Author AMBER LOVE Launches Kickstarter for
Cat Comics on February 16, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (February 11, 2026) For nine years, Oliver Winchester and Guster Nabu have starred in more than 450 adventurous vignettes. These New Jersey cats are more than spoiled, they’re also inquisitive detectives! From the mind of author Amber Love, Ollie and Gus are spotlighted in the comic books, The Winchester-Nabu Detective Agency and The Case of the Roughed-Up Rodent and The Case of the Bloody Burrow Gang.
The Winchester-Nabu Detective Agency and The Case of the Roughed-Up Rodent is a 22-page one-shot about cat detectives, Oliver Winchester and Guster Nabu. Ollie and Gus investigate a near-fatal attack on a shrew, but they make a huge mistake! The humans, Amber and Joe, take Ollie and Gus out to neighborhood where they can talk to informants and friends to gather information about this crime. Can the cats and their human companions keep the unpopular shrew safe from the Chipmunk Mafia? Our team of protagonists learn what it’s like to make a mistake and remedy the situation while someone’s life depends on them.
Writer: Elizabeth Amber Love (she/her)
Artist: Margaret Blane (she/they)
Lettering & Production: Haley Rose-Lyon (she/they)
Logo: Izzy Franco (he/him)
The Winchester-Nabu Detective Agency and The Case of the Bloody Burrow Gang contains a 22-page noir story about the hunt for notorious mouse thieves, Bonnie and Clyde Burrow. This nighttime drama shows what Gus and Ollie can do to mice that they find inside the residence. This issue also contains a 5-page story about Gus’s adoption; a Word Search puzzle; and a How To Draw Animal Faces tutorial.
Writer: Elizabeth Amber Love (she/her)
Artist: Lane Lloyd (he/they)
Lettering & Production: Haley Rose-Lyon (she/they)
Gus Story Art: Anthony Hary (he/him)
Gus Story Lettering & Production: Eric Grissom (he/him)
Logo and How to Draw Tutorial: Izzy Franco (he/him)
“Making comics about Gus and Oliver’s adventures has been on my mind from the moment I started writing them online,” said Amber, the creator and writer of The Winchester-Nabu Detective Agency stories. “Working with different artists helped bring out the mood of each story. Since their online cases sometimes include adult language, it was important for me to create the stories in a format that can be enjoyed by young readers.”
The Kickstarter campaign includes tiers for DRM-free digital copies and printed copies.
To support the campaign, visit Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amberunmasked/cat-comics-featuring-oliver-and-gus
For more information, contact:
Amber Love amberlovescomics@gmail.com
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About the Creative Contributors
Amber Love (she/her) is a writer from New Jersey. She’s been published in projects with Northwest Press, Red Stylo Media, Shelly Bond, and Steve Bryant’s Athena Voltaire: Pulp Tales. She also writes mystery novels when possible and is a member of Sisters in Crime. She writes weekly case files of Oliver and Gus from their adventures outside in nature to inside the haunted colonial house.
Haley Rose-Lyon (she/they) did all the lettering and page designs plus extra fixes. She is a middle-school drama award winner, writer of things, editor of stuff, dog-mom, human-wife, and impassioned comics letterer. She’s lettered for Image Comics, Legendary Comics, Dead Reckoning, and a slew of lovely small-press publishers.
Lane Lloyd (he/they) is a GLAAD and RINGO award winning cartoonist that has been working in the comics industry for the past 4 years. Along with working on shorts and anthologies with various indie writers, Lane has also gotten to work with publishers such as AHOY!, IDW, Oni Press, Legendary, Image, Band of Bards, CEX, A Wave Blue World, and more. Lane is dedicated to bringing you stylish, energetic work you won’t find anywhere on the shelves.
Anthony Hary (he/him) grew up in the Midwest, and has a long, deep love for visual storytelling. He has been an illustrator and storyteller for over 20 years.
Eric Grissom (he/him) is an author, designer, and podcaster. He’s written several graphic novels including Deadhorse, Planet Gigantic, and the fantasy adventure series Goblin, as well as the interactive novel, On the Island of the Mad Magician.
Izzy Franco (he/him) designed the Winchester-Nabu Detective Agency logo and the How to Draw Animal Faces tutorial.
Margaret Blane (she/they) drew and colored the art of The Case of the Roughed-Up Rodent. They do not have an online presence.
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of AmberUnmasked.com and Vodka O'Clock Podcast. Author of The Farrah Wethers Mysteries, comic book short stories, prose, and non-fiction. Cosplayer and figure model.