Mad Cave Studios Launches Their First Kickstarter– ‘Battlecats – Complete Oversized Omnibus’
by Brendan M. Allen
As part of their 10th Anniversary celebration, Mad Cave Studios has launched their first-ever Kickstarter campaign, Battlecats – Complete Oversized Omnibus and Soundtrack.
The Battlecats Omnibus collects the complete saga of Kelthan and his heroic allies, over 500 pages of swords and sorcery presented for the first time in Library Edition sizing, measuring 8 x 12.25″ to fully appreciate the art of Michael Camelo and short story contributors Robert Stotz, Daniel Jimeno, Atagun Ilhan, Mauricio Villarreal, and Riccardo Cecchi. Every single story in the Battlecats universe can be found within the collection, including:
Battlecats Vol. 1: The Hunt for the Dire Beast (specifically the 2022-2023 remastered “MCS Legacy” Edition)
Battlecats Vol. 2: Fallen Legacy
Battlecats Vol. 3: Hero of Legend
Battlecats: Tales of Valderia
Every rare Battlecats spin-off story to date, including appearances in the 2019 Battlecats Halloween ComicFest Special and 2023’s Tales from the Cave
The Deacon, a completely original, 20-page Battlecats story commissioned exclusively for the omnibus collection, featuring artwork from Ryan M. Kincaid
Special Features include extensive world-building bonus content, a cover gallery, character profiles, timelines of Valderian history, world maps that track the travels of the Battlecats and the Darkats, and much more
Backers can get their names listed in the “Special Thanks” section of the book for a $5 pledge. At the $15 level, backers will receive a digital copy of the complete graphic novel epic. For ten bucks more, you can score a digital download of the 40+ minute soundtrack album. A vinyl copy of that soundtrack clocks in at the $75 tier. Physical copies of the books are available for $40 in softcover and $100 for hardcover. Just a couple days into the campaign, backers have already pledged over 50% of the $10,000 goal. Check out the campaign at this link.