Kickstarter isn’t the only place indie creators go to fund their projects. There is Zoop, Indiegogo and Crowdfundr, just to name a few.
We also want to try an highlight those projects that still need a push along with those that are pursuing the fun stretch goals.
Strap in, and let’s see what projects are out there that you should be checking out in The Krowdfunding Korner.:
Gilgamesh: Eternal #1-2 by Cam Kerkau and Kostas Pantoulas
The world’s first story continues in the world’s greatest storytelling medium. Become a part of the epic now by supporting Gilgamesh: Eternal #1-2
- Current Funding: $3,225
- Funding Goal: $3,000
- Days Left: 19
- Link: Gilgamesh: Eternal #1-2
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the world’s oldest story, dating back almost five millennia. But Gilgamesh’s dilemma is something that remains relevant to us all today and always will. How can you live peacefully after your own mortality has truly confronted you?
Gilgamesh: Eternal is a reimagining of The Epic of Gilgamesh as a fantasy-action comic written by Cameron Kerkau with art by Kostas Pantoulas (IRWIN ALLEN’S LOST IN SPACE: THE LOST ADVENTURES, FREAK SNOW: WASHED IN BLOOD) and letters by Mira Mortal (DOLL ISLAND, MADE UP: ZOMBIE CLOWN CIRCUS).
In Gilgamesh: Eternal #1, Gilgamesh traveled to the Cedar Forest with his love, Enkidu, to conquer the giant Humbaba. With the help of some benevolent gods, they vanquished the beast and returned home to Uruk to a hero’s welcome. But, unfortunately, a jealous goddess had more monsters in store for the dynamic duo.
in Gilgamesh: Eternal #2, Gilgamesh the God-King is not what he once was. In the wake of the Goddess Inanna’s meddling, his city is shattered and his lover Enkidu has fallen. Broken, Gilgamesh ventures deep into the unknown wilderness in search of Utnapishtim the Immortal. For Enkidu was his equal and exact opposite, and if Enkidu can be killed – what does that mean for Gilgamesh?
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Shark of War Issues 1-6
Cry Havoc And Let Loose The Whales of War!
- Current Funding: $1,498
- Funding Goal: $3,500
- Days Left: 27
- Link: Shark of War Issues 1-6
The epic continues as everyone’s favorite cyborg shark faces his deadliest foe yet! Gnasher thought he’d badly hurt his enemies, the powerful Coastal Cartel and the brilliantly evil, Dr. Brooke Douglas. But they’ve been one step ahead of him all along.
Thanks to Douglas’ cyborg sea creatures, the Coastal Cartel has ruthlessly become the most powerful criminal empire on Earth, killing their enemies across the world.
And now, they’re unleashing a weapon even more powerful than the Shark of War – a horde of cyborg Orcas. It’s time for The Whales of War!
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ARADIA BEAT: a magical girl anthology magazine!
Aradia Collective’s first printed anthology, with a 1990s theme!
- Current Funding: $3,500
- Funding Goal: $2,110
- Days Left: 14
- Link: Aradia Beat: A Magical Girl Anthology Magazine!
Aradia Collective’s first printed anthology, with a 1990s theme!
We are Aradia Collective for Magical Girl Comics, a collective dedicated to promoting and creating magical girl comics: print, web, or any other format. We want to showcase the wonderful work that the genre has to offer to a wider audience, starting with our first printed venture! Aradia Beat features fashion spreads, cute quizzes, comics about magical girl life, and so much more
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Devil Water by Mario Candelaria & Silver Ferris
On a dark, snowy road in New Jersey, a bootlegger unleashes hell after his booze gets hijacked.
- Current Funding: $ 1,939
- Funding Goal: $2,000
- Days Left: 14
- Link: Devil Water
On a dark, snowy road in New Jersey, a bootlegger unleashes hell after his booze gets hijacked.
Left for dead on the side of a snowy road in New Jersey, a bootlegger possessed by a demon embarks on a mission to kill the gangsters who crossed him and get his booze back. An homage to Jekyll and Hyde-style characters like Sleepwalker and Spawn, Devil Water is a twenty-page black-and-white one-shot comic written and illustrated bu two longtime friends and collaborators who set out to make a fun comic, throwing back to the stories they enjoyed reading growing up.
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Dreadstar vs. The Inevitable by Jim Starlin & Jaime Jameson
Vanth Dreadstar faces his greatest challenge in the all-new, thrilling sequel to Dreadstar Returns from the legendary Jim Starlin!
- Current Funding: $ 33,515
- Funding Goal: $31,500
- Days Left: 120
- Link: Dreadstar vs. The Inevitable
Vanth Dreadstar faces his greatest challenge in the all-new, thrilling sequel to Dreadstar Returns!
The direct sequel to Dreadstar Returns (the first new Dreadstar adventure in thirty years), Dreadstar vs. The Inevitable picks up where the action left off and finds Vanth Dreadstar facing off with the greatest threat the Empirical Galaxy has ever experienced… The mysterious entity known only as THE INEVITABLE!
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Mixology Noir Book One: SAZERAC and VESPER
A horror/noir double-feature comic with two standalone stories inspired by classic craft cocktails.
- Current Funding: $2,750
- Funding Goal: $5,500
- Days Left: 13
- Link: Mixology Noir Book One: Sazerac and Vesper
A horror/noir double-feature comic with two standalone stories inspired by classic craft cocktails.
Cocktails have a rich, storied history. Each has an origin, a feeling it inspires in its drinkers, and an identity unto itself. As long as alcohol has existed, humans have mixed it, consumed it, and sought out (or dealt with) its effects. Sometimes these effects are joyous, other times disastrous. I wanted to write a series of stories inspired by those cocktails and their impact on people. There is no aspect of human nature, history, or mythology that doens’t mix well with an ounce of bourbon or a shot of vodka. Garnish with some horror, strain through noir, and serve straight up.
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Puffer and Clarissa: Part 1
Print the beginning half of the ocean-adventure webcomic Puffer and Clarissa!
- Current Funding: $1,855
- Funding Goal: $2,000
- Days Left: 18
- Link: Puffer and Clarissa: Part 1
Print the beginning half of this ocean-adventure webcomic!
Puffer White is your ordinary fifteen-year-old girl: She lives on a warship, has gadgets that allow her to breathe and talk underwater, and helps her genius mom in her quest to rule the world. During a routine raid on some ships, Puffer gets washed overboard with Clarissa Wrasse, one of the passengers. The girls will have to get along in order to survive the dangerous depths of the ocean as they dodge pirates, monsters, and angry moms in order to hang out once their adventure is done.
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Action Philosophers: Omnipotence For Dummies by Ryan Dunlavey & Fred Van Lente
The new all-color collection of all-real, all-hilarious comics about the world’s greatest thinkers!
- Current Funding: $7,638
- Funding Goal: $3,000
- Days Left: 19
- Link Action Philosophers: Omnipotence For Dummies
Do you regret your lack of godlike knowledge to bend reality to your will and impress your friends at parties? Well, fear not, for we have the solution: Action Philosophers, a graphic novel collection of all the hilarious and thought-provoking comics exposés of your favorite early modern philosophers from our acclaimed, award-winning Action Philosophers comics.
Like the previous Action Philosophers collection, HOOKED ON CLASSICS (copies of which are available via this Kickstarter too!), OMNIPOTENCE FOR DUMMIES is corrected and updated with all-new supplementary materials, now all in color, with a brand-new story about the daughter-of-two-notorious-philosophers Mary Shelley, and with a brand-new cover. It features the REAL stories and philosophies of thinkers of the late Renaissance to the Age of Enlightenment (encompassing the years 1520 to 1820 CE, roughly).
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TERRY MOORE AFTER DARK…
The legendary creator of Strangers in Paradise returns with an art book of good girl illustrations and sexy pinups.
- Current Funding: $117,266
- Funding Goal: $29,000
- Days Left: 28
- Link: Terry Moore After Dark…
The legendary creator of Strangers in Paradise returns with an art book of good girl illustrations and sexy pinups.
Terry Moore, the legendary creator of Strangers in Paradise, comes to Kickstarter with a special, spicy art book. Terry Moore After Dark… is a thoughtfully curated collection of sweet and sexy drawings that readers of his titles have been dreaming about for almost thirty years. This 8 ½” x 11”, 120-page book is filled with black-and-white images of Terry’s beloved characters in their most tender and raucous moments. Get a behind-the-scenes look at Terry’s creative process with personal commentary throughout along with never-before published original poetry.
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That’s a wrap for this week from us, but if you are crowdfunding a project and would like to be put in the Korner, drop us a line at chad@comic-watch.com, and we will take a look when we put together next week’s post.