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:
- Warhood Days Left:7 — Funded: 183%
- +Waco Comics Presents: Lady Avalion #1 & Lawbringer #1 Days Left: 28— Funded: 37%
- Cartoon Puppet Horror Theater Days Left: 21 — Funded: 20%
- The Other Happy Place – Chapter 0 Days Left: 19 — Funded: 338%
- Impostor Syndicate Days Left: 20 — Funded: 125%
Previously featured campaigns still running and unfunded:
- Everyday Magus: Comic Issue Number 1 7 Days Left — 67% Funded
- Optometry: A Graphic Novel 14 Days Left — 32% Funded
- BLEEDING PULP RETURNS WITH ISSUES 1 – 3 12 Days Left — 85% Funded
- The End of All: Terminus 19 Days Left — 95% Funded
- Burn With Me: A Graphic Novel 8 Days Left — 85% Funded
- Fractured Realms: A Norse Horror Anthology 6 Days Left — 95% Funded
- Slaughterhouse Farm – 11 Days Left — 47% Funded
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look:
- PAINKILLER JANE- BEAUTIFUL KILLERS 6 Days Left
- Covid Cop 6 Days Left
- THE JUMP 1-3 from Ringo Award-Winner Rylend Grant 13 Days Left
- Frankenstein and Dracula Double Bill 6 Days Left
- Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman #1-#3 7 Days Left
- Hard Justice #1 Comic Book! 6 Days Left
- Uncaped: A Superhero Rom-Com – Original Graphic Novel 6 Days Left
- Impossible Jones & American A.N.G.E.L
- Death Transit Tanager 11 Days Left
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Chronicles of the Lazarene
An extraordinary new tale from the New York Times–bestselling author – a beautiful companion to the upcoming novel THE ENDLESS VESSEL.
Current Funding: $33,508
Funding Goal: $30,000
Days Left: 26
Link: Charles Soule’s Chronicles of Lazarene.
Charles Soule, known to comic fans for his work on Marvel’s Star Wars line and creator-owned projects such as Curse Words and Eight Billion Genies
A piece of impossible technology, and the search for its creators. A centuries-long quest to defeat death. A woman whose only goal is to bring joy to humanity, no matter the cost. The greatest treasure ever found. A ship whose voyage will last forever.
This is my next novel: The Endless Vessel.
It took me over three years to write, and I think it’s the biggest and best thing I’ve ever done. But don’t just take my word for it…
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Essential Great Gatsby: The Essential Graphic Novel Adaptation.
A faithful adaptation of the classic American novel to America’s unique great art form: the graphic novel.
Current Funding: $14,302
Funding Goal: $2,500
Days Left: 17
Link: Essential Great Gatsby: The Essential Graphic Novel Adaptation
The Great Gatsby is a novel that has captivated readers for generations. Its characters, plot, and setting are vividly imagined and perfectly executed. The book is a testament to the power of literature to transport us to another time and place, and to capture the essence of the human experience. Now, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic is being brought to life in a whole new way.
Ted Adams and Jorge Coelho have created a faithful graphic novel adaptation that captures all of the beauty and power of the original work. With stunning illustrations, compelling storytelling, and actual passages and dialogue by Fitzgerald, this adaptation is sure to delight fans of the book and newcomers alike.
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FOR MOLLY: Modern Fantasy Graphic Novel with Talking Dogs
An anti-social talking dog, living in the New Jersey forest, helps an outsider rescue his sister from a hidden evil.
Current Funding: $2,422
Funding Goal: $3,000
Days Left: 12
Link: For Molly: Modern Fantasy Graphic Novel with Talking Dogs
An antisocial talking dog living in the New Jersey forest helps an outsider rescue his sister from a hidden evil.
The book begins with Greg Shen signing his divorce papers. And while house-sitting for his younger sister Ava in New Jersey, he is kidnapped and dragged into the forest. Facing certain death, he’s rescued unexpectedly by a talking stray dog named Molly. Molly says that Ava is in trouble and needs Greg’s help. But the path between Greg and his sister is perilous, and time is running out!
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Detective Potatoes: Case of the Coffee Apocalypse
Fairview’s coffee has mysteriously gone missing! Mayhem ensues when strange coffee-craving zombies plague the Dust Bunny Mafia city.
Current Funding: $3,478
Funding Goal: $4,000
Days Left: 02
Link: Detective Potatoes: Case of the Coffee Apocalypse
On a lightless and gloomy midnight, the first zombie appeared at Detective Mickie Potatoes’ office. THWAP, THWAP, THWAP, THWAP
Detective Potatoes awoke with a start. He spilled his cup of coffee all over his desk and trench coat.
Fairview’s coffee has mysteriously gone missing! Mayhem ensues when strange coffee-craving zombies plague the city.
Detective Mickie Potatoes, an overworked public servant, uncovers why ordinary citizens are losing their minds and how to stop the coffee apocalypse. But it involves the mafia. And when you’re dealing with mafia crime families, nothing is ever easy. The mafia controls everything in the city, including the police… including him. If he breaks the mafia, they will break him.
So, the city is without coffee.
Detective Potatoes: Case of the Coffee Apocalypse is an all ages story that combines prose and illustration
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Root & Branch Book Six – A Fantasy Adventure Comic
The continuing adventures of Ariana the Druid and her epic quest to find the Great Tree. A beautiful watercolor webcomic in book form.
Current Funding: $1,124
Funding Goal: $2,000
Days Left: 19
Link: Root & Branch Book Six – A Fantasy Adventure Comic
More than one year ago, Ariana set out on a great journey seeking answers, her quest taking her far from her homelands and the People of the Moon. She is determined to save them from a mysterious malady that is destroying her folk, and will stop at nothing to find answers.
Along her path she has found a companion, quick with a sword, but not a smile. He, too, is far from home, but not quick to tell the reasons why. Together they are on the path to the Great Tree – the ancient pilgrimage of their once great civilization. The legendary Keeper may have answers that will save the elves that once thrived across Erda.
They can only hope that it’s still standing…
Ariana has survived through the winter out in the strange world of the human kingdoms, her tenacity and kindness has opened doors for her, but dangers lurk around every corner – stumbling blocks on the road to the Great Tree.
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Husband & Husband Comics: Hugs & Hisses
Hugs & Hisses: A brand new collection of comics in book form from Husband & Husband!
Current Funding: $16,343
Funding Goal: $10,000
Days Left: 22
Link: Hugs & Hisses
A brand new collection of comics in book form from Husband & Husband!
Husband & Husband Comics find adventure not in battling ferocious dragons or enduring extraordinary journeys, but in the average, everyday life moments. Through the eyes of a husband & husband cartoon couple, we aim to make every mundane moment…magical! Let’s face it, there are enough deep, award-winning things to entertain you out there, but if you’re like us, sometimes you just want to cuddle on the couch with your pets and a burrito and consume some dumb humor. As a cartoonist, I love to give you that moment!
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Fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look:
- Kings Keep by Noah Sharma
- Metal Made Flesh: Damnation – A Cyberpunk Tale by Jeremy Biggs
- Mothers by Kusahara Umi
- Art Tips Collection Book 2 by Miyuli
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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.