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CROÂfunding
It sells crowdfunded comic books, and that's about it. Google Streetview of CROÂfunding Dedicated 100% to crowdfunding self-publishers, it takes up a mere 17 square meters in central Lille with a focus on local artists in North France, Lille, Douai, Saint Quentin, and Valenciennes as well as London and Brussels, it sells comics, illustrated books, fanzines, illustrations[...]
Crowdfundr, a New Creator-Focused Crowdfunding Platform, is Now Live
Does the world need another crowdfunding platform? ConnectionPoint, the company behind fundraising platform Fundrazr, thinks so, and so they have launched Crowdfundr, self-described as a "secure, privacy-oriented and fully featured crowdfunding platform, all to empower creators to run campaigns their way." Presumably in addition to a first campaign to raise money to fill in the[...]
The Nightcrawlers: Chat with Creators Marco Lopez and Rachel Distler
The Nightcrawlers is an upcoming All Ages graphic novel by writers Marco Lopez and Rachel Distler that will be published by ABLAZE and is currently a crowdfunding campaign on the new platform Zoop The book is about middle-graders investigating a mystery in their town that involves werewolves Kids vs werewolves is a no-brainer. "The Nightcrawlers" cover,[...]
Crossroads Inn Creator Klabater Decide On Gamefound To Crowdfund
Warsaw, Poland-based game design company Klabater has finally decided upon which crowdfunding platform will host the campaign to fund the tabletop board game adaptation of their video game Crossroads Inn Namely, the company has chosen to crowdfund via Gamefound Furthermore, Klabater has decided to work with Sirius Game Studio to develop and publish this game. The[...]
Green Hell Board Game Kickstarter Campaign Launches August 3rd
Tabletop board game designer Galaktus Games has announced that the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for their upcoming board game adaptation based on the Green Hell open-world survival simulation game by Creepy Jar is set to launch on August 3rd Furthermore, Galaktus Games has offered an exclusive dice tower for those backers who back the game on its[...]
Marko: Beyond Brave Launches Kickstarter Campaign On July 13th
Independent video game developer Studio Mechka has announced that their 2-dimensional Metroidvania game, Marko: Beyond Brave, will be launching its Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign tomorrow, July 13th The Kickstarter campaign's full funding will allow the developers the ability to create and produce the full game, which they have announced is planned to be released on Steam[...]
Terror Trumps Card Game Fully Funded On Kickstarter, 2 Days Left
Comic book writer Rik Hoskin and comic book illustrators Tim Brown and Chatri Ahpornsiri have been hard at work with a crowdfunding effort on Kickstarter to get Terror Trumps, a stylistic "Trump" card game with retro horror designs, funded and more At this time, the card game is beyond full funding, and with less than two days to go,[...]
Crossroads Inn Board Game To Be Published By Klabater, Out Q4 2022
The press announcement of the board game continues with the following decree: "To avoid a bloody civil war, a deal is made, and an honorable bet is born: whoever builds the best inn will become not only the "king" of local gastronomy but also the king of all of Yorevale!" The infographic that Klabater has sent[...]
Eleven: Football Manager Board Game Draft Live On Gamefound
Tabletop game developer Portal Games has announced that the campaign draft for their soccer manager simulator board game, the Eleven: Football Manager Board Game, is now live on Gamefound's crowdfunding website. Eleven is a one to four-player game where players take on the roles of different managers of European-style football teams in an effort to allow[...]
Marvel United: X-Men Crowdfunding Campaign Launched On Kickstarter
UPDATE: As an update to this story, Marvel United: X-Men has become fully-funded three times over in less than four hours, with initial funding achieved in only ten minutes! With 21 days left to back this Kickstarter campaign, there is still plenty of time. CMON, the tabletop gaming developer once known as CoolMiniOrNot, has launched the Kickstarter campaign[...]
Mythic Legions Tactics Deluxe Orc Builder Figure Sets Coming Soon
The next Mythic Legions crowdfunding campaign is almost underway, and fans get a glimpse at what is to come Two special male and female deluxe Orc army building kits have been revealed that are packed with swappable parts and weapons Mythic Legions fans will now be able to create their own army of Orcs for[...]
PopCultivator Launches As Crowdfunded Fan-Owned Comic Book Studio
PopCultivator, a new comic book studio launched a public offering today through equity crowdfunding platform, WeFunder, where investors can buy in from $100 up And the executive team have some familiar names. Josh Blaylock, Chief Creative & Executive Officer, and owner/publisher of Devil's Due Comics. Mark Powers, Consulting Editor and former Senior Editor X-Men editor. Shawn DePasquale, Director[...]
A New Wave of Indie Creators Is Upending Mainstream Comics
A wave of crowdfunding comics creators has been building from a quiet rumble into a roar in recent years, to the point where the strength of this indie movement has been impossible to ignore With creators using platforms like Kickstarter to build their businesses and create their art, what can mainstream publishers offer them that[...]
It's Alive! Launches IndieGoGo to Publish Justin Madson's Breathers
It's Alive! has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to publish the first issue of its next series, Breathers by Justin Madson The comic, the first of ten issues, features several short stories set in a dystopian world where the air is dangerous thanks to a virus, forcing everyone who inhabits it to wear breathing masks[...]
Kickstarter at 10 Years: The Past, Present, and Future of Games Crowdfunding
Not only that, the costs of bringing the game to market are handled by the backers of the project, who pledge their money up front in exchange for an early copy of the game. We had the opportunity to talk with Luke Crane, Kickstarter's head of games, and Anya Combs, senior games outreach lead for the[...]
Spanish Publisher of DC Comics to Crowdfund Kamandi Omnibus
El Catálogo del Cómic, the company which holds the license to publish DC Comics in Spain and Latin America, plans to release a complete collection of Jack Kirby's Kamandi, and in a first for the company, they're using crowdfunding to edit the book ECC announced the news on their website, launching a crowdfunding campaign on[...]
The #CaptainMarvelChallenge Wants to Help Young Girls See 'Captain Marvel' In Theaters
Remember when Black Panther released and a few different crowdfunding campaigns hit in order to raise money to allow underprivileged youngsters the chance to see the groundbreaking film in theaters?  It's happening again for another Marvel Studios film- Captain Marvel. We think we should make sure girls have an opportunity to see this movie[...]
patreon
Patreon, the crowdfunding service that allows patrons to support their favorite artists, writers,  journalists, or other creative types with a small monthly pledge in exchange for exclusive content or rewards, is making a change to its fee structure. The service has become popular in the comics industry, where across the board as a general rule, nobody[...]
YouTube's Latest Policy Change Affects Donation Systems
It looks like anyone using a Kickstarter, Pateron or other crowdfunding resource on YouTube are about to run into some issues The website just updated their policy system again for people involved with the YouTube Partners Program related to advertising The program basically says that before you can add a donation system to your page, you must[...]