CROM Anthology #1 – April 2025 LIVE Progress Update
Hosted by Kurt Brugel (Project Lead & Curator)
CROM Anthology Progress
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200 pages of black-and-white sword & sorcery comics and art are in the works.
Targeted for Summer 2025 completion, with multiple creator stories nearing final form.
Kurt’s Story Contributions
Lalla and the Time Machine, CROM Daring, and CROM Jr. are in advanced inking and layout stages.
A new illustrated adaptation of Gardner F. Fox's Sword of the Seven Sons is underway (28 pages).
Jason Schoonover Collaboration
Kromdahar is a 7-page conspiracy-fueled barbarian tale, fully penciled and inked by Jason, lettered by Kurt.
Kurt explores Jason’s unique mark-making by layering his inks over Jason’s bold lines.
Rick Frane Collaboration
An 8-page photo comic is in development featuring a model and Rick’s photography, telling the origin of Skull-Biter.
The story blends photography, illustration, and a bit of cosmic sword lore.
Ken Landgraf Feature
4-page Crom and the Druid tale is complete and ready for lettering.
These pages bring Ken’s outlaw comic energy to a Dungeons & Dragons–style Crom adventure.
Drawnsword & Rom Parsons Team-Up
Crom the Courageous is a fully completed 11-page comic.
This powerful New Zealand/USA creative match will appear in CROM Anthology #1.
Ram Parsons & James Anthony
Ram is scripting Alani, a prose-with-illustration project in the spirit of Blackmark by Gil Kane.
A teaser of 5–7 pages is planned for inclusion, with potential for QR-based redirection to the full project.
Stephen Sonneveld Contributions
12 free comic scripts featuring Crom the Barbarian are available now at cromthebarbarian.com.
Crumb le Barbarian, a humorous pin-up parody, is in development with Kurt adding his inking touch.
Dexter Jones
The God Crom, a wild and imaginative 23-page story, is penciled and nearly complete.
Format options being considered include breaking the story into multiple Crom anthology entries or its own release.
John Molina
Crom the Barbarian in The Serpent’s Lair, a 9-page Ameri-manga-style story, is penciled and being prepped for inking.
This is John’s dream contribution to indie sword & sorcery comics.
RJ Shaw & Nix Axe
Crom the Destroyer, from a successful Indiegogo campaign, may have its first 7–8 pages included.
Kurt has permission to showcase the start of this long-awaited project in the Anthology.
Jamie Barrows & the Crom Brothers
The Brutal Blade of Crom #2 is in progress.
For fans of black-and-white indie S&S, this is a must-have companion to Crom Collected 2024.
Adam Bennett
One of the first creators Kurt contacted in 2018–19 is back and fully involved.
Pin-up completed and more Crom stories in development.
David Lanciani – Rogan of the North
An 8-page story from 1985 is being lovingly restored with classic markers and gray wash.
Recovered from flood loss and revived for the first time in decades.
Fan & Community Contributions
13 active contributors, 64 mailing list members, and ongoing submissions of pin-ups and stories.
Open invite to contribute artwork, pin-ups, and to download free scripts to join the Crommunity.
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