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Kickstart From The Heart: One Drop, The Damocles Fugue and The Abominations of Science

Published Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:00:08 -0500

Bleeding Cool's Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't. Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention. Shawn's current project Break the Walls: Stories Inspired by the Songs of the Pixies is also being funded through Kickstarter.

I wanted to thank one of the commenters from last week's column for recommending FUNDIT.IE to me for comic book projects. One of the downsides to Kickstarter is that they don't allow international projects. FUNDIT.IE is setup similar to Kickstarter (although not as easy to navigate because they have no Comic Book category) and utilizes the All or None funding principle (which is why I won't recommend Indiegogo projects. You may see some FUNDIT projects appearing in future edtions. I've already started to interviewing the creators for some projects that don't fit into my recommendations criteria and you'll see more of those in the future. Thanks for reading the column.

Project: One Drop Comic Project

Creator: MJ Lai, Erick Oh, Michelle Tessier, Alexis Block, Debra Chow, Arianni Kurniawati, Johnnie Grinder and more.

Concept: "Our graphic novel will be a compilation of over 15 artist's unique comics and illustrations! The book will average about 70+ pages, in full color and is loosely themed "Here comes the rain again…". Each contributor is submitting a comic they've created, and they range from one pagers to 13 pages. The art mediums range from digital media to traditional watercolor."

Fundraising for: "Your pledged funds will go solely to printing costs and the rewards."

Sweet spot: Pledge $16 or more. Early Bird Special! Receive a copy of the book at an early bird price. Shipping within the states is included. International Shipping please add $5. Wee Droplet Donor credit in the book to boot!

Tipping point: I'm a sucker for anthologies especially those by animators.

So far: $328 of $2,500 with 3 days to go

Project: The Damocles Fugue

Creator: Josh Dean, Phillip Renne, and MaGnUs

Concept: "The man who invented time travel must work against insurmountable odds to discover who has altered his past and why."

Fundraising for: "You will be paying for the amazing art of Philip Renne and the smooth lettering of MaGnUs. Not only that, you will also be paying for the printing costs for a limited run of the first four issues."

Sweet spot: Pledge $35 or more. The pdf versions, the signed art print and all four issues delivered to your house as they are released!

Tipping point: Interesting take on the side effects of time travel.

So far: $690 of $9,900 with 5 days to go

Project: The Abominations of Science

Creator: Steven King and Ryan Kacsandy

Concept: "The Abominations of Science is a love letter to every thing we love from B sci fi, horror movies and comics. It's the story of doctor Rommel Doowde, his petulant laboratory assistant Ted, and his quest to bring his finest creation to life – the robotic terror Roborta! But the true story lies in the doctor's sinister purpose for creating her."

Sweet spot: Pledge $5 or more. Your name printed in the "thank you" section of the book, a copy of the book signed by both creators, and a video of the two dogs getting a milk bone sent to your email.

Cool Zone: Pledge $1000 or more. "We'll give you every reward on here plus we'll draw and ink you an eight page comic about anything you want!"

Tipping point: A different take on Frankenstein.

So far: $220 of $1,000 with 5 days to go

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