Slow Feet Comics has announced Horror Not Hate, a horror comic anthology and art book to be released in support of LGBTQIA+ and Immigrant Rights organizations. It’s a 200-page collection of stories written by established pro talent from major and indie comic labels, underground comic creators, and promising newcomers. The stories are based on the themes of fascism, hate, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, racism, and toxic patriotism.
Horror Not Hate’s Kickstarter campaign hopes to raise funds, with all proceeds after printing and fulfillment costs split evenly between The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.
“I was waking up and reading the news, and it would make me physically sick every morning,” said horror writer J.M. Brandt, organizer for Horror Not Hate.
“My wife told me that the only way to fight it would be to get off my ass and do something. She was right, and one day after I’d had too much to bear, I announced I’d be putting together a project on my Instagram. I’m not the protesting type, so I felt my energy would be better put to use putting my knowledge and connections into something people would want to buy… and then sending that money to charity.”
Horror Not Hate features stories written by Stoker and Shirley Jackson award winner Tim Waggoner, David M. Booher, Joshua Pruett, Riley Silverman, Rich Douek, Jonathan Hedrick, Joe Corallo, Frankee White, Joshua Rubin, Jeffrey Schiller, Lan Pitts, Ben Kahn, Holly Interlandi, Levi Cory, Travis B. Hill, Jonathan Chance, Zach Chapman, Moni Barrette, Louis Southard, Cameron Zavala, Ricardo Acevedo, Derek McCaw, Otie Marcus, Syril Pecson, and J.M. Brandt.
Art for the stories will be provided by Francesca Fantini, Caleb Ady, Rafael Navarro, Pat Higgins, Zak Kinsella, Kraig Rasmussen, Gerald Von Stoddard, Jade Lowder, Kurt Belcher, Vassilis Gogtzilas, Alan Quirk, Jacob Ian DeCoursey, Kev Tijerna, Dan MacLeod, Peter Arends, Daisy Church, Jay Kennedy, Jody James Brenton, Hope Dicanio, Russell Frechette, Alex Zief, Austin Baechle, Vladimir Popov, and Damian Felitte.
What sets this book apart from other horror anthologies is that it is as much an art book as it is a comic collection. Coming from fine art, comics, underground comics, the low-brow, and outsider communities, and the world of heavy metal, the art gallery in the book features the talents of Skinner, Corinne Halbert, Stephanie Inagaki, David Van Gough, Stuart Holroyd, Evil Jay, Pyromallis, Brett Herman, Hans Rickheit, D.J. Bryant, Sammy Ruiz, Justin Weingartner, Filip Ivanović, Nathaniel Barter, Arjuna Susini, Claudia Balboni, Tom Neely, Sam Payne, David Lecompte, Christopher Butler, Patrick Buermeyer, J. Christopher Schmidt.
So head over to Horror Not Hate’s Kickstarters pre-launch page to stay updated on this horror anthology with a cause. The campaign will launch soon with a variety of backer rewards and stretch goals, including apparel and stickers featuring artwork from many contributors, original artwork pieces, and commissions.
The campaign will feature physical copies of the book with variant covers by Chad J. Keith, Skinner, Jonathan La Mantia, and a mystery artist who will be announced at a later date.
The first cover reveal is the Keith cover. Chad is best known for his heavy metal artwork– including a collection in collaboration with the band Mastodon and album covers for Danava, Atomic Witch, and Foreseen. He has also created covers for Creepshow (Image Comics) and Sweetie: Candy Vigilante (Dynamite).
Check out some more preview art for Horror Not Hate (found below) and sign up for the Kickstarter to grab your copy when it launches.
