Undying Love returns in black and white with a Kickstarter finale

Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman have launched a Kickstarter campaign for a deluxe black-and-white edition of their comic Undying Love. The project includes a four-issue continuation that will provide a definitive conclusion to the vampire and yakuza story. As of today, they have raised over $14,000 of the $25,000 needed to fund the print run.

Vampire yakuza in night combat, Japanese katana piercing the chest of a vampire with spread wings, black blood splattering as sakura petals fall over a Tokyo rooftop, cinematic noir style with high contrast black and white, 35mm film grain texture, broken neon lights flickering in the background, elongated shadows cast by streetlights, action frozen at the moment of impact, digital Indian ink with visible brushstrokes, dramatic composition with extreme chiaroscuro, details of yakuza armor and bloodied fangs, photorealistic technical illustration

Ink Technique: Colorless Art That Enhances Shadows 🖤

The deluxe edition forgoes color to focus on linework and chiaroscuro, an approach Coker already used in the originals. The four new issues maintain this monochrome style, with a process of manual inking and high-resolution scanning. The campaign offers rewards such as signed prints and a sketchbook detailing the series' visual development.

Blood, Yakuza, and a Campaign That Still Needs Transfusions 🩸

With $11,000 left to raise and time running out, the creators trust that fans of vampires with katanas will open their wallets. If they don't reach the goal, perhaps the ending of Undying Love will remain an eternal cliffhanger. Or worse: the yakuza might have to take out a loan to finance the conclusion themselves.