Billy Dogma & Jane Legit
Erotic comix noir + Chest Face!
Earlier this year I launched a successful crowdfund campaign for the first issue of COVID COP (thanks to a lot of you). Today, I'm launching a Kickstarter for BILLY DOGMA, the second installment in my "deep cuts" library.
Here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deanhaspiel/billy-dogma
Where COVID COP is a hardboiled love story hiding inside a pandemic-spawned dystopian horror, BILLY DOGMA is a psychedelic romance gone galactic between a dumb-luck bruiser and his knock-em-dead dame.
Billy Dogma has enjoyed a sordid publishing history; starting out in a Lower East Side NYC newspaper, to having his own series and one-shots, to being part of a couple of two-man anthologies, a webcomic series and collections. Recently, Billy Dogma was a regular feature in the Image Comics 30th Anniversary anthology celebration.
As much as I've been honored to get the chance to write and draw Marvel, DC and Archie comics characters like Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, X-men, Deadpool, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Wildcat, The Fox, and many others, nothing beats producing creator-owned comix. So, whenever I'm between paying jobs, I like to dive back into one of my own characters and explore their next adventure.
In “I Will Break You But I Won't Kill You Because I Need You,” the insanity of Billy Dogma and Jane Legit's love affair comes to a crossroads when Billy realizes they must find a better way to love or Trip City will burn under the fever of their romantic touch. And with psycho-sexual vignettes like “Bring Me The Heart of Billy Dogma,” “Sunflower Kisses,” “The Last Romantic Antihero,” “Wet Dreams,” and “Sex Planet,” plus a brand new story, this oversized comic book offers 48 pages of erotic comix noir.
The campaign runs 7/11 - 8/11.
I'll be at Theodore Gallery in NYC this Thursday evening, and San Diego Comicon to promote it.
Meanwhile, my buddy, Charlie McElvy, co-creator of the Xion Universe, is also launching a new comic book Kickstarter today:
THE SPIDER-SQUIRREL & TRASH PANDA TITAN-SIZED SPECIAL #1 is an homage to classic 80-page giants of old. This special edition bridges volumes one and two of Spider-Squirrel and introduces readers to a whole new herd of heroes and villains from across the Xion Universe! The main story is a brand-new tale featuring our titular Dysfunctional Duo™ as they take on individual adventures. In addition, we will highlight multiple, new characters with stories by Russell Nohelty, Kurt Belcher, Dakota Brown, Kat Calamia, J.C. Carter, Chris Batista, Daniel Kalban, Tom Stillwell, Dale Yaddow, and more, including Dean Haspiel’s brand-new creation, CHEST FACE, appearing here for the first time ever!
As promised, this titanic tome debuts my new character, CHEST FACE!
Click HERE to back the book!
Thanks, as always, for your amazing cheer and support.
love, Dean