New Tip-In Reveal + Projects We Love!
7 months ago
– Fri, Sep 05, 2025 at 12:56:51 PM
Happy Friday, backers!
With less than two weeks left in the campaign, we’re still blown away by all the love and support you’ve shown us! Thank you for making this project so special.
Update on the Masterpiece Edition Tip-In
We had to make a small but important change — the original signed tip-in page for the Masterpiece Edition wasn’t up to our printer’s high standards. Quality matters, so we followed their advice and swapped in a brand-new image! Awesome, right?
Looking for more incredible indie comics to back? Check out these gems…
Projects WE Love
Spider-Squirrel & Trash Panda Vol. 1 [REDUX]
Best friends, roommates, and accidental adventurers crash through the indie multiverse in this hilarious, action-packed trade paperback! Epic amounts of superhero mayhem, sharp banter, and TONS of heart.
Snow Paw #1–4
In 19th-century Scotland, Cirray MacKinlay discovers her Pureblood werewolf lineage and plunges into a world of supernatural danger, magic, and dark covenants. A must for lycanthrope fanatics all-around!
Morphodroids #1 Deluxe Edition
The forgotten robot warriors return! Featuring a brand-new 30-page comic, vintage toy photography, creator interviews, character profiles, and stunning pin-ups — perfect for fans of giant robots!
No Saints Nor Poets
After their city sinks, a charming con artist and a fallen priest reinvent themselves as gondola couriers — but danger, sea monsters, and old secrets haunt the waters they now call home.
Griff Gristle: The Boatman’s Call
A gruff monster hunter faces ancient horrors lurking beneath the waves. With moody, Mignola-esque art and supernatural mystery, this one’s a can’t-miss for dark fantasy fans.
Tomb of the Pale Horse
The apocalypse has come, humanity is gone, and Jude is the last survivor. Visions of his father guide him toward answers — but can he stop what’s already in motion? A haunting, and absolutely gorgeous, comic.
Thanks again for your continued support! You’re making The Book of Jusko something truly special. Let’s finish strong!
Have a GREAT weekend!
Team Prana and the Joes
Week Two Update — $75,000 & Counting!
7 months ago
– Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 04:11:48 PM
We’re officially in week two, and thanks to YOU, we’ve crossed the $75,000 milestone! Everyone here at Team Prana, and especially Joe Pruett and Joe Jusko, cannot thank you enough for your incredible support.
And because we’re so grateful, the Joes have been tinkering behind the scenes… and guess what? We’re adding EIGHT extra pages to the book! That’s right — Joe Jusko recently unearthed some hidden gems from his archives, and there was no way we weren’t including them.
We appreciate every single comment, share, and shoutout — plus, the press coverage has been amazing. The Joes have been busy giving interviews and reminiscing about their storied careers. You can check out one of these great chats over at The EXP right here:
🎥 Watch the interview
Campaigns WE Love!
We love supporting other creators on Kickstarter — here are some awesome projects we think you should check out:
An anime-inspired, purple-soaked one-shot from Ringo-nominated creators Fell Hound & Michele Abounader. Sapphic assassins, found family, and a whole lot of chaos.
A teen hero hiding his powers fights to protect his city while navigating secrets, danger! The universe they’re trying to build sounds awesome!
A gothic, monster-hunting vigilante takes on werewolves, specters, and anything lurking in the shadows!
Two ex–kid detectives face their deadliest mystery yet: growing up, getting out of town… and maybe getting away alive. It’s like those novels we read as kids, but a little bloodier!
A Don Bluth–inspired, gorgeously-animated series following Astro, a bird on a dark quest for vengeance that spirals into a conspiracy threatening the human world. This ain’t Angry Birds!
Some pranks go too far, and some shenanigans leave you with a severed head in a duffle bag being chased by a notorious assassin and a federal agent!
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you again for helping us make The Book of Jusko something truly special. We can’t wait to show you what’s next!
More updates soon — and maybe more surprises along the way!
– Team Prana & The Joes
A Trading Card Announcement and LOTS of EPIC Campaigns to Support!
7 months ago
– Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 02:11:55 PM
Hey everyone!
We’ve got some exciting news about the exclusive trading card set! After talking with Joe Jusko, we’ve decided to swap out the Vampire card and replace it with a stunning new piece: Tigress, personally selected by Joe himself!
This isn’t just any artwork. Tigress is one of Joe’s favorite pieces and has a special place in his career — it was actually featured on the first printing of the last art book we did together. Bringing it back for The Book of Jusko makes this set even more special.
And here’s the real bonus:
Joe Jusko will now sign ALL SIX trading cards in the signed card set at no additional cost!
If you’ve already added the signed set, you’re getting even more value now. And if you haven’t upgraded yet, this is the perfect time to consider it: a full set of six signed cards, exclusive to this campaign.
CHECK OUT THESE AMAZING CAMPAIGNS!
Bibbits is the best! This slice of life (and death) is GLORIOUSLY illustrated. Seriously, peep the art and try not to buy it!
The first volume was one part disturbing and five parts hilarious. Over the years, I've found it's safe to buy books when Kyle Starks' name is on them!
Who doesn't love sexy kaiju? This isn't your average Wednesday superhero story. It's a wild blend of genre, sass, and cape shenanigans combined with AMAZING illustrations from Dee Fish!
Richard Fairgray is constantly on this platform and constantly pushing boundaries. He's hilarious, pertinent, and I love when he gets spooky.
It's kind of like if Dungeons & Dragons and Always Sunny in Philadelphia threw some dice down a back ally and played a campaign by the heat of a dumpster fire. In the best way.
This isn't your typical blood-sucker fiction, but when Eric Palicki is behind the wheel, nothing is normal.
This has always been a horror anthology to get excited about. It's been running for several years, but they've decided to go back and reprint the first volume of terrors with a sexy new hardcover!
Thank you for being part of this incredible journey and helping us celebrate Joe Jusko’s legendary career and the return of Desperado Books.
We’re just getting started.
We'll be back next Friday with another handful of awesome campaigns to explore. Have a great weekend!
Joe Pruett and Team Prana
What an INCREDIBLE 24 hours!
8 months ago
– Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 08:49:28 AM
WOW. You all blew us away.
In just 7.5 hours, you helped us fully fund The Book of Jusko — Joe Pruett’s very first Kickstarter campaign and the official return of Desperado Books! Now, 24 hours later, we’re over $28,000 with over 220 amazing backers showing up to celebrate Joe Jusko’s legendary career right alongside us.
This book is a true labor of love. Joe Jusko’s art has inspired generations, and watching so many of you connect with this project the way we have means the world to us.
If you want to hear more about the journey behind this project, Joe Pruett joined Comic Industry Insiders Live yesterday! He chatted about his career, how he and Joe Jusko became friends, and his excitement about bringing Desperado Books back into the spotlight. It’s a fantastic show — but if you want to skip straight to Joe, jump to the 23:30 mark:
WATCH IT HERE!
From Joe Pruett and all of us here at Team Prana, thank you for helping us make this happen. You’ve got incredible taste in art, and we’re thrilled to have you on this journey with us.
This is just the beginning. We’ve got more updates, and behind-the-scenes looks coming your way soon — so stay tuned!
--Team Prana
