Category Archives: Awesome Finds

On Kickstarter: Heartwood

One of the current projects on Kickstarter we’re digging is Heartwood, an anthology of fantasy comics by non-binary creators. Everything about this comic anthology looks gorgeous thus far, and we’re sure it’s only going to get more amazing as it moves … Continue reading

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On Kickstarter: Bikes Not Rockets

If you’re looking for a collection of sci-fi short stories about bicyclists, you’ve come to the right place! Elly Blue Publishing is currently running a Kickstarter for the fifth book in their feminist bicycle science fiction series, this one titled Bikes … Continue reading

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On Kickstarter: Further Vol. 1

Here at Mad Scientist Journal, we’re big fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so finding a comic that’s noted as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer (except without any characters you’d feel confident in trusting with supernatural disaster.)”, we’re definitely interested! Further is … Continue reading

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On Kickstarter: Robot Dinosaur Fiction

The world needs more weird fiction, and this Kickstarter project, which promises a story of robot dinosaurs to read for free every week this summer, fills that niche! In addition to publishing the stories online, there will also be an … Continue reading

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Interview with Scott Gable of Broken Eye Books

Broken Eye Books is currently running a Kickstarter for Welcome to Miskatonic University, which we mentioned last week as part of our alumni news post, and today we’re talking with Scott Gable about the anthology and more! Dawn Vogel: Tell … Continue reading

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Awesome Finds: Mae Among the Stars

Our Kickstarter for Battling in All Her Finery launches tomorrow, but if you’re looking for something to read about a woman leader today, check out Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed, illustrated by Stasia Burrington. Inspired by the story of Mae … Continue reading

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On Kickstarter: Victoria Black #1

If you like your comic books gory, gritty, and violent, you owe it to yourself to check out the Kickstarter for Victoria Black #1. The sample images shown in the Kickstarter appear to cover all of those angles, and then … Continue reading

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Awesome Finds: Comics by Miles Greb

We recently came across a few comics that might be of interest to mad scientists, by Seattle author Miles Greb. His comic After the Gold Rush involves the last scientist, Scout, returning to Earth to study it, but finding it a wilderness … Continue reading

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On Kickstarter: Brown Sugar Fairies

We have a lot of nieces and nephews at Mad Scientist Journal, so when we see an adorable early readers chapter book about the magic of friendship, we’re definitely interested! Written by Aiysha Sinclair and illustrated by Joyceline Furniss, Brown Sugar Fairies … Continue reading

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Awesome Finds: As Told by Things Anthology

Recently, the fine folks at Atthis Arts told us about an anthology that they’re working on called As Told by Things. It’s going to be an anthology of stories told from the perspective of objects–perhaps a mad scientist’s rack of test … Continue reading

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