By Alex Finch
The Kickstarter campaign for The Chefs Of Death Issue 2 (and a second comic, the anthology series Hawk Issue 1982) comes to an end on June 30th so there’s only a few days left to back it, and as with their last comic all proceeds will be donated to charity, in this case Mind.
In the first issue of The Chefs Of Death the alien Zarmdov had plans to farm humanity and the English Prime Minister John Borrison cowardly attempted to help, but issue 2 begins with Zarmdov appearing to be missing. His distraught father will do anything and everything it takes to track him down, ably assisted by his sons Capidom and Frandor, and he doesn’t care who or what he has to eat to find his beloved son.
Judge Dredd and Batman artist Boo Cook was kind enough to say the following about The Chefs Of Death – “Bonkers new charity kickstarter comic from the brain of Alex Finch and co in the vein of the old 80’s photo-strips such as Doomlord… Chefs of Death is a crazy satirical read featuring some curious cameos from various folk in the comics industry, myself included. Watch us show them pesky aliens! All proceeds from this issue will go to the charity MIND so hop on and get involved.”
The comic also involves a very special fictional guest star from an 80’s photo comic, and some very special non-fictional cameos from industry legends including 2000AD’s Steve MacManus, frequent Alan Moore collaborator John Higgins, superb sci-fi artist Boo Cook, the man who launched Eagle in the 1980s, Barrie Tomlinson, and Marvel Versus Marvel podcast co-host Will Preston.
The first issue of The Chefs Of Death made just over £400 for Cancer Research, and with release of issue 2, and a second comic, Hawk issue 1982, writer Alex Finch is hoping to beat that total, and all profits will be donated to Mind.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexfinch/the-chefs-of-death-issues-1-and-2
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