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The Art of Ian Richardson

Created by Unlikely Heroes Studios

A stunning compilation of artwork from critically-acclaimed comic artist Ian Richardson!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Holy crap!! Great work, everyone!! THANK YOU!!!
over 2 years ago – Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 04:17:56 AM

Thank you all so much for a record-setting Kickstarter for us!! If your pledge is bouncing, please be sure to check the expiry date on your card, and contact your bank to unblock the charge - especially in the case of international backers!! 

Soon, you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.

You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!

After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts.

If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://artofianrichardson.backerkit.com/.

If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at https://artofianrichardson.backerkit.com/faq.

FINAL 48 HOURS!!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 04:51:06 AM

Hey guys!!  It’s the last 48 HOURS for this beast!! 

There are THREE hardcover remarque copies left currently, and don't forget all the extras we've unlocked with stretch goals - the holofoil cover artbook, the guitar pick and Superman sticker to all physical backers, the Supershirt addon, AND we're just a little ways away from unlocking the A4 Xenomorph print for FREE for all physical backers!! Make sure to tell your friends to PLEDGE NOW so everyone can have access to all this COOL SHIT!! 

www.uhstudios.com/kickstarter is the easy link to share!! :) THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!

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And, our final bout of promoting other creators: 

We have CASH: Sandbox Cowboy!! BACK IT HERE AND HELP THEM HIT THE GOAL! In the Sandbox, you don't hire the hero to get bloody, you hire the bad guy. Come root for the bad guy in the CASH: Sandbox Cowboy.  A teen pickpocket hires a hard-nosed bastard to save her brother from a thrill-killing gang of cutthroats. She's a loudmouth grifter with nothing to lose, he's a mean & nasty bounty hunter looking for one last payday, and together they're going to get her brother back no matter how many bodies hit the floor.  Written by Chad Halley, drawn by Daniel Caval, shaded by Erick Lay, and lettered by our very own Erek Foster

And a friend of ours, VICTOR GARDUNO, is running a campaign for his own artbook of absolutely INSANE pastel pieces here and has just THREE DAYS LEFT, with some REMARKED COPIES, crazy holo cover options and metal cards, too: BACK IT HERE!!! 





WE DID IT!!! High fives and butt grabs for everyone.
over 2 years ago – Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 10:48:29 PM

GREAT WORK, ALL!! Thank you so much!! We've passed the 12.5k stretch goal unlocked TWO things:

There is now an add-on available for this SEXIEST of shirts:

AND all physical tier backers will now ALSO be receiving this AWESOME vinyl sticker for free:

We've also announced the NEXT stretch goal! An A4-size XENOMORPH print drawn by Ian and colored by Simon Gough, featured below, will go FREE TO ALL PHYSICAL BACKERS at $15,000!!:

And last but not least to this monumental UPDATE:

Our very good friend Charlie McElvy is GEARING UP for a Kickstarter campaign for his next issue of Spider-Squirrel in October!! You guys should sign up for the prelaunch RIGHT HERE!!! So you'll be notified as soon as his campaign launches!

And check out this cool homage cover you'll be able to get:

Love for our Printers! And a sweet promo for some friends of UHS.
over 2 years ago – Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 03:15:34 AM

As we quickly approach that next stretch goal, we wanted to give a big thank you to our TWO awesome printers helping us out for this art book - Rich of Comic Impressions in the US, and Stu at Promising Print in the UK. They have been wonderful and tolerant of our 1 million questions about covers and finishes and all the stuff to make the best books for you all! So please follow them, send them a THANK YOU, whatever it is, because without them, this shit wouldn't be happening! :)

Also today, two more promos for some friends of ours:

BLACK MARKET HEROINE by RUSSELL NOHELTY

BACK IT HERE: Kickstarter link

Our first friend, Russell Nohelty, has launched a Kickstarter for the third graphic novel in his smash hit Godsverse Chronicles universe, Black Market Heroine, and you should absolutely check it out ASAP!

Black Market Heroine follows a criminal who accidentally saves the Antichrist and must keep her alive until morning so her blood can’t be used by a demonic cult to open a portal to Hell and start the Apocalypse. I loved both Katrina Hates the Dead and Pixie Dust, so I can’t wait to dive into this third installment of The Godsverse Chronicles!!!

Next, we have THE BAR, by SEAN TERRY:

BACK IT HERE: Kickstarter Link

Our second friend, Sean Terry of Intelligen Comics, just dropped The Bar!  It's a brand new drama/horror series.  Every issue is a new self-contained story;  think Law and Order meets Black Mirror!  Great company that promotes diversity in comics, so back now and help give them a push to the goal!

10 Days Left! A few Remark Tiers to Go!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 04:38:58 AM

Hey all!! Thank you so much for your support!! You're fantastic, and Ian and UHS are both humbled. :)

In case you weren't aware, we do still have 5 remark slots left, so if you or a friend wants an eternal and awesome minisketch from Ian, now is the time to get it!  We have a newly-opened Founder's Edition slot from a backer who dropped, AND we're less than 1K from the next stretch!

Also, here's a little preview of the unlocked hardcover dust jacket - we made sure to mention you guys! It's impossible to tell at this size, but we promise we did! 

To close out this update, we're plugging two absolutely awesome Kickstarter campaigns running concurrently with ours: 

Featuring 9 different stories from 20 creators, Bi Visibility explores bisexuality from various different perspective with stories ranging from romance to high fantasy: BACK IT HERE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicuno/bi-visibility-a-bisexual-anthology

ENNEAD: THE RULE OF NINE is an epic fantasy re-envisioned for a modern and diverse audience. We know representation matters and the world of Amashik reflects it. BACK IT HERE:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enneadcomic/ennead-the-rule-of-nine-an-epic-fantasy-saga