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[...]
kickstarter Archives
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."
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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[...]
Wes Locher writes for Bleeding Cool:
My sci-fi/comedy comic book, UNIT 44, which answers the question, 'What happens when Area 51 employees forget to pay the rent on the facility's off-site storage unit, and the secret contents are sold at public auction?' has been on Kickstarter for a week now.
During that time I've learned a very important[...]
Damon Orrell writes; Since strapping a wash cloth around my favorite plush kitty’s neck, I have been hooked on all things super hero. I remember watching
Then I wrote a flippin' novel and had to start telling people about it, and plunged head-first into a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for the cover art, printing, etc.
I learned quite a bit in my try-fail sequence (first Kickstarter failed, a reboot succeeded), including something very exciting and surprising When other creators (writers and[...]
Ricardo Sanchez writes;
Mark Texeira and I are working on an original graphic novel titled A Hero's Death, that we are hoping to fund through Kickstarter I won't mind if you stop reading to go pledge now The quick pitch: Twenty years ago, The Hero died in a building collapse Her death still has an impact[...]
At any rate we hope you'll be sufficiently intrigued to check out our kickstarter page to learn more Of course we want you to love the characters but we also want you to share in our excitement for this new story mechanic.
It's become all too common now to see our mighty heroes die only to be brought back or resurrected[...]
And rather than Artist's Alley, they're using Kickstarter And rather than paying options… they are paying for the entire project.
That's what happened to Mike S Miller's adaptation of Anne Rice's retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, in graphic novel form Someone paid for the lot, and it was taken off Kickstarter.
But it's not just[...]
Josh Henaman writes; It all started with an image. It was back in 2009 and I was the stereotypical “frustrated writer.” Always waiting for someone to give
Now, it is a sprawling epic series in development on Kickstarter, masterfully rendered by partner Giancarlo Caracuzzo I saw in it – and still see in it – the opportunity to tell a great underdog story, to give power back to a powerless character that I empathized with I intend to help him get his[...]
We shot a short film directed by creature designer, Tom Woodruff, Jr., that closes out Christopher's story in addition to starting the Interpreter's.
We had accumulated many iterations of our world, but there was still something left to do.
WHICH LEADS US BACK TO NOW…
And a Kickstarter campaign for Fire City: The Interpreter of Signs[...]
But the reviews so far have been extremely positive, and despite my fears, it looks like everyone gets it.
OK, let's go back about a year and a half ago…
I was putting the finishing touches on my (now successful) Kickstarter campaign The goal was to raise enough funds to compensate my artist for the incredible amount[...]
Pat Mills, creator of 2000AD, describes it as "masterful", and David Lloyd calls us "bright new talent".
We'd love it if you could promote this to your readers, and as such, we're offering a special goal.
If Bleeding Cool readers pledge £300 before the Kickstarter ends in 7 days' time, we'll release 'A Fair Fight', the 5-page[...]
Ricardo Sanchez writes for Bleeding Cool:
The Ghost Rider artist turns to the crowd sourcing site to raise funds for a superhero story he says is different than what we've seen before. Artist Mark Texeira, best known for his work on Marvel's Ghost Rider, Moon Knight and Wolverine, has turned to Kickstarter to launch his latest effort,[...]