The Future Is Broken — ‘Boom Bandits: The Complete Saga’ Is Now Live On Kickstarter
by Brendan M. Allen
The rebellion is rising, and the fight for survival is about to begin.
Now live on Kickstarter, Boom Bandits: The Complete Saga from HellDunkel Studios is a complete 140-page cyberpunk saga packed with action, satire, and unsuspecting heroes. It all began with a cage fight between two tech moguls that set off a twenty-year war.
Written and illustrated by Bruno Stahl, with cover and print colors by Felipe Sobreiro, and a foreword by the legendary Pat Mills, Boom Bandits reimagines a dystopian future with bold storytelling and striking visuals. The book seamlessly blends cyberpunk storytelling with biting satire, making it a must-read for fans of rebellious, high-energy sci-fi.
A battle for technological supremacy left the world in ruins. As the elite fled to their fortified city, Methuseland, where genetic enhancements granted them indefinite life, the surviving youth of the wasteland — dubbed “Guttersnipes” — became a rebellious force.
To crush this insurgence, Methuseland’s rulers unleashed the Youthanisers — cybernetic enforcers designed to keep the young in line. In this dystopian warzone, young rebels Freydank and Pixie find themselves on the run, pursued by the most fearsome of the Youthanisers. But when they unearth a long-buried relic, the spark of revolution ignites, setting the stage for an all-out battle against the oppressive elite.
“Boom Bandits officially started as a lockdown project — but its roots go back to the early 2000s,” said Stahl. “Back then, as a geriatric Millennial fresh out of art school, you couldn’t check the news without stumbling across yet another article declaring us the laziest, most entitled, and least competent generation in history.
“Apparently, all our financial struggles were self-inflicted, and if we just stopped whining and worked as hard as the Boomers did—*cough, cough* — we too could afford nice things — Well, Boom Bandits is my answer to that.
“Visually, I wanted it to embody the raw, unfiltered energy of a real comic book. The page layouts, the frantic pacing — everything should make it unmistakable. Boom Bandits is pure, anarchic comics.
“One of my biggest inspirations was Mad Max: Fury Road—not so much for the post-apocalyptic punks, but for the way it builds character through action. Like Fury Road, Boom Bandits relies on momentum rather than exposition — no clunky dialogue, no captions spoon-feeding the plot.
“Will I succeed? That’s for the reader to decide.”
Backer rewards kick in at the $11 level for a PDF of the entire series. Physical editions clock in at $34. The big daddy tier on this one is the opportunity to co-create a character in an upcoming spinoff, which costs $202.
The campaign for Boom Bandits: The Complete Saga ends Saturday, October 25th. Check it out at this link.
