Brimstone and the Borderhounds

Brimstone and the Borderhounds is an American comic book published by Hound Comics since October 2010. Originally conceived by Marcello H. Carnevali and Will “Brimstone” Kucmierowski. The series began publication in 2010 as a monthly periodical. It was originally released in Borders as a monthly publication, but then was re-released in Barnes & Noble and Book World as a bimonthly.

History
Brimstone and the Borderhounds is a comic book based heavily on Brimstone’s character. The Borderhounds is the brainchild of Kucmierowski himself and close friend Marcello Carnevali. Carnevali is the main writer, with the duo continuously trading notes on the creative content. Creating the Brimstone character in comic book form had been a plan of Kucmierowski’s for a long time. The character was supposed to be a part of the Master Comics series “Masters of the Ring,” however, due to lack of sales, it never gained the adequate speed needed. Later, Kucmierowski received the first official comic version of Brimstone by Dark Horse Comics comic artist Jacob Chabot. The result launched the search for a team to create The Borderhounds. Brimstone recruited penciler Sajad Shah, whom he credits as one of the best comic artists in the world. Soon after, Allen “Vandal” Chickering signed up as the inker for the project. Thiago Castro has taken over the colorist and letterer duties. Brimstone and the Borderhounds launched on October 31, 2010 with a prelaunch autograph session featuring Brimstone, Carnevali, and Shah on October 30, 2010 courtesy of Borders.

Although the comic is based on Brimstone, it has nothing to do with wrestling. The only similarity is the fact that several characters in the book are real wrestlers in comic form. For example, The Borderhounds characters are the founding members of the clique Critical Mass: Chris Hostile and Chavez Raoul (Jacob Dixon). Brimstone is flanked by his true to life sidekicks Dawg (Jose Castillo) and Luscious (Ed Castillo).