Tag: Crowdfunding
Kevin Eastman is Kickstarting a semi-autobiographical comic called DRAWING BLOOD
Kevin Eastman is Kickstarting a semi-autobiographical comic about a creator who has it all...or does he?
Peter David is crowdfunding a dire financial situation
Peter David just launched via a plea for fan donations due to an $88,000 tax bill that stems back to some TV work he did many years ago.
The IRS has been understaffed for a while, but...
Dread Central goes crowd funded
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We've been talking about the slow death spiral of independent websites for years now, and here's the next step: Dread Central, the well regarded horror/movie site is attempting to go crowdfunded. They need $7000...
Tilting at Windmills #256: The death of retail?
By Brian Hibbs
Despite now being in retail for over thirty years now, I have to admit that there are times that I worry about the death of small-business retail.
Now my fears are certainly driven...
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Christopher Irvin and Andrew Maclean Deliver High Flying Muscle action in WRESTLETOWN
Check out this awesome new Inkshare from writer Christopher Irvin and artist Andrew Maclean of HEADLOPPER fame!
Comics Journalism: You get what you pay for
We lost another one yesterday. David Harper of the oft-linked to and discussed Sktchd sitecalled it quits after a year of think pieces, surveys, podcasts and charts. He'll continue doing his podcast after a break for the warm Alaskan summer, but those long investigations are a thing of the past. The reasons were the usual: burnout from writing about what you love.
Podcorn Podcast 06/01/16 — The Secrets to Kickstarting Your Comic!
Podcorn Podcast co-host Brandon Montclare was an early adopter of the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Through it, he and artist Amy Reeder successfully funded two books, Halloween Eve and Rocket Girl!
This week, Brandon and I...
Interview: Greg Pak’s Kickstarter about Kickstarter
Greg Pak explains why he's Kickstarting a book about how to run a successful Kickstarter. Since Kickstarter Secrets is already successful, you probably shouldsupport this book and listen to this man before you run your own comics Kickstarter!
Kick Watch: Comic Book Convention Survival Guide tell you absolutely everything about going to...
I received a nice note asking me to promote this Kickstarter for aComic Book Convention Survival Guide by Kyle Rose and Matthew Bernard.
The Comic Book Convention Survival Guide combines years of convention expertise...
Retrofit announces Summer list and Kickstarter with Corman, Kochalka, Davis and more
Retrofit Comics has been putting out some of the finest small press comics of recent years and they've announced their Spring/Summer 2016 line with Leela Corman, Alabaster Pizzo, Kaeleigh Forsyth, James Kochalka, Paloma Dawkins, Eleanor Davis and...
It’s a Jungle Out There: New York City gets enmeshed in the VINES Kickstarter
VINES by Mike Geszel, Ben McCool*** and Inaki Miranda in a project thaht's been in the works for a while, and though Miranda remains as concept artist and art director project, he's left behind a bunch of...
Publishing News: Faith #1 gets fourth printing; Ethan Young gets new YA graphic novel,...
There's a lot of news about comics out there, so this is going to be a lot of column.
• Faith #1 continues to be a huge hit for Valiant and is now in its...