Kickstarter launches for Bride of Rocky Horror graphic novel

Bit Bot Media on Monday launched a Kickstarter to fund Bride of Rocky Horror, a 95-page, officially licensed graphic novel that continues the story of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The comic, set seven years after the original film, reunites characters Janet Weiss and Brad Majors and introduces a new figure, Bridget Von Frankenstein, as a mystery tied to past secrets and mad science unfolds.

The project’s creative team includes writer Magdalene Visaggio, artist Noemi Vettori, colorist Josh Rodriguez, letterer Jeremiah Lambert and cover artist Soo Lee. Visaggio, a longtime fan of the property, said Rocky Horror “was the safest queer art I had access to when I was young because my parents were both huge fans,” and described the chance to explore what could have happened after the film’s finale as a “dream come true.” The Kickstarter will offer a hardcover edition and a package of collectibles, including interlocking prints, plush figures modeled on Frank-N-Furter and Rocky, and a new video game developed by Sam Beddoes of FreakZone Games. The game is billed as a retro 8-bit platformer that recreates scenes from the stage show and will be accompanied by a chiptune vinyl...