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I've donated to the Kickstarter fund towards the creation of a Scary Godmother Fashion Doll from Jill Thompson, and will be receiving one on its creation for my daughters. But how will they regard it in ten or twenty years? When going through their possessions, wondering what to keep and not, what to take to university,[...]

Matt Campbell writes for Bleeding Cool:  Kickstarter is a launching point for many new independent comic books, and one of the latest comic books to enter the kickstarter world is Mythica created by Matt Campbell. Mythica is an epic adventure set in WWI, where the heroes face the horror of war, and the terrors of the underworld[...]

I'm still excited about handling certain Marvel characters, but I'm more excited about doing my own creator-owned projects. After months of research and meetings, I have three options: 1) Kickstarter 2) Marvel Icon 3) Partnering up with independent publishers All three options are viable and each has potential for success As matter of fact, my first creator-owned project launches at[...]

The second graphic novel is 86 pages. I'm currently running a Kickstarter campaign because I want to continue the story I recently became a father, and am unable to do this without help I'm asking for that help I feel that fans of the original will love the new stuff I also want to bring the original[...]

Mike Suchcicki writes for Bleeding Cool: Dads tend to bond with their sons over common interests and shared projects, like auto restoration or model trains or hunting and fishing or quilting (hey, it can happen). I bond with my son Joe over the game we created and the universe we built around it. The game is called GHOULASH:[...]

He sets out on a quest to liberate the kingdom from a tyrannical ruler! About "An Action Figure Project" The purpose of the Kickstarter is to raise funds in order to produce two 5 inch scale action figure prototypes for a proposed line of action figures that will complement The Kingdom comic book Each prototype will feature a[...]

You can learn more by watching our project video here. My team and I launched the Kickstarter on August 6th, and so far, the public response has been overwhelming People are hungry for this kind of story, far hungrier than I had realized They want the same bold future I want, and that gives me hope[...]

It would be disingenuous of me to say that I wasn't disturbed by watching the first four film pieces, now downloadable for people who backed Moore and Jenkins' Kickstarter for the final part of the cycle, His Heavy Heart. I watched Act of Faith first, since that follows the recommended order on the Kickstarter page, and[...]

We'd reported on some of the dodginess concerning Jesse Grillo, Bleeding Ink Productions and Kickstarter before Today it all came to a head. Hey everyone I have some sad news Bleeding Ink is no more I can't handle the disappointments and failures associated with trying to create so many projects Between the trolls and people not[...]

The Kickstarter I'm running to get this printed (and my first book reprinted), and some tips on getting your work as a comic book artist out there in the world. Being an illustrator and a comic book artist is a hard life to live This is a field where you have to work your butt off,[...]

But then someone else pointed out that I still had the digital files, and suggested giving Kickstarter a shot. So I decided to launch a campaign to get the book back into print after all these years Only, if I was going to do it, I was going to do it right A nice hardcover edition[...]

Salvatore Brucculeri writes; Do you have any idea what it’s like to have $124,000 of student loan debt dwindling over your head? The pressure and overall

Unlike the Christian Heaven where one has to have faith that it exists, here is HEAVEN and it is REAL – you just have to be able to be able to pay your monthly premium to get in! HEAVEN asks the question: Do we deserve this creation? Being located in Australia I turned to Indiegogo for Crowdfunding[...]

By Hannah Means-Shannon Cartoonist on the subtle, often quite haunting series Easy Pieces published on the open access webcomics platform ACTIVATEComix and on its own website, Neil Dvorak launched a Kickstarter for an animation based on his comic, raised substantial funds, but didn't succeed in hitting his goal It happens, and especially on a first Kickstarter[...]

But by the time you're done reading this, we hope to not only have your sympathy but also your support for our comic on Kickstarter. Now is when you say, "Hi Evan and Lou"—as a way of welcoming us, two ad men, into the warmth of your hearts (Because we know you love advertising, and you[...]

If you have an interesting comics-related Kickstarter get in touch… Nicolas Doan writes; Well, I promised Bleeding Cool readers that if MONSTER ELEMENTARY reached its funding goal, I would film myself dancing to (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman It is one of my special manias and oh dear God is it "special." [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07DsEnQeysQ[/youtube] Rich adds: It worked for[...]

It takes courage to do break away from the status quo, to move away from what's comfortable and risk your career by creating something close to your heart. The new Kickstarter project Sabre: the Early Future Years is a celebration of that risk. Sabre: The Early Future Years, by writer Don McGregor and artist Trevor Von Eeden,[...]

Garth Ennis and Rob Steen (Flanimals) kickstarted the kids book ERF last year, where it was sold directly to donors. Now the publisher of Ennis' comic The

Your drawings will be richer, your characters will have more life, and your audience will be more entertained. You can also use my new Kickstarter, the Pose Drawing Sparkbook It's a great tool designed to help you add more life and personality to your drawings It's like acting exercises for your sketchbook To promote the project[...]

Only one problem with this; money, mainly the lack of it and thus begun an Indiegogo campaign. So why Indiegogo over Kickstarter? The main reason is the nature of Indiegogo being more orientated to truly independent content whereas Kickstarter has more often than not started to give way to established acts which seemed wrong to me[...]

Joshua Henaman writes; “Bigfoot… with a broadsword.” That’s how I would pitch it to people. And from that one simple line, I was able to get the average

Sam Eggleston writes for Bleeding Cool: When Rich Johnston said the easiest way to get an article about the Kickstarter project for the comic "Last Breath" in front of the readers of Bleeding Cool was to write it myself, the very first thing that crossed my mind was: No problem, I do this kind of thing for[...]

The historical influences are too numerous to list and they will all come to play a part in the bigger story of Birdland. Kickstarter has been an amazing experience, and a great way to release Birdland into the wild It's been truly moving to see so much positive feedback It's a great feeling to see a[...]

  Bleeding Cool's Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn is the Manager of[...]

Bleeding Cool's Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  Each week he will point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn is the Manager of Comic[...]

After the book debuted at San Diego Comic Con, orders rose rapidly and wiped out the company's backstock. With a 5000 print run, Archaia are going back to press, but more companies won't be available until the second week of October. The result of a $192,000 Kickstarter against a $55,000 goal, the money went to produce this[...]

Cameron Hatheway writes; Race is still a sensitive subject around the world, no matter how much we try and fool ourselves into thinking it’s not.

Morty loved the idea and we partnered up to bring this story to life as a comic book series. The past year of production, leading up to our recently launched Kickstarter campaign, has been surreal This story that's been stuck in my head for 20 years is gradually unfolding before me The first stage was building[...]

To willingly tackle the superhero genre, you need to bring something fun and original to an audience who has seen everything already, while not going the way of Mark Millar and having your characters swear every other word balloon or getting killed-off in splattertastic ways. Enter artist extraordinaire Jamal Igle and his Kickstarter baby Molly Danger[...]

Nicholas Doan writes; I want to tell you about the weird journey of how MONSTER ELEMENTARY: An All-Ages Graphic Novel, came to be a Kickstarter project It started out as a simple, insignificant snowball and became an avalanche! The awesomest, most amazing avalanche ever! It Started with DC Comics' web imprint, Zuda When I first heard of[...]