Tag: Crowdfunding

One of the ways many people stumbled onto their first comic was through the promotional comics that used to come bundled in with action...

Popular webcomics getting immense Kickstarters is a real dog bites man story, but here it is: Aaron Diaz has a print project for his fantasy webcomics Dresden Codak up and after a day or so it has $189,773 with 27 days to go. The initial goal was a mere $30,000. It's already the 8th biggest comics Kickstarter of all times, and who knows how big it will get.

I don't know how long this has been around—and I feel stupid for not knowing—but TopatoCo, the great unifying force of the comic book universe, has started a crowdfunding fulfillment house called Make That Thing. An excerpt from their about page:

Brett Culp kick-starts his Batman inspired not-for-profit documentary, Legends of the Knight. Culp that features interviews from everyone's favorite industry Bat-fans, and powerful everyday people that use their enthusiasm to be active in their communities and overcome extreme hardship.

Artist and designer Steven Sanders, curly of beard and intense of eyes, launched a Kickstarter yesterday for his new project Symbiosis. A massive 100+...

Up until the internet made magazines go away, TRIPWIRE was one of the UK's best comics-related publications, with solid features and great art direction. Since it ceased regular publication, editor Joel Meadows has assembling a deluxe hardcover anniversary edition, and he's now got a Kickstarter underway for a TRIPWIRE 21st anniversary. It will be a handsome, wide ranging affair, as you can see from more examples on Meadows' blog:

As long rumored, Kickstarter has announced a new app for iPhone and iPod Touch. You can download it here.

I'm glad the holidays are over and everyone is off their ass making back to making some comic books.  Something's in the water or there just are some great project with a lot of heart and soul.  We have some bright new faces, an industry favorite and a successful project manager looking for repeated success.

You have only a few hours to get the Spring 2013 series by Benign Kingdom and as it includes sketchbooks and posters by Emily Carroll, Tyson Hesse, Gigi D.G. and Phil McAndrew, you might want to do that. The project is long funded, but it ends today!

Okay rarely at the Beat do we issue a direct order but we're playing that card. We want you to STOP reading this post immediately and go to this link and pledge some money for Maria Paz Cabardo's film BETTER THINGS: The Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones. DO IT. All finished! Great get a cookie!

Yet ANOTHER band of creators teaming up and kickin' it to Kickstarter! Tis time its Alex Grecian, Jeremy Haun, B. Clay Moore and Seth...

In case you've been wondering about the contents of the Kickstarter project we've been analyzing, Home of the Brave by Spencer Toyama and Jon...