has gotten over the past month. If you want to help us get to the goal, it's still not too late.
Announcing our first open anthology - Turning Roads, edited by
@writeranonymous
The book will collect comic retellings of Irish folklore and mythology stories in modern and future versions of Ireland.
Pitches are now open. For more details see:
MEET OUR COVER ARTIST
If we hit our 8K Stretch Goal, we'll have a cover from
@declanshalvey
to adorn the front of TURNING ROADS.
Declan's recent cover work can be seen on Immortal Hulk: Flatline (
@Marvel
) and Write It In Blood (
@ImageComics
).
Available at
@DublinComicCon
this weekend: Turning Roads, the first of our Myth Anthologies. Featured in the Irish Times’ Best Graphic Novels or 2021, these 18 stories curated by
@writeranonymous
update the legends of Irish folklore for the modern age. Cover by
@declanshalvey
.
Pitch responses for FRACTURED REALMS have finally gone out. Thank you to everyone who submitted to the book.
We have 52 creators lined up to tell 24 stories, exploring horror as the Norns saw fit.
We can't wait to start working with everyone over the coming weeks!
Congratulations
@m_gearoid
! ❤️
Gary's
@MadCaveStudios
journey began a while ago and we've been dying to be able to tell people about this book!
Issue 1 of WHEN THE BLOOD HAS DRIED drops April 3rd. Order through your LCS!
We have an exclusive first look at
@MadCaveStudios
's upcoming 'When The Blood Has Dried'
#1
. What happens when an ex-adventurer's past catches up with her? The start of a new fantasy comic book.
Check it out there:
If nothing else, our call for artists and writers to connect in a thread has given us a few more portfolios to look at when we're starting projects separate to our open calls for pitches.
We're a month away from the launch of the
@Kickstarter
for WISH UPON A STAR.
We'll have a cover reveal next week, but for now let's give a warm welcome and throw a small party for its artist - the Superior
@StockmanNate
!
Swing by our table at
@DublinComicCon
to pick up a flyer for Down Below
Hidden under our Super Professional Emoji 😎 is a QR code for a digital ashcan for the anthology, ahead of its November launch.
Launching March 12th, OLD GAME PLUS is a brand new collection of short stories written by
@seamuskavanagh
, making his debut with Limit Break Comics.
OLD GAME PLUS draws inspiration from the video games that shaped Seamus.
There are a mere 6 hours to do in the campaign for WISH UPON A STAR.
At this point, there's little else we can do but hope, and to say thank you to everyone who's been working to try get the book funded.
We see you, and we appreciate you, no matter what happens.
So, it seems
#indiecomics
are trending. No better opportunity for you to support independent creators and their work. On that note, check out FRACTURED REALMS an anthology featuring 24 stories where Norse mythology meets contemporary horror!
If you enjoyed our Greek Myth/Noir Crime mashup DOWN BELOW, we’d love if you voted for us in the Best Anthology category at this year’s Ringo Awards.
You can nominate and vote below at the link below:
#foryourconsideration
The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards (the Ringos!) nominations are now OPEN! Comic pros AND fans can nominate their favorite creators and titles from 2022 -- spread the word!
#ringoawards
#baltimorecomiccon
MEET OUR CREATORS
Richard Davidson from Back Pocket Comics is teaming up with
@Colgriff84
from
@Rogue_Comics_Ir
to bring a modern twist to a prevailing Irish myth. We can't wait for you to check it out!
We're still making our way through the DOWN BELOW pitches.
When we set out the timeline, we hadn't quite anticipated the number of responses we'd get.
Watch this space (and also your inboxes.)
Thank you to everyone for your patience while we work our way through the staggering amount of pitches we received for DOWN BELOW.
We anticipate responses will be sent on Friday, February 18th.
(You didn't make this easy for us!)
Announcing our next anthology!
DOWN BELOW: A GREEK MYTH NOIR ANTHOLOGY is now open for pitches.
Edited by Paul Carroll and Gary Moloney, the book will feature noir interpretations and retellings of stories from Greek Mythology.
More info at:
Submissions for our Norse Horror anthology, FRACTURED REALMS, remain open until 27th January. Over the coming days we’ll be highlighting of the stories, characters, and legends you may wish to take inspiration from in putting together your pitch. Find all the details below!
Happy
#NCBD
!
Today, we're delighted to announce our next anthology: FRACTURED REALMS.
Bring us your Norse Horror pitches!
Editors: Paul Carroll
@writeranonymous
and Gary Moloney
@m_gearoid
Cover inks: Nick Roche
@NickRoche
See you in Valhalla!
We're back at
@ThoughtBubbleUK
today, full of caffeine and sugar.
Come say hi!
(And if you fancy buying any books, our spines will appreciate it later.)
This weekend is Cork Comic Expo 3, organised by the wonderful folks at
@TheBigBang_
and Cork's own Comics Hero
@WillSliney
We'll be tabling along with a whole host of our friends from the Irish comic community, with books, pins and prints on offer.
See y'all there!
Today is a two-for-one special in our inboxes!
We've gotten the final colours from
@deezoid
on the cover for Wish Upon a Star (inks by
@StockmanNate
) AND the first print in for the Kickstarter!
Y'all are going to dig it!
What makes
#smallpressday
so great?
It's the perfect opportunity to get started in comics.
We launched our first two books - LIFE & DEATH and MIXTAPE - at last year's event hosted by
@FPDublin
Want to see the full cover design of DOWN BELOW, combining the art of
@Stephen_Mooney
, the colours of
@Treestumped
and the design and logo of
@Becca_See
?
Check out the new project update!
Turning Roads is coming soon to
@Kickstarter
30+ creators are telling revised versions of old Irish stories though the lens of science fiction and fantasy.
Watch this space for more info, and the all-important Kickstarter link later in the week!
Available at
@DublinComicCon
: Limit Break Presents
#1
, an anthology devoted to showcasing our eclectic storytelling styles. The 3 stories in this collection explore the crime, romance, and adventure genres but are all connected by the theme of “Secrets”. Will you reveal yours?
Announcing LENS, collected in print for the first time!
This spy thriller one-shot comes from
@m_gearoid
and
@KusiakRaq
, edited by the wonderful
@illusClaire
.
Limit Break is all set up for
@DublinComicCon
Also featured: the art of
@garethluby
, the novels and art of
@writeranonymous
, and the anthologies of
@CupanFae
This weekend is the first Irish con for six of our books and eight others on the table.
Let's gooooo!
We have received cover inks. This is not a drill.
Artist reveal in our newsletter in 30 minutes.
Next week, we'll share the inks.
Until then, you can already follow the campaign for WISH UPON A STAR to be notified when it launches.
We hit our funding goal!
Thank you everyone! The campaign will continue until March 28th, but we're officially in Stretch Goal Territory!
Check out the latest project update for the inks of
@declanshalvey
's amazing cover for the book!
We've got a website update to go with the cover reveal for TURNING ROADS.
Now that the book has officially been sent to the printers, it's been added to the line-up from our creators.
The book will be on general release in August.
MEET THE CREATORS
This time, we've got one of our editors to introduce!
Fresh off the back of Meouch
#2
,
@writeranonymous
and
@garethluby
are teaming up again for PANDORA'S URN
Check out the Kickstarter here:
Big
@ThoughtBubbleUK
launch for DOWN BELOW!
We're excited to get set up and chatting to folks this weekend. You can find us in the Redshirt Hall at table 54 in the middle aisle.
Rare for a UK show, we've managed to get
@writeranonymous
,
@m_gearoid
and
@garethluby
in one place!
Just over two weeks left to get your pitches in!
We probably don't need more Pinnochio, Rapunzel or Red Riding Hood pitches. We're spoiled for choice already!
Announcing our 2024 anthology, WISH UPON A STAR, now open for pitches.
We're looking for far-future sci-fi adaptations of fairy tale stories. Send us your pitch for a 4 page comic before January 26, 2024.
More details here:
MEET THE CREATORS
The campaign for DOWN BELOW is well under way, so it's about time to meet the folks behind the stories.
@sammoUA
,
@mart_apreliy
and
@andriylukin
are teaming up for A BROKEN RHYTHM
Check out the Kickstarter here:
We thought we might just be sharing the inks tomorrow, but we may even get to announce and show off the colour artist for the cover!
In the meantime, follow the Kickstarter campaign to get a notification at launch!
We're a month away from the launch of the
@Kickstarter
for WISH UPON A STAR.
We'll have a cover reveal next week, but for now let's give a warm welcome and throw a small party for its artist - the Superior
@StockmanNate
!