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Latest Updates from Our Project:
Space Exploration Awaits For The Valiant!
5 months ago
– Thu, Oct 09, 2025 at 12:30:06 PM
Hey guys! It's been a while as my artists are hard at work on the next installments of the Terran Imperium and other comics. During this time, I've written a fulll space exploration trilogy of novels that is, in my opinion, my best work to date.
For years, I’ve dreamed of sharing Valiant Frontiers with this community. Now that dream is real: a brand-new space exploration trilogy, crafted as a FULL TRILOGY before launch so readers can dive deep into every character, every planet, and every adventure
If you love the sense of wonder and the true heroism of classic Star Trek with planet-hopping, big ideas, high stakes, and characters who rise to the occasion, then Valiant Frontiers was made for you.
This project is a passion that’s been building since The Stars Entwined. While the Aryshan War chronicled an escalating conflict, Valiant Frontiers brings that old-school awe and optimism back to sci-fi.
For supporters, there are beautiful, premium hardcovers, our highest quality yet, including an exclusive leatherbound collector’s edition of The Aryshan War, crafted to rival the finest editions on any shelf (I'm a leatherbound book collector myself).
Preorders are now open on FundMyComic. Your early support is vital to bring this vision to readers everywhere. Back the trilogy, spread the word, and join the next great adventure in science fiction!
Thank you for believing in my work and helping bring these stories to life.
Jon Del Arroz
Our New Campaign Is Almost Ending! Don't Miss Space Marine Action!
about 1 year ago
– Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 03:53:22 PM
Hello everyone! Our next installment in the Terran Imperium Chronicles is going to be really epic. The Emerrald Array is the elite squad of space marines for the Terran Imperium and they need your help to fight the evil xenos.
Kickstarter Banned Me - Where Do We Go From Here?
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:59:16 PM
I have to admit I was really nervous after Kickstarter banned me. When The Hidden Emperor made over $51,000, being forced to change horses comes with a lot of question marks as to whether the backers and readers will also come over to a new platform like Fund My Comic. Well, you guys did, and our new book, The Emerald Array, is on track to do very well!
If you didn’t see the Kickstarter ban, I talked about it on my Substack here. It was a shocking situation because I’ve been a model creator on the platform, delivering more than 12 graphic novels in a timely fashion which the readers love. It’s why our Ayla Rin books have picked up so much traction with The Hidden Emperor.
The stats so far after 3 days of the Emerald Array is we’ve retained 90% of the backing we have from Kickstarter—which is a great sign because it shows people love this sci-fi universe and are loyal to the cause.
We’ve outdone ourselves on this book. Early readers tell me it’s everything they’ve ever been asking for from my comics: a full bad-ass male team, tons of action, a Jack Kirby 1970s-style aesthetic, and space marines! If you’ve not backed yet, join us today!
I know some are waiting for The Hidden Emperor to ship, which is understandable. As an update on that, files are with the printer, I went over the digital setup and approved it so we should be getting it going in the next couple of days.
Thank you so much for the support. I’ve adopted the mantra from Serenity, “Can’t stop the signal” for our movement because it’s poignant in the face of the relentless attempts to deplatform us that people have kept up—all because they don’t want me and my team to make a living making comics.
Another big win is 40,000 YouTube Subscribers. We'll be streaming tonight talking about the ban as well as celebrating a win:
Shame on Kickstarter for being bullies, cowards, and terrible people. But they can’t stop the signal, Mal. We’re winning anyway.
Our New Book Had An Amazing First 30 Days!
over 1 year ago
– Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 09:28:30 AM
Hey everyone! Our new campaign for the follow-up to our 2022 sci-fi epic, OVERMIND, The Hidden Emperor, just finished its first 30 days. Because of backers like you, we are on track to beat OVERMIND and have our best campaign ever.
At this point in the OVERMIND campaign, we were sitting around $20,000, and with The Hidden Emperor, we're closing in on $28,000. That's a 40% increase in backing from campaign to campaign and a testament to how much everyone loved OVERMIND and is in for this series!
The Hidden Emperor is open still and if you haven't, come in and back our book. OVERMIND had a very poignant sci-fi story for our times, and we've outdone it with the sequel in The Hidden Emperor, and as I'm working to build a full science fiction universe from here, we've brought in heavy hitters in science fiction to join us in this world:
Blaine Pardoe from Battletech gave us a short story that will be added to the novel Into The Black.
Mike Baron contributed a script that, if we hit $30,000, we'll have drawn into a backup comic for The Hidden Emperor. His script is amazing. It reminds me of the Nexus backups from his 1980s sci-fi comics, which were so much fun!
Have You Backed The Hidden Emperor Yet?
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Aug 08, 2024 at 07:39:40 AM
We're SO close to hitting our stretch goal of adding Battletech legend Blaine Pardoe's short story to THE HIDDEN EMPEROR campaign. We can hit this today and even get further if FLYING SPARKS backers all come in and make it happen.
The sci-fi world we started in OVERMIND opens up in an incredible way in THE HIDDEN EMPEROR with an interstellar civil war on the horizon, a secretive alien species pulling the strings, betrayals, action, and more!
We're over 300 backers on the campaign, which puts us on track to even beat what we did on OVERMIND, which if you missed that, readers are saying is by far our best work we've produced. It's available on the campaign just grab one of the Ayla Rin Complete Stories tiers. You won't want to miss this.
