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:
- Skin Horse vol. 7 & 8 (Reprint) Days Left: 6 — Funded 37%
- Full Tilt Days Left: 13 — Funded: 391%
- ZURDO – The Art of Jorge Molina Days Left: 21 — Funded: 187%
5500 Miles of Comics
by Betje Ton
Current Funding: $8,000
Funding Goal: $4,342
Days Left: 27
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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SERENO – Exclusive Hardcover Collection
by Luciano Vecchio
Current Funding: $6,000
Funding Goal: $4,032
Days Left: 28
Link: SERENO – Exclusive Hardcover Collection
Meet SERENO, the Mystic Master of Light and guardian of New Teia, a city where magic and science intertwine by night! An avatar of collective Paranoia, a shepherd of Nightmares, and a Cult of Hate are just the start of an evil conspiracy transforming the city, as nighttime foes and misled souls prowl the night. Can Sereno fight back while keeping super cat burglar Rufián from stealing… his heart?
Sereno’s chaotic shadow self is coming to life all on its own! SERENO will soon find things are not as black and white as he thought, in this epic showdown of Darkness and Light! In an evil super ritual, Photophobos, god of Anti-Light, gathers villains to take down Sereno. The hero’s Secret Origin might hold the key to salvation in an esoteric all-out Battle for Godhood!
Created by Luciano Vecchio (Iceman, Ironheart, Champions, and DC Pride), this personal tale of a super hero fighting for his community and to understand his own heart is a deeply personal work for the creator and LGBTQ rights advocate.
Collecting Sereno #1-3, this hardcover includes loads of exclusive extras and a brand new cover designed for this special release by Luciano Vecchio!
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Previously featured campaigns still running and unfunded:
- Depths – A Graphic Novel About Grief and Underwater Survival — 5 Days Left — 56% Funded
- Lucifer Licorice — 11 Days Left — 69% Funded
- Mythic Creature Trainer: A Fun Fantasy Graphic Novel — 5 Days Left — 52% Funded
- Quindrie Press: The 2023 Comic Collection — 11 Days Left — 88% Funded
Previously featured, fully funded Kickstarters Worth A Look:
- Black Box Chronicles: A new sci-fi graphic novel anthology — 6 Days Left
- Hunt for the Skinwalker Expanded Edition & Graphic Novel — 12 Days Left
- Coffin Comics’ All-New graphic novel La Muerta #1: Devious! — 14 Days Left
- Mother Trucker #3: The Heat. Serious Space Wrestling Comics — 11 Days Left
- The Art of Arthur Adams — 6 Days Left
- Oyasumi: A Cat’s Purrpose — 40 Days Left
- Alsatian Cages — 6 Days Left
- Rainbow Canvas: A Wholesome BL & GL Webtoon Anthology — 13 Days Left
- Fearless Dawn: The Bomb #1 & Fearless Dawn: Cold #1 — 10 Days Left
- Fowl Language: Tweenage Wasteland — 10 Days Left
- Harlem & Black Rose Double Feature — 6 Days Left
- Viscere #1: A Body Horror Comics Anthology — 7 Days Left
- Write or Wrong: A Writer’s Guide to Creating Comics — 6 Days Left
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Charlie’s Spot—The Complete Series
When a homeless veteran loses his prized busking spot, he sets off on a magical, bizarre, and heartfelt adventure to get it back.
Current Funding: $3,555
Funding Goal: $2,000
Days Left: 21
Link: Charlie’s Spot—The Complete Series
For the first time, we’re making Charlie’s Spot #1-4—the complete series—available through Kickstarter!
When his prized panhandling spot in the city park is stolen, a guarded homeless veteran reluctantly teams up with a rag-tag group of park buskers and performers to discover who stole his spot and how to get it back
Welcome to the magical, heartfelt world of Charlie’s Spot—a four-issue series written by George O’Connor (Hi!), illustrated and co-created by Meredith Laxton, colored by Allie Pipitone, and lettered by Taylor Esposito.
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Tinseltown: Losing The Light – A Period Crime Drama
In 1916 Officer Abigail Moore fights sinister forces using Utopia Studios as a pawn in their deadly plan.
Current Funding: $8,292
Funding Goal: $8,000
Days Left: 5
Link: Tinseltown: Losing The Light – A Period Crime Drama
The Tinseltown graphic novels are period crime dramas about Officer Abigail Moore, one of the first female police officers in early Hollywood, that have been called “L.A. Confidential meets Boardwalk Empire.”
The Director’s Cut of Losing the Light collects all 5 issues of the Alterna Comics mini-series, adding an additional 5 pages of story, the Tinseltown comic short “Pinboy,” from It Came Out on a Wednesday #11, 3 new pinups (2 by Henry Ponciano and one by Peter Simeti) in addition to 3 previously published ones (by Andrew Pepboy, Don Schmidt, & Henry P.) with an introduction by comics legend Tony Isabella, the creator of Black Lightning.
Abigail Moore is the daughter of a fallen police officer. In 1915, when the L.A.P.D. rejected her application, Abigail responded to a Utopia Studios ad looking for female officers. While her official duties consisted primarily of amusing and assisting the tourists, it wasn’t long before the crime-ridden underbelly of Tinseltown reared its ugly head. Headstrong and tenacious, Abby may not always get it right, but when push comes to shove, there’s no one else you’d rather have in your corner!
In Losing the Light, a series of accidents, scandals, and protests threaten to bankrupt Utopia Studios. Officer Moore is sent to oversee a film shoot in Mexico for a picture that could save Utopia, but all is not what it seems. By the time the truth is revealed, Abigail will put her life on the line for both her friends and her country
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Black Spot Comics Presents… Lone Tales
Two tales, one world – A sci-fi thriller and horror collide in a world beyond our time. Minority Report meets 28 Days Later.
Current Funding: $1,496
Funding Goal: $2,774
Days Left: 15
Link:Black Spot Comics Presents… Lone Talesby Nick Goode
Black Spot Comics Presents… Lone Tales, a 124-page graphic novel containing two stories expanding the Snow Universe: Odyssey & Whistleblower. Intended for mature readers who have an interest in thrillers, sci-fi, and horror.
Odyssey Chapter One was originally published in 2019, but this graphic novel marks the first time Chapter Two will be seen. Whistleblower Chapter One was also originally published in 2019, with Chapter Two released on Tapas in 2020, but this will mark it’s first physical release.
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Insomniac’s Delight – Issue #1
An electric horror anthology for the modern comic fan in need of a good scare.
Current Funding: $8,000
Funding Goal: $4,342
Days Left: 27
Link: Insomniac’s Delights Issue #1 by Alice Quinn Rose
Her bones creak, straining from the pressure of the fugue’s mycelium penetrating deeper. Her flesh long since gone. Scavenged by animals and festered away by the busy work of larval insects. Moss covers the smooth surfaces of her skeleton. It clings to the edges of stress cracks, caused by the swelling mycelium within, wrenching them wider. Until CRACK! The bones shatter apart. Breaking into finer and finer pieces each time.
‘Insomniac’s Delights’ is a horror anthology comic book series, written by Alice Quinn Rose. Issue one ‘The Spring issue’ collects two short stories. Both illustrated by different artists, Brendan Albetski & Sleeptlk. Each of whom have brought their own distinctive style and voice to their respective piece. The final stories are a chillingly eclectic blend of otherworldly dream like perspectives and grizzly noir-esq romantic tragedy.
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Prism World: Volume 1 Graphic Novel
A 200+ page whimsical adventure of an artist who falls into a colorful alien world where art is outlawed.
Current Funding: $4,236
Funding Goal: $1,100
Days Left: 20
Link: Prism World Volume 1 by Moe Fosse
Prism World is the story of a 22-year-old artist named Zoe who is getting ready to marry the love of her life, Dmitri, when he suddenly vanishes off the face of the earth.
Soon after, she finds herself thrust into a surreal alien world where all images are banned, its alien inhabitants are named after colors for some reason, royal drama is brewing, and, worst of all, she has to learn how to make friends… All while trying to find her missing fiancé. Oh, and she’s been turned into a kid.
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TALES OF ASUNDA #1-3, NIOBE & DURA #2, MORKA MOA #3 + MORE!
The Half-Elf hero stars in 5 NEW fantasy tales by Stranger Comics + anniversary edition of THE UNTAMED Graphic Novel Hardcover!
Current Funding: $63,435
Funding Goal: $10,000
Days Left: 17
Link: Tales of Asunda #1–3, Niobe & Dura #2, Morka Moa #3, and MORE!
Welcome to Niobe’s newest campaign! This Kickstarter focuses on five new comics set in Niobe’s world of Asunda, for fans old and new.
Born half tribal elf, half human, Niobe is direct heir to all the thrones of two kingdoms. But Niobe is also half angel and half demon, for within her lies the spirit of the goddess and devil, and both will move Heaven and Hell to make her their champion.
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The Thinker #1
Created by 8 year old Keegan McGuire. A boy with a wide imagination of no boundaries on how to tell his story.
Current Funding: $1,274
Funding Goal: $800
Days Left: 16
Link: The Thinker #1 by Keegan McGuire
The Thinker is a thrilling and heartwarming tale about an eight-year-old boy who gains the ability to heal and bring his thoughts to reality after being shocked by a power line.
As he struggles to come to terms with his newfound powers, he must also confront a world that may not be ready to accept him for who he is. With moments of friendship and danger, this touching story follows the young boy’s journey as he discovers his true purpose in life.
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Worms Crawl In #1 – A Supernatural Horror Comic Series
A chilling tale of vengeance and friendship. Trapped in a rotting corpse, Marco seeks revenge on his tormentor.
Current Funding: $3,944
Funding Goal: $2,466
Days Left: 5
Link: Worms Crawl In #1: A Supernatural Horror Comic Series by Joseph Olivera
Marco’s soul is trapped in a rotting corpse. He escapes his watery prison and seeks revenge on the crime boss who tortured him. Delane, haunted by the ghosts of her past, hits rock bottom after the murder of her friends, and her pauper life unravels. Fate brings them together on a mutual quest for revenge that quickly evolves into something much more…
Borrowing liberally from established myths and paranormal pseudoscience, this supernatural thriller with heart pits existentialism and the depths of friendship against ghosts and hungry cadavers. It teases modern paranormal culture in its references, such as ghost hunting, demonic possession, Bigfoot, and cannibal murderers.
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Polar Destroyer
Polar Destroyer is what happens when a cyborg polar bear is wronged and seeks revenge on a blood-soaked thrill ride. This is issue 1.
Current Funding: $2,882
Funding Goal: $5,050
Days Left: 22
Link: Polar Destroyer
The simple elevator pitch? A Cyborg Polar Bear with the tone of cheesy 80’s action movies, but in comic book form. You don’t want to be a penguin on the wrong side of his revenge..
Like many of you reading this, I’ve always wanted to create something, something I could call my own. While Polar Destroyer was not intended to be a comic originally, as it has taken many forms over the years, it has naturally evolved into a comic book. Polar Destroyer is at its core, the very definition of a passion project.
Polar Destroyer is something I have been ‘working’ on and thinking about for basically a decade at this point. It all started on a random freight day while working a mindless retail job. Just shooting the breeze with fellow co-workers, I was spit-balling about this concept I had. A cyborg polar bear with the tone of cheesy 80’s movies fighting an uprising of penguins who also had the benefits of advanced technology. We all had a laugh and riffed about it the rest of the night, all while subsequently getting in trouble for ‘not working fast enough’.
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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.