The Guns of Shadow Valley: Complete graphic novel

A project in Pittsburgh, PA by Dave Wachter
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The webcomic of Western adventure and the supernatural, collected into a 200+ page, big, beautiful hardcover graphic novel.
Backers: 950
Average Pledge Per Backer: $46

Funded: $43,834 of $24,000
Dates: Jun 14th -> Jul 15th (32 days)
Project By: Dave Wachter
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Latest News

Dark Horse To Publish Two Kickstarter Giants: Leaving Megalopolis & Guns Of Shadow Valley

March 14th - via: darkhorse.com
Coming to shelves this summer are two of Dark Horse’s hottest new titles, originally funded via Kickstarter: Dave Wachter and James Andrew Clark’s The Guns of Shadow Valley and Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore’s Leaving Megalopolis! (Read More)

Last 2 hours! And one LARGE COMMISSION is available!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We're down to the last 2 hours! And right at the last minute, someone has canceled a pledge for the LARGE COMMISSION. That means it's available to anybody (YOU?!) to grab before it's too late. As a reminder, the LARGE COMMISSION is a big full body... (Read More)

Correction!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
A quick correction to that last update. There is no twitter contest. It's against the rules of Kickstarter. I'm really sorry, I didn't realize it when I posted it. Or rather, I forgot. If you post on Twitter, you will have my undying gratitude,... (Read More)

24 HOURS LEFT! twitter contest and more!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, this one might get a little off the wall, but I'm in crunch mode, so forgive a little bit of insanity. Warning: there will be exclamation points!!!! Earlier tonight we topped $40,000 and captured another Stretch Goal! Now, every book comes with... (Read More)

The Final Days

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
50 hours to go! It all ends on Monday, 11pm Eastern time. I can't believe it's almost over! Here's a few quick reminders as we try to capture more stretch goals and make the book even greater! MUSICAL CHAIRS - There is always a certain amount of... (Read More)

3 Days Left! Bonus stuff!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
With just over 3 days to go, this Kickstarter campaign will soon come to a close. We're at almost $36,000, an incredible amount! We've got those stretch goals to improve the book at 40- and 45,000. Can we hit those goals in such a short time? I think... (Read More)

MORE NEW ART and A CALL TO ACTION

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We may only have 5 days left, but this train isn't slowing down! More artist friends of mine have been kind and generous, and offered more art rewards. I'm very fortunate to have friends like these who have offered to take the time out of their busy... (Read More)

More New Art Rewards!

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
You didn't think we were done yet, did you? COMMISSION FROM ADAM AND COMFORT - The multi-Harvey Award nominated husband and wife art team of Comfort Love and Adam Withers have generously donated a valuable commission art spot. Two characters of your... (Read More)

One Week Left! New Art Rewards! Cameo!

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
This is it, folks. The final lap. There's just one week left of the campaign, and we're making a big push to achieve these Stretch Goals. And what better way than to offer a bunch of new art rewards! I managed to wrangle some of my favorite artists... (Read More)

The $50,000 Challenge!

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Call it a stunt, call it a gimmick, call it stupid. Call it...brave? No, nobody's going to call it brave. What is The Guns of Shadow Valley $50,000 Kickstarter Challenge? What am I willing to do for it? I couldn't just say it in a regular ol' update,... (Read More)

New Art Rewards!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Godzilla and Ninja Turtles fans unite! I've put up two new rewards. These are pin-ups I made last year, and now I'm listing them here at a discounted price. Along with these, you get everything from the $30 level: hardcover book, bookplate, and PDF.... (Read More)

Original Cover Painting Available Again

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
I hate to post two updates in one day, but this just happened so I need to fill everybody in as soon as possible. The person who pledged for the Original Cover Art Painting at $1000 has cancelled their pledge. The painting has been unavailable since... (Read More)

Sheriff Badges are BACK! but they cost more :(

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
I've been able to arrange for more Badges to be made. Unfortunately, they are going to cost more this time around. For the first batch, I only charged for the shipping of them, since I had them in my possession already. Now they cost more to make.... (Read More)

Keep an eye out for rattlers...

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Howdy, Pardners! (Sorry, had to do it at least once!) Just a quick update here on a few things. We've left $33,000 in the dust and getting closer to our next Stretch Goal! Ever since so many of the limited reward levels were snapped up so quickly,... (Read More)

July! Finished Painting, Spotify Playlist, & Recommendations

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
More news you can use!  I have finally finished the painting for the Movie Poster Art Print. It took a little while, I really wanted it to come out right. Take a look: It's watercolor and colored pencil, on heavy 300lb watercolor paper. Please note... (Read More)

Mysteries: REVEALED!

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
As we approach our third Stretch Goal, Jim and I have decided to reveal the next set of goals. These have been shrouded in mystery, until now! At $40,000 we'll be adding a Ribbon Bookmark to the spine and replacing the signed and numbered bookplate... (Read More)

Kickstart From The Heart: The Guns of Shadow Valley

June 30th - via: bleedingcool.com
Bleeding Cool interviews The Guns of Shadow Valley graphic novelists. (Read More)

More Stretch Goals, More Podcasts, More Art

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Good evening, Guns of Shadow Valley Posse!  Stretch goals: With your help, we've surpassed our second Stretch Goal of $30,000! Everybody who ordered the book at $30 or above gets a free custom designed bookmark. Our next goal is at $35,000. If we... (Read More)

A New Week: Stretch! Art! Podcast! Recommend!

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Monday! (Ugh, yeah, I know. I'm don't like them either, but let's make the best of it.) I'm here with more news that you can use for the launch of your week, or something like that. Let's get right to it. Free Mini-Sketch! At 30,000 is the next... (Read More)

A Week Ago, A World Away

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
To think, it's only been one week since this all went live. It feels like so long ago. If I thought I might get five minutes to relax once this started going (or once we hit our initial goal even,) boy howdy, was I wrong! This has been a roller... (Read More)

More stretch goal info! More podcasts!

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon! The posse here is still riding high in the saddle. We're closing in on our first stretch goal, where at $28,000 everyone who ordered the book at $30 or higher will get an awesome sticker. Here's an incentive: if your pledge puts us... (Read More)

Podcast Interviews and Kickstarter Recommendations

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
First up, two podcasts landed on the internet today that feature your faithful penslingers. On Pat Loika's pop culture podcast Loikamania, you can hear Jim and myself recount the olden days when we got started together, through the years up to today,... (Read More)

First Stretch Goals Announced

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Alright folks, I am proud to present the first set of Stretch Goals! If you don't know, here is how Stretch Goals work: we want our pledge total to keep going up, it will enable us to do even more with the book and offer more to our backers. So when... (Read More)

You Did It!

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I was on the phone when it happened, talking with my mom. She's been following right along with the campaign as it happens. Probably getting more nervous and more excited than me. At almost exactly 6pm, I saw the number switch on the screen, and... (Read More)

New Rewards: GODZILLA PAGES!

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I've added 4 new rewards to help put us over the top. Last year, IDW asked me to come in as a fill-in artist for issue 6 their current Godzilla series written by Duane Swierczynski. I had a great time doing it, and I love drawing the King of... (Read More)

Charging the Gates!

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, I've already expressed how amazed we've been at the tremendous response so far. Our initial goal of 24,000 is already in sight. We're at 93%! But we can't stop now. Reaching this goal early on is very important, it will help us garner more... (Read More)

75% in 28 hours! Seriously?!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
As of 2pm Saturday, we've passed the $18,000 mark. This is outstanding! Honestly, I'm running out of adjectives to express my amazement. How about flabbergasted? A lot of folks have been asking if there are going to be any more Sheriff's badges. I've... (Read More)

53% funded in 16 hours! What in tarnation?!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
So, it's been almost a whole day of Kickstarter. I'm ready to hit the sack, hard. I think these fancy new smart phones may be a bit of a curse, because even when I'm out at a book release party for a bunch of my comic artist friends here in... (Read More)

Wow! Thank you!

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody!  Man, I was nervous this morning. Got up early to put together a few last minute images to have circulate on the social networks, had 6 different windows open on my browser, ready to go, a second browser open just in case,... (Read More)

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