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Jimmy Palmiotti's "Jungle Girl" Comic, Fantasima, With Amanda Conner
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[...]
Billi 99
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[...]
Cult Of The Lamb
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[...]
Sphero Announces Animal Warriors of the Kingdom Primal Series 2
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,[...]
Gigi Edgley, Who Played Chiana, Boosts Farscape Kickstarter
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[...]
Joel Meadows On Taking Photos Of Comic Book Creators
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[...]
Gerry Duggan to Launch Substack Comics Too, But First a Book of Photos
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[...]
Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal Deluxe Edition Gets Kickstarter
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[...]
Top Cow Launches Kickstarter for The Complete Darkness Collection
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[...]
Eric D July Launches His Rippasend Comic Fulfilment Service
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[...]
Doctor Omega, The Inspiration Behind Doctor Who Gets His Own Comic
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[...]
Greener Pastures
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[...]
Bleeding Cool's Comic Book and Graphic Novel JobWatch
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[...]
Dynamite Launches Kickstarter To Republish Marvel's Gargoyles Comics
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[...]
Ol' Dirty Bastard Graphic Novel, Super7 Figures, Vinyl From Oni Press
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[...]
Bryce Gold Quits Head Of Comics At Kickstarter After Only Six Months
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
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[...]
Iron Man Suits Up in His Mark 6 Armor with New threezero DLX
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[...]
Counting Down to Béla Lugosi's Definitive Biography by Robert Cremer
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[...]
Ben Templesmith on Mighty Warriors Heavy Metal Music & Comics Project
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[...]
Our First Lettered Preview of Sean Gordon Murphy's Woke Zorro Comic
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[...]
Doctor Who: Kickstart An Alternate Universe Lost Doctor Annual!
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[...]
Mask Of Haliya
Today is the last day of Filipino American History Month, and Kwento Comics, the Filipino-American comic book publisher, has partnered with Clover Press for a Kickstarter campaign to publish a graphic novel inspired by Philippine mythology, The Mask Of Haliya: Heir To The Warrior Moon This 200-page deluxe hardcover follows the journey of a troubled[...]
Nelson's Megadroid Needs Help On Kickstarrter
Yesterday, Bleeding Cool ran an article on Steve Niles and Franco Francavilla's Kickstarter comic book Creature Features that seemed inexplicably short of its goal And it seemed to work, within an hour of the article being published, it had put on another two thousand dollars to push it over the $10,000 goal, with three days[...]
Four Days To Hit Steve Niles & Francesco Francavilla Kickstarter Goal
At Bleeding Cool, we run quite a lot of stories about Kickstarter comic book projects Some are raising money to create a project, and others are using it to create awareness and orders for a project already completed. And, with the right PR company behind them, they often his their goal in days, hours, or even[...]
Harley Quinn Team Reunites For The Hunters
The Paperfilms team of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, alongside their award-winning Harley Quinn artist teammate Chad Hardin, have a new project as a team, The Hunters graphic novel, being Kickstartered right now Jimmy Palmiotti is one of the most successful and reliable creators publishing through Kickstarter, and his books fill many a discerning bookshelf[...]
Zorro Picks Up A Foil To Unlock Retailer Covers On Kickstarter
More details to follow!" As well as plenty of that concept art, including surprising vehicles, suggesting this may be set in the modern day. Then has listed the project on Kickstarter after he got Massive Publishing, the publisher of Plot Holes, to pick it up "The idea for this book is Don Quixote meets Narcos, told[...]