Jeff Smith covers up a perfect crime party for Iron Circus

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Jeff Smith reports on A Perfect Crime Party For Iron Circus on Backerkit and previews Joke Theft by Henry Barajas and Kit Mills

Spike Trotman's Iron Circus Comics launches a BackerKit campaign to publish Perfect crime partya 300+ page, full-color anthology featuring 25 lighthearted tales of criminal activity from over 40 incredible authors, with a cover by Jeff Smith of Bone. From club-style crime to the pranks of nervous teenagers to protests, Perfect crime party asks the eternal questions: What is the perfect crime? And what do you think you could do with impunity?

“Perfect crime party is the Platonic ideal of the Iron Circus anthology,” said Spike Trotman. “A cool idea presented to incredibly creative people who can then do whatever they want with it! The results are always so funny and unexpected.” And here's a look at Joke theft from Henry Barajas and Kit Mills in which “a prank thief makes the perfect set.” And there are more from people like David Brothers, Amy Chu, Matylda McCormack-Sharp and more.

• Bluedolph, the reindeer with the dead nose from Tayson Martindale – Someone has murdered one of Santa’s reindeer and only a detective can find out which culprit belongs on the naughty list!
• By the horns of Malcolm Derikx and Brenna Baines – Teenagers in ancient Greece plan to save their favorite bull for a sacrificial altar.
• Darling does not know about John Conrad – Two celebrities believe that murder would solve their problems more easily than divorce.
• Grand Theft Octo by Kate Ashwin and Claude TC – This gang of thieves will rob the most expensive casino in the galaxy!
• Play It Again by Tango, Amy Chase, Xenon Honchar and Noah Stephens – A vampire wants to recover memorabilia from his old band for a music collection.
• Polyphonic Funk: My Outlaw Melody by David Brothers & Alissa Sallah – A criminal plans a car robbery with the help of the ghost of her deceased father.
• Prym and Burn by Mariah McCourt and Jules Rivera – Since there is no easy way to divorce in Victorian London, women have to find other ways to free themselves from their abusive husbands.
• Psikotika will strike at midnight by Illuminated – A detective tries his best to prevent a major theft he was warned about.
• Excited by Chuck Harp, Luis Santamarina and Rob Jones – If your crimes require art supplies, the answer is more crimes.
• You reap what you sow, byuez Ale Green and Fanny Rodrigo – Gorilla Gardening is the best solution to beautify the neighborhood and help native plants.
• Driving over Chris Sebela and Kendall Goode – A fool finds out that his first date was a trap.
• Sincerely, a lady from Molly Muldoon and Caitlin Like – A new wardrobe reveals a past full of secrecy, espionage and gossip.
• Smugglers abroad from Michelle Gruppetta & Fleur Sciortino – A family tries to bring the best chocolate across the border.
• Spirit Duplicator by Rodrigo Vargas and Coni Yovaniniz – Fraud and theft are the only ways to stop this card-playing tyrant.
• The Cloud Thief by Erin Roseberry – A witch has to steal some clouds to make it rain.
• The Crime Beat of Van Jensen and Neal Obermeyer – An underpaid journalist takes revenge on his boss.
• The good word from Bevan Thomas & Reetta Linjama – A quack meets his equal opponent in a small town.
• The robbery of Amy Chu and Anderson Cabral – In a world where paper is rarer than gold, a thief must break into the city's most heavily guarded building: the library.
• The Ninth Life of Tabitha Tuxedo by James F Wright & Jackie Crofts – Tabitha Tuxedo carries out an elaborate prison break for her accomplice.
• The Plague of the Living Resting Benches of Nathaniel Wilson – Scientists and unethical experiments have made the world’s sidewalks deadly.
• The Swinevald Pearl of Ben Coleman and Cat Farris – All the security in the world will not stop this otter from getting his pearl.
• The twenty-one-foot rule of Nick Mamatas and Jules Valera – A faked and deadly duel turns out not to be so fake after all.
• Trevor and Derrick Le Debacle de Fromage by Matylda McCormack-Sharp – A mouse is determined to have her favorite cheese all to herself.
• Copied from Ryan Estrada and Axur Eneas – A film crew wants to steal the rights back from the company that ruined their film.

The campaign will include several tiers for backers, including a digital version of the book, a print version of the book with additional art, and a package containing all of Iron Circus’ general anthologies to date, including Sleep of Reason, New World, Shy Beast, FTY, people, Startup failedand the Eisner Award-winning You died!

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