$143,379 Later, Lady Sabre’s Kickstarter Closes
One of the biggest stories for comics in 2013 has been the phenomenal success that a number of creators have had in taking their...
Antarctic Press turns to Indiegogo after Wal*Mart deal leaves them in debt
The comics industry is doing "okay" these days, but it's still a business of very small margins, and one misstep can put you in a rocky spot.
For instance, it seems that Antarctic Press, the long running manga-tinged indie publisher of such books as Gold Diggers, Warrior Nun, Ninja High School and many more, has run afoul of two things that can cause big problems: Wal*Mart and returns.
INTERVIEW: Gay Superheroes and Kickstarter Success with Alex Woolfson and Adam DeKraker
The Young Protectors has been running as a webcomic for a little over a year now in the hands of an experienced creative team...
Kickstarter alert: The Werewolf of New York, Murderville and The Lions of Valetta
A couple of Kickstarters by Industry vets and one by a relative newcomer have crossed my desk and deserve some attention:
§ Batton Lash, one...
Jack Kirby’s grandson goes on Kickstarter for coffeetable book about The King
J. Kirby is on Kickstarter for real — Jeremy Kirby, grandson of the legendary artist. He's asking for funds to put out a books of...
INTERVIEW: The Code Monkey Team Expand with “The Princess Who Saved Herself’
The creative team behind the Code Monkey Save World Kickstarter - Greg Pak, Jonathan Coulton, Takeshi Miyazawa, Jessica Kholinne and Simon Bowland - have...
Library hopes to build 9 foot statue of the Hulk and you can help
The Northlake library in Illinois has hatched a scheme to build a large scale— 9 foot tall—statue of The Hulk. To do so they have fashioned an Indiegogo campaign. So far they have raised only $920 of the $30,000 needed, so you better get your ass over and there and pledge because it's pretty obvious that the world needs more giant statue of the Hulk outside libraries.
Kick-Watcher: Top 3 projects of the week
I have to calm down with my Kickstarter support because I forget which projects I supported. A month passes by and all of a...
Willingham and Cho’s Kickstarter had to go back to the launching pad
Although Kickstarter becomes a bigger and bigger element in the comics publishing world, and 5 and 6-figure funding levels are common, that doesn't mean...
INTERVIEW: Greg Pak and Jonathan Coulton Team Up on Kickstarter!
Kick up the Kick-Watcher! Today sees the launch of Code Monkey Save World, a new 60-page graphic novel from Greg Pak and Jonathan Coulton,...
INTERVIEW: Elaine Lee on self-publishing, Kickstarter and Starstruck
Kickstarter has turned in to my new ESPN. You could have done a March Madness bracket of Kickstarter projects last month, but everyone wins....
On the Scene: MoCCA Fest 2013, Words from the Market-Wise at the ‘Art as...
Holding panels in the wood-panelled bowels of the Armory this year at MoCCA Fest did bring a certain gravitas to the proceedings even if...
