kickstarter Archives

The Plunderlings Kickstarter campaign originally launched back in August 2019 Lone Coconut introduced fans to their own 1/12 scale Pirate Goblin action figures that ended with total backing of $121,000 The campaign was a huge success, with 12 Goblins getting released and 2 more becoming Kickstarter exclusives The Plunderlings Goblins have finally landed with fans,[...]

As it turns out, 2020 was a massive year for comic books on Kickstarter with the category reportedly generating $22 million in sales for creators and publishers And while notable creators like Matt Kindt, Alex de Campi, Charles Soule, and Saladin Ahmed brought successful, highly funded projects to the platform, it was the addition of[...]

And film poster designer Scott Saslow brings the ??? sensibilities to the tone of this book. You can follow along with the production of Zoya at http://www.zoyacomic.com. And as a Bleeding Cool reader, you can ensure you don't miss the first-day deals when Zoya launches by clicking the notify button on Kickstarter now. And why does it matter[...]

The hardcover will have an exclusive Kickstarter dust jacket and every copy will be signed by co-creator Marc Silvestri. There will also be an additional incentive with a new Witchblade #1/2 featuring Sara Pezzini and by the new creative team: Marguerite Bennett, Ariela Kristantina and Bryan Valenza, cover by Marc Silvestri featuring the new Witchblade gauntlet. This is[...]

Back in August, Jimmy Palmiotti gave Bleeding Cool readers a 20% discount off his Kickstarter for Pop Kill #2 Now with #3 and #4 up for Kickstarter simultaneously, he is doing the same again Apparently last time it really worked, and he'd love a repeat performance The book hit its goal in a handful of[...]

After being announced last month, Paizo and Pinnacle Entertainment Group will be taking Pathfinder For Savage Worlds to Kickstarter It looks like the two companies have decided that instead of just creating a bunch of content for the mashup of their two properties, they're going to see just how much interest there actually is out[...]

Prince of the Silent Planet is on Kickstarter now, and it could use your help. Scott Fogg writes for Bleeding Cool about John Carter, his new project, and his parents. My parents were weird That's not a complaint I'm weird too I like being weird And a big part of my weirdness comes directly from them[...]

It's time for another Kickstarter campaign from Magnetic Press, who turns out gorgeous, high-quality graphic novels This time, it's for a book called Brindille They commissioned Ben Caldwell (DC ON PREZ, Wonder Woman) for their EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION Variant Cover for the publisher's upcoming Kickstarter  BRINDILLE  by award-winning creators Frederic Brremaud and Federico Bertolucci[...]

Bederman is also running a Kickstarter to make vinyl pop figures from Atomahawk, which is live now. But what they are also doing is creating a new comic book to tell the origin of the Atomahawk blade itself, fully painted by Bederman and written by… no, not Donny Cates He's far too busy So instead he's[...]

After successful Kickstarter campaigns to revive Mike Grell's Maggie The Cat and his collaboration with actor/writer Mark Ryan on The Pilgrim, Grell's Masterstroke Studios imprint is giving one of his most popular creations a massive new release in Omnibus format, Jon Sable, Freelance. Jon Sable, Freelance, the story of a former African hunter in the concrete[...]

But, sometimes, vampires and vampirism infiltrate comic book storylines in some unexpected and discordant ways. The subject came to mind as I prepared the Kickstarter campaign for a comic currently being funded by my indie comics outfit, Inverse Press We publish a line of authorized professional biographical comics under the imprint Squared Circle Comics, and our[...]

Today is the final day that one of his final comic books, Providence, will be available on Kickstarter, including its signed editions, with 6 hours to go Providence Compendium, the complete collection of Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows' Providence, a reinventing and encapsulating of the stories of HP Lovecraft for a modern – and post-modern[...]

Spawn fans should start to get excited as Todd McFarlane gives fans the biggest update yet regarding their Remastered Kickstarter figure The McFarlane Toys crowdfunding Spawn figure launched back in April 2020 and hit nearly 3.5 million dollars and over 27,000 backers Since the campaign closed, Todd McFarlane himself has been updating fans on the[...]

The second creator-owned comic book series from Emma Kubert, Foundlings with John Stanisci, finishes its Kickstarter funding run tomorrow Bleeding Cool has the first eight pages of that comic to show off, exclusively below And a reminder that there are still ten copies of the Bleeding Cool exclusive variant cover available. Foundlings Bleeding Cool exclusive cover Years[...]

graphic novel, has launched a Kickstarter for a new Latinx graphic novel, Helm Greycastle, on Monday, November 9th This Latinx fantasy is rooted in real Mesoamerican history with a twist: what if the Aztecs and Mayans stopped the Spanish invasion of Mexico but with swords and magic? "I love playing Dungeons and Dragons with my best[...]

Josh Blaylock, the founder of Chicago-based publisher Devil's Due Comics, has been expanding the company's library lately by taking his concepts to Kickstarter Following the successful campaigns for his "archeopunk" title Arkworld that envisions a lost advanced civilization in Earth's distant history as well Mercy Sparx #14, the conclusion to a long-running arc on Devil's[...]

It stemmed from a desire to experiment more, have more control over my final product while evading conventional storytelling clutches, and accommodating Big Brand editorial constraints. Marco Rudy's Journey From DC and Marvel To Rainy Day Woman (RDW)   I went from just penciller to penciller-inker because I wanted to have more control over the way my art[...]

Over ten years ago, I wrote a small piece about someone called Lance Briggs starting a new comic book line. And that he was an American Football player,

Begun in 2004, first at Devil's Due Press and since 2010 at Image Comics, Hack/Slash follows Cassie Hack, daughter of a "slasher" killer who decides that she is never going to be a victim and instead becomes a hunter of serial murderers, supernatural horrors, and any killer guest stars who show up.  Along with her[...]

To say that the city-building survival board game Frostpunk has met and exceeded its goals on Kickstarter would be a gross understatement In actuality, the game by publisher 11-Bit Studios has been met with 1000% funding on Kickstarter and is still going quite strong. Stunning artwork featuring the cover art for Frostpunk's box Frostpunk was recently[...]

Plus, just look at that art, like sexy neon goo exploding all over your eyeballs. The cover to Beef Bros by Aubrey Sitterson, Tyrell Cannon, Fico Ossio, and Taylor Esposito Beef Bros is live on Kickstarter right now, described thusly on the campaign page: In the beginning, superheroes were all about one thing: Protecting the little guy, gal,[...]

Fossil Games revealed earlier today that their Kickstarter for the upcoming game Sunshine Manor has officially been fully funder Serving as the prequel to Camp Sunshine, the developers went the crowdfunding route to help them in the middle of COVID-19 to raise funds to get it developers, produced, and published by October 31st, 2021 Yes, they're[...]

Liana Kangas, artist/co-creator of She Said Destroy, the Joe Corallo-penned sci-fi/fantasy that made for one of Vault Comics' strongest ever debuts, has brought a new title to Kickstarter Pitched as a "heavy metal fast food crime" comic that touches on the satanic panic, loneliness, and apathy, TRVE KVLT is entering its final week on the crowdfunding website that is[...]

Funding exclusively on Kickstarter, and if successful, planned for a full graphic novel, they also have a little something for Bleeding Cool readers. A virgin Bleeding Cool variant of one of the covers, limited to 50 copies, $20 each –  which is $5 less than the standard variant, below If you want one, you had better[...]

Providence Compendium, the complete collection of Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows' Providence, a reinventing and encapsulating of the stories of HP Lovecraft for a modern – and post-modern generation, has hit Kickstarter, for publication in March/April 2021 Published by Avatar Press, who also publish Bleeding Cool, includes a level for signed volumes which, unless you[...]

Prepare yourself, adventurers, for the Darkest Dungeon tabletop game has made its way to Kickstarter and is live now This game is exclusive only to Kickstarter—no retailer will be carrying it Published by Mythic Games, Darkest Dungeon's tabletop iteration is an adaptation of Red Hook Studios' indie role-playing dungeon crawler. A header advert for the Darkest Dungeon[...]

Level 99 Games, the tabletop gaming company responsible for EXCEED Fighting System and Pixel Tactics, is putting their next upcoming game, entitled Sakura Arms, onto Kickstarter on October 27th This game is popular in Japan, where it is currently produced by its creators, BakaFire Party. A selection of a few of the Megami goddesses players can play as in[...]

Elsa Charretier, of The Unstoppable Wasp, Infinite Loop, Star Wars, Power Rangers and the current artist on the November graphic novels published by Image Comics, has launched a Kickstarter for a second artbook, nearing completion For her first Kickstarter, she included a November Volume 1 Commentary Edition, a Kickstarter-exclusive black-and-white reproduction of Volume 1 with[...]

Publisher Magnetic Press issued a statement yesterday announcing it is launching a new Kickstarter for WAHCOMMO, a sprawling dark fantasy graphic novel by acclaimed artist Luis NCT.  This classic high-fantasy tale is filled with monsters, trials, mythical cities, and faced-paced adventure mixed with a coming-of-age identity drama to life in gorgeous, archival-quality hardcover. Luis is best known for his work as a[...]

Keanu Reeves has been talking at length about his upcoming (now delayed until February) comic book BRZRKR he is writing with Matt Kindt and drawn by Ron