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As their Kickstarter draws to a close, I spoke with Dan about the series. Nikolai Fomich: Dan, what is Brooklyn Gladiator? Dan Fogler: Brooklyn Gladiator is my graphic novel sci-fi odyssey [It] takes place twenty years in the dystopian future where the sea levels are out of control, and nanites are building a wall around America to[...]

Or you could go to the Kickstarter page to read all that And since that's where I want you to go…) If this works, we pay the creators now If it doesn't, we pay the creators much later.   By John Anderson. Closing date May 14th 2015 This is a big year for Soaring Penguin Press.  Six new titles[...]

 Time Stop was successfully funded on Kickstarter and is in production  Year of the Goat is a black and white story that will be shaded in red by John Rudwall  I love black and white comics but there was two much blood in this story to not add red to the pages[...]

Fortunately, this Kickstarter campaign is poised to smash its goals this time, looking as though it will finish up well in excess of its funding goals on May 1st 2015 and scheduled to arrive in backers' hands by the end of October. Patrick Gerard is a writer, performance storyteller, scholar and misfit who earns his first[...]

by Jason Thompson Mangaka: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics. Designed by Jason Thompson. Art by Ike and Eric "Woof" Muentes. Produced by Jumana Al Hashal. Kickstarter close date: May 25th, 2015  Comics How could you choose just one? Mangaka: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics, is a hilarious, one-of-a-kind game where you and your friends play[...]

This is the boiled down, PR friendly rapid-fire pitch of THE LAST LINE'S Kickstarter Campaign as well as the creative marketing message here, in Los Angeles This is the "high concept" Even as I read the pitch now, I realize that the Six Flags, Bush Gardens, Mr Toad's Wild Ride that this comic has been[...]

If it wasn't for that little jerk of a boyfriend Callie is dating, then life would be good… but what fun would that be to read (or write) The Kickstarter I have up and running runs until May 1st and I've included some pages so you read a sample of the comic if you've never read[...]

Undead or Alive: Original Graphic Novel. Creators: Steve Bryant (writer/letterer), Jason Millet (artist), and Chris Murrin (editor). Close date: May 5,

By Christopher Irving Madman Comin' Atcha 3D Trading Cards Michael Allred, Laura Allred, Christopher Irving, Christian LeBlanc May 6 close date/July 2015 delivery Mike Allred's Madman goes 3D again this summer! This set smacks of the awesomeness of old school trading cards, and shows a cross-section of all Snap City and all Madman's adventures! I'm writing this piece a few[...]

While comics have always featured characters like the X-Men, standing in for many minority groups including LGBT, for the most part characters and situations remain just straight enough not to make waves and often requires the reader to dig a little deeper to find the queerness. Beyond is an anthology currently on Kickstarter hoping to bring[...]

Brian Andersen writes for Bleeding Cool: Written and created by Brian Andersen Art by James Neish Ends April 28th 2015 To Be Published June 2015 STRIPLING WARRIOR is an exciting and fun new comic book about the world's first Gay Mormon Superhero This is my second Kickstarter campaign My first was three years ago – to re-color, re-letter and collect my[...]

If you don't want to take my word, you can read the first issue for just $1 on our Kickstarter. Super stands out because it breaks clichés that have dominated the super hero genre for decades It takes the familiar and makes it fresh again The artwork is also fantastic, but that's really thanks to Bruno[...]

Ray Chou writes, Before launching Skies of Fire on Kickstarter last year Vince and I had no idea what to expect We were just hoping to raise enough money to make the first issue The $3000 we had already put into the project was taking its toll on our lives My partner Vince and I almost[...]

Written by Scott Amundson Everyone who reads comics wants to make comics. And, they should! You would be surprised how controversial this opinion is to

"Yes! The Kickstarter campaign for my graphic novel is gonna be on Bleeding Cool! I've finally made it in life!" After a few hops around my North Bethesda apartment in Maryland, I thought to myself, "Did I actually read the email?" So I calmed down and proceeded to read To my slight disappointment, no my[...]

With their Kickstarter campaign well underway, I spoke with Ben about the comic, baseball, magic, and the importance of humor in comics. Nikolai Fomich: Ben, what is Shaman? Ben Kahn: Shaman is a post-meta supernatural adventure series combining urban fantasy and superheroes Superheroes and villains are always coming back to life in comics, and in Shaman, it's our[...]

Creators: Federico Avella, Caritza Berlioz, Chris Colquitt, Matthew Crehan, Megan Crehan, Keith Edmunds, John Freeman, Stephen Groves, Austin Hamblin,

That experience would happen off and on and it left be hoping that maybe my work wasn't landfill. Fast forward to January of this year and I've now self-published four titles on my own; all of which funded or are currently on Kickstarter I keep on drawing while I work my day job all the time[...]

Plus the first crowdfunding effort signs up the supporters to receive updates while the product is being built. Then a second crowdfunding project is launched, once the media is ready to distribute, which actually gets the product into people's hands. This idea came to me after my first project on Kickstarter for a comic called Electromagnate Book[...]

At one point in 2011 I was even going to be in it, but out schedules never matched up. He launched a Kickstarter to fund the film and took in $19,000. He began promising weekly updates , but now ignores queries ignoring queries from contributors. Most recently he stated that the delay was due to the film changing formats… but[...]

Stunningly successful podcast and stage show The Thrilling Adventure Hour launched aKickstarter in 2012 to fund a graphic novel A goal of $55,000 it smashed that with $192,873. The Kickstarter was so successful so quickly that one of the main stretch goals was to do a Concert Film DVD Between then and now Thrilling Adventure Hour[...]

And it apparently took threats on Instagram by @Animedad using the #Deancon hashtag to get the work. Then there is his Kickstarter for Something Terrible, described as a short, autobiographical comic about recovery from childhood trauma and the power of fictional heroes. However the title has become somewhat self-descriptive After raising almost $50,000 to reppublish this already published comic as "2000[...]

And then during the Kickstarter for Code Monkey Save World, we hit a stretch goal to make a digital children's book of Jonathan's "Princess Who Saved Herself" song, and here we are! JH: Every little girl wants to be a Princess, Jonathan, and your song reinvents the whole Princess idea That she is instead this fully[...]

It's on Kickstarter right now and if this project reaches its goal it will become a historic collection having brought together over 30 hilarious webcomics in a printed form for the first time; including the popular favorites like StupidFox, Pon & Zi, and Romantically Apocalyptic. Every comic strip had to begin somewhere "Start Here is awesome[...]

Online comic dealers and eBay stores are also great for spreading the word, simply by listing back issues. WW: Why bring back Widow now after all these years and fund it through Kickstarter instead of seeking out a publishing deal? MW: After working strictly for page rates for the last 18 years, it just feels like the[...]

Proofs are in and a mass order is only awaiting Kickstarter funding.  Mallow Man is an Ex-FBI Agent turned bounty hunter who must save the world from a mysterious evil force that is building an army and picking off his fellow agents one by one Also, he's a marshmallow! Marcus Clawson writes, Have you ever wanted to read[...]

We get a lot of Kickstarter campaigns here and we are very happy to share them with the world This is a first for me though – a Kickstarter project from the faculty, student and alumni of Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota Florida. This is what was sent to us by Kenneth Spirduso: Over[...]

My wife's getting new tits, too. The Hero Hourly Kickstarter can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/132675182/hero-hourly And here is a five-page preview of the book. Hero Hourly Written by James Patrick (Batman, Green Arrow, Harley Quinn), drawn by Carlos Trigo (2000 AD), to be colored by Jen Hickman (Feathers), and lettered by E.T[...]

 After months of hard work, Jason, Gavin, and I now have a completed comic book. We currently have a Kickstarter going on and I'm not going to lie It's not off to a great start It could use some help Whether you back it or not, I appreciate you taking the time to take a look[...]

The first print of Car Wars Classic debuted at last year's Gen Con and was completely sold out at the distributor level within a couple of months. In an update to backers of their Ogre Deluxe Kickstarter, Steve Jackson Games talks about a new printing of Car Wars Classic and teases about a new Kickstarter. Our new printing of Car Wars Classic started[...]