Pregnant Bitches of War

Crowdfund This: Fried Comics’ ‘Red Xmas’ #1!

by Derek KraneveldtNovember 10, 2014

Well, I know what I want for Christmas. Just listen to this synopsis:

Kris Kringle just lost his wife in a tragic toy accident, and now he’s out to make all those little brats pay! When Santa-skeptic FBI agent Ellie Tewksberry finds her son Byron among the missing, she must fight alongside her wannabe-elf former husband to save him – and Christmas!

It’s called Red Xmas, and it’s a five-issue limited comic series by the insane dudes over at Fried Comics. Yep, these are the guys that brought you Deadskins and Pregnant Bitches of War, the series that Y: The Last Man and Saga creator Brian K. Vaughan called “A comic as audacious as its title.” and our very own Jonathan London deemed “The most messed up comic you should be reading.”

Red Xmas #1 is well on its way to production, and Fried Comics’ has decided to go with the crowdfunding route for the series this time around. Backers will be able to get their hands on digital AND print editions of the book, as well as tons of other goodies like exclusive TPB’s of Pregnant Bitches of War and Deadskins. Crazy things like editor credits and having ‘Your Name Presents’ on the front of every issue are also available if you’re feeling very generous, but just remember that every single dollar that you can offer up counts towards their modest $3000 goal… which they’re already 2/3 of the way to with 9 days remaining.

Want to know where your money’s going? It’s pretty simple:

Glad you asked. FRIED Comics only seeks enough to pay our artists a decent wage for their hard work and deliver copies to our backers.

Of course, a portion of our funds will go towards Kickstarter fees and taxes (on the project. Not, like, our personal stuff).

And if we’re fortunate enough to raise more than our goal, all additional money will go towards production of future issues.

Not bad huh, they just want to pay their artists and get this insanely unique book in people’s hands.

Fried notes that “RED XMAS #1 is well-into production and on track for a Christmas release in digital form. We’ve picked out our printer and will have materials in the mail shortly thereafter.” So backers won’t even have to wait long to get their first taste of this new Santa.

You can head to the Kickstarter campaign page here, take a look at a couple of sample pages below, and look below that for the short and sweet Kickstarter video! Just remember that this Christmas, Santa must die, so join the execution!

‘Pregnant Bitches Of War’! The Most Messed Up Comic You Should Be Reading!

by JonathanOctober 29, 2013

You know that old piece of advice “you are your friends”? Well, great. Because honestly, I’ve always tried to live by it. But then I read the first three issues of the controversial comic book series ‘Pregnant Bitches of War’ (gee, how could that be controversial!?!) and realized I might need to keep better company. This book, co-written by our Doc of the Dead director Alexandre O. Philippe, is pretty fucked up. It revolves around five women who happen to be at the wrong pregnancy support group at the wrong time (and space) in the wrong building when almost 100 years in the past Nikola Tesla triggers a time machine that sucks them into adventure… and pre-Nazi Germany!

I’ll sum up issue 1 by telling you that it includes a pre-dictator Hitler as well as some mammary sucking and a ton of guns and bullets. There really were moments in the book where I looked at the page and said to myself ‘now that’s really fucked up’ only to turn to the next one and find that it had just been topped. But that’s not to say that this is shock just for shock’s sake. This is actually a pretty good book! It’s really well written, the plot is insane yet the artwork and the pacing keep things very clear and engaging. A lot of comics over the past decade have tried their hand at becoming the next ‘Preacher’, with its outrageous story yet captivating characters. Only ‘Pregnant Bitches of War’ has gotten close. So it’s fitting that ‘Preacher’ cover artist Glenn Fabry did one for the series.

Issues 2 and 3 maintain the same breakneck insanity that issue 1 delivered and they actually notch it up a few times. Alexandre and his co-writer Clay Adams do a really great job of starting each issue with a disorienting reintroduction to the plot then yanking the merry-go-round to a stop right as you’re about to hurl only to start the insanity up again in a few panels. I’ll be honest. The ending to issue 3 made me queasy and it’s been a while since a book did that. Through all of the titty sucking, time traveling and rampant violence of the first three issues I found myself realizing that I cared about these characters and experienced their horrors alongside them. And the book does get pretty dark even as it’s careening around each turn. It’s one of the most unpredictable things I’ve ever read.

And again, this is not shock for shock’s sake. This is a really fun book with defined characters and a unique voice. Could it have skirted controversy by having a female creator on board (Issue 3 doesn’t have a cover due to creative objections by the artist)? Would this book have happened with a female creator on board? Well, Alexandre’s French so that has to count for something…

I urge everyone reading this to click through to the Fried Comics page where you can find the full first issue to try out. Hell, they’re only 99 cents, so if you don’t like it I haven’t even cost you a Snickers bar. Honestly, give it a read and try and tell me you’ve ever read anything like this book. Then also try telling me that you didn’t like it even in the least bit. It’s wrong, it’s twisted but it’s well done. You’ll probably find yourself as surprised as I did. Pregnant Bitches of War is a sweet title and one that’ll sure leave a taste in your mouth (and that taste is the taste of Nazi breast milk). Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go rethink my friendship with Mr. Philippe.

Geekscape Comics Exclusive: Glenn Fabry’s Cover To ‘Pregnant Bitches Of War’!

by JonathanJune 4, 2013

Yes, you read that title correctly. And no, you can’t unread it.

Pregnant Bitches of War is a brand new, upcoming comic book mini-series from Fried Comics that is still shrouded in secrecy. All we really know about it is that the book has fantastic cover art (which now you know as well), is co-created by our friend Alexandre Philippe (director of The People VS George Lucas and the upcoming Doc of the Dead) and the following synopsis:

Plucked from the time-stream by brilliant inventor Nikola Tesla, six pregnant women must save the world from a hell of their own creation… and they have to do it all before their water breaks!

Is that enough to get you salivating? Then here’s the full Glen Fabry cover to issue #2 to quench your sick thirst:

Look for the remaining 3 covers by artists like Ben Templesmith to be revealed later this week at Bleeding Cool (June 5th), iFanboy (June 6th), and Comic Book Resources (June 7th)!

And for upcoming information, be sure to visit Fried Comics and ‘Like’ the Fried Comics Facebook page!