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Trogdor!! The Board Game Receives Full Funding on Kickstarter
The group decided to put their latest game up on Kickstarter, which was inspired by a 15-year-old video about drawing dragons, to create this pretty cool and unique take on a dragon going through and terrorizing a village The game originally asked for $75k in funding, but as of when we wrote this they have received[...]
Comics-Inspired Travel Tales, Recipes, and More in Full Bleed Vol. 2 from IDW [SDCC]
Adams wanted to do a magazine and Wood stepped up, which led to PDX and Full Bleed. They decided that Full Bleed would follow a subscription model but be through Kickstarter Full Bleed is a quarterly hardcover magazine Two Kickstarters have been completed, and the second issue has just shipped Woods said the next Kickstarter should[...]
There's a Kickstarter Funding a SEGA Arcade Pop-Up Book
We rarely report on anything Kickstarter related, but this one deserves a slight nod for the content they're showing off from SEGA This particular project is kind of awesome as they are pitching a coffee table book that will document the history of Sega's entire line of classic arcade games throughout the years, and show[...]
Magic Wheelchair and Adam Savage Need Your Kickstarter Help
There are so many amazing organizations and deserving campaigns on Kickstarter, we wanted to share the Magic Wheelchair Star Wars one. Magic Wheelchair is a nonprofit organization that builds custom "costumes" for children in wheelchairs, with some incredible results There was the Toothless, SpongeBob SquarePants, Superman, Batman, and even a Demogorgon from Stranger Things. This year, the[...]
Black Sands #3 cover by David Lenormand
Manuel Godoy and David Lenormand have something great here, and it's worthy of your support. For those interested in reading the comic, it's available at the Kids 2 Kings website store, and there is also an ongoing Kickstarter page for a cartoon film about the Black Sands universe. [rwp-review-ratings id="0"] [rwp-review-form id="0"] [rwp-review-recap id="0"] We pick up the story[...]
One Year Later, Cullen Bunn, Brian Quinn, and Walt Flanagan's 'Metro' Heads to Kickstarter
Nearly one year after debuting at San Diego Comic-Con, Metro, the "very dark" urban fantasy series from Brian Quinn (Impractical Jokers, Tell 'Em Steve-Dave), Walt Flanagan (Comic Book Men, Tell 'Em Steve-Dave, Batman: The Widening Gyre), and Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gunn, Regression, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, X-Men: Blue) is finally heading to Kickstarter. As promised in July of 2017, the team began showing off previews of[...]
The Gentleman: Darkness of the Void – Pandering Horror to the Unrepresented
Greg Anderson Elysee, Glyph Award-winning creator of Is'nana the Were-Spider and writer of The Gentleman: Darkness of the Void (now on Kickstarter), writes for Bleeding Cool: A common trait in the horror genre is challenging societal norms Topics normally too taboo or controversial for other genres are brought to light in horror, either adding to the horrific[...]
Elder Dice Have Returned with a Second Kickstarter Campaign
Infinite Black, LLC has returned to Kickstarter with another Elder Dice campaign — because nothing says tabletop gaming like Lovecraftian imagery Their successful first Kickstarter shipped at the end of 2017/ early 2018, and it did so well that they're back with more Lovecraft-themed dice The Elder Dice: Unspeakable Tomes set has three themes: the[...]
Crusader Kings Barely Launched a Kickstarter and Already Got Funded
Well, that didn't take long, now did it? Free League had barely launched their Kickstarter for their upcoming board game Crusader Kings yesterday, and today the project is already funded We're talking Zombicide-level of quick funding where they didn't even need to do much campaigning They announced it was launching and within 24 hours, they[...]
Kickstopped: Jason Pearson and Body Bags – "A Series That I Really Hated Doing"
And that appears to be the problem. He few uears ago, he had talked about  personal issues that had caused problems, but seemed to be pulling things together again. In late 2015, he received $39,514 from 466 backers on Kickstarter to create a 96 page Body Bags story, Don't Die Unless I Kill You, five people also donated $1200-$1500 each for[...]
Dark Horse Kickstarts the Heck Out of Hellboy Board Game
A Kickstarter for a new Hellboy board game from Dark Horse and Mantic Games is currently sitting at about 1.16 million dollars in pledges, more than 8 times its initial goal of $139,323 Launched just three days ago, the Kickstarter exceeded its goal within 8 minutes of going live, and has continued to entice backers,[...]
Omega 1 Creators Looking to Fans to Help Complete the Story Through Kickstarter
To fund the effort, they are turning to Kickstarter with a new campaign that will run until May 17th. The full six-issue arc is dubbed The Hacker Wars and has been the brainchild of Lewis and Andrei since 2007 Initially conceived as a web series, it morphed to a two-hour television screenplay and then into the[...]
IDW Takes to Kickstarter Again for Second Volume of Full Bleed "Hardcover Magazine"
IDW Publishing is taking to Kickstarter once again for the second edition of Full Bleed, the "hardcover magazine" (read: a book) covering comics and culture. According to a press release, Full Bleed Volume 2: Deep Cuts will feature "interviews with comic legend Walter Simonson, noted author Nnedi Okorafor, and Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez of Love and[...]
Terry Dodson Adds Original Art to the Bettie Page Statue Kickstarter
Terry Dodson is really getting behind the recent Bettie Page statue Kickstarter by offering up to do original artwork for fans who support the campaign Their are now four different tiers that include original art by the fan-favorite artist ranging from a simple profile sketch up to an ink & grey-tone sketch You can see samples[...]
Bettie Page
Dynamite Entertainment has announced a new Kickstarter campaign celebrating the iconic beauty, Bettie Page Fans of the legendary pin-up model will be able to choose from one of three versions of a new statue based on the work of artist Terry Dodson. The Dynamite "Terry Dodson Bettie Page Statue" Kickstarter campaign is live now, and can[...]
It's Alive Brings Back Sam Glanzman's 'Combat' on Kickstarter
It's Alive, Drew Ford's IDW reprint imprint (rimprint?), has revealed its next project on Kickstarter: Sam Glanzman's Combat A press release explains the details: Three issues are being Kickstarted by Eisner-nominated IT'S ALIVE! publisher Drew Ford Two of the three issues have already been successfully Kickstarted, but all three will be available in the new campaign[...]
black and blue
Maybe I'm just grasping at straws and trying too hard to relate to made-up people, but isn't that a major part of why we read/watch fiction? Not only to escape reality but to inject ourselves into another world and see idealised versions of ourselves. My point is that in writing comics, we are given an opportunity[...]
the pride sina grace
The Pride Adventures #5 has launched on Kickstarter, the latest from writer/creator and former Bleeding Cool contributor Joe Glass, and the first collection of new stories with The Pride characters since The Pride and The Pride Adventures were collected in Hardcover back in 2016 The issue features a story by guest-writer Sina Grace, of Iceman fame[...]
Yes, Comics Can Break Your Heart… but They Can Mend It, Too
Teaming with a talented and hard-working artist like Gene Gonzales and an equally talented and professional letterer like Rus Wooton on Diary of Night was a wonderful experience, an experience that I hope to repeat as I keep creating comics. So, that's why we've taken Diary of Night to Kickstarter We're trying to fund the printing[...]
Carlos Gabriel Ruiz blood on the tracks
For readers of Bleeding Cool, a special reward level has been created in the Blood On The Tracks Kickstarter Campaign to have themselves drawn into a comic book as a gang member with THE BLEEDING COOL VILLAIN TRACK Reward For $100, a reader can see themselves drawn into Chapter 4 of Blood On The Tracks as a[...]
Alder's Blood
The "victorian-fantasy XCOM" project Alder's Blood has launched on Kickstarter from developer Michał Bernat and Shockwork Games. Alder's Blood is designed to prioritize players' tactical decisions over RNG rolls, to the point where there is no RNG system in the base mechanics of the game. Lead the group of legendary monster slayers in the dark, twisted remnants of civilization[...]
boom! studios may 2018 solicits
Pacat Artist: Johanna the Mad Cover Artist: Johanna the Mad After an unexpected defeat, tensions run high among the fencers of Kings Row. $IX FIGURE CROWDFUNDING: THE NO BULLSH*T GUIDE TO RUNNING A LIFE-CHANGING CAMPAIGN HC *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR JULY 2018***** Publisher: BOOM! Studios Retail Price: $19.99 Writer: Derek Miller with Noelle Pugh Artist: Illustrations by Joy Ho Cover Artist: Dylan Todd HOW THE HELL DO YOU[...]
CORPUS: Stories for When Your Body Fails You
A lot of people, people you know, suffer quietly, afraid to come off as weak or as a burden, and their needs remain unmet because their voices remain invisible. I've decided to change that by making CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments, currently on Kickstarter. CORPUS features stories about mental illness, physical illness, healthcare and medical[...]
system shock
Today, Nightdive Studios shared some bad news with Kickstarter backers about the status of System Shock Remastered, announcing that the project is currently on hold Nightdive Studios revealed its plan for a remaster of the beloved sci-fi game via Kickstarter in June of 2016 The campaign was more successful than the developer ever imagined, with[...]