One thing that’s been frustrating Kickstarter comic creators over the last few years is the prevalence of “NSFW” pornographic art masquerading as comic books. These projects often have a dozen or more variant covers featuring naked women in various states of hedonistic activities, and rarely discuss the interior contents of the books themselves. Creators of […]
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Clover Press Launches New Color Edition Of Tim Sale’s Classic Billi 99
There are a lot of great comics on Kickstarter as of late, but something eye-catching appeared in the form of a new color production of Billi 99, one of Tim Sale’s earliest works in comics. Presented by Clover Press, a company that’s done some great classic work like a restoration of Terry and the Pirates, […]
BOOM! Studios Launches Farscape 25th Anniversary Comic Celebration With Complete Collection
Farscape is having its 25th anniversary as one of the most innovative science fiction shows ever to grace television. The show went for four seasons plus the Peacekeeper Wars specials, but also had a four year run with an official continuation done in comics form from 2008-2011. Now, for the first time, the comics are […]
Is The Kickstarter Board Game Rap Godz By Omari Akil Another Grift Which Will Never Fulfill?
With mainstream entertainment in shambles, the crowdfunding of independent studios, be it comics, video games, TTRPGs, or board games, has become essential. A few of the best examples are The Rippaverse from Eric July and his all-star ensemble of writers and artists, the recent success of Palworld that has the entire gaming industry on notice, the ongoing success of […]
Sean Gordon Murphy Goes Full Kathleen Kennedy With His Zorro: Man Of The Dead Comic
Sean Gordon Murphy’s Zorro: Man of the Dead #1 dropped in comic book stores a week ago, giving comic shop readers a look at the book, which backers paid $50 or more to receive several months before they will have their books delivered. The crowdfunding faux pas of putting a retail version on sale before […]
Sean Gordon Murphy Releases Zorro: Man Of The Dead To Comic Shops Before Fulfilling His Kickstarter, Showing No Respect For Backers
Sean Gordon Murphy committed the cardinal sin of crowdfunding with his Zorro: Man of the Dead comic and not only released the comic far before when his backers would receive the book, but he also released it at a much lower price than he originally offered it on Kickstarter, giving his backers very little value […]
Dynamite Entertainment Surprises Gargoyles Fans With Kickstarter Collecting The Marvel Comics Run And More
Dynamite Entertainment has launched a Kickstarter campaign aimed at bringing back the Marvel Comics material from the first Gargoyles series, as well as the second and third series for the popular Disney cartoon’s comic runs. With over $75,000 raised and 32 days left to go, this campaign is shaping up to be a resounding success. […]
Artist Terry Moore Reveals The Cover And Details For Complete Paradise Too Kickstarter Project
Terry Moore has a cartoonist background with stylistic choices that veer more toward the Peanuts end of the drawing spectrum than the standard superhero comic. It’s made for a lot of fun, expressive moments over the years in his books and with side projects like SIP Kids, where he has been able to flex his […]
‘Final Space’ Creator Olan Rogers Releases Triumphant Crowd-funded Animated Pilot ‘Godspeed’ on YouTube
After a successful crowdfunding campaign and receiving the financial support of an angel investor, Olan Rogers has finally released a full-length animated pilot Godspeed, the long-awaited “spiritual successor” to his immensely popular Final Space sci-fi drama-comedy. Godspeed follows Iris (Bryce Charles) on a dangerous quest across the surface of a decimated Earth toward possible salvation. […]
What Is Top Grift?
What’s going on everyone? I haven’t written a blog in a while so I figured I’d write a quick primer/explainer of what Top Grift is . It’s a deeply layered joke as far as the campaign goes, but there’s a very real, very good book at the bottom, which is not a joke — it […]
