Kickstarter isn’t the only place indie creators go to fund their projects, and we here at Comic Watch want to highlight and support those projects across the various platforms.
We especially want to spotlight those projects that still need a push along with those stretch goals.
Below is a brief synopsis of the project; for more details and to support the projects, click on the link to the campaign page.
Previously featured campaigns still running:
- ZURDO – The Art of Jorge Molina Days Left: 6 — Funded: 200%
- SERENO – Exclusive Hardcover Collection Days Left: 13 — Funded: 123%
- Trailer Park Warlock tarot Days Left: 20 — Funded: 260%
La Borinqueña Volume 1 Hardcover (Library Edition)
by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez
Current Funding: $
Funding Goal: $15,000
Days Left: 26
Link: La Borinqueña Volume 1 Hardcover (Library Edition)
The independently published superhero graphic novel series LA BORINQUEÑA is finally available in its entirety! This oversized 310-page limited edition hardcover makes for a beautiful addition to your bookshelf or coffee table, and for bookstores and libraries it is the perfect showcase for this Eisner-Award winner.
La Borinqueña Volume 1 collects, for the first time, all La Borinqueña stories to date (including the most recent one guest starring Rosario Dawson), short stories, pin-ups, and other bonus content. Original cover created by Ariel Jesús Colón (Action Comics, Green Lantern, Dark Crisis) with interior art by Will Rosado (1/6, GI Joe), Christopher Sotomayor (Avengers, Captain America) and more.
Stardust the Super Wizard, Hardcover Anthology
A beautiful hardcover anthology reviving Stardust The Super Wizard, the weirdest Golden Age character!
Current Funding: $14,859
Funding Goal: $10,000
Days Left: 26
Link: Stardust the Super Wizard, Hardcover Anthology
The project is spearheaded by writer and Stardust enthusiast Van Jensen, who has enlisted an all-star roster of creators to contribute stories, including Mike Allred, who supplies the cover artwork and an interior story, Francesco Francavilla, Pete Woods, Ron Marz, Zander Cannon, Cecil Castellucci, Jay Baruchel, Jesse Lonergan, Jeff Parker, Tom Fowler and dozens of others!
Behold! The strongest, boldest, bat$#!%iest superhero who ever lived is returning! Stardust the Super Wizard, the madcap Golden Age character created by Fletcher Hanks, has fascinated generations of comics readers since he first appeared in Fantastic Comics #1 in 1939. Now, an all-star team of artists and writers are bringing Stardust back in this epic anthology!
The anthology also will feature the first-ever comics story by Ian Hanks, the grandson of Fletcher Hanks, and an accomplished fine artist.
This project has been a labor of love from creators who genuinely have a soft spot in their heart for Stardust. Originally debuting in 1939, Stardust appeared in just 16 issues, which were later re-printed by Fantgraphics. But that was not enough for Jensen, who took it upon himself to rally the troops and put more Stardust out into the world!
5500 Miles of Comics
by Betje Ton
Current Funding: $7,742
Funding Goal: $8,000
Days Left: 5
Link: 5500 Miles of Comics
With over 250 pages of humorous and heartfelt comic journals, Betje Ton chronicles family life in Los Angeles and her move to the Netherlands during a global pandemic.
Autobiographical comics, as they’re written and drawn by the person who had the experiences, are an incredible way to see the world from someone else’s perspective. Now that we all seem to live in bubbles of like minded people, it’s incredibly meaningful to have this kind of insight into the life of someone you wouldn’t meet otherwise. You will either recognize yourself in these stories or learn something new.
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Just Another Swamp Song
by Danny Djeljosevic & CJ Camba
A pseudo-romantic teen horror comedy about an outcast and her best friend, an increasingly murderous swamp monster. Could things get worse? Yes, it takes place in Florida.
Laurel Wright is a bored, antisocial high school senior, but she’s graduating soon and moving as far away as possible from the so-called Sunshine State. She just has to keep it together for a few more weeks.
There’s just one problem: her best friend is a swamp monster who keeps killing people.
Bog wasn’t always a killer swamp monster. He used to be the kind of cool, friendly swamp monster you’d be stoked to hang out with, and Laurel was more than happy to keep him secret from everyone else in town.
That is, until he crossed the line and killed a bunch of teachers and parents. Laurel can’t cover for Bog anymore, especially because, as the closest thing the town has to a goth, her peers and teachers are getting mighty suspicious of her.
As the weeks go by and tension mounts — both at school and in the swamp — the stage is set for the weirdest prom ever.
Comics from the Kitchen
by Foreign Press Comics
This is a unique combination cookbook/comic anthology that not only captures 20+ amazing stories, many of which are taken right from their creators’ memories, but it also includes delicious recipes, from comfort foods like Alberto Valesco’s lasagna, to family recipes like Jimmy Gaspero’s dad’s meatballs, to decadent desserts like Rowena Zahnrei’s cannoli cream layer cake, and international recipes like Wren Rios’ pinchos del puente.
We all know that food has a very profound effect on our lives, specifically on memories. Maybe it’s walking into the kitchen and smelling freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Maybe it’s the meal you had at that Michelin-starred restaurant. Maybe it’s the bowl of ramen that you ate every night in college. This anthology is dedicated to all of the food memories that we’ve made and the people who have helped us make them.
This project is not only a full-blown comic anthology, but it’s also a bonafide cookbook! Each story includes a recipe that coincides with the contents of the comic. We have comics that range from autobiographical to post-apocalyptic, recipes for everything from meatballs to banana bread to fried boniato, but no matter the genre, they are all made with a deep love of food. So whether you like comics, you like to cook, or you just like food, give us your support! With your help, we can make sure that the world gets a chance to see these amazing recipes and even better comics.
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Previously featured campaigns still running and unfunded:
- Crater City: The Complete Graphic Novel — 10 Days Left 95% Funded
- Dead Air #1 90s College Radio Sci-Fi With A Soundtrack — 11 Days Left 80% Funded
- Dream Weaver: Tales from the Subconscious — 14 Days Left 43% Funded
- Try Not to Die #1: A Brutal Omni-Horror Comic — 13 Days Left 85% Funded
- Polar Destroyer — 8 Days Left 85% Funded
- Echoes of the Triumphant #3 — 2 Days Left 30% Funded
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look:
- Oyasumi: A Cat’s Purrpose — 18 Days Left
- Fearless Dawn: The Bomb #1 & Fearless Dawn: Cold #1 — 3 Days Left
- Charlie’s Spot—The Complete Series — 14 Days Left
- Insomniac’s Delights Issue #1 — 4 Days Left
- Prism World Volume 1 — 5 Days Left
- Tales of Asunda #1–3, Niobe & Dura #2, Morka Moa #3, and MORE! — 2 Days Left
- The Thinker #1 — 2 Days Left
- THE POWER PRINCIPLE: HeroesCon 2023 Edition — 2 Days Left
- Haunted Hill: The Complete Volume 1 — 17 Days Left
- Phantomarine Vol. 1 — 10 Days Left
- Rusalka: Whispers of the Forest — 13 Days Left
- Sticky Pages — 37 Days Left
Current Funding: $8,517
Funding Goal: $4,000
Days Left: 14
Link: Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom Vol. 2
Back for another round! Scott Snyder Presents: Tales From the Cloakroom Volume 2 is a multi-genre anthology of 18 short comics that are sure to bring the thrills, chills, and feels!
The Book – In homage to Scott Snyder’s Best Jackett Press studio, each creator has taken a “jacket” as their prompt. Whether it’s a receptacle for a small treasure, a catalyst for a quest, or the wrong dust jacket on a mystical book, each creator ran with their ideas and crafted a cornucopia of short comics that are truly for any and all comics readers. Want to test the waters?
All the stories are 100% complete! Writing, art, letters, colors and everything else for each story and the anthology as a whole is done. Your contributions help fund production and printing!
Tales From the Cloakroom Volume 2 will be 106 pages of full color stories and binding that’ll do your collection proud. Editorial plans on using Lulu for printing based on quality and expediency. Barring any supply chain issues, we plan to use 100# cover with Satin paper and a Matte Finish, with interior 80# Satin pages.
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MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: The Hour Between Life & Death
What ties an aging detective, a supernatural empath, two immortal soldiers, and the wealthiest man on the planet together? Perspective.
Current Funding: $6,787
Funding Goal: $6,500
Days Left: 12
Link: MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: The Hour Between Life & Death
Presented by Pocket Watch Press is the first installation of an annual series of original collected comics short stories. Each book maintains a loose theme associated with a time of day. The first of which, being the end of the old day & the birth of the new… Midnight. Inspired by the notion that on the precipice of two days, what matters most is the perspective that you choose to carry with you. Silent late-night clairvoyance or a war with the voices in your head: equally probable at the threshold of a new day.
This first book collects 4 sequential short stories of varying genres, all of which revolve around perspective—or a lack thereof. 64 pages written by Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz (AREA 51: THE HELIX PROJECT) with art by some of the best young talent in the comic book industry.
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the 99
99 comic strips by 99 cartoonists
Current Funding: $7,476
Funding Goal: $2,887
Days Left: 19
Link: The 99
For the past five years, David Daneman has been organizing anthology after anthology with the simple goal of selling good books at a good price and paying the artists he loves. This time he’s assembled 99 creative geniuses to create a truly unique offering: a different artist on every page. Joining David and The 99 are cover artist Stormy Gail and Tommy Siegel (The New Yorker), who will pen the foreword.
David Daneman considers himself to be “the DenMother of Webcomics” — a term he feels he’s earned as the world’s foremost publisher of webcomic collections and the host of The PodComics WebCast, a podcast devoted solely to the art of the gag strip.
the 99 will be his 9th anthology in 5 years following Launch Party, Art Block, Block Party, Ships, Big Mood, Humania!, iMMigratitude – tales of Asian immigration, and The Out Side – trans & nonbinary comics.
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Don’t Talk to the Dead #1 – A Supernatural Adventure
The Goonies meets Dante’s Inferno; a group of friends must travel to Hell to rescue the soul of a loved one.
Current Funding: $4,140
Funding Goal: $1,000
Days Left: 9
Link: Don’t Talk To The Dead #1 by Ruben Romero, Casey Bowker, Rodrigo Catraca, & Dave Swartz
The three friends must travel to Hell to rescue the soul of a loved one, where evil takes many forms.
The three must rely on each other to endure the many trials that await. As Zion, Mateo, and Shane descend into the depths of eternal damnation, their inner demons will manifest and challenge their will as well as their resolve.
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One True Love
A graphic novel about greed, paranoia, and lust set in the shadow of Hollywood as two criminals lay low after pulling off a heist.
Current Funding: $3,580
Funding Goal: $7,000
Days Left: 9
Link: One True Love by Mario Candelaria & J. Schiek
From writer Mario Candelaria (Killchella, Fog Line, Ashes) and artist J. Schiek (Hush Ronin, Tales From the Pandemic) comes a brand new nail biting mid-century crime thriller. After pulling off the score of a lifetime, East Coast mobsters Peter and Paul try to lay low at their childhood friend Matthew’s home in the Hollywood Hills until the heat dies down. Paranoia and mistrust quickly ramp up when Matthew’s daughter Amber unexpectedly returns home, adding a chaotic element to their plan that fractures the crew.
One True Love is an 90 page crime/suspense graphic novel about greed, paranoia, and lust set in the mythical landscape of 1969 Los Angeles – a place where escaping your troubles was just as much of a draw as the sunshine and palm trees.
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The Shadow Over Innsmouth Graphic Novel
Get the softcover and hardback editions of Lovecraft’s classic story in this beautifully drawn and acclaimed comic book adaptation.
Current Funding: $21,001
Funding Goal: $1,244
Days Left: 25
Link: The Shadow Over Innsmouth by Simon Berks, RHStewart, & Lyndon White.
Come along for the ride in this groundbreaking adaptation by Simon Birks, with art by RHStewart and lettered by Lyndon White, the team that created the critically acclaimed Sinners series. Robert Ormstead is on his way from Newburyport to Arkham the cheapest way possible. Unfortunately, for him, this means taking the bus through shadowed Innsmouth.
Armed with his notebook, he intends to make a day of it studying the local architecture and getting to know more about this mysterious place that neighboring towns shun. Why are the inhabitants so unwilling to speak to him, and what curse afflicts them which causes their faces to change and their eyes to stare, unblinking.
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TRADING CARDS & THE FINAL DON MCGREGOR ZORRO FLIGHTS ISSUE!
IT’S FINALLY HERE! THE FINAL KING SIZE ISSUE OF DON MCGREGOR’S ZORRO FLIGHTS!
Current Funding: $2,940
Funding Goal: $500
Days Left: 3
Link: Zorro Flights #3: The Final King Size Issue by Don McGregor
For the first time in 15 years Don McGregor – the man who breathed four-color life into Marvel Comics’ Black Panther and Killraven – is back, and he’s bringing Zorro face to face with a fire-breathing dragon in this three-issue limited series, featuring art by Claudio Avella!
Don McGregor’s legendary Zorro tale comes to a close in amazing fashion with a massive tome of swashbuckling! Get the supersized final issue of Zorro Flights with an exclusive Kickstarter cover featuring the legendary Guy Williams as Zorro!
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Happy Hill #1-5 – Supernatural Vacation Horror Comics
No guest is safe as an unstoppable evil is unleashed at an exotic vacation resort! Collect the entire acclaimed ComixTribe series!
Current Funding: $8,437
Funding Goal: $5,000
Days Left: 6
Link: Happy Hill #1-5 – Supernatural Vacation Horror Comics
Happy Hill is a 5-issue supernatural vacation thriller and horror action dramedy comic book series about the deadly consequences of the pursuit of happiness, written by Bram Stoker-Award Nominated writer Rich Douek (Sea of Sorrows, Road of Bones, Wailing Blade) and co-written & drawn by artist Joe Mulvey (Scam, Wailing Blade).
Fully Funded Campagins worth a look:
- Mary Shelley’s School For Monsters: La Llorona In The Machine by Jessica Maison & Anna Wieszczyk
- Spud Gets Spooky by Daniel Alexander Stebbins
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That’s a wrap for this week from us, next week we will return with new projects to spotlight also 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.