Kickstarter has been at the heart of the modern indie comics revolution. The ability the platform gives creators to sell directly to readers has given birth to an incredibly diverse new market for the comics medium.
Take a look at what is happening in the Kickstarter Comics Universe this week…
Live Now:
A DC Who’s Who/Marvel Handbook style comic featuring your original characters! Have you ever wanted to have your character featured in a comic book? Imagine your character drawn by a professional artist and featured on the cover and interior of a comic book. Backing the project nets you a colorful digital drawing of your character (hero or villain, it’s up to you), an entry page, and copies of the Handbook!! Plus a wonderful digital wallpaper of the Fish Lee wraparound cover featuring all the characters in the book! To back this project go to: http://kck.st/3mnN07a
To Catch up on Standard Comics back-issues go to: https://indyplanet.com/standard-comics
The crossover event using characters from literature, legend and popular lore is BACK with a Volume TWO! Classic Monster Mash-Ups featuring heroes, villains and of course Monsters! From Grit City Comics. With 127 pages, 21 separate stories from 41 creators! To back this project go to: http://kck.st/3visglg
ALPHA DOGS is LOST meets THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY. The comic series features BUCK, a pit bull born with the power of regeneration along with heightened intelligence and strength. Buck yearns to discover the origin of his super-powers, but the truth is more shocking than he could have ever imagined. By John Dexter.
To back this project go to: http://kck.st/3c32yJO
When American soldiers are tasked with re-establishing contact with a black site nestled deep in the heart of the Kakadu National Park in Australia, soldier and outback myth will face off in the ultimate game of cat and mouse. The bodies will mount, loyalties will be tested and no one will come out of the bush unscathed. From Oz Comics.
To back this project go to: http://kck.st/39xHHN9
Bigfoot is lost in space carjacking star ships, arm wrestling aliens, and bending the cosmos to his will, searching for his way home! From Cosmic Roots Studio.
To back this project go to: http://kck.st/3sYDRoe
Launching Soon:
The next two Thunderzone titles are here! The titan of trash Junyard Joe plus the enigmatic Subject Alpha!!
To Follow this project and be notified when it is launched go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dansehn/junkyard-joe-1-subject-alpha-1-dual-kickstarter?ref=clipboard-prelaunch
The New Anthology Series Starring the Greatest Heroes and Heroines of the Golden Age of Comics! From my own little publishing house comes a super-hero double feature by writer Michael Norwitz and artists Scott Mclung, Joe Taveras and Andrea Blanco! Starring Les Femmes Fantistique and Shaman & Flame!
To Follow this project and be notified when it is launched go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/publicdomaincomics/public-domain-team-up-versus
Just Funded:
In this alternate history/horror book from Heresy Studios LLC, Dracula, Irish revolutionaries and the narrator of the Arabian Nights (Scheherazade) conspire to destroy the Ottoman Empire in the WWI era! Brought to life with the help of 166 backers!
A space delivery man and his service robot find themselves in constant trouble, in this new science fiction, action and adventure series from Snowy Works. Brought to life with the help of 82 backers!
The Agent is the story of FBI Agent Simon N. Kirby and the world of G-Man Comics, a new and exciting superhero universe with a classic comics feel. From 1st Comics News head, the G-Man himself, Rik Offenberger.
Brought to life with the help of 118 backers!