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BANJAX: SYDNEY #1 by Screenwriter Rylend Grant

Created by Rylend Grant

The Ringo nominee for BEST SERIES is back with a vengeance! A sexy crime thriller from the maniacs behind THE JUMP & EVEL KNIEVEL.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

THE BOOKS ARE HERE! and EVEL KNIEVEL RETURNS!
5 days ago – Sun, Sep 27, 2026 at 08:02:51 PM

Hey all,

    The books have officially arrived form the printer and everything looks FABULOUS!

I am particularly in love with how the BANJAX #1 Gremlins and Rocky IV holo variants turned out. These are some of the most beautiful books we've ever done:

ROCKY IV

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GREMLINS

I know some of you were on the fence about adding one when you were checking out. If you like what you see here you can still add it via the Backerkit store: 

Speaking of Backerkit... you should receive a message from them this evening asking them to confirm your shipping address. If everything is kosher/up to date, you don't have to do anything. If you've moved recently/need to make a change, you have 48 hours to update things with them/let us know where to send your goodies.

Fulfillment will begin later this week and you will all have books in hand very soon.

One last bit of good news...

EVEL KNIEVEL #2 IS COMING IN OCTOBER!

While the project still has yet to be officially been announced, the prelaunch page for Issue 2 of our official EVEL KNIEVEL comic book series is LIVE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rylendgrant/evel-knievel-1-2-from-ringo-award-winner-rylend-grant

In our wildly popular first Issue, Evel Knievel locked horns and matched wits with an ornery Outlaw Motorcycle Club on the the eve of the outrageous jump that would make him the most famous man in America - his iconic leap over the fountains at Caesar’s Palace.

It was bad! It was bold! And you asked for more!

Well... we listened!

Our brand new, pulse-pounding second issue will take you to the Cow Palace in Daly City California where Evel famously brawled with Outlaw bikers back in 1970.

And of course, we’ll see the King of All Daredevils win bets, fight jerks in bars, and jump just about everything a lovable lunatic could on a motorcycle... and we’ll adore him for it.

Head on over and click NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH to follow along and be the first to know, the moment the Evel Knievel #2 campaign goes live!

Talk soon!

RG

OFF TO THE PRINTER!
about 1 month ago – Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 10:35:41 AM

Hey all,

  I just wanted to let everyone know that after a minor formatting hiccup BANJAX: SYDNEY #1 was sent to the printer today! I will update you here as soon as I have a concrete delivery date from Comic Impressions.

As per usual, I'm always here to answer any questions/address any concerns you might have.

But while you're waiting on that...

DON'T MISS OUT ON EVEL KNIEVEL #2!

While the project hasn't officially been announced yet, the prelaunch page for Issue 2 of our official EVEL KNIEVEL comic book series is LIVE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rylendgrant/evel-knievel-1-2-from-ringo-award-winner-rylend-grant

In our wildly popular first Issue, Evel Knievel locked horns and matched wits with an ornery Outlaw Motorcycle Club on the the eve of the outrageous jump that would make him the most famous man in America - his iconic leap over the fountains at Caesar’s Palace.

It was bad! It was bold! And you asked for more!

Well... we listened!

Our brand new, pulse-pounding second issue will take you to the Cow Palace in Daly City California where Evel famously brawled with Outlaw bikers back in 1970.

And of course, we’ll see the King of All Daredevils win bets, fight jerks in bars, and jump just about everything a lovable lunatic could on a motorcycle... and we’ll adore him for it.

Head on over and lick NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH to follow along and be the first to know, the moment the Evel Knievel #2 campaign goes live!

Talk soon!

RG

Book is complete! Still on track for an August Delivery
3 months ago – Mon, Jul 13, 2026 at 06:55:04 PM

Hey all,

  Just a quick message that production is complete. Arrangements are being made with the printer. And we are still on track for the promised August delivery.

I'll pop back in here when I have more info to share.

Thanks so much again for your support!

Rylend

SURVEYS COMING! And TWO UBER Limited FOIL Variants!
5 months ago – Mon, May 11, 2026 at 05:12:38 PM

Hey Banjaxers,

  I hope everyone is doing well as the Summer approaches. Here are some updates for you! Let me know if you have any questions on anything.

SURVEYS ARE COMING!

Your backer surveys are coming! We'll do a smoke test this evening for some of you and the rest of you should get it tomorrow morning. Please let me know if you have any problems with it.

While you're filling those out, DO NOT MISS:

FUN STUFF IN THE BACKERKIT SHOP!

I always like to give you guys a little something extra and awesome at the end of a campaign like this... and I took a full inventory while building out this latest survey and realized that I am straight OUT of most of our really good variants... so, I decided it's time to create some new ones for you. We'll be doing wicked, uber limited BRUSHED foil versions of two of our most iconic BANJAX covers.

Here is the BANJAX Issue 1 -  Brushed Foil GREMLINS Homage Variant! It's a run of just 30. It'll shiny. It'll be glorious. Each one will be individually signed, numbered, and remarqued by me.

This cover was originally only available for a few days at an exclusive at San Diego Comic Con in 2019.

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And here is the BANJAX Issue 1 -  Brushed Foil ROCKY IV Homage Variant! It's a run of just 30. Again... shiny AND glorious. Each one will be individually signed, numbered, and remarqued by me.

This cover was originally only available for a few days at an exclusive at Baltimore Con in 2019. When we were nominated for FOUR Ringo Awards including BEST SERIES alongside Bitter Root and Something's Killing the Children.

 If you picked up our JUMP #1 Mignola Foil variant or our PEACEKEEPERS FARGO Foil variant, expect that kind of quality. Here's what that brushed foil looks like:

You can grab one or BOTH of these simply by answering 'YES' when prompted at the beginning of your survey... or by manually adding one when you get to the add-ons interface later.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Rylend

AND WE'RE FUNDED!!!
6 months ago – Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 12:02:44 PM

Hey all,

I just wanted to thank you very sincerely for all the love this past month. There is such an active and enthusiastic fanbase here on Kickstarter... you guys have made this a uniquely great time... I've said it before and I'll say it again here... this is so much more fun than is putting books in comic shops.

I'm going to take a short respite for the weekend, but I'll be back early next week with more news... and I'll start contacting folks then for commission and draw-me-in references. The backerkit surveys will be headed your way in about two weeks. I'll try to have some fun stuff available for you all there.

The first round of payment processing went through last night and we do have some errored transactions, so make sure your payment info is current with kickstarter.

If you have questions or concerns in the meantime, please don't hesitate to flip me a message. You might also want to follow me on social media for more info/hi jinx:

RYLEND GRANT ON THE INSTAGRAMS

RYLEND GRANT ON THE TWITTERS

RYLEND GRANT ON THE BLUESKYS

Thanks so much again for everything. Talk soon. Stay safe.

Rylend