The Murder Balloon - A Picture Book/Horror Comic Hybrid
A project in Chicago, IL by Justin Castaneda000days
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The Murder Balloon is about a vengeful clown who creates the ultimate evil weapon: A killer balloon.
Backers: 112
Average Pledge Per Backer: $66
Funded: $7,429 of $7,000
Dates: Oct 8th -> Nov 8th (32 days)
Project By: Justin Castaneda
Backers: 112
Average Pledge Per Backer: $66
Funded: $7,429 of $7,000
Dates: Oct 8th -> Nov 8th (32 days)
Project By: Justin Castaneda
$7,429
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 8 @ 11:04 -0500 GMT
106%
of goal
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Latest News
Stretch Goal 1: Vinyl Stickers Unlocked! 
November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Since we passed the $7200 mark, we were able to unlock the vinyl sticker stretch goal! Any order that comes with a physical copy of the book (softcover or hardcover) will get a set of four stickers! Congrats! Sticker Pack The Murder Balloon (Read More)
FULLY FUNDED - DUST JACKET ART REVEALED!
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW you are all just incredible! Thank you all SO MUCH for believing in this project. Special thanks to Backer #99, Jarrod Greer, for pushing us over the top! The Murder Balloon really came from a place of passion, albeit a dark place filled with... (Read More)
The Final 24.
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Here we are, the FINAL 24 HOURS... Time to cross the finish line! Thank you, thank you, thank you EVERYONE who has helped this project get this far. We are very close to FULLY FUNDED and I think we can all rally together and give The Murder Balloon... (Read More)
Go vote.
November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
With the final hours counting down in our campaign. I wanted to hit pause for a minute so you can exercise your right to vote. (Read More)
Ali Cantarella Pin-up Reveal UNLOCKED!
November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
You are all TOO MUCH!!! A BIG special thanks to backer #77, Josephine, for putting over $5000 of our funding goal!! We have now unlocked Ali Cantarella's pinup and the journey to FULLY FUNDED continues for 63 MORE HOURS!!! Let's take a look at Ali's... (Read More)
Angel Onofre Pin-up Reveal UNLOCKED!
November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Special thanks to backer and comic artist, @mikerroll, for putting us over $4000 of our funding goal! We have now unlocked Angel Onofre's pinup and the road to 5K begins here! Let's take a look at his art cause I mean...there are no words. Artwork... (Read More)
Quick Pro Quotes Part 2
November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
More comic pros weigh in on The Murder Balloon horror comic / picture book hybrid. Here's what they had to say: “Murder Balloon slides effortlessly from bubbly and sweet to terrifying and grotesque...I LOVE IT." - @tressabowling (Cash + Carrie,... (Read More)
Quick Pro Quotes
November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Friday! Which happens to be THE LAST FRIDAY you can support the campaign, so if you haven't backed, now's the time, and don't forget to share with your friends! Mostly working in the all-ages genre within the comic industry, I've met a lot of... (Read More)
No trick, ALL TREAT: Stretch Goals Revealed!!!
October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! I hope everyone is having/or had a safe and fun Halloween with lots of fun costumes and yummy candy! As we are coming up on our FINAL WEEK of the campaign, I wanted to give y'all a special treat. I wanted to just go ahead and... (Read More)
The OG Page Selections
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
HAPPY FRIDAY! I'm thankful to all the current backers of this project and excited for the potential new ones as we head into the final 12 days of our campaign. We had an incredible push last night that got us to over $3K! After much back and forth, I... (Read More)
Justin Stewart Pin-up Reveal UNLOCKED!
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
OH MY GOODNESS! Y'all are great and determined! We just hit $3000 of our funding goal! Big thank you to everyone especially backer, Jessica Johannsson, for helping us get to this milestone! She updated her pledge to include that extra dollar to give... (Read More)
TWO WEEKS!
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 If you don't have total recall, I've got your reminder right here: 2 WEEKS LEFT! Campaign ends 11/08 @ 9:30am CST! Get yah ass to... (Read More)
The Shapes.
October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
To celebrate the return of Michael Myers in the new Halloween movie/sequel and to kick off WEEK 3 of our campaign, I drew this piece entitled, The Shapes. The Shapes (12" x 9", bristol, ink, ink wash, and marker) I liked it so much that I am... (Read More)
Tressa Bowling Pin-up Reveal UNLOCKED!
October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We just hit over $2000 of our funding goal! Big thank you to everyone especially comic artist, Bryce Oquaye, for helping us get to this milestone! And here it is! Artwork by Tressa Bowling @tressabowling is a Kentucky born self-taught artist who... (Read More)
20 days left in our campaign.
October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
Pin-Up Pros, & Reveals
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We are at 25% of our funding goal with 21 days to go! As I mentioned on the campaign's main page, we have four pin-ups in the book drawn by four extremely talented comic artists. I'll reveal the artwork for each pin-up when we reach these funding... (Read More)
The Murder Balloon Kills...
October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to comic writers Dirk Manning (Nightmare World) and Rob Worley (Scratch 9) for helping us get over $1500 yesterday!!! As I mentioned in the last update, I could have let the marketing campaign for IT steam roll my progress on The Murder... (Read More)
We can't escape IT. We embrace IT.
October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
First off, I want to thank everyone who pledged in the first week of the book's campaign, especially the backers I met over the weekend at Ace Comic Con at Chicago's Navy Pier! As we head into our second week, I want to push pause on showcasing... (Read More)
Ace is the place!
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Sending this update from Ace Comic Con Midwest at Chicago’s Navy Pier. If you are local, come on down and stop by Booth 1! I’ll be promoting The Murder Balloon w/ 4” x 6” promo cards, the Inktober sketchbooks, and the preview book I made... (Read More)
Retro Posters Part 3: Friday The 13th
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
The final Retro Poster reward pays tribute to the American slasher, Friday The 13th. Let's take a look at the poster for this film: Friday The 13th (1980) I really like the design of this poster and the way it uses positive and negative space.... (Read More)
Retro Posters Part 2: Killer Klowns From Outer Space
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Continuing my showcase of the Retro Posters reward, we have the campy clown classic, Killer Klowns From Outer Space. Let's take a look at the poster for this film: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) How awesomely 80's is this?! I really love the... (Read More)
Retro Posters Part 1: Halloween
October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I thought it would be great to showcase a variety of the rewards for the campaign, starting with the Retro Posters. For my first update, let's start with the The Murder Balloon's main influence, Halloween. Here is the original poster for the 1978... (Read More)
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