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The Canon Of Vangel ⚔️ Issues 1-5

Created by Nathan Lueth

Paladin Vangel Alessandra leads an unlikely force against an even unlikelier threat in order to prevent an apocalyptic future!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Backerkit updates are out!
5 months ago – Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 11:54:16 AM

Hey Kids!

Good news! Backerkit surveys have been sent off into the world! Check your inboxes and/or spam folders and get 'er done! You can also go to backerkit.com and log in. Only takes a minute and it's a vital part of getting you your rewards!

 I'm placing the order with the printer NEXT WEEK, so dally not!

Complete your Backerkit survey today!

And when you're done with that, be sure to follow The Canon of Vangel #6 prelaunch page on Kickstarter!

The final chapter of the first arc launches April 3rd, 2026 on Kickstarter!

If you can't wait that long, for less than a buck a week Patreon Pals are currently getting to read 3 pages ahead of anyone else!

And that's just one of the perks of membership. CLICK HERE to check it out!

More updates coming soon!

Till then, be good!

But not too good 😉

Thank you!
6 months ago – Mon, Oct 06, 2025 at 12:35:50 PM

My most heartfelt gratitude to the 121 backers that turned out to help bring Chapter 5 of The Canon of Vangel to life!

You are the wind beneath my wings!
And you guys managed to unlock twelve bonus ecomics to go with your rewards! 
Well done!


What's next?
While I prep Backerkit surveys and put the finishing touches on the last few pages, you keep an eye on your inbox. If there is an error when charging credit cards, Kickstarter will be reaching out within the next week. Usually it's just due to an expired credit card that didn't get switched out. Easy fix, but it could cause a delay in getting your rewards.

If for whatever reason you missed the funding deadline, worry not! Kickstarter is now able to accept late pledges. The reward selection is more reduced than during the campaign proper, but it is still possible to get your hands on this penultimate chapter of The Canon of Vangel.
Late pledges will only be accepted for a few weeks, so don't delay!

Thanks one more time to everyone who has pledged, supported, and otherwise signal boosted my work. As I have always said, I can't do what I do without you.

More soon.

Till then, be good.

But not too good 😉

3 DAYS LEFT!!
6 months ago – Thu, Oct 02, 2025 at 06:22:50 AM

That’s right kids, it’s the end times! The swan song! The last dance!
The Canon of Vangel, Issue 5 Kickstarter ends at Midnight, Sunday October 5th!
There’s a whole lot of value on the table and I want to make sure you  max out your hard earned dollar!
For instance:


⚔️ ALL BACKERS will get this bonus bundle of eComics with their reward! The more backers we get, the more comics we unlock!


We’ve unlocked TEN bonus eComics so far! Soon to unlock a tenth!
Can we unlock all 15???

⚔️ALL BACKERS will get these phone and desktop background bundles included with their rewards!

⚔️ EVERY PHYSICAL COPY comes with a Canon of Vangel bookmark!

⚔️ ALL RETURNING BACKERS will receive a signed mini print of the cover art!

⚔️ EVERY PHYSICAL COPY comes with a DRM Free PDF to read while you wait!

If you want your dollar to go farther, there is no better way than to back the Kickstarter! You get a whole mess of rewards on top of your book, and you’ll be helping to make the book happen in the first place!

Thanks to everyone who has already backed and thanks in advance to everyone who has yet to back! You make this rockin’ world go round!


Be good!
But not too good ⚔️

Whatcha doin’ Friday?
6 months ago – Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 08:19:45 AM

So a while back I was semi-regularily doing live draws on Facebook.

I quit doing it for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to fluctuations in my schedule, just falling out of the habit, and also because Facebook’s algorithm’s kept tagging my videos for copyright violation because I had music going on in the background and that was really annoying.

But good news! I’m bringing it back!

 

Every Friday from 10 AM- Noon CST, I will be live streaming while I work on the latest page of the Canon of Vangel.

Come hang out, see how I do what I do, maybe grab a few tips for your own art-making, shoot the breeze, ask me anything, whatever! It’s all super casual.

All you gotta do is go to my Patreon page and gimme a follow. You don’t even have to have a paid membership. Just be a free follower and you’ll get notified when I go live!

I’d love to see you there. There may even be snacks!*

*This is an online event. You will have to provide your own snacks.

On the bright side, there will also be no judgement about how many snacks you eat.

In other news:

The Canon of Vangel, Issue 5 Kickstarter marches on! So far backers have unlocked 7 bonus ecomics!

All backers will be receiving these 7 ecomics in addition to their pledge level rewards! The more backers we get, the more value everyone gets!

Because win-win is my favorite kind of win!

All you gotta do is back and you can win too!

Lastly, I wanted to share a few other cool cats kicking can on Kickstarter!

Legends of the Realm 1-6: Wind on the Watchtower by Jack Holder

A quest was given to a young mage: Go out, see the kingdom. Discover its magics and mysteries. Camriddeon has traveled the length and breadth of the kingdom of Dannisfire. Battled raiders, guardians, and his own darkness. But now, he fulfills a promise, and gives King Marcus Cairn a miracle.

Only three days left, so back it before it’s too late!

Last Ride of the 4 Horsemen: Tribulation 1-3 by Inverse Press

Last Ride of the 4 Horsemen is the tale of Cager Dobbin, a local hired gun, and his battle to survive and destroy the monstrous, Apocalyptic Horsemen who emerge, one by one from nowhere, to obliterate his town of Promise. But why did the Horsemen target his town? Why did they hunt him and his circle to near annihilation? What unseen master unleashes them on the world? And what arcane power do they wield so destructively?

Cabra Cini/Geek-Girl: Exodus Complete Crossover by Sam Johnson

 

Drug-dealer Jacob Trencher has been robbed, shot and left for dead - but using his occult magik he has survived: and hired Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman Cabra Cini to find the person responsible and take care of things... which is going to put Cabra on a collision course with Geek-Girl, as that person is a member of her new Super-Team!

There is just so much awesome stuff going on at Kickstarter right now! I know you’re going to love it!

Hope I see you Friday!

And if not, be good.

But not too good 😉

 

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We're on our way!!
7 months ago – Mon, Sep 08, 2025 at 10:51:09 AM

The Canon of Vangel # 5 is off and running! An extra big thank you to the 60 backers who showed up and helped get this plane off the ground! AND unlocked 6 bonus eComics to boot!  

The good news is, we're halfway there! The bad news is we still have halfway to go! 😆 So, depending on whether you're an optimist or a pessimist, we may or may not be in a good spot.

At any rate, as is my tradition, I'd like to take a minute to highlight some of the other awesome projects that are crowdfunding at the moment. Starting with...
 

Vampire Bloodlines #8 by Christoffer Meyer

Vampire politics and intrigue abound in this ongoing tale of feuding clans!
Viktoria faced the destruction of her hideout, a taunting message, and a hard choice she didn't want to make. That choice is trusting someone whom she doesn't trust, Bianca Bordeaux!

The Vampire Queen doesn't trust Viktoria either, and their mutual dislike makes them war with each other instead of the true enemy, Lilith Bridgeport. Can they overcome their past and deal with the threat that Lilith brings to Bridgeport and the world? Find out in the 8th issue of Vampire Bloodlines.

Bound by Words by ADM Comics

In her quiet bookstore, Madeline sheltered the children the crown wanted gone. She always tried to keep her head down. She never meant to fall in love. Least of all, with the leader of the rebellion, trapped away in a magic tower.

Siora's revolution ended in chains. Captured and sentenced to solitary confinement in a lonely tower, she had all but given up until Madeline's first letters arrived. Now, with only days of freedom left, she's found love. But is it already too late?
 

MetalLord - The Comic book and Album by David Francis Starr

Oil Painted Album Art

Voltron + Metal Music, Mecha vs Monster Battles, Cyberpunk vibes, and Cat Girls. What else do you need to know? When a college outcast and wannabe guitarist (nicknamed MetalLord) is humiliated one last time, in his rage he shreds so hard he becomes a skeleton and his passion for metal music awakens the invading mech called Liger. Just in time: an alien invasion has begun. Armed with nothing but his guitar he finds the mech that can literally be played into battle, MetalLord becomes Earth’s most unlikely defender.

Sounds awesome to me! 🤘

As for me, I'm gonna keep on keepin' on!
Hope your autumn is treating you well.

Remember to be good!
But not too good 😉