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An Oz Kickstarter With A Heartbeat – But Two Days Left To Live
In fact, a Kickstarter campaign is already underway to keep the series going with an all-new original graphic novel. True to Oz fashion, there are many colorful characters waiting to be introduced Even the Munchkins have been hardened by the recent events in Oz According to Arcana's original concept for the characters: They look like a cross[...]
Georges Jeanty Mentors A Bloodthirsty Kickstarter
Two podcasts, over 1,500 video views, and over 800 Facebook shares later, the Kickstarter campaign has three days left, and just under $1K left to raise Georges appears in the project video on Kickstarter, and was even kind enough to share it on Facebook, sending the following message out to the universe: Hey, friends There is[...]
There Is No Contingency Plan
But it's been a year and a half and my webcomic HINGES has just finished it's first story arc. HINGES: CLOCKWORK CITY Page 012  –I wonder if I could Kickstarter a printing of HINGES That remains to be seen It has a week to go and we're not there yet But we've come pretty damn far. Now even[...]
Rob Liefeld Brings Back Brigade With Kickstarter – For Free
Last year, Top Cow Kickstarted its flagship Cyber Force title with a free launch initiative, and  here's Rob Liefeld with a similar Kickstarter project for his Brigade title: BRIGADE and its creator Rob Liefeld ( Deadpool, Cable, X-Force ) are returning to comics and we want everyone to get a FREE copy of the re-imagined Brigade! Brigade launched in the summer of 1992[...]
Kevin LaPorte Is Clowning Around
We refused to let it die. We expanded the 12-page story from the Small Press Idol days into a 32-page first issue of Clown Town and launched it via crowdsourcing giant Kickstarter in the Spring of 2011 Our campaign succeeded, and we followed it with funded campaigns for the next three issues and a fully-realized graphic[...]
Kickstarter Wars: Joshua Black Vs Blackwood
A few months ago, Martin Dunn observed that Grillo had launched a Kickstarter to fund a book called Joshua Blackwood, that seemed to have a rather similar concept to his own project, Joshua Black He objected online and though the concept stayed the same, Grillo changed the name to Blackwood That seemed to be enough. Then,[...]
Kickstart The Capcom-Endorsed, Live Action Street Fighter Series
They've got Capcom's approval, but not financial backing, so Joey Ansah and Christian Howard are asking for an ambitious £625,000 – with just over 24 days to go. Ansah says on the Kickstarter page: We have had other offers of significant finance from the 'movie industry' but this has come with 'strings attached' which would compromise the creative vision I[...]
Kickstart From The Heart – Iron King by Julie Kagawa
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[...]
Art Thibert Hits Kickstarter With Chronos Mechanics
Art Thibert tells Bleeding Cool; Hi everyone, I'm here with some exciting news! I have a Kickstarter campaign in the works that I would like you all to check out The Kickstarter campaign for my indie book is called, Chrono Mechanics: 'Potholes in the Cosmic Road.' If you haven't read the original Chrono Mechanics stories,[...]
Bryan Q Miller Heads Earthward
And just after we've looked at what can go wrong on Kickstarter, Bryan Q Miller writes about something that's going very very right… So, what IS "Earthward"? It's a story about a family, or, rather, a collection of families Parents and children, some related, some not, all exploring space aboard a science ship — THE MERCURY[...]
Kickstarter And Be Damned
I've been an exponent of the Kickstarter form of financing the publication of comic books for a few years now But in the back of my mind, there has always been one proviso That it is perfectly possible for the recipients of the donations received not to spend it on creating a comic book and[...]
Sunsara Boulevard
So with my current book I'm giving fundraising through Kickstarter a try It's always amazing to me how you can find gems in the independent realm that somehow have not been picked up by a publisher I love going to conventions and picking up a few books from self publishing creators I hope people see[...]
Jurassic Jungle Boogie Nights for Fearless Dawn
Steve Mannion's fighting mad bad girl Fearless Dawn will be making a return to comics and he is using Kickstarter, the popular crowdfunding resource, to get it published through Asylum Press. Steve Mannion's unique art and storytelling have been rocking the underground comic book industry for years His talents have bled into the mainstream as well, on such[...]
Signs And Voices – A Deaf Fantasy
Signs and Voices –The Prophecy In Blue debuted digitally on New Year's Day and took the top spot in the Amazon UK Kindle Store for Fantasy Comics. Author
Jamal Igle's Molly Danger, In Design
The successfully Kickstarter-funded Molly Danger from Jamal Igle is approaching completion, with the firstv sign in print, the Molly Danger FCBD title But what other characters will we be seeing apart from the titular Molly? Here's a look at some of Jamal's designs, courtesy of the great man himself. [...]
The Shop That Got A Superior Spider-Man Signing On Kickstarter
Ryan Stegman, artist on Superior Spider-Man #1 will be sketching and signing at Legacy Comics of Laredo, Texas on January 9th, the release date of the comic. How did such a small store get such a big name from out of state for a signing of such a prominent comic? Nepotism? Coercion? Bribery? Yes, the last one[...]
Flesh Of White – Coming To Kickstarter This January
Further, we contend with the dehumanization of a young child in a world where magic does exist. Artist Amanda Rachels and I met via kickstarter, so we're very excited to bring the project full circle to the kickstarter audience As we began discussing our first project, the plight of persons with albinism in Tanzania was the[...]
Pariah, Missouri On The Road To Kickstarter
Right now we are launching the first 2 issues on Kickstarter in a collected book. This money will pay for the art and production costs.  All extra funds will go to issues 3 and beyond.  I am offering some exclusive prints, shot glasses and extras only through Kickstarter.  On the updates I am posting a number[...]
Kickstart From The Heart: Untold Tales
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's current project Break the Walls:[...]
How Kickstarter Changed Arsenic Lullaby – And Everything Else
Douglas Alexander of Arsenic Lullaby writes for Bleeding Cool; The worm has turned Four weeks ago the independent comic book Arsenic Lullaby was facing extinction; it went to Kickstarter and rose from the ashes. Here is why this is important Arsenic Lullaby is not a book that grew out of the internet, autonomous of the comic book industry[...]
Just Eight Backers Push Mike Ploog's Kickstarter Past $20,000
Michael Friedlander' and Mike Ploog have run a Kickstarter for $10,000 to fund their new children's book, Goliath, featuring a large white gorilla. One person pledged $40 for the Kickstarter cover hardcover edition. One person pledged $50 for that, and the sketchbook. Then four pledged $2,500 to get three signed and numbered deluxe volumes and all three sketchbooks[...]
Kickstart From The Heart – Noir City, Bellows, Kodoja and Home Of The Brave
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's current project Break the Walls:[...]
Holly Golightly's School Bites Takes A Chunk Out Of Kickstarter
Bleeding Cool favourite Holly Golightly has been without power for six days thanks to a certain hurricane, but her iPad still works and she's found some wifi at the local hotel… Which is awfully handy when it comes to managing her Kickstarter project, School Bites, which started as her power crashed through the floor. This 128 page[...]
Kickstart From The Heart – Surfer Bats, Zombie Ninjas, Forgotten Spirits And Chinatown
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's current project Break the Walls:[...]
Review: Telikos Protocol #1 – by Peter Cooper and Adam Burn
Rather shamefully for a Bleeding Cool reviewer and forum lurker I'd not seen the kickstarter news back in August I clearly missed out on this as the result is quite a beautiful comic book. The publisher aptly and succinctly describes Telikos Protocol as "an explosive science fiction action-adventure." The aforementioned campaign was also the most successful[...]