I love getting in on the ground floor of independent comics, especially since it’s actually a lot easier these days with crowd funding sites. Take this Kickstarter, for instance. An indie series that combines the Old West with a (not so) merry band of adventurers, that’s what you’ll find in Pariah, Missouri Book 2! Add in a dash of supernatural elements and you’ve got an engaging, twisted little tale of suspense. Plus, you can get this before anyone else does, thanks to this campaign!

Read on for more on what this series is all about and the cool goodies you can get for supporting it, and check out the Kickstarter video for it below.

Pariah, Missouri
Written by Andres Salazar
Illustrated by Jose Pescador
Colored by Andres Salazar
Lettered by Andres Salazar
Cover by Jose Pescador
Decade Brothers Studios
Release Date: July 17, 2013
Cover Price: $20.00

A western. A horror. A western horror. Yes, please. Andres Salazar and Jose Pescador began with a Kickstarter campaign and finished with the first volume in a series of graphic novels called Pariah, Missouri. Find out my thoughts below.

Hiram Buchannan isn’t as he seems. To the public eye, he’s a high-class gambler from out of town with a penchant for cheating; but in reality, Hiram has been sent by the powerful Mr. Pinkerton of Chicago to protect the town of Pariah, Missouri from evil of any sort. When Pariah’s town marshal is murdered, followed by the deaths of two orphan boys, Hiram has a hunch that two mysterious traveling theater entertainers who waltzed into town just a few days prior have something to do with it. Gathering a rag-tag team of individuals with special abilities — some of the paranormal variety — Hiram and his crew will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind the heinous crimes and make sure that it never happens again; unfortunately, it seems as though there are some other evil forces at work within the town that are beginning to take notice of Hiram’s antics — and they are not too thrilled.

From the mind of Andres Salazar comes a western/horror comic worthy of the name. Pariah, Missouri is an excellent blending of an edgy “old west” story and a classic horror/suspense theme. Salazar is the creator/writer/colorist on this project with Jose Pescador heading up the artwork part of the series. With the first few pages spent developing characters and establishing their upcoming roles in this tale, we are given a chance to really embrace the mid nineteenth century and how violent it could be…especially when some of the people may not actually be people at all!

Not a whole lot is explained in the teaser pages on the Kickstarter site but it holds a lot of potential. But that potential needs your help! As with most things, it takes cold hard cash to get the job done. There are only a few days left but there are loads of gifts available for any who feel like lending a hand in getting this series produced.