Tag: Crowdfunding
Atomic Robo Kickstarter Starts Early, Kicks Up Target in 2 Hours
To celebrate Nikola Tesla's birthday yesterday, the team behind Atomic Robo - Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener - have launched their new Kickstarter early....
Alan Moore takes to Kickstarter for “His Heavy Heart”
Just as he hinted, Alan Moore and director Mitch Jenkins have started a Kickstarter for the short film "His Heavy Heart", the fifth part...
$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: Rob Liefeld talks Brigade and Kickstarter
Rob Liefeld took a short break from comics after his departure from DC. Now he's back with some familiar faces in a brand new...
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.
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....
