Ex-pro watchlist name Mike Baron — two-time Eisner winner, Punisher / Flash / Star Wars credits — is back on Nexus, and the Kickstarter scoreboard is already loud relative to the ask.
As of evening September 15, 2026 (2026-09-15 ~5:18 PM CDT (America/Chicago)), the live Kickstarter page for NEXUS: TRIPLETS (creator BIG Studios, Chattanooga, TN; Graphic Novels category; Project We Love badge) showed:
- $36,684 pledged toward a $5,000 goal — 733% funded
- 629 backers
- Status: live
- Launched: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (08:02 AM EDT)
- Deadline: Friday, October 9, 2026, 8:02 AM EDT (7:02 AM CDT / America/Chicago) — roughly 23 days left at write time
Those live figures match the scout ballpark (~$36,684 / $5,000 / 629 / ~Oct 9). Geek Alabama’s earlier September 9 snapshot had the raise at $33,000, so the campaign has kept climbing into mid-September.
What’s in the book
Press and the campaign blurb align on the package: a complete 72-page Nexus graphic novel written by Baron with art by Kelsey Shannon (Batman Adventures, Nexus: Scourge). First Comics News and Geek Alabama describe the story hook — telepathic five-year-old Squiblets kidnapped by the CYNdicate to manipulate interstellar markets; Horatio Hellpop / Nexus racing to recover them while black-hole jumps drain his solar power, forcing a gunslinger run through bounty hunters, monsters, and (yes) a talking bear. Mature-readers warning applies.
For longtime fans who knew the shorter 2021 Nexus: Triplets comic, coverage stresses this edition is not a reprint dump: Shannon recolored/redrawn Act One material and finished two more acts into one complete story. Reward shelf talk across First Comics News also flags Nexus: Scourge (2024), blank-cover variants, and a Deluxe Omnibus Vol. One as add-on / stretch-adjacent catalog items. Geek Alabama lists entry pledges around $10 digital and $25 softcover — confirm live tier tables on Kickstarter before quoting prices in follow-ups, because early “secret link” discounts were time-boxed at launch.
Where this sits for RCG
Baron is the clear ex-pro flag on the package; Shannon is the artist co-lead. Creator page sits under BIG Studios. Refresh the Kickstarter totals before any update desk — tonight’s locked numbers are $36,684 / 629 backers / 733% of $5,000, clock running to Oct 9, 2026 ~7:02 AM CDT.
As-of: evening September 15, 2026 (2026-09-15 ~5:18 PM CDT (America/Chicago)). Live pledged/backers/goal/deadline refreshed from kickstarter.com/projects/big-studios/nexus-triplets at write time. Story/credit beats from First Comics News + Geek Alabama; do not invent stretch-goal statuses beyond what those pages and the live KS blurb support.
Sources: Kickstarter live campaign (refreshed at write time): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/big-studios/nexus-triplets — NEXUS: TRIPLETS by BIG Studios (Chattanooga, TN); Graphic Novels; $36,684 pledged / $5,000 goal / 733% / 629 backers; state live; launched 2026-08-25T08:02:18-04:00; deadline 2026-10-09T08:02:18-04:00 (~7:02 AM CDT Oct 9); Project We Love; blurb credits Mike Baron & Kelsey Shannon 72-page Nexus saga; First Comics News — “Nexus: Triplets Is Bringing Horatio Hellpop Back for a New Adventure” (Aug 25, 2026): https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/nexus-triplets-is-bringing-horatio-hellpop-back-for-a-new-adventure/ — Mike Baron writing / Kelsey Shannon art; 72-page GN; Squiblets / CYNdicate premise; solar power drained via black holes; Scourge + Deluxe Omnibus reward notes; First Comics News — “Mike Baron’s all new Nexus graphic novel is now live!” (Aug 25, 2026): https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/mike-barons-all-new-nexus-graphic-novel-is-now-live/ — campaign launch day; softcover / variant / autographed hardcover / Epic Bundle early links; Scourge + blank cover + Deluxe Omnibus Vol. One add-ons; First Comics News — “ALL NEW NEXUS READY FOR LAUNCH!” (Aug 14, 2026): https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/all-new-nexus-ready-for-launch/ — Baron pre-launch note; galactic rescue of three siblings; talking-bear beat; printer-ready claim; baroncomics.com notify path; Geek Alabama — Nathan Young, Sep 9, 2026: https://geekalabama.com/2026/09/09/crowdsourcing-mornings-nexus-triplets/ — campaign pitch reprint; then-snapshot $33,000 / $5,000 with ~30 days left; $10 digital / $25 softcover entry tiers; KS URL corroboration
