The Kickstarter campaign for the new Black Coat series, “To Die But Once,” is now LIVE and accepting pledges. Head over to www.the-black-coat.com/kickstarter2024 to check out the rewards and support the new book. Don’t miss out!

A Kickstarter campaign aimed at developing and publishing a new Black Coat series will launch this August. If successful, the new series, entitled “To Die But Once,” will be written by Ben Lichius and illustrated by Dean Kotz. Both creators are excited to return to the book and continue telling Black Coat stories. “It’s been 10 years since the last Black Coat book was published,” says Lichius. “That’s too long.”

That previous book, “The Blackest Dye,” was a 66-page original graphic novel and was published after a 2013 Kickstarter raised over $17,000. This new book is intended to be the first issue in a 3-part series. According to Lichius, “We’re going to do what we can to reach out to our fans and hopefully create some new ones. But it’s been long enough that one of the goals with this Kickstarter is to see if there’s still a market for the Black Coat out there. If we can raise enough funds to continue publishing Black Coat stories incrementally through the Kickstarter platform, we plan to do that.”

The campaign will offer plenty of rewards including exclusive extras and, in a Black Coat first, 3 variant covers.

The campaign plans to launch on August 12th and run for 30 days. The landing page can be found by going to: www.the-black-coat.com/kickstarter2024. Check back here for updates!

BIG NEWS!!! Yes, it’s been too long but The Black Coat is making a comeback! In one week, we’ll begin publishing the entire Black Coat catalog online as a webcomic. Read it again. Read it for the first time. SHARE it with friends! Issue 1 starts in 7 days!

Check it out, then be sure to order your copy from your local comic retailer. ORDER NUMBER: SEP13 0866  

For all non-kickstarter backers (or backers looking for extra copies), the new crowdfunded graphic novel will be made available through comic shops and can be pre-ordered NOW through Diamond’s Previews catalog.  The book is still scheduled to make it out to Kickstarter backers in October or early November. It should hit stores later in November or early December. The entire team is thrilled to have had the chance to put this book together. We want to thank all of the people that made it possible and we hope that all of our fans will enjoy it. If you’re looking for a copy, be sure to tell your local comic shop that you want one! Here’s the info:   ============================= Pre-order number SEP13 0866 Written By: Ben Lichius Art By: Dean Kotz Colors By: Diego Rodriguez Letters By: Deron Bennett 66 Pages List Price: $12.99 US The Black Coat returns in an all-new tale of action, adventure, espionage, and monsters! It’s 1776 and war has begun. While attempting to protect George Washington and his army stationed in New York City, The Black Coat discovers that the secret society of evil known as ‘The League’ has resurfaced. But will he succeed in stopping their twisted scheme or will America’s first superspy instead be forced to sacrifice Washington’s troops and betray his closest allies? Chocked full of swashbuckling action, this new graphic novel picks up where the last series left off, but is a great place for new readers to jump on board as well.