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Doing A Little Sherbet, With  Everyone From Amy Reeder To Shaky Kane
A Graphic Novel Kickstarter ending on September 10th Written by; Michael Vincent Bramley & drawn by; Joshua Mathus. Cover by; Alice Meichi Li.Additional Pin-Up Art by: Hyeondo Park, Amy Reeder, Leila Del Duca, Fred Hembeck, Rob Moran, Paul Hanley, Shaky Kane, Tintin Pantoja, N Steven Harris, Delia Gable, Nate Bear, N[...]
Working With Multiple Manufacturers To Get Your Self-Published Project Delivered
Paul Roman Martinez writes, I've finished four kickstarter projects so far in the comics and tabletop games categories I've also produced many other manufacturing projects without using crowdfunding Right now, I'm working on my first project not in those categories—a USB drive shaped like a vintage Goodyear-Zeppelin airship design I hope to one day distribute digital[...]
Unleash A Madcap Pulp World With The Amazing Adventures RPG Kickstarter
By Jason Vey So here it is, August 2014, and I'm neck-deep in the first Kickstarter campaign related to a core game of my design: Troll Lord Games' Amazing Adventures I first embarked upon this project almost nine years ago (believe it or not), not long after TLG's flagship product line, Castles & Crusades, hit the[...]
Jimmy Palmiotti's New Sex And Violence Kickstarter Needs A Whole Lotta Black Bars
Jimmy Palmiotti has used Kickstarter rather proficiently over recent years, making it into a preorder service for his next Image Comics graphic novel, and given fans some extra treats along the way, offering different types of material than Jimmy gets to work on at Marvel and DC. And so we get the second volume of his[...]
Hilarious Action Comic Kills a Character Every Issue, Randomly!
Burgoon. Pencils/Inks: Jon Williams. Coloring: Claudia Palescandolo. Letters: Michael Finn. Kickstarter Campaign for a 84+ page graphic novel ending on September 11, 2014. Projected Shipping: December 1st B-Squad is a six member unit composed of cut-rate mercenaries They are the poor man's A-Team They are expendable They are replaceable They are the soldiers of misfortune[...]
Entertainment Company Attempts To Come Full Circle With Comic Convention App
Con Centric, being in it's conceptual stage has a kickstarter that launched a month or so ago By taking this step into the realm of crowdfunding M.W.E has allowed unparalled incentives to both kinds of users, convention professionals and atendees. This type of innovative vision coupled with the approach may indeed spell success for the fledgling[...]
The Kingdom Of The Apes
The Kingdom Vol.1 – Rise of the Ape King: by Jason & Natalie Bienvenu now available at on Comixology! Action/Adventure. 174 pages. Published May 7,
The Resurrection Of Tact-Tiles
And at their height, sets of the original Tact-Tiles sold for as much as $300 on eBay. But now, through the miracle of Kickstarter, Void Star Studios is bringing Tact-Tiles back. It all started several years ago when I, Mike McConnell, stumbled upon a post about Tact-Tiles on ENWorld Trace Cooper, one of the founders of BC[...]
The Road To The Rough & Tumble
The Rough & Tumble. Written by Jim Ousley & Oscar Madrid. Art by Benjamin Sawyer. The Kickstarter campaign for The Rough & Tumble is happening now and runs through August 29th. The Rough & Tumble is an action-packed graphic novel bursting with the full-color antics of unlikely heroes, loners, and villains getting exactly what they deserve. Jim Ousley writes, Every comic[...]
Out Of The Vacuum: Double Barrel Theatre Presents 2015
I'm running my third ever kickstarter and hopefully my second successful kickstarter. What I'm trying to do is raise funds for my next anthology of stories, Double Barrel Theatre Presents Volume 4, and possibly more Each volume of stories I have all have a specific idea behind them In volume one, my idea was "Rise above"[...]
12 Kilometers: A 1980's Style Horror Film Inspired By The Director's Head Injury
This team is all hands on deck, crafting effects and visuals organically, evoking the feel of true 80s style, conjuring the essence of such classics as The Thing and An American Werewolf in London. We created a kick ass video explaining it all on Kickstarter. Over a year ago I was dealing with the rejection from Marvel[...]
There's Never Been A Better Time To Be Into Webcomics
A dollar or two from each reader can really add up, and as a freelancer, it's a serious relief to know that the gas bill is going to be paid. I'm sure most people have heard of Kickstarter by now, but it's hard to put into words how useful it is to the modern small press[...]
I Have Seen (A Preview For) The Promised Land!
Part Huckleberry Finn part Twin Peaks, it's a mash-up of some of my favorite stories and ideas all set in Antebellum 1857 Missouri.  It's Steampunk without the punk, but a good dose of religion, folk magic, bounty-hunters, slaves and demons.  It's the A-team with Hiram Buchanan an undercover Pinkerton, Nellie a feisty courtesan, Jean Lafitte a practitioner of voodoo[...]
An Illegal Kickstarter
Because if you are an undocumented immigrant in a towering vertical city and you have to avoid guards scanning you for a chip, you have to become a gifted traceuse. Along with series artist Heather Nunnelly I have a Kickstarter going right now to fund the first volume of the series (and hopefully beyond) For the[...]
Dax – Out Of The Airlock
Dax – Out of the Airlock. Writer: Aaron Balogh. Artist: Jess Boudrie. Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jessboudrie/dax Closes 8/20/14. Graphic novel to be available in October. Aaron Balogh writes: Dax is the story of a space merc that gets saddled with a young girl Hijinks ensue! This is the story of how Dax came to be and what it means to me. I've been a[...]
An Ancient, Haunting, And Beautiful World Of Magog
Steve is currently illustrating Monsterwood – a three part epic – with writer Jason Rosen – which is currently fundraising on Kickstarter I took some time to talk to Steve about the project and it's inspiration. David Gallaher: First of all, Steve, congratulations on the recent Harvey nomination for The Only Living Boy. Steve Ellis: Thank you[...]
Johnny Canuck: The Return of a Lost Golden Age Hero!
So you're using Kickstarter to print the collected series? RRA: Absolutely! Right here! It's the best way to share with the world a character that's lost 70 years of publicity And it's also a good way to maintain control of the book, and get it to the right people. RRQ: When does the Kickstarter end? RRA: The last[...]
Solitary: A Comic Book Series
And it will be published, in November, by Devil's Due. You might be wondering, I already saw this on Bleeding Cool, didn't I? Well, yes you did (https://bleedingcool.com/2014/06/24/349804/ ). But here's the thing: I'm doing the Kickstarter to pay my art team My interior artist, Nando Souzamotta, is doing killer work And this is his first book![...]
Stillborn: The First Zombie
launch Kickstarter Project, July 4th – Aug 3rd, 2014. Indie comic book, Stillborn: The First Zombie, follows the most primary member of the undead, a monster that can think, speak and command those that he has infected, a Master of the Dead Stillborn's first TPB, The Trap, follows a group of construction workers into an old[...]
Odd Couple – The Comic, The Movie?
By Louis Oddball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxZvl9hTxhA Have you noticed a lot of super hero movies at the multiplex over the past few years, or is
Watson & Holmes – After The Eisners
I can honestly say ours will be the most true to Arthur Conan Doyle's version than any other versions of the past 50 years, while still being unique to the Watson and Holmes series. Part of the problem of being a self-publisher is getting the financing for projects, and that's where Kickstarter comes in.  As a backer[...]
I Want Comics To Make Me Laugh
I'd love to get this book out into the market this year, so myself and artist Eduardo Jimenez are raising some funds on Kickstarter to expedite the process If you've enjoyed silly comics like D4VE, Knuckleheads, Edison Rex, or Scud: The Disposable Assassin, I invite…nay, URGE you to visit our campaign, read the first seven[...]