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Celebrate the launch of PERFECT CRIME PARTY with exclusive pages

Spike Trotman award-winning Iron Circus Comics has a new anology that is Backerkit Today. Perfect crime party, a full-color, over 300-page comic, promises 25 light-hearted stories about criminal activities from more than 40 incredible creators and a cover by Jeff Smith (Bone).

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From club-style crime thrillers to the pranks of nervous teenagers and 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 Trotman. “A cool idea put in front of incredibly creative people who can do whatever they want with it! The results are always so funny and unexpected.”

Check out the full lineup below:

  • Bluedolph, the Dead-Nosed Reindeer, by Tayson Martindale – Someone has murdered one of Santa's reindeer and only a detective can figure out which culprit belongs on the naughty children's list!

  • “By The Horns” by Malcolm Derikx and Brenna Baines – Teenagers in ancient Greece plan to save their favorite bull for a sacrificial altar.

  • “Darling Doesn't Know” by John Konrad – 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!

  • Joke Thief by Henry Barajas & Kit Mills – A joke thief makes the perfect set.

  • 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 carjacking with the help of the ghost of her deceased father.

  • Prym and Burn by Mariah McCourt & Jules Rivera – With divorce not an easy option, women in Victorian London must 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.

  • Racked by Chuck Harp, Luis Santamarina, and Rob Jones – If your crimes require art supplies, the answer is more crime.

  • Reap What You Sow by Ale Green & Fanny Rodriguez – Gorilla Gardening is the best solution to beautify your neighborhood and help native plants.

  • Sideswiped by Chris Sebela and Kendall Goode – A jerk finds out his first date was a trap.

  • Sincerely A Lady by Molly Muldoon and Caitlin Like – A new wardrobe reveals a story of secrecy, espionage and gossip.

  • Smugglers Abroad by Michelle Gruppetta & Fleur Sciortino – A family tries to bring the best chocolate across the border.

  • Spirit Duplicator by Rodrigo Vargas & 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 by Van Jensen & Neal Obermeyer – An underpaid journalist takes revenge on his boss.

  • The Good Word by Bevan Thomas and Reetta Linjama – A quack meets his equal master in a small town.

  • The Heist by Amy Chu & 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 and Jackie Crofts – Tabitha Tuxedo carries out an elaborate prison break for her accomplice.

  • The Plague of the Living Benches by Nathaniel Wilson – Scientists and unethical experiments have left the world's sidewalks deadly.

  • The Swinevald Pearl by Ben Coleman and Cat Farris – All the security measures in the world can't stop this otter from getting his pearl.

  • “The Twenty-One Foot Rule” by Nick Mamatas and Jules Valera – A fake and deadly duel turns out not to be so fake after all.

  • Trevor n Derrick Le Debacle de Fromage by Matylda McCormack-Sharp – A mouse is determined to have her favorite cheese all to herself.

  • Written Off by 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 stages, including a digital version of the book, a print version with additional artwork, and a package containing all of Iron Circus’ previous anthologies, including Sleep of Reason, New World, Timrous Beastie, FTY Ya'll, Failure to Launch, and the Eisner Award-winning You died!

Before you back it here, check out an exclusive preview below!