Just a friendly reminder that I have a Kickstarter going right now for In Our Dreams Awake #2. Back it now!
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Sometimes there is a plotline/story idea that catches me just right. I’ll be minding my own business (definitely not planning on buying more comic books), and then they jump me out of nowhere. I And then I’m left only trying to figure out how quickly I can get the issue in my hands (or virtual hands as the case may be).
You had me at Deal with the Devil story.
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Cover by Mulele Jarvis
I TOOK A HAMMER TO HELL #3 (#1 & #2 Available too)
Writer – Matt Garvey
Artist – Mulele Jarvis
Colorist – Fabi Marques
Alternate Cover – J Francis Totti
The Kickstarter campaign ends on Friday, May 3, 2024
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The Pitch:
With nothing more than a MASSIVE hammer duck taped to his hand, Jake is going to kill the devil!
The Story:
Jake made deal with the devil for his eternal soul (original I know, but wait till you read it, this is VERY different) but instead of waiting till his time is up or trying to wiggle out of the agreement, he goes to Hell WILLINGLY!
Why on Earth would someone do this?!… Well, he has only one goal in mind.
With nothing more than a MASSIVE hammer duck taped to his hand, Jake is going to kill the devil!
This comic has action, it has gore…but it also has a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
So, F#@K REDEMPTION…EMBRACE VENGENCE!
You won’t be disappointed!
John’s Thoughts:
So many Deal with the Devil stories are about the person trying to find a loophole to the predicament they have put themselves in. You see, it is very simple: you do the crime and then your soul does the time. And don’t get me wrong, I love those types of stories. Heck, I have a book sitting on my shelf that pretty much focuses on just that.
I Took A Hammer To Hell makes an immediate detour, though. It takes that core premise and says “what if the guy made his choice and was willing to go to Hell when the time came”. And then tried to go kill the Devil.
At it’s core, that is an interesting idea. If you had 40 years to plan your assault on Hell, what would you do? Would you train like Neo in the Matrix? Downloading every bit of fighting skills you could. Would you study with all the religious figures you could find, hoping to find some weakness for the Devil?
Or maybe you’d just strap a hammer to your hand and say f$%# it.
A sampling of the Ultimate Digital Collection
The Rewards:
Matt Garvey does his best to keep his Reward costs low, so you can pick up the lastest digital issue for £2 ($3) or even a signed copy of issue 3 for £2 ($6). If you are just hearing about the comic and want to play catch up the digital will run £5 ($7) and phyrical versions of 1-3 are £12 ($16).
The best bang for your buck though is his Ultimate Digital Package (25 comics) which will get you caught up on I Took A Hammer To Hell and then continue to feed comics directly in your brain from many of Matt Garvey’s history for only £10 ($13).
(I actually did that level on his last Kickstarter: Gangsters Versus Nazis and am working my way through all the comic goodness.)
The Verdict:
I’ve already supported the two previous Kickstarters for Issue 1 and Issue 2, so I was ready to go when Issue 3’s campaign went live. If you can handle a story about Vengeance against the Devil (and who wouldn’t want to see that), you should back this comic so that they make 50 more issues!
Make sure you check out I Took A Hammer To Hell #3!
Covers by Mulele Jarvis
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John McGuire is the writer of the sci-fi novel: The Echo Effect.
He is also the creator/author of the steampunk comic The Gilded Age. If you would like to purchase a copy, go here!
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His other prose appears in The Dark That Follows, Hollow Empire, Tales from Vigilante City, Beyond the Gate, and Machina Obscurum – A Collection of Small Shadows.
He can also be found at www.johnrmcguire.com
