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Do you remember Tim Daniel and Mehdi Cheggour's giant monster comic, Enormous? First published in 2012 as a one-shot by Image Comics, then a six-issue series from 215 Ink – now Invader Comics – in 2014, and a second volume in 2015, it is now returning in an even more enormous form on Kickstarter, just[...]

This is a way of playing with the idea of what is a comic book?" The artists named so far include Mari Naomi, Diana Tamblyn, Scott Koblish, Pia Guerra, Nate Powell, Victoria Ying, Chris Wisnia, Sanya Anwar, Jose Pimienta, Nicole Goux, Hope Larson, Dan Santat, Sina Grace, Faith Erin Hicks, Jenny Soep, Allison Conway, Dean Haspiel, Thit[...]

Renta are behind a new Kickstarter based around the very public domain Wizard of Oz books, created by Frank Baum But the latter books often don't get the attention that the first one does This graphic novel will adapt the 7th Oz book, The Patchwork Girl Of Oz, first published in 1913, and even the[...]

"We're excited to treat fans to a great celebration for the groundbreaking 40th anniversary of this beloved mythos bringing both new stories and collecting the library of existing comics." And it begins with a Kickstarter for collected editions, launching in 6 days. We're excited to launch our next project: Terminator 40th Anniversary Graphic Novel Collections! Can you[...]

True Believers is a new comic by horror writer Stephen Graham Jones, Joshua Viola, and Ben Matsuya, a three-issue "cosplay slasher" comic book series set at the Colorado Festival of Horror and a Kickstarter campaign kicking off for the second issue. And because of the nature comic, it will have a cameo appearance, and a cover[...]

Comic book creator, Dean Haspiel writes, "I wanted to alert Bleeding Cool readers about my comix Kickstarter ending on March 28th, noon sharp It's called The Red Hook X Dean Haspiel and it blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction." The Red Hook X Dean Haspiel cover "I've been wanting to take a bombastic superhero concept that[...]

It's then that Bernado realizes he's not only fighting to save his sister and her tribe's way of life… but his family's honor as well." #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ A 94-page story told across three issues, Fantasima has been[...]

The Kickstarter campaign for the republication of the late Tim Sale's early comic book Billi 99, written by Sarah Byam and republished by Clover Press, including new colours by Jose Villarubia, has almost quadrupled its goal as it comes to an end this week And Bleeding Cool has had a look at some of those[...]

He's the writer for the Cult Of The Lamb comic book spinoff from Oni Press, drawn by Troy Little, which hit Kickstarter today Here's what he posted to TwitterX: Alex Paknadel: Uh… we funded in 6 minutes Thank you? Alex Paknadel: We're over 500% funded within an hour of launch I'm stunned Thank you, everybody. Alex Paknadel:  We[...]

Series 1 was a huge success on Kickstarter and they are back once again with another set of figures adding new body types, weapons, and new armor This crowdfunding campaign will consist of multiple waves of figures which will include reptiles, brawlers, females, and speedsters, which include some new animal species On top of that,[...]

What if the Brigadier from Doctor Who was involved with a Hammer Horror film, undercover, and enlisted the help of the actor Jon Pertwee?

Publisher Boom Studios is back with its first Boom Direct Reserve campaign of 2024, and after only the first week, it's already the top comic book campaign on Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and BackerKit in February and March Their Farscape 25th Anniversary Comic Book Celebration campaign with The Jim Henson Company still has 14 days to go[...]

And he has launched a Kickstarter for a book of such photos, called Face To Face That will also be the name of an exhibition of a selection of photos from the book at Thought Bubble in Harrogate in November He writes; Face To Face, courtesy of Joel Meadows "In over thirty years as a professional journalist[...]

X-Men writer Gerry Duggan launched a Kickstarter a few years ago for a book of photos documenting twenty years of carrying a camera to comics and Hollywood events Yes, Gerry Duggan has turned being a massive geek into a literary and artistic event, called Timing/Luck And in November, Image Comics will be publishing it for[...]

AWA and Garth Ennis partner to bring you an expanded edition of Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal, available exclusively through Kickstarter This new edition features a wraparound cover by Amanda Conner, a new full-length Marjorie Finnegan time travel adventure by Garth Ennis and Goran Sudžuka, never-before-seen back matter, so much more. Kickstarter key art: AWA Studios Marjorie Finnegan's Temporal Criminal is written by two-time Eisner[...]

As a prelude, publisher Top Cow is launching a Kickstarter for The Complete Darkness Collection Vol 3 This Kickstarter will, at last, allow fans to continue their collection while introducing new fans to Jackie Estacado and his world of mayhem with new freebie and add-on collectibles exclusive to backers, including a chance to own The[...]

Different from crowdfunding schemes such as Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, there's no independent verification of those numbers, but also no reason to doubt them. Well, I guess this is what the second boot dropping sounds like. As of yesterday, July is now offering his infrastructure to others, for a price He has named the new project Rippasend, which[...]

His spacecraft is made from a mysterious substance called "repulsite", which repels space and time and Doctor Omega is considered one of the early prototypes of the "mad scientist" archetype in science fiction, and a possible inspiration for Doctor Who. Terrance Dicks certainly made much of the comparison when writing for both, Monstrous Books just announced the[...]

For its return on Kickstarter, co-creator/artist Tim McEwen has called in favours to produce a jam issue with other contributors, including Dave Sim, Nicola Scott, Ashley Wood, Al Barrionueva, Chris Wahl, Marx Sexton, Jon Sommariva All of whom contributed a page of pencils in their own style, which Tim then went on to ink[...]

Types of projects: Fantasy, Adventure, Crime, Spy (kinda all genres) If you're available for work & have samples, please reply! I look at EVERY portfolio. Senior Outreach Lead, Comics, Kickstarter · New York Build and strengthen relationships with comics creators in Kickstarter's community and connect with promising creators who could use Kickstarter to bring exemplary projects[...]

We thought to find a wider audience, that Kickstarter was the perfect platform with the number of fans who visit every day It's great to offer to fans in advance, and then the marketing is out there for any fans who wish to wait and buy from their local retailer And the best part, Greg[...]

Humanoids has announced What We Wished For, an original graphic novel from Ilias Kyriazis about a group of kids who wish on a passing comet.

In collaboration with Four Screens and the Estate of Ol' Dirty Bastard, Oni Press has just unveiled ODB: Oddities, Discord & B-Sides – Lyrical Ruckus in the City – a new deluxe graphic novel debuting today with a deluxe pre-order campaign on Kickstarter from the publisher's Oni Premium Direct label that gave us the return of The Sixth Gun last summer. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1[...]

Earier this year, I  reported that Bryce Gold had left as head of Comixology Originals at Comixology for Kickstarter's New Head of Comics, a position that was advertised earlier in the year, for $120-$140,000 But he only got half of that because six months later, he's off again. Bryce Gold PR shot from LinkedIn Bryce Gold Xtweeted[...]

Godkiller: The Banned Edition has launched on Kickstarter, alongside the launch for Black Mask's sixth volume, The Color You Took from Her Eyes Why banned? Well therein lies a tale Godkiller has joined a number of graphic novel bans for apparently containing queer content and blatant nihilism. Godkiller: Spiderland #1 by writer Matteo Pizzolo and artist Anna[...]

Kickstarter has been an incredible gateway for creators to bring their ideas to life, especially with action figures We have seen plenty of successful franchises arrive off the platform with Mythic Legions, Plunderlings, Savage Crucible, and more A new crowdfunding campaign has arrived from Morphonauts as they deliver Combat Creatures to the world! These figures[...]

with new background on Béla's involvement in the filming of Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster and Plan 9 from Outer Space. The book is being crowdfunded on Kickstarter by Clover Press, and has raised $65,486 against a goal of $10,000 from 387 with just over a day to go Here are a few bullet[...]

This time it's a Kickstarter spotlight on Metal Warrior, a new comic book series that looks like it's trying to do a GWAR/Deathlock music and comics combination from scratch And Ben Templemith gave them this cover, which is nice. Here's their PR. "EARTH, 2023—Metal Warrior, the band that inspired an entire planet with some of the most[...]

But for now, Bleeding Cool has been given an exclusive first look at his writing on his upcoming licensed Zorro comic from Massive Publishing on Kickstarter with this lettered preview below Sean Gordon Murphy must love me after all. Michael Calero, Massive Publishing CEO reminds us all how woke this comic will be "As a Hispanic[...]

Campbell reportedly wanted to play Doctor Who badly. Ken Campbell as You-Know-Who As Dan Sumpton's Kickstarter statement says, The Lost Doctor Annual 2023 is a Christmas Special from the Universe Next Door It's an artifact of a Doctor Who that never was. "In 1987, the contenders for the role of the Seventh Doctor had been narrowed down to two[...]