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Bob Burden's Kickstarter campaign is ending in about an hour, for a signed and numbered hardcover of Flaming Carrot #4 – #11, The Wild Shall Wild Remain, out of print for many years, as well as including a brand new story, Cryptid. Dave Sim and Kevin Eastman are creating adding their characters for a limited print,[...]

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:[...]

Could Homestuck be set to break the record for the most money raised by a comic book related project on Kickstarter? Andrew Hussie was looking to raise $700,000 to turn their webcomic parody of RPGs for MS Paint Adventures into an actual game itself, and they got there in record time. The total record is still a[...]

Guillem March, artist on Catwoman and upcoming artist on Talon (and yes, cover artist on that Catwoman cover) has started a social funding effort for 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's current project Break the Walls:[...]

I love finding new Kickstarter projects and sharing them with the Little Bleeders, as I did this past Wednesday with the grindhouse film You're !@#$'n Dead! As a platform for funding creative projects, Kickstarter's the perfect opportunity for the little guys, the grunts, the starving artists (and writers, and whatever) who need a push. Which brings[...]

So far, this independent feature film has put together some pretty impressive preview materials, and is looking to fan support via Kickstarter to help the production really kick into high gear Their Kickstarter campaign will run through September 12, 2012. The premise: When Lexi's younger sister makes a surprise visit to town, both girls accidentally stumble on[...]

Dave Sim writes to funders of the Cerebus Digital Kickstarter; Dave Sim, here:  Just thought everyone should know:  Fisher came over today and asked if I had heard from Sandeep  No, I hadn't  Hands me today's RECORD  Front page: Sandeep's place — and the buildings on either side of him — were gutted by fire yesterday[...]

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:[...]

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:[...]

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:[...]

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:[...]

Here's his video of the Kickstarter program alongside Matt Hawkins, Top Cow President and co-writer on the new series Below that, you'll find an insightful little Q&A that sheds some light on the new direction for one of the Image cornerstone titles. Cyber Force has been on hiatus for a little while Why did the series[...]

At a princely sum of $79, 225 and eight days to go, Top Cow have hit the Kickstarter funding for their Cyber Force five issue mini series giveaway Remember, it will be free in print as well as digital, with Top Cow torrenting the cmic themselves, though the print version will have two extra pages[...]

But even if they find it, can they control it? Or will their fight for survival bring about the very destruction they seek to avoid? And they are using Kickstarter to fund it After all, Michelinie will get nothing from the upcoming Venom movie, based on gthe character he co-created.   And we're off. David Michelinie and Weilin[...]

Okay, this Kickstarter gets a special all of its own. Why? Because a small press comics guy, Brian John Mitchell, is seeking donations to put his mini comics in bottles (with your name) and send them out acrosss the world. I just think that's amazing As soon as I've finished this I'll be donating. And it's certainly a very interesting[...]

By Kevin Eastman and Dave Sim, a print to reward Digital Cerebus backers on Kickstarter… To be signed by the pair Do you regret not backing it now? By Kevin Eastman and Dave Sim, a print to reward Digital Cerebus backers on Kickstarter… To be signed by the pair Do you regret not backing it now? [...]

As we reported previously, a bunch of retailers have expressed concern over the free Cyber Force relaunch, funded by Kickstarter and intended to be given away both digitally and in print – with the print version getting two extra pages by Marc Silvestri. And retailers have been concerned. Tonight, it seems the penny dropped as to why[...]

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:[...]

OlympicWatch:  Off to see the Men's cycle race with the girls this morning… apologies for any lesser Bleeding Cool coverage as a result… KickWatch: As part of the Cyber Force Kickstarter funded relaunch, Top Cow reveal the cover to Cyber Force issue 2 by Marc Silvestri… showing a Stryker, it seems, in pre-cybernetic enhancement days… ConWatch: Hong[...]

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: Stories[...]

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:[...]

  UPDATE: The Kickstarter is live! Mike Deodato, Jr is launching a Kickstarter campaign this week to publish a collection of new cartoon illustrations. Most knwo Mike for his Liefeld/Lee-esque work from the nineties and is more recent photoreferenced work, but this collection will show a very different side to the artist. The Cartoon Art Of Mike Deodato Jr[...]

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: Stories[...]

But, as they discovered, sometimes Kickstarter projects take longer to go up than you might expect. Well it's up now The funding of a Cyber Force relaunch, one of the original Image Comics from twenty years ago Five issues of which will be distributed for free across American comic stores in print, and free in digital[...]

I learned a few things I could use… and a few I couldn't. One thing I learned was in the Kickstarter-funded free Cyber Force comic, there will be a two page story drawn by Marc Silvestri not available in the free digital version And that the digital version will also be uploaded to torrent and download[...]

I was wondering when an American comics company would create their own crowd-funding model. My money was on Marvel. but they've been beaten to it by

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:[...]

As you may already know, there's going to be a Kickstarter to raise funds to release a new Cyber Force ongoing series for free Free just like Free Comic Book Day, where publishers, distributors and retailers take the loss for the promotional benefit of giving out comics and getting people into stores That's right folks,[...]

It looks as if they are going to get a lot more. Telikos Protocol by newcomers written Peter Cooper and artist Adam Burn, with publishing assistance by Jay Douglas and Nav Gupta from Vanquish Interactive, is a new graphic novel with lofty ambitions on Kickstarter. Each issue of Telikos Protocol will run to 50 pages, to be[...]