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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wow! We just passed our 3k stretch goal – amazing! Next up...TRADING CARDS! If we can pass the 4k mark all print backers will receive a Jenna Stark Tales of the Bizarre trading card featuring her killer art from the cover of Tales #16! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

WOW! We cruised past our first stretch goal before we even had a chance to post it! All backers will now receive DIGITAL WALLPAPERS of our new books (Vol 4, 5 and #16) Our next goal will be a fan-favorite (an especially great fit with Trades!)... BOOKMARKS! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Bucket list items: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo... Get to work with one of my childhood inspirations? Check (fabiannicieza.bsky.social) Get to share killer double page spreads like THIS from Felix Ruiz and Jorge Cortes and know that my company is the one publishing it? Double Check!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Well it took a LOT longer than usual but we have crossed our funding goal for Sire: AF #3. Onto our stretch goals - digital wallpapers for all INCLUDING the art from our exclusive Soccer Gods card :) 48 hours to go! Let's do it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The FIFA final four is here and so is the SIRE: Soccer Gods exclusive card as part of the Sire: AF Issue 1- 3 Kickstarter happening NOW! Get the book and the trading card! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

One of my favorite parts of the Claremont X-Men run were the quiet interactions between two characters. This is a page from Sire: Aftermath #3, on Kickstarter now where a robot comes face to face with the power of the human mind. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I love that I get to showcase some of my art in the latest issue of The Sire! Colors by Jorge Cortes Back the project here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdolce/the-sire-aftermath-1-3

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Launching tomorrow! Get your hands on the Limited-Edition 'Soccer Gods' signed promotional Sire card! Follow the Sire: Aftermath #1-3 Kickstarter and be the first to snatch these up. The card run is LIMITED to just 10 cards! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

@DrenProductions is looking for folks who want to review our comics! We've also got a ton of upcoming releases headed to book stores worldwide and want to get your take! Please comment here if you are a reviewer or know one + i'll reach out! #comicbooks #graphicnovels #reviews

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Kicking off the 20th Anniversary of THE SIRE!!! What a day celebrating the release of the SIRE exclusive Soccer Gods card @KaijuBK yesterday! Soccer Gods is a limited-edition signed promotional card set, – including by yours truly!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our Deep Down #1 SDCC Exclusive Preview Book by Jeff Gomez @fabiannicieza.bsky.social Steele Filipek + featuring an exclusive @hackintimseeley.bsky.social variant cover is launching NEXT WEEK on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo... Follow the project now + unlock these special rewards!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Big thanks to @comixace.bsky.social for her write-up on DEEP DOWN in The Beat last week! We are THRILLED with the initial response we're getting and going to be announcing something for the project VERY soon! www.comicsbeat.com/kibbles-n-bi...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It’s official! The Planiverse makes it’s debut in the LUNAR catalog! Read all about it and pre-order Plan 59 From Outer Space from your local comic book store today!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Super excited to share! Dren Productions is teaming up with the entertainment juggernaut Starlight Runner Entertainment + acclaimed writer & Deadpool co-creator @fabiannicieza.bsky.social on a new project called DEEP DOWN - kicking off the DREN Prestige line! Look for it this summer on Kickstarter!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

With just 4 hours to go e've sailed past our 3rd stretch goal – let's unlock the 4th and final stretch goal a MYSTERY DIGITAL COMIC BOOK from the DREN library! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo... Campaign ends at 1pm ET

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

FINAL WEEK! This is your last opportunity to get your hands on Will Torres homage variant cover for Ones & Zeroes #1: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo... Combining my love for alien mythology with the dangers of AI in our lives, Ones & Zeroes is arguably the best work of my career!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We are chugging along to our next STRETCH GOAL! Less than a week to go, let's unlock this Lord of the Flies meets Hunger Games sci-fi masterpiece for all our backers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

We are less than $150 from unlocking our next stretch goal - a FREE digital comic book! But not just ANY digital comic - the Tales of the Bizarre issue worked on by the Ones and Zeroes team! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo... An AI crash lands at Roswell in 1947 and takes over our lives in secret!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

We did it! DIGITAL WALLPAPERS for all! Next up... a FREE DIGITAL COMIC BOOK. But not just ANY comic book... click the link to find out... www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

We're less than $200 from free DIGITAL WALLPAPERS for all! Help get us across with this Sci-Fi Horror story set in the near future where AI rules our lives + aliens are the ones that sent it here! Ones and Zeroes #1 – It's Matrix meets Independence Day: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

When i first laid eyes on this cover from Jim Calafiore my jaw dropped! We're offering both covers as variants for Ones & Zeroes #1 including a METAL version - get in on it NOW! Back the project here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

What an incredible start to the campaign, funding in under 12 hours. Announcing stretch goal number 1: DIGITAL WALLPAPERS! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo... Once we cross the 2k mark we’ll send digital wallpapers of all 3 covers to all backers! Spread the word + keep the momentum going!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

New Project Alert: Ones and Zeroes #1 In a post-AI future, the world is controlled by The Widow: an artificial intelligence birthed from outer space. Enter Pitt: a former digital activist turned hacker who holds the key to our salvation. Launching Tuesday! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

New Years Resolution: Draw more! Variant Cover for the upcoming Smokey Bear #2 from Dren Productions Kind of awesome to be working on such an iconic character!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Cool little inside baseball into how i make comics. When your folder gets moved into my active sidebar, it means we're either in production, ready to kickstart or ready to fufill. Here's a sneak peek at my active 2026 projects so far...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Wowzers! With less than 2 hours to go we have broken through the 4th stretch goal – A digital short story for all! Now onto stretch goal #5 - magnets! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We're $200 from unlocking our NEXT goal: A Free Digital copy of Tom Hutchison 's Legend of Oz #1 – let's make it happen! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

We are just 90 bucks away from our first stretch goal: digital wall papers for all! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

We're less than $300 from crossing our 3rd stretch goal: a Plan 79 Magnet! 26 hours to go - let's go!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

First Look at Talent Caldwell's variant cover – and it is super creepy! When Zombies attack will our crew make it out alive? Check out the 5-page preview on the Kickstarter page now! Only 48 hours to go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We blew past our first stretch goal yesterday so onto the next - a FREE digital short story that ties directly into Plan 79 #2 called "Hahn: Between Two Worlds" - 3 days left! Plan 79: The sequel to the sequel to Plan 9 From Outer Space #scifi #plan9 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

We're FIVE measly dollars away from crossing our first stretch goal - digital wallpapers! Who's going to make it happen?! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Happy Monday! Shout out to Javier Ortiz + his brilliant work on Plan 79 From Outer Space #1-3 available @Kickstarter now! The level of energy + joy he brings to every page is palpable and a personal treat to me w/every new page turned in. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Wow! Day one! We cruised past our funding goal already, it's not too late to start announcing our first stretch goal! At $3,000 all backers will receive DIGITAL WALLPAPERS of all our great covers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Super excited to be promoting Plan 79 and more in Philbo Distribution with Phillip Russertt and James Mascia tonight at 9pm on Facebook! Check us out tonight!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Just announced at #SDCC - a brand new Sire/Phazer crossover following up the tremendously successful Lost in Time arc from earlier in the series! Big thanks to Mariano Nicieza and looking fwd to it!

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Lettering a comic book can be tedious...but there are days i really enjoy it #WIP Art by Andres Barrero and Anton Polkhovskyi. Words by me.

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

2 hours to go! Help us unlock Bookmarks for all! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Five hours to go! Check out more awesome Andres Barrero and Anton Polkhovskyi artwork on Sire Aftermath! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

FINAL DAY for the Sire: Aftermath Kickstarter! Check out the awesome original cover art by Walter Figueroa as we hit the final 24 hours of the campaign! PLUS: Get a free digital comic book by yours truly if we cross the 2k mark before Thursday 3pm ET www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

We're just ONE backer away from 50 - who's going to make it happen?? www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

2 days away from campaign end so how about some preview pages! What caused the massive explosion inside the Executor's HQ that's got the U.S. Government on high alert? And what does it mean for The Sire? Is his place atop the superhuman food chain coming to end? www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

In the 1st chapter of Aftermath, the Sire has accidentally signaled that Earth is ready to be "judged"...and purged of those deemed "not worthy". Yeah...we don't think this is good sign either. Get both issue 1 + 2 NOW! Campaign ends Thursday at 3pm ET www.kickstarter.com/.../the-sire...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

#sdcc2025 is right around the corner and the ONLY place to pre-order the The Sire 'McFarlane Homage' Will Torres #SDCC Variant is the Sire: Aftermath #1-2 Kickstarter! Choose as either a REWARD or ADD-ON: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Wow! I didn't even get the chance to promote this yet on Social Media but our first stretch goal has been UNLOCKED! Happy to announce Stretch Goal #2 - an exclusive DIGITAL SHORT COMIC featuring art & story by yours truly that ties DIRECTLY into Sire: Aftermath www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Whether or not Diamond makes it, it's always cool to see my stuff available for Retailers to order! I have a 7 pager drawn by the awesome Giulo Centrella while my COVER for the 2nd volume of Tales of the Bizarre is also available to order – exciting! www.previewsworld.com/Search?mode=...

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Michael Dolce • Tales of the Bizarre KS coming later this month! @sirestudios.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

First off THANK YOU! We were able to exceed our funding + some stretch goals! We are leaving the campaign OPEN all weekend - so if you missed out, you can still back Plan 79 #1-2 + we can still reach our $4500 stretch goal! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdo... Overtime ends Monday 12pm ET

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