Tag: Crowdfunding
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 of a movie serial they've been collaborating on. The first...
$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 projects to Kickstarter. Following successes for people like Steven Sanders,...
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 including writer Alex Woolfson (Artifice), artist Adam DeKraker (Marvel/DC penciler),...
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 of the true gentlemen of comics, has a Kickstarter for...
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 photos and a lost Kirby work, a play called...
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 adventure—and he's turned to crowdfunding like everyone else.
More and more...
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 everything is going to succeed. Even big names can still...
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, to be brought to life by the artistic team of...
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. Elaine Lee and Michael Kaluta's project involves reprinting Harry Palmer's...
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 the location was a little difficult to locate for the...
