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Pangaea II: The Rise of Dominjaron is the sequel to last year's Kickstartered Pangea volume, an anthology of sci-fi shorts, set on a modern day world that had all of humanity sharing one land mass – and always had done How would the world look without seas to divide it? An authors collective, they have also[...]

At the time of writing, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Grey need a measly $1,547 to hit their Kickstarter goal for their new comic book Hype. Hype, by the way, was Richard Branson's second choice name for his company line, Virgin True. This, however, is very different A twist on DC's Hourman character, Noah Haller is HYPE, a last[...]

The Alan Moore/Kevin O'Neill-led anthology from Bleeding Cool publisher Avatar Press, Cinema Purgatorio has just hit $100,000 on Kickstarter, with a day-and-a-half to go. Avatar Press will have 200 copies of the deluxe hardcover of Cinema Purgatorio flown out to the London Super Comic Con this coming weekend They can be pre-ordered for $35 on Kickstarter,[...]

This is the main goal of my Kickstarter The birth of crowd funding has helped bring to life so many inspirational works of art, and is the prefect home for the Amelia Sky Kickstarter to begin. This sci-fi/horror series chronicles the life of Amelia Sky, a young girl who awakens in a post apocalyptic world with[...]

To me, all ages means all ages. The Kickstarter is set up to raise $2,000 to print The Center of Somewhere: All Over But the Shouting This will be a 112-page, full-color book collecting the final two years of the strip All the money goes directly to production costs, mostly to printing Even though this is[...]

By Olly MacNamee Two Kickstarter campaigns for ya today, both from UK creators and both with very different projects for your consideration. First, we have the campaign for Brethern Born No 2, which after just the first 12 days succeeded in achieving their goal of £1,500 and is now aiming to achieve a certain number of stretch[...]

My name is Rivenis and my experience comes from working on my own independent comic series Diskordia which is currently running on kickstarter to print the first book I first started publishing it in 2010 and now have 14 issues completed and published online I know that working in a team carries its own unique[...]

By Logan Cross I know, I know– another Kickstarter. Give me a moment and I'll tell you why it'll be worth it: Your donation goes to fund a small piece of a grand, epic puzzle An Indie film of this scale requires that we hit a series of small windows In this instance, all of the chips are[...]

Antiis Comics Presents: Phase One, Bleeding Cool Article by Tom Hodges Tom Hodges is mainly known for working in a galaxy far, far away, but now, he's putting together something closer to home. Tom, along with his wife, Terri, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to get their creator owned comics label, Antiis Comics, up and rolling[...]

So we took the whole package to Kickstarter and we're trying to make our goal to bring this comic to life. To celebrate "Chasing Hitler Bleeding Cool Weekend" we're giving Bleeding Cool the EXCLUSIVE look at Greg Smallwood's cover creation process from thumbnail to finished product for #1 And we are offering a BLEEDING COOL SPECIAL[...]

What if this hyperbolized concept of Blacks being some superhuman threat was accurate – what if only Black people had superpowers? To that end, I've teamed up with some fellow creatives I've come to know over my decade-plus working in comics; Tim Smith 3, Jamal Igle, Khary Randolph, and Sarah Litt have partnered with me to[...]

But, for Bleeding Cool owner Avatar Press, they are starting something new. Cinema Purgatorio, a horror anthology comic book including their work and the work of their friends, including Max Brooks, Kieron Gillen, Christos Gage and more. And, yes, it's being funded on Kickstarter. The lead strip of Cinema Purgatorio is by Moore and O'Neill This ongoing monthly series will feature[...]

Which seems like a rather opportune moment for some of the comic book industry's most prominent black comic book creators to launch a Kickstarter for their new comic book. It's called Black. Just in case you were in any doubt This is often referred to as being "on the nose". The creators are ex-DC editor Kwanza Osajyefo, manager[...]

By Russell Nohelty We at Wannabe Press are in the middle of our third Kickstarter campaign for My Father Didn't Kill Himself My Father Didn't Kill Himself is a weird book First, it's not a comic, which has been how we've grown Wannabe Press Second, it's told all in blogs Third, it's a black comedy mystery[...]

Ryan Ellsworth writes, Last week, I launched a Kickstarter for my comic book, North Bend The first issue of a ten issue series, it's about a Seattle DEA agent who is recruited by the CIA to help test an experimental mind control drug on unwitting Americans With over 50% raised and 19 days to go as[...]

I was grinning from ear to ear, and I know the readers will too. Boundless Comics launched a Kickstarter for Hellina a few days ago, and the response was overwhelming Seriously I've never seen anything like it I was informed the project launched, and by the time I went to bed that night the project was[...]

As a Kickstarter, it has been a long time coming But, after regaining access to his Kickstarter account, Rob Liefeld has published some pages from the upcoming free comic book Brigade, reviving his old Image comic book series alongside Bloodstrike. Here are pages 1,2-3, 5, 6, 7…. I purposely withholding page 4 for spoilers I started[...]

Jennifer Keller and the series' many other familiar characters will be up against dangerous new foes who threaten everyone from the distant Pegasus galaxy to the Earth itself. AMP launched a Kickstarter campaign to pay for the new series and have already reached their goal, but now they are working on the stretch goals include adding[...]

Dark Horse Comics has only just announced that they are publishing Margaret Atwood's first comic book, Angel Catbird. Comic by Sarah Winifred Searle Well, now they are publishing another, a contribution to The Secret Life Of Geek Girls, recently successfully Kickstartered. The Secret Loves of Geek Girls anthology is written for the geek girl who wants information and[...]

I thought it was funny so I rolled with it. According to Alex Woofson (whose own project, The Young Protectors, made an astounding $133,640), one of the secrets to good Kickstartermanship is to build an audience of fans ahead of time I never really did that I was always clueless about how to do it and[...]

The book is edited by Jon Macy and Tara Avery. Tara tweeted this earlier today: #CyberMonday Support the #Kickstarter for #ALPHABET an #lgbtqcomics anthology by @prismcomics and @stackeddeckprss! https://t.co/TJVsKcNROD — Tara Madison Avery – San Francisco Zine Fest (@taramavery) November 30, 2015 The Kickstarter already has 57 backers with 23 days left in the campaign. You can check out the Kickstarter[...]

Steven Saunders writes, When Rich here at Bleeding Cool reached out to me and some other folks doing Kickstarters and the like, I was sure to take notice Man, here was our chance! Finally some more press coverage I read through his email, taking in every word, nodding to myself and saying "Uh huh" and similar mumble-grunting[...]

After having a successful Kickstarter, IDW Publishing picked up the series and released six issues Now, those spectacular six issues are being collected into a trade paperback which releases this week. For those of you who don't know…The Infinite Loop is a science-fiction series that asks the age-old question, "What would you risk for a chance[...]

That's how I like to work I guess, make friends first and then make comics, haha. Now let's talk about Barrensand Project-Nerd Publishing, a new project pursued by Iggy and Erin and the team at Project-Nerd and one that I am so insanely proud to be involved (so excited to be involved in that I didn't[...]

Dollman (letters) Greg Benninger (cover & design) Kickstarter Close Date: November 29th Publication Date: February 2016 Insurance agent superspies The Pros infiltrate a misogynist, gun-worshiping cult named America, under siege from the FBI But when things go wrong, do they actually care enough about their jobs to save everyone's lives? Can they even survive themselves? Steve Stormoen writes, "How do I[...]

Boundless is bringing back the Avatar Press title Jungle Fantasy by Al Rio, and is using Kickstarter for funding and pre-orders. Originally published in 2007, Jungle Fantasy: Vixens #1 and #2 are intended to be the beginning of a revival of the title. The Vixens, Kit and Lani, came to this exotic world when their spacecraft crash landed[...]

The comic is a wonderful series because not just the high concept idea brilliantly executed, but also there's plenty of humor injected into the at times dark and emotional proceedings, and there are tons of little nods to internet memes, video games and more that will bring a smile to readers faces. Now, Garley and Sherwell[...]

Maybe after Reddin they will, and if that's the case I'll be first in line to read it. Reddin is now live on Kickstarter and any Bleeding Cool readers who back the project will receive a free limited edition A4 print.   'Supernatural Western' Reddin is the latest offering from Dead Canary Comics, the new kids on the[...]

Check out our Kickstarter page here Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook We need your help and support to bring this window into the mysterious days of the Harlem Renaissance to our present. Stephen Harber writes, What do you know about the "roaring twenties"? Yes, there were flappers and tommy guns and alcohol[...]

In 2013 they reached its dream thanks to the International crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter, and its first limited edition: the astonishing Ravings of love and death, illustrated by one of the main illustrators and creative director at Play Attitude, David G Forés. Illustrations from Ravings of love and death, illustrated by David G Forés At the present moment,[...]