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The Surgeon #5: Do No Harm

Created by Unlikely Heroes Studios

Dr. Hanover is back for the next thrilling installment in this post-apocalyptic samurai western! All issues available!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Three Days Left!! More Free Shit!!
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 09:47:07 PM

So we hope you're all giving yourselves pats on the back and butt touches for such an amazing campaign as it comes to a close --- BUT IT'S NOT DONE YET.  We have until Friday, and there is so much MORE free shit to unlock!! To start, though, we've passed 300 backers, which means: 

We've unlocked Ivory Ghosts #1 Digital Edition!! Ivory Ghosts is adapted from the novel by the unbelievable Caitlin O'Connell, drawn by Débora Caritá, inked by Laurie Foster, colored by Liezl Buenaventura, and lettered by Saida Temofonte. Edited by Debbie Smith Daughetee.

Ivory Ghosts is a thriller brimming with majestic wildlife, village politics, and international intrigue. A chilling quadruple homicide raises the stakes in the battle to save Africa’s elephants.

Can we hit $9,500? This adorable Steven Universe/Surgeon crossover print awaits us all if we do, along with a secret digital giveaway

And finally, a little promotion for some friends of ours running an amazing campaign:

Kickstarter Campaign Link Right Here!

Pick a Cryptid and Live Your Beast Life. The good folks over at Quarter Press have an awesome campaign going for a new card game featuring all of your favorite cryptids! As the creators of Miss Medusa's Monstrous Menagerie....we highly suggest supporting it!

Hoomans is a strategic, fast-play card game where you get to pretend to be a cryptid who's pretending to be human. So, you know, a lot like real life.

For 1-4 players, ages 10 and up, Hoomans can be played cooperatively or in a free-for-all, where one Cryptid walks away "More Hooman than Human." Playtime: 25 - 35 minutes. Check out the Kickstarter page to not only see the basic rules but to also see the game in action via the provided videos!

Last-Minute Surprise NEW Zaldivar Virgin Cover!! WHAT?!
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 08:48:34 PM

We have less than 48 hours to go and it's been a blast!! We got a last-minute surprise from our amazing art team, the Zaldivar brothers, and we've decided to say "fuck it" and go all out. 

Hedwin colored the lovely stretch print piece from Omar, and guys, it's SO GOOD we figured we HAD to make it an addon cover. It will be virgin, too, and entirely exclusive to this campaign. You can tack it onto any physical pledge right now!! 

We may hit another milestone or two before the campaign is up, too, so keep your eyes PEELED!! 

We also wanted to throw up one more promo for a campaign we love that's ending soon:

Anubis: Dog of Death, needs some help getting to the finish line! BACK IT HERE!

Anubis, once a god of the Egyptian pantheon, is reduced to the form of a tiny purse dog. In his quest to return to his more fearsome form, he must face other gods who, like him, have been transformed into the most unlikely forms. Written by Sindre L. Finnøy and drawn by John Barry Ballaran.

WINNING!!! Happy Almost Weekend and More Free Things You're Getting!!
about 2 years ago – Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 11:16:11 PM

Hey all!!! We woke up this morning to a VERY cool $8,000 --- which means YOU GUYS GET MORE STUFF!

ALL PHYSICAL TIER BACKERS are now going to get this AMAZING design by original Surgeon artist Zack Dolan as a metal bookmark

AND ALL BACKERS are now going to get The Shaolin Nun #1 Digital Edition! Written by JC Carter, Penciled & inked by Milestone Initiative winner Gregory Maldonado, colored by Lala Narita, and lettered by Andrew Malin: To most L.A. residents, Mei Yin seems to be a young abbess presiding over a new Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. But look closer, and you will find her using her remarkable Kung Fu skills to defend the innocent from those who would do them harm. Look even closer, and you’ll see a woman who is haunted by her dark past and isn’t sure if she’s worthy of the responsibility the sisters at the White Crane temple have entrusted her with.

We're ALMOST at that 300 backer unlock....can we get there during the weekend?! I'm rooting for us!!!


AND THAT'S NOT ALL: A quick plug for an awesome book that's out right now and killing it: We Are Scarlet Twilight #3 is a 22 page comic that picks up on the story after the first two chapters! It’s inspired by golden age comics and pulp magazines- so if you’re a fan of Batman:The Animated Series, the Shadow, Metropolis or Flash Gordon, this is the comic for you! It follows Captain Lancet, a 1930’s crime buster with a secret or two who battles the ScarletTwilight vampire cult from the 1930’s to a dark future. BACK IT HERE RIGHT NOW!!! CATCH UP ON ALL THREE ISSUES!!!

$7,500 milestone!! WHAT'S THIS, THEN? SURPRISE MINIPRINT!! MORE DIGITAL CONTENT!!
about 2 years ago – Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 02:05:32 AM

Guys, we're losing our minds over here!! 

As we've crested the $7,500 milestone, we've uncovered a surprise print that's so surprising we only found out about it ourselves YESTERDAY!! Series artist Omar Zaldivar gifted us this absolutely amazing piece of art of Dr. Hanover, now going FREE to all physical tier backers

AND....one of our all-time favorite indie books is going to ALL backers: Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer!! David Crownson and Courtland Ellis absolutely kill this series, and you're all gonna get the first digital issue FOR FREE!! I'm not even going to put a description for this one. It speaks for itself.

Finally, we've revealed the next milestone numbers:

Let's keep this up, guys!! Thank you all again. 

Hard to Beat Roscoe's Update...but a big THANK YOU...and also more FREE SHIT!!!!
about 2 years ago – Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 07:47:58 PM

Guys....we've done it!! Well, really, you've done it. THANK YOU!!! We're funded and aiming for stretch goals - and we've hit a BACKER milestone AND a money milestone!!! 

The first step is done, but we have some more big steps to make!  And more FREE SHIT!

FIRST - you unlocked The Wellkeeper #1 PDF by Dee Fish!!!

THE WELLKEEPER is the tale of a young girl name Zoe, the latest in a long line of women known as Wellkeepers. She is charged with the task of guarding the living energies of the earth itself and is empowered to communicate and control those very forces. With these gifts, Zoe can talk with plants, animals, and control the forces of life itself. But she is hunted by dark forces that seek to destroy her to take her gifts and bring about the death of all things. THE WELLKEEPER is a young adult adventure blending humor, fantasy, adventure, and danger to entertain all ages.

AND...you've unlocked MONSTER MATADOR #1 DIGITAL EDITION by Steven Prince:

MONSTER MATADOR: TANGO OF THE MATADORS #1 (of 3) is an action-packed thrill ride set in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. The monstrous VOLAGANTE and her children have terrorized the people of this colorful seaport for years. Now the Monster Matador has taken up the challenge of defeating them. Fighting alongside a rag-tag group of locals and joined by a familiar face from his past, will their combined forces be enough to end the TERROR OF THE VOLAGANTE?!

And a little promotion for our good friend RUSSELL NOHELTY for his unbelievable anthology, CTHULHU is HARD TO SPELL: 

He has less than $1000 to go to hit his goal, so...can we help him get there?! BACK IT HERE!!!!!!!!

"These books are our love letters to Lovecraft fans of all kinds, from those that obsess about Cthulhu, to the ones that never want to leave Arkham, to the ones that keep a copy of the Necronomicon under their pillow, and everyone in between. Whether you are a casual fan or a rabid one, we've got you covered."

The third volume, Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: Battle Royale, features stories by Trina Robbins (the first woman to draw Wonder Woman), David Pepose (Scout's Honor), Christian Gossett (The Red Star), and a fantastic cover by Aaron Alexovich (Invader Zim), among many fabulous writers and artists.

In total, over 75+ creators contributed 34 incredible stories to this third 180-page hardcover collection, and the results are pretty mindblowing.