Grant Morrison, Dave McKean and alien-fighting pensioners headline SINGULARITY Issue 3

Dundee-based independent publisher VHS Publications is crowdfunding SINGULARITY Issue 3, a 36-page, full-colour horror and science-fiction comic anthology featuring completed interviews with Grant Morrison and Dave McKean. The Kickstarter campaign aims to raise £3,500 by Monday, 30 November 2026 at 5:00 PM UTC to fund contributor payments and print production ahead of an estimated March 2027 delivery.

Co-created by illustrator and publisher Katy Stone alongside letterer and producer Phillip Vaughan, SINGULARITY mixes standalone speculative fiction with returning serials. The campaign has already passed £2,840 from 86 backers.

Why horror resonates now

To mark the campaign, Geek Native asked the creative team why horror is commanding so much attention from readers right now. For Stone, the genre’s current surge mirrors the appeal of true crime documentaries: a safe rehearsal for worst-case scenarios.

I think there’s been a bit of a change in mindset that’s allowed horror to become so popular. I read somewhere that it’s almost like mental preparation, a bit like watching true crime documentaries. It’s learning what the worst is that could happen and mentally preparing for it, perhaps becoming a bit desensitised along the way.”

Her co-creator, Phillip Vaughan, takes the opposite view, suggesting readers use speculative horror to step away from real-world news cycles and doomsday headlines. Stone admits both impulses likely feed into their stories, though her own tastes lean heavily toward psychological dread and everyday paranoia.

I’m more into psychological horror myself. We’ve written about AI robots using the human race for their resources, creepy people living alone and creating their own dolls, a spaceman who turns into a zombie whilst time travelling… My brain has its own horror generation going constantly. Like when I have my headphones on: if there was a zombie apocalypse, with my music that loud, would I even notice? I’m already avoiding eye contact and staring at the floor.”

Inside SINGULARITY Issue 3

The A4 anthology pairs two separate, completed interviews with Batman: Arkham Asylum creators Grant Morrison and Dave McKean alongside new short strips from veteran British comics talent and local creators. VHS Publications has also confirmed a strict zero-AI policy across all writing and artwork.

• The Matter of Life and Death: Written and painted by Katy Stone, following Life and Death after they defy the Fates to spare a dying child, resulting in Life losing her memories and being cast into the mortal world.
• Foiled Returns: Another instalment of Stone’s dark comedy pitting pensioner protagonists against alien invaders and casseroles.
• Geoff Senior & Chris Murray: A six-page collaboration between Transformers and Death’s Head co-creator Geoff Senior and University of Dundee Professor of Comics Studies Chris Murray.
• Bus Pass: A four-page horror strip set at an ordinary bus stop, written by Caroline Goulding and drawn by Judge Dredd artist Dan Cornwell.
• Additional Fiction: New artwork from returning contributor Mark Brown and a six-page supernatural story from The Dandy and Commando writer Daniel McGachey.

Kickstarter reward tiers

Physical rewards ship worldwide, with postage calculated separately.

Quick Links

• You can check out the preview pages and back the campaign directly on Kickstarter.