I don't back that many projects on Kickstarter, but The Spider King is a great-looking book, so I'm seriously considering it. I can't remember which artist acquaintance put me on to the Facebook page of Italian artist Simone D'Armini, but the guy has a very cool style, synthesizing the influence of all kinds of the right folks (I detect hints of Ben Caldwell, Andrew MacLean, WJC and Uli Oesterle; check out his DeviantArt page here). The Spider King is one of that old chestnut, Vikings versus aliens, written by Australian writer Josh Vann, which is why those prices on the Kickstarter page might seem a bit on the high side, as they're in Australian dollars.

It's hard to get an idea of a comic from just a few scattered panels on a Kickstarter campaign page, but Vann's dialog seems as witty as D'Armini's images are stylish. They're about halfway there towards their target, with 16 days to go, so take a look and see if you agree that this project deserves to see the light of day.