Welcome to February 2023’s first Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up! The column spotlights crowdfunding campaigns by queer creators, disabled creators, girls creators, and creators of shade, which we suppose are an excellent funding, whether or not for a one-shot story or a sprawling anthology. This week’s round-up consists of Terry Moore‘s newest marketing campaign, two anthologies, and a sapphic romance about badass girls of shade.
Are you able to dive in? Let’s get going!
Terry Moore After Dark…
Creators: Terry Moore
Goal: $29,000
End Date: March 3, 2023
Goodies: Digital, softcover, or hardcover version; Terry Moore assortment digital bundle; Kickstarter unique signed hardcover with a variant cowl, headshot remarque (artist’s selection of one among his characters), or an unique 9″x12″ sketch from the ebook (artist’s selection); unique artwork; unique fee; and retailer bundle
The legendary creator of Strangers in Paradise returns with an artwork ebook of fine lady illustrations and attractive pinups.
Published by Abstract Studio Comics, Terry Moore After Dark funded inside seven minutes of its launch. “It was incredible to watch it all happen live,” Moore posted to the marketing campaign’s web page. “The first three stretch goals were met, giving the book high-quality paper, a ribbon bookmark, and spot gloss on the cover. So now the book is both beautiful and extremely well made. I love that.” Obviously, I and a whole bunch of different folks have this sense, however I’m a HUGE Moore fan. How about you?
Become a backer right here.
Onti: A Sapphic + Martial Arts Webcomic / Graphic Novel
Creators: Natalie Robinson
Goal: $14,452
End Date: March 15, 2023
Goodies: Digital wallpaper(s), digital thanks card + chosen identify on thanks pages of the artwork ebook and future web site, PDF artwork ebook (to be accomplished after the subsequent few chapters), and character function in Onti
An action-fantasy about three shut pals and their martial arts journey, queer relationships, work-life, and coping with corruption.
Onti is a long-form webcomic/graphic novel that includes a primary forged of principally queer Black characters who apply martial arts (primarily Capoeira) with parts. It is ready in a fictional world impressed by Robinson’s Jamaican-Caribbean and British background, in addition to “badass women of color” from the Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy video games. Not solely that, however the comedian will function queer POC girls scuffling with tough feelings like melancholy and anxiousness. The purpose for Kickstarter is to permit Robinson to work full-time on the webcomic for no less than two years in order that the creator can get some appreciable progress finished on the challenge!
Become a backer right here.
Sissonne’s Cheesecake for Charity Variant
Creators: Lee Newman, Shiro, Reinaldo Lay C, Steve Canon, Greg Deng, and Brian Cole
Goal:$400
End Date: March 3, 2023
Goodies: Crowdfundr unique spicy double cowl, spicy cowl for a trigger (no brand), a digital copy of the comedian, variant covers, catch-up bundle, and 5″ acrylic standee
Grand City: Home to heroes nice and small! And then there’s Mark…
The creators of Sissonne aren’t doing a Shiro particular cheesecake cowl, the comedian trade time period for covers that depict characters in titillating situations, only for the laughs! Even higher, the creators are doing a cheesecake variant to help LGBTQIA+ youth in danger, with $2 from each spicy cowl and $10 from each spicy bundle will probably be donated to The Trevor Project!
Become a backer right here.
Failure to Launch
Creators: Barbara Mazzi, Violet Kitchen, Helen Greetham, Iris Jay, Mari Rolin, Ashley Hasfal, Kelci D. Crawford, Katie Tiedrich, Dani Colman, Einar V. Másson, Victor Santiago, Bolu Oriowo, E. Altman, Nakata “Knack” Whittle, Cat Parra, Sam “SunnyShea” Roberts, Erin Keepers, Fend Hamilton, Rowan Oats, Skutch, Blue Delliquanti, Evan Dahm, Colin O’Mahoney, Triple Dream Comics, Tuisku H., Ryan Estrada, Aarón Cruz, Maddi Gonzalez, Alice Woods, Shannon Saar, J. Dalton, C.S. Garcia Martinez, Colton Fox, Harry “Hbomberguy” Brewis, Maki Naro, Matthew R. Francis, Ryan North, Kel McDonald, Lore Vicente, Erin Roseberry, and André Valente
Goal:$20,000
End Date: March 9, 2023
Goodies: PDF or bodily copy
Failure to Launch is a light-hearted, non-fiction tour of (thus far!) unrealized technological and societal advances promised in years previous however which by no means got here to be. What might have been however wasn’t.
From Iron Circus Comics and edited by Kel McDonald, Failure to Launch is a light-hearted, non-fiction tour of (thus far!) unrealized technological and societal advances promised in years previous however which by no means got here to be. It tells tales of house utopias, unbelievable innovations, societal revolutions, and robotic pets. Show your help for a various roster of creators from each indie and mainstream comics, together with trans creators, as they inform the tales of desires that simply couldn’t get off the bottom and change into a actuality! Read an unique excerpt from “Rats” by Estrada and Cruz.
Become a backer right here.
Amongst the Stars Anthology
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Creators: Rio Burton, Terri Susca, Caroline Leigh Lane, Ani-Mia, Jenny Odio, Vitalii Kalchenko, James Ferguson, Matt Krotzer, Brent Fisher, Seigfried, Fell Hound, Rachel Suhs, Paul Carroll, James Killian, Andrew Cramer, Matt Gaudio, Nahuel F.A., Travis B. Hill, Nick Caponi, Reed Hinckley-Barnes, Stonie Williams, Marco Del Forno, Damien Becton, Ben Humeniuk, Doug Wood, Federica Mancin, Marta Gasperoni, Kaytee Brown, Sarah Fletcher, Tango, Noah Stephens, Jack Lenihan, Miranda Leyson, Lindz McLeod, Taylor Esposito, C.J. Hudson, Syd Mills, and Mariateresa Susca
Goal: $20,000
End Date: March 17, 2023
Goodies: Digital or bodily copy, identify credit score behind the ebook, buying and selling playing cards, printable coloring ebook with B&W web page from every story, PDF 5×7 print pack, variant covers, wham! stand, Band of Bards anthology assortment, a distinctive cosplay pin-up cowl that includes Ani-Mia, and a retail pack
A 110-page anthology of cosmic love tales instructed by indie comedian creators. This romance/sci-fi anthology will get you in a loving temper.
From Band of Bards Comics comes Amongst the Stars, a galaxy of romance in 110 pages of comics offered in an ideal certain commerce paperback printed on 70# paper with a thick 80# card inventory cowl by Comics Well Spring. The science fiction anthology will embody 14 tales from a group of almost 40 indie comics creators. Importantly, for this column, a few of these science fiction romances are homosexual.
Become a backer right here.
Here are another already-funded crowdfunding projects price trying out:
And don’t overlook to take a look at final week’s campaigns:
And lastly, listed here are some projects that haven’t launched but, however that look to be price keeping track of:
Miss any of our earlier Comics Crowdfunding Round-Ups? Check out the archive right here!
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