gofundme Archives

Eisner Award Nominee Launches GoFundMe to Get Her to the Ceremony
The eventual publication was nominated for a Ringo Award, A GMIC Award, Broken Frontier's Best Anthology award, which it won, and now, an Eisner nomination. Eisner Award Nominee Launches GoFundMe to Get Her to the Ceremony So Ollerton has started a GoFundMe to help her get to San Diego and the awards ceremony, with a goal of[...]
War Machine's Creator Len Kaminski Needs Your Help
Long-standing comic book creator, including War Machine currently about to appear in Disney+ Secret Invasion, Len Kaminski is in need of help and is the beneficiary of a GoFundMe He writes; "I was in an accident last year that put me in a wheelchair – and left me trapped in a 'crooked care' center That was[...]
A Christmas Miracle For Comic Creator Gustavo Vargas
Happy holidays." Within mere hours, he closed the GoFundMe as the amount Gustavo Vargas needed had been surpassed, over £2500 He wrote "I'm teary and smiling, overwhelmed with gratefulness Yesterday evening I was almost in shock by seeing the campaign receiving so much love But in the night we were away with family and I couldn't[...]
Drew Ford, Founder of It's Alive Press, Has Died From Coronavirus
He has just turned 48. A GoFundMe has just this minute been set up to help Kiki As anyone who worked with Drew Ford might be aware, his finances wee's exactly in the most organised state Dimitrios tells me "from what I gathered, he handled the majority of It's Alive Publishing himself, so I don't know[...]
Rachel Pollock Appeal From Neil Gaiman, Gail Simone, Shelly Bond
About to celebrate her seventy-seventh birthday, Rachel Pollack is currently in an Intensive Care Unit, those closest to her have set up a GoFundMe to help fund her current healthcare needs. Zoe and I (Pat Nolan) are asking for financial help for Rachel Pollack's health care As many of you know Rachel is in the ICU[...]
Comic Book Writer Ivan Brandon Suffers Heart Attack, Asks For Help
On his GoFundMe he writes, "I'm going to try to move past how embarrassing it is to have to talk about any of this publicly and say that I recently suffered from a major heart attack which surprised and befuddled an entire Brooklyn cardiac wing and which has left me on a long path to[...]
David Gallaher
He writes on a GoFundMe; On March 4th of this year, I was assaulted in the streets of Park Slope in the middle of the afternoon trying to call 911 to prevent a 13-year old girl from being assaulted A gang of kids punched me, threw trash at me, and pelted me with rocks I was[...]
Supernatural: Five Random Thoughts from “Carry On” Finale [SPOILERS]
To raise funds to help support her two children, a GoFundMe was started up with Padalecki offering a Zoom call with one person (chosen at random) who donates $10 or more (with all of the details including how to donate here). Supernatural (Image courtesy of The CW/WarnerMedia)Here's a look at Padalecki's original tweets where the actor[...]
What Happens To Crowdfunded Legal Funds For Richard Meyer and Mark Waid?
A joint statement declared that "upon consideration of all the circumstances, the parties have jointly decided that it is in the best interests of all concerned, and the comic book community at large, for this litigation to end and Mr Meyer has decided to dismiss the lawsuit voluntarily… Neither party has admitted any liability or[...]
Linda Manz, Days of Heaven and Out of the Blue Star, passes Away
Her son Michael Guthrie set up a Gofundme page to cover the funeral costs "Linda was a loving wife, a caring mom, a wonderful grandma, and a great friend who was loved by many," he wrote. Linda Manz, who starred as a teenager in Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven and Dennis Hopper's Out of the[...]
Daniel Dae Kim Fundraises James Hong’s Hollywood Star on Walk of Fame
After reading a piece on CNN, actor Daniel Dae Kim, best known for his television roles on Lost and the Hawaii Five-O remake, successfully crowdfunded the $55,000 needed to ensure the 91-year old Minnesota native got his due via GoFundMe "James Hong just might be the most prolific actor in Hollywood history," Kim wrote "As[...]
Tributes Made to Seb Patrick Who Died, Aged 37
It is expected to run in the first ad break around 9.25pm. Photo from GoFundMe An appeal has been made to help support his wife and young daughter at this horrible and baffling time I'm about to add a contribution, I hope you can, too Here are a few tributes to the man from some of the[...]
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Jeff Ayers of the Forbidden Planet store in Manhattan, New York, is running a fundraiser on GoFundMe in order to stop from going under A longstanding spinoff of the UK comic book chain, Forbidden Planet NYC is one of the oldest and biggest comic book stores in New York City The store has currently raised[...]
Front of Comic Universe comic shop
Owner for thirty-six of those years, John Daly has launched a GoFundMe fundraiser It aims to help with the costs of rent, landlord fees and utility payments and prevent bankrupty In a time of comic shop closures, and publisher postponements, the shop is in real trouble. Front of Comic Universe comic shop Daly writes "Comic Universe was[...]
GoFundMe Seeks to Raise Medical Fund for Comix Connection Retailer Bill Wahl
Pennsylvania comic book retailer Bill Wahl needs help from the comics community to pay medical bills after suffering renal failure last year, a GoFundMe establishing a medical fund reveals Wahl has reportedly been avoiding needed follow-up visits to the doctor due to lack of money and lack of decent health care coverage, an issue that[...]
CA Game Master Starts Gofundme For Wildfire Affected D&D Players
Sam Hock, a Bay Area writer, bookseller, and Game Master, started a gofundme campaign to help replace Dungeons and Dragons Rulebooks and Manuals for those affected by the current California wildfires It's Hock's hope that the tabletop gaming community as a whole will come together to restore the collections of as many players as possible. To all[...]
GoFundMe to Aid in Color Artist Justin Ponsor's Cancer Treatment
A GoFundMe page has been set up to aid in cancer treatment of Marvel color artist Justin Ponsor The colorist, known for contributing to recent titles such as Defenders, Death of Wolverine, Avengers, and Ultimate Spider-Man, is suffering from cancer which is expected to incur high medical expenses. Art by David Marquez and Justin Ponsor Here is what Alex Car, who set up the[...]
On Christmas Day, Can You Help Don Perlin?
He's stuck in rehab now which his Medicare and insurance do not fully cover. So let's help this man. He has started a GoFundMe campaign with a goal of raising $15,000 to help cover the cost of his rehabilitation In days they have managed to top that raising over $16,000 But there's still a lot that can be done[...]
Chainmail Co-Author Jeff Perren In Need of Medical Help
Perren's daughter has started a GoFundMe page to help fund a chairlift that will allow him to move out of the nursing home where he currently lives, and move in with family The GoFundMe campaign is very close to funding, but it still needs help, and attention Over at the ENWorld forums, this message was[...]
Comic Colorist Struggles To Get His Truck Repaired
He started up a GoFundMe page to try and get some help Here is what he said: In August of last year my truck broke down and it's still not fixed and i could use some help I work from home coloring comic books and for the last 8 months i've spent everything i have on[...]
A Voice In The Dark Creator In Need…
He has put up a GoFundMe page and is asking for help Here are Taylor's own words: I'm disabled comic book creator Larime Taylor, and my disabled wife Sylv and I need to relocate to be closer to family to help with our care We currently live in the inland desert of California and we're trying[...]