Interview: Fresh Romance’s Janelle Asselin on running a successful Kickstarter
The Fresh Romance Kickstarter campaign is in its final hours but it's already made nows. Not only is it well over 150% funded, but editor/publisher Janelle Asselin's plan to bring back romance comics in a contemporary guise with Rosy Books has definitely struck a nerve.
As the last few hours count down, we caught up with Asselin for a quick check in on how the campaign got going and how she prepared for such a time consuming but ultimately successful task. And as a bonus, here's a look at the story from Sarah Vaughn (ALEX + ADA) and Sarah Winifred Searle (SMUT PEDDLER) about a couple headed to the altar for all the wrong reasons.
MATT CHATS: Gabo Gabs about Writing and Drawing Micro-Fiction
Welcome to MATT CHATS, a weekly interview series in which I talk to a creator, consumer or seller of comics. This week I spoke with Gabriel “Gabo” Bautista, who is working on several projects...
Back in Time: A Back to the Future Celebration
By: Nick Eskey
“Back to the Future” has been marked in movie history as one of the greatest. Try to look at a DeLorean and not wonder if there’s a flux capacitor in the back,...
Alan Moore Interview Part I – Steve Moore, River of Ghosts, The Show, and...
It’s the 26th of February, and the time is 7.00pm, the usual time for all my telephone interviews with Alan Moore, since the first one we did, back in March 2008. This is something...
Kickstarter’s new Spotlight feature: an ongoing storefront for creators
A Kickstarter is a little like having a baby in only 31 days, You put all your efforts into the birth, but then what happens to the baby? Well now we'll get to see the kids grow up and go to school. Kickstarter is enabling creators to showcase more of what happens to projects after the initial funding ends with a new "Spotlight" feature. All creators with funded projects will now be able to manage the page to present a view of their work, with huge graphics, an inviting look, an attractive new timeline feature that can share the creator's story at a glance, and links that can go anywhere—so buy buttons and links to ongoing projects can be added.
Kickwatch: please consider supporting Elf by Songgu Kwon, a crazy comic about fantasy gaming
33 hours, $4000 -- you people need to do this.
Songgu Kwon is a former Xeric grant winner for Blanche the Baby Killer. He currently works in the animation business doing things like...
21st Century TANK GIRL will be published by Titan in June
Titan announced today they are serializing the Kickstarter-funded 21st Century Tank Girl, which saw artist and Co-creators Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin returning to the character which made them famous in the 80s and 90s.
Review: ‘Lady Sabre’ Kickstarter Package Delivers
By Matt O'Keefe
After backing the campaign last June, I was extremely pleased to receive a shipment in December containing my reward from the Kickstarter for Lady Sabre, a webcomic created by Greg Rucka, Rick Burchett and Eric Newsom....
Interview: Jeff McComsey Talks Going to War with the Latest FUBAR Kickstarter
The FUBAR comic books might not be familiar to the traditional Wednesday Warrior, but they’re a major player in the growing zombie and anthology markets. Even though the one time it strayed from its...
Crowdwatch: Anarchists and criminals in ‘The Illegalists’ by Vogel, Pierce and Futaki
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We often get requests to promote Kickstarter campaigns here at the Beat, and not all of them are things that people would actually buy. But here's one that boasts a top notch creative team—Attila...
Interview: Shawn Daley Kickstarts a Whole New World Called TerraQuill
By Matt O'Keefe
Short stories are a dying breed in mainstream comics, so often the best offerings are found in the independent scene. Such is the case with books like Cartozia Tales and, more to the...
Templesmith Does Lovecraft
by Pamela Auditore
Anyone familiar with Spike TV Scream Award Winner and New York Times Bestselling Artist/Writer Ben Templesmith's work knows he is profoundly influenced by HP Lovecraft. Even a cursorary glance at his art...