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Double Barrel Theatre Kickstarter

Published Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:00:34 -0600

Matthew Kayal writes;

I have a metal briefcase that has the words "Be Good" visible to me every time I open it. I only use this briefcase at one type of event: Comic Conventions. When you create comics out of a vacuum, the best place to sell them, the best chance at selling them, a comic book convention is where you the creator can talk to a potential fan and hopefully a customer.

This past October, at the New York Comic Con, I sold printed copies of the stories that I put out through my website to raise money to make more comics, promote the website (www.doublebarreltheatre.com), and network with other professionals. Unfortunately, as I knew going into it, I was going to eat the cost of the booth and possibly the print costs. Luckily, I was able to sell enough books to cover the print costs. Sadly, I realized that the costs of properly having a booth at a convention were too much as it was. So I made a decision.

On the Friday of the New York Comic Con I launched a kickstarter for a print run of a trade paperback collection of my stories. It's a modest goal of $1500. I shot the video at my booth where I discussed all of the stories. The Weakling, part war story and part survival horror, is the first story I ever wrote and I actually met the artist at the New York Comic Con the year before. Jim and Lory's Wedding: Gaiden, a romantic comedy, with Canadian artist Greg Woronchak. That Punk Show, my best seller at the convention, was a silent musical drawn by Ucup Jaya. I am very proud to have made all three stories.

I am offering the stories as a whole for as little as ten dollars but to get the printed book it's as low as twenty dollars. My favorite reward that I hope people like is the cameo appearance in one of the upcoming stories. Our grandest, biggest, offer is that I will work with you to make a story that you the reader control. There's less than a week to go on the kickstarter so I am incredibly anxious. If I meet my goal, a burden will be lifted off of me that will allow me to focus on making more comics. I love being able to tell my stories and be able to interact with convention goers. I only have one mantra when it comes to making comic books, I put it on my briefcase, and I've done everything I can to follow it: Be good.

Matthew Kayal is the writer of the comics at www.doublebarreltheatre.com. If you stopped by booth 960 at NYCC, Matthew says thank you.

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