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A Very Barren Approach To Comics Books
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[...]
Thank God Nobody Knows How To Break Into Comics
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[...]
Bringing Back Al Rio's Jungle Fantasy For A Modern Day Audience Of Outrage
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 Kill Screen Levels Up to a Stunning Hardcover Edition
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[...]
Reddin And The Return Of The Western Comic Book
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[...]
Kickstarting A Comic Book That's Made Like a Movie
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[...]
The Emotional Side Of Kickstarter, The Experience Of A Repeated Creator: Play Attitude.
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,[...]
$7K In 7 Days: How I Lost My Lunch But Gained A Graphic Novel
You hit the finish line, stagger out of the rickety car and collapse. That was week one of my Kickstarter project. A lot of people take to the internet after funding their project to share their tips, tricks and magic mojo on how to get funded and while most of those articles have great points, nothing really[...]
Home Is Where This Comic Is
Todd has great respect and love for his team to make Home a reality. Currently, Home is entering the final week of the kickstarter campaign Todd notes that there are very special rewards for pledging to the Kickstarter Such as famous cosplayer AZ Powergirl doing a variant cover for Home #1, and, she did a cosplay[...]
A Heartbroken Quadrant
Their deeply loyal friendship is at the heart of this witty, tense story. A recent staff pick on Kickstarter, the project is nearly halfway to its funding goal in less than a week Stanley is now offering a special "Bleeding Cool" promotion for the remainder of the campaign: anyone pledging at the $15 level or higher[...]
The Magic Of F/W Chaos
Early feedback was mostly positive about book one and that book two is vastly improved! This story and project is a labor of love and my team won't disappoint you! Please join us and pledge today! All Bleeding Cool backers will get a fourth mini poster exclusively for them and an unannounced bonus! Just message[...]
The Importance Of Surrealism And Abstract Thought
But he soon loses control of that power when eyeballs begin popping up all over his body! Drawing from my love of surrealist film and fiction (such as Eraserhead, Metamorphosis and 2001: A Space Odyssey), I endeavor to tackle such topics as Purpose, God and the Meaning of Life. I am currently running a kickstarter campaign that[...]
The Madness Of KickstARTer
Chris Taylor writes, A quote from Henry James' short story "The Middle Years." has special significance for those of us who choose comic books as a career, and undertake a Kickstarter: "We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have Our doubt is our passion and our passion is[...]
Bullies, Bodies, Broodings, And Beasts Lie Waiting In The Vast Expanse
I'm trying to get funding with this Kickstarter Here's the link if you want to support it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1120046778/vast-expanse-1 Bleeding Cool Special Offer: for $20 you will receive 1 print copy of VAST EXPANSE #1, SIGNED by author and cover artist Jeremy Scott Nichols and 1 PDF digital copy of VAST EXPANSE #1 Also, your name will appear[...]
Alexander And The Book Of Knowledge
Asaad Loiseau (Writer) Ryan Butt (Artist) Russel Brettholtz (Editor) “Alexander and the Book of Knowledge" is a 35 page, All Ages, comic book created by
Kicking Ass At Kickstarter – Replicator
There are many factors in making a Kickstarter successful, today I am going to highlight just five of them. The aim is bring awareness to my project Replicator on Kickstarter now and also talk about some key points in achieving success. 1- Concept One man battles Mutants and Crazy Tech all the while going in"f*cking"sane[...]
Pop Cats: An Adorable Kickstarter
Good news, we could use Kickstarter to help us fund this! Our newest Kickstarter book project called Pop Cats is just that, a book collecting these adorable cats dressed as fun characters, and not only can you pledge for prints from the book, and the limited book itself, but you can actually "adopt" the original[...]
Zombie Punk, A Divine Comedy
You can pre-order your copy on my Kickstarter campaign, which by the way exists solely to launch an adult puppet show, based on my upcoming novel, Zombie Punk. This is the Zombie Luke Mandrake puppet I'm working on now He's almost finished. So better grab one of these highly collectible comics, while the gettin's good! If I[...]
Battle the Forces Of Evil Using This Old Weird Trick
Coupled with engaging stories and a colorful cast of characters, 'SUPER!' will remind you why you fell in love with comics in the first place. Amidst the craziness and chaos of a new comic universe where supers are commonplace, the greatest story of our generation is about to begin… Unlikely Heroes Studios is currently running a Kickstarter[...]
Anima, When A Giant Whale Crashes On Your Workplace
Davide Migliore writes, What happen when a giant whale crashes on your workplace, a chaotic demon hunter gets in your way and you end up getting lost in a strange new dimension? We will answer to these questions with a comic book, ANIMA, a fantasy comic book, created by a young and gifted author Chiara Zuliani. The[...]
If You're A Fan Of Hip Hop And Anime, Then You're Gonna Love Tephlon Funk!
Me and and my buddies David Tako and Nicolas Safe from Paris are currently running a Kickstarter. We're looking to make a 130 page manga and that's where you guys come in We'd like to print and self publish the book ourselves to release next year. Our ultimate goal is to make this into a full fledged[...]
360 Pages, 8 Years To Make, 30 Days To Get It Funded
Due to the size of the book, and the fact that once the remaining pages are colored it will be full-color, the printing and shipping costs were considerable, enough for me to set my goal at an ambitious $20,000 on Kickstarter to lower per-unit costs. By Oct 1 I figured I had prepared about as much[...]
Monsters Unleashed in Eternal Autumn And Why That's Cool!
Right now, my longtime friend and collaborator Daron Kappauff and I are in the midst of a Kickstarter for the comic Eternal Autumn We still have more than two weeks left and already have achieved our initial funding goal It's been an odyssey of nearly a decade to get to the point where we've found[...]
Kickstarting: Me And My Misc Anthology
'Great!' I thought, but then it dawned on me… nobody in comics has ever heard of me or my work. You see, I've been a freelance illustrator for over eight years now, doing all kinds of work… a lot of children's book illustration, editorial stuff, even a few album covers, but I am barely known at[...]
7 No-Nos for Indie Comics Publishers
Feel free to share your own experience and opinions. I'm currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund the NEW ZODIAX Trade Paper Back collection of the first four issues It's a great opportunity to jump onboard a new universe of characters I really feel are unique in this marketplace Please support the Kickstarter and thank[...]
How To Make Friends In The San Francisco Public Library Basement (And Not Die)
(Kickstarter running now through October 7, hint hint.) In short, every member of the group That means self-proclaimed writers like myself had to stretch their drawing muscles and vice versa for the artists. Anyway, back to why I thought I was going to die In classic style, we got in a circle and basically played the[...]
Land Of The Rising Dead – A Zombie Apocalypse in Feudal Japan
In fact, his first graphic novel was successfully funded through Kickstarter Remarkably, he's only been illustrating and painting digitally for the last couple of years Already, Scott's been selected for commission work by Wizards of the Coast and more recently painted an image at the request of Ben Templesmith for the graphic novel, Dagon. Q[...]