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I like monsters, space wizards, and loud guitars. And I make stuff, like the comics THE FAMILY GRAVES and GARGOYLE BY MOONLIGHT. More at: www.moonrisecomics.com. FAMILY GRAVES KICKSTARTER LINK: https://bit.ly/4rOxamI

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Desire Makes for Action In this newsletter: Reprise: On Doing Something / The Unfulfillment Hole / Nori's Dilemma / Interview on Key Themes / Behind-the-Scenes Witch Designs / Music and Movie Recommendations

Today is your lucky day! A new edition of I'll Be Bach, the best and only newsletter about ME, is now available!

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Desire Makes for Action In this newsletter: Reprise: On Doing Something / The Unfulfillment Hole / Nori's Dilemma / Interview on Key Themes / Behind-the-Scenes Witch Designs / Music and Movie Recommendations

DESIRE MAKES FOR ACTION!
A new edition of I'll Be Bach, the best and only newsletter about me, just dropped: open.substack.com/pub/timothyb...

10.03.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is gonna sound so lame but if there’s a physical space you loved and appreciate… now’s probably the time to go support and buy something from them. Been seeing a lot of bankruptcies and closures lately. I think it gets worse too from here sadly.

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The Family Graves: Spell of the Space Witches #1 Bewitching return of the sci-fi/monster adventure comic that's like The Munsters meets The Fantastic Four!

The Family Graves--a comic blending monsters, sci-fi & family drama into supernatural adventure--is back on #Kickstarter w/ Spell of the Space Witches!
kickstarter.com/projects/654...

#indiecomics #readindiecomics #supportindiecomics #comicbooks #comicart #readmorecomics #comicsky

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The Invincible Iron Man, by Bob Layton with Gregory Wright, from 1988’s Marvel Fanfare #39.

Bob Layton’s Iron Man always feels thoroughly authentic to me. I catch sight of his work on the character and think, well, yes: that’s just what IM looks like.

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From the archives (pictures on my phone)
Mr Quest

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Tim Bach - Return of the Family Graves Keeping it Geekly - Hello and welcome, Timothy. How are you doing today? Timothy Bach - All things considered, I’m pretty good. I hope you and yours are well. And thanks for taking the time to talk w...

Really love the interiors in this!!

For anyone looking for a deeper dive into the series, check out my sit-down with Tim here - keeping-it-geekly.ghost.io/tim-bach-ret...

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Thanks! It was good talking with you.

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Visit our quaint little river town... while you still can.

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ICYMI: Here’s a 🧡 showing the evolution of Cover A for the latest issue of The Family Gravesβ€”available here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/654...
#comicsky #comicart

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a cartoon penguin is reading a magazine called gallo ALT: a cartoon penguin is reading a magazine called gallo

Share your #indiecomics and #webomics with us!

WIPS, campaigns, updates - drop em' below ⏬

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The Family Graves: Spell of the Space Witches #1 Bewitching return of the sci-fi/monster adventure comic that's like The Munsters meets The Fantastic Four!

The Family Graves, a comic that blends monsters, sci-fi & family drama into supernatural adventure--sort of like The Munsters meets the Fantastic Four--is back on Kickstarter with a new arc: Spell of the Space Witches!

Preview & back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/654...

09.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Modok crossed with doc octopus = modoktopus

Modok crossed with doc octopus = modoktopus

MARCH MADNESS

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Ultimately we ended here. Added the family of monsters (good to remind people who's in the book) & positioned the key antagonists as well. A large glowing crystal signals power. And everything points to majestic, confident heroine.
@brianatkinsart.bsky.social @jj81-studios.bsky.social

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Almost there. We return to the earlier heroic pose, zoomed in for dramatic effect, and we've added some of the titular Space Witches. It's almost there...
And, hey, looks like we're still positioning that bracelet prominently. There's gotta be a reason for that...

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Here, Brian really comes at us with some kinetic energy. Exciting stuff is happening. Violent creatures crashing in. Crystals pulsing with energy. Character's eyes alive with power... and that bracelet again. Hmm, this one's not bad. Maybe we should've gone with this...

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Second concept definitely sells the outer space angle, but it's not clear to potential readers what Nori is doing. Although that bracelet must be important, right? Would've been beautiful, but still too vague. There's no hook.

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Short thread of alternate cover designs for The Family Graves: Spell of the Space Witches 1, now on Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/654...

This first one absolutely nails the iconic-hero-pose-against-epic-background cover concept. But it was a little too vague.
#comicart

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The Family Graves: Spell of the Space Witches #1 Bewitching return of the sci-fi/monster adventure comic that's like The Munsters meets The Fantastic Four!

I just backed The Family Graves: Spell of the Space Witches #1 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/654...

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The Family Graves is a comic that blends monsters, sci-fi & family drama into epic supernatural adventure--sort of like The Munsters meets the Fantastic Four--with a werewolf dad, medusa mom, teen siren, fish-boy & an adorable baby zombie, who are the only ones with the mad science to save us! The new arc now on Kickstarter has serious Strange Academy & Sabrina/Archie vibes as we focus on Nori in high school.

The Family Graves is a comic that blends monsters, sci-fi & family drama into epic supernatural adventure--sort of like The Munsters meets the Fantastic Four--with a werewolf dad, medusa mom, teen siren, fish-boy & an adorable baby zombie, who are the only ones with the mad science to save us! The new arc now on Kickstarter has serious Strange Academy & Sabrina/Archie vibes as we focus on Nori in high school.

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The Family Graves: Spell of the Space Witches is the exciting return of the mixed-up monster family that's a cross between the Incredibles and the Universal Monsters.
Find out more & back it on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/654...
#indiecomics #kickstartercomics #comicsky #signalboost

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The World Ended in a Hush in A QUIET PLACE: Storm Warning #1 The creatures that hunt by sound are coming west...

The World Ended in a Hush in @idwpublishing.com's A QUIET PLACE: Storm Warning #1 by @philhester.bsky.social, @ryankelly.bsky.social, Lee Loughridge & @natewidick.bsky.social #NCBD #AQuietPlace #StormWarning #IDWPublishing #IDWDark

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Igoo from the Herculoids commission from @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social

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The Family Graves is a comic that blends monsters, sci-fi & family drama into epic supernatural adventure--sort of like The Munsters meets the Fantastic Four--with a werewolf dad, medusa mom, teen siren, fish-boy & an adorable baby zombie, who are the only ones with the mad science to save us! The new arc now on Kickstarter has serious Strange Academy & Sabrina/Archie vibes as we focus on Nori in high school.

The Family Graves is a comic that blends monsters, sci-fi & family drama into epic supernatural adventure--sort of like The Munsters meets the Fantastic Four--with a werewolf dad, medusa mom, teen siren, fish-boy & an adorable baby zombie, who are the only ones with the mad science to save us! The new arc now on Kickstarter has serious Strange Academy & Sabrina/Archie vibes as we focus on Nori in high school.

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The Family Graves: Spell of the Space Witches is the exciting return of the mixed-up monster family that's a cross between the Incredibles and the Universal Monsters.
Find out more & back it on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/654...
#indiecomics #kickstartercomics #comicsky #signalboost

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Here’s a great comic that’s finished and just waiting for you to order from #Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/654...
#comicsky

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The Family Graves: Spell of the Space Witches #1 Bewitching return of the sci-fi/monster adventure comic that's like The Munsters meets The Fantastic Four!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/654...
13 days to go on @timothybachstuff.bsky.social's latest Family Graves KS campaign with just under 700 bucks to FULL FUNDAGE! Give it a look!

06.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tim Bach - Return of the Family Graves Keeping it Geekly - Hello and welcome, Timothy. How are you doing today? Timothy Bach - All things considered, I’m pretty good. I hope you and yours are well. And thanks for taking the time to talk w...

Spoke with @keepingitgeekly.bsky.social about destiny, power & identity; becoming your own person in & apart from your family; and creating feel-good fiction for a reality that’s not so great.

keeping-it-geekly.ghost.io/tim-bach-ret...

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Buy this comic, or the creatures get you.

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Tim Bach - Return of the Family Graves Keeping it Geekly - Hello and welcome, Timothy. How are you doing today? Timothy Bach - All things considered, I’m pretty good. I hope you and yours are well. And thanks for taking the time to talk w...

Spoke with @keepingitgeekly.bsky.social about destiny, power & identity; becoming your own person in & apart from your family; and creating feel-good fiction for a reality that’s not so great.

keeping-it-geekly.ghost.io/tim-bach-ret...

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The Family Graves is a comic that blends monsters, sci-fi & family drama into epic supernatural adventure--sort of like The Munsters meets the Fantastic Four--with a werewolf dad, medusa mom, teen siren, fish-boy & an adorable baby zombie, who are the only ones with the mad science to save us!

The Family Graves is a comic that blends monsters, sci-fi & family drama into epic supernatural adventure--sort of like The Munsters meets the Fantastic Four--with a werewolf dad, medusa mom, teen siren, fish-boy & an adorable baby zombie, who are the only ones with the mad science to save us!

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A little #comics process stuff for #werewolfwednesday & #ncbd...

From script to final panels from The Family Graves: Spell of the Space Witches. #comicart #comicsky

Read preview pages & order your copy on Kickstarter now: bit.ly/4seILLS

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