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Sterling, who launched a Kickstarter for the fourth issue of his 6 issue flagship comic Okemus last week, not only successfully funded but surpassed his goal of $3,000 in a matter of hours By the end of the week, the campaign flew through its stretch goals and raised over $9,000. An image from Okemus Image used[...]

Jake Smith has a rather distinctive comic book in the works on Kickstarter, Blood Force Trauma He writes (and adds a special offer for Bleeding Cool readers:)  Image from Blood Force Trauma: Issue 2 The image is used with permission. My friend Hiram and I were 42 rematches into a sweaty, white-knuckled night of playing Dragonball Fighterz[...]

Magnetic Press today announced it is launching a new Kickstarter for Aster Of Pan, a post-apocalyptic graphic novel by author Merwan The campaign will begin next week on Tuesday, August 25th at 11am EST The project is described as "Hunger Games meets Dodgeball," promising 200 pages of fast-paced action and drama.  Aster Of Pan was[...]

has the distinction of being one of the most funded comics projects on Kickstarter ever, coming in at the 33rd slot Now, the award-winning series by Minna Sundberg is back for a third volume that looks as if it will continue that streak of success Sundberg hosts the comic here, where she has amassed an[...]

And I'm excited to introduce you to THE O.Z., my brand-new comics project on Kickstarter. Teaming up with rising star artist Ruben Rojas, colorist of the Eisner-winning Giant Days Whitney Cogar, and veteran letterer DC Hopkins, THE O.Z is an epic fantasy war story that reimagines the mythology of the Wizard of Oz[...]

This is our series! Capturing The Essence Of An American Legend – Teddy Roosevelt Please check out the Kickstarter for IN TEDDY WE TRUST Any Bleeding Cool readers who order through this link will additionally receive a free exclusive 8.5×11" Digital Wallpaper and a free Digital Preview of my in-development comic book BLUE BASTION, a Science Fantasy[...]

Mira Farhat of Rusumat, a digital comic, and graphic-novel app, writes for Bleeding Cool about their mission; We have one mission to bringing together comic communities across the Middle East and the world together onto one platform that provides opportunities for local independent artists to grow and develop, to tell their own stories, and showcase their[...]

Daniel have a new Image Comics project they are crowdfunding on Kickstarter – Nocternal Yes, they are spelling it like that The series will be launching later this year, they are crowdfunding for a special Collector's Edition of a new creator-owned comic book series about humanity trying to survive in everlasting darkness Scott Snyder, Tony S Daniel[...]

American Mythology is currently running a Kickstarter to fund the series' first trade paperback and a new one-shot set to debut in 2021. Oggy and the Cockroaches comics Credit: American Mythology Barlow Jones, the Marketing Manager for American Mythology who has a name that is just begging for him to write horror novels, had this to say[...]

Krecic, known on her platform of choice Webtoon as Mongie, is currently redefining what a Kickstarter stretch goal can be The campaign to fund the second volume of Mongie's Let's Play webcomic is absolutely soaring on Kickstarter, with a current total of $158,881 raised of a set $10,000 goal… and there are still twenty-eight days to[...]

Comic book attorney Gamal Hennessy has launched a Kickstarter for his book, The Business Of Independent Comic Book Publishing It is aiming to be a comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of the business of comic book publishing; it is intended to be a resource for anyone interested in becoming a successful comic book professional, whether making[...]

The creative team of Phil Foglio & Kaja Foglio, who make up Studio Foglio, have been funding the print runs of their webcomic on Kickstarter for years now, and their success has only increased as more volumes are added to the series The series, which the Foglios bill as a story of "Adventure, Romance, MAD[...]

Jimmy Palmiotti writes for Bleeding Cool about The Long Journey into Kickstarter – and a gift to the Bleeding Cool readers.  POP KILL #2 is currently running live It's my 14th Kickstarter We have art by Dave Johnson, Juan Santacruz, Brian Reber, Amanda Conner, and story by Dave and I; all put together by the amazing[...]

Credit: Stephen Mooney's Kickstarter. This holiday-themed one-shot is funding on Kickstarter now and will be perfect for returning readers and new readers alike Mooney describes Half Past Danger as Indiana Jones meets Jurassic Park, going on to describe this Christmas Special, which will ship to backers in December just in time for the holiday: The feature-length lead story will[...]

Their Husband & Husband comic was a slice-of-life collection of stories that, like their vlogs, chronicled their lives with funny stories, observations, and cute jokes. Fairy Boy, which saw its first volume funded successfully on Kickstarter just four months ago, is a departure for the duo, as it is a fictional tale of magic, witches, and more[...]

The popular indie graphic novel series O Human Star has launched a campaign to fund its third and final volume on Kickstarter The series by Blue Delliquanti, which began as a webcomic in 2012, has enjoyed success through the crowdfunding site, which continues with this finale, currently funded at nearly double its goal with twenty-six days[...]

With creators using platforms like Kickstarter to build their businesses and create their art, what can mainstream publishers offer them that they haven't already done themselves? Let's take a look at four such creators and what we can learn from their success stories. Girl Genius Kickstarter header Credit: Studio Foglio Kickstarter page. Studio Foglio, creators of Girl[...]

That is the story detailed in Side-Kicked Volume 1 (Chapters 1-4), which was successfully funded on Kickstarter in two separate campaigns in 2014 Since then, Side-Kicked has sold out its first two print runs and has nearly sold through its third printing. Side-Kicked Volume 2 (Chapters 5-9) is a 5-issue comic book mini-series created by me, its series[...]

Longstanding comic book writer/artist and Hitman co-creator John McCrea has turned to Kickstarter for a collection of a number of his creator-owned stories dubbed Mighty World of McCrea with an array of A-List collaborative talent over the decades The first of four planned collections, the goal has already been doubled and it is anticipated to[...]

The company has built themselves up to a publisher to watch in the indie comics community from the release of Yasmeen, the story of a teenage girl on the run from ISIS, and the second volume of their comedy/horror/aquatic Metalshark Bro, to their plan to put comics in vending machines, to their appointment of Charlie Stickney, Kickstarter[...]

I am 31, and I am finally Kickstarting my ten-years-in-the-making graphic novel series called Tempest. Cover from Tempest. When I sat down at my computer to put together my Kickstarter campaign last month, I began to feel this intense pressure on my shoulders as I wrote down the words "ten years in the making"—this is not something[...]

But it's more welcome headlines they are getting today. She's one of the lead creators in Noir is the New Black, a new black noir comic book anthology being Kickstartered today Black Noir is a variation on the Noir fiction genre popularized by writers like Dashiell Hammett or Mikey Spillane Except Black Noir blends this classic[...]

Putting it aside, I became fascinated with the topic of extrasolar travel and continued to research into it, which is now where you find me, halfway through our first Kickstarter for our comic ARKS Which might just be, maybe, the first science faction comic….or at least that's my story, and I'm running with it for[...]

REVIEW: Metalshark Bro Volume 2 #1 from Scout Comics is the funniest comic on stands. It's what Adult Swim wishes it had been.

Previously, Bleeding Cool gave its readers an opportunity to get an exclusive Peach Momoko print for Magnetic Press' Kickstarter for the deadly, dystopic sci-fi romance comic book Paris 2119, two weeks ago The publisher is happy to report that with the support of comic fans, the project has well-surpassed their original $5K goal and is[...]

You Don't Know Jack focuses on her and her relationship with the artist, represented as a floating glove holding an ink pen. What happens when people of different backgrounds stop talking to each other, and conversation itself is controversial? In 2017, shortly after the election of Donald Trump, noted Cartoonist and Bear-Poker Dave Sim teamed up with moderately-noted Painter and[...]

Michael Kingston, the creator of the premier ongoing wrestling comic book, Headlocked, is back with another Kickstarter Headlocked: Tales From The Road is an anthology collecting one-off stories Kingston has collaborated on with stars of both the wrestling and comic book art world Bleeding Cool spoke with Kingston to talk about the Kickstarter, which is[...]

Kickstarter has been a haven for indie creators to bring their projects to life for years now The popular crowdfunding platform has allowed comics creators to showcase their dream concepts to the public, letting the book sink or swim based on the reaction Writers and artists alike have looked to the platform to find success[...]

Now, Saladin Ahmed has turned his attention to the corner of the comics industry that the major publishers and creators are, seemingly, just starting to realize, is here to say in a big way: Kickstarter Until recently, an established comics creator like Saladin Ahmed, taking a project to a crowdfunding platform, would have a lot[...]

Tabletop gaming company Alderac Entertainment Group has launched its newest upcoming board game, Dead Reckoning, onto Kickstarter! It met its funding goal in barely fifteen minutes' time and now, as of the time of this article's conception, has nearly six times as much funding as they initially asked for. The array of components in Dead Reckoning,[...]