FROM KICKSTARTER AND INDIEGOGO
Magical underpants wearer and possible potato head impersonator Clint Stoker, aka Sweetcast, has launched his third Indiegogo project a science fiction story called F.A.T.L. Following on from the mild success of Downcast and it's sequel Downcast: Rize and Fall, Stoker has raised almost 30K from over 500 backers in the space of twenty four hours, an impressive sum when compared to the earnings of his previous two books. The story follows Flynn, an alien exterminator, as he responds to a distress call from a posh planet full of sycophants. The book features some appealing artwork and is a notable improvement both visually and thematically on the otherwise bland concept of Downfall, which had been previously described by critics as "okay."
While an improvement on the previous offerings from Stoker, this reporter remains skeptical of the $25USD price tag with shipping for a 52 page graphic novel, especially since Stoker was reported to be publishing Downfall through Alterna at a much cheaper price.
Every-bodies favorite best boi Zack reported that The Expendables: Go to Hell would be ending on the 14th of August over five days ago. Currently the campaign still remains in-demand. Whether this was a marketing gimmick by Zack or Indiegogo's slow response time to take down the campaign remains to be seen, however anyone who considered backing the book and hasn't done so yet might want to take the opportunity to do so while still able. The Expendables currently sits at close to 270K from over 4K backers and recently hit its 250K stretch goal of a unit patch for every backer.
Yay, more tchotchkes.
Indiegogo isn't the only place for sourcing independent, crowdfunded comics as a flurry of creators launched multiple books on it's competitor site Kickstarter. Throwing his hat into the race is DC writer Scott Snyder with his project Nocternal, which has currently raised close to 110K from over 2K backers. Snyder however reportedly has former Kickstarter Commissar Camilla Zhang working as campaign manager on the project, provoking a boycott from Comicsgate customers. How well will the campaign perform? We'll have to wait and see.
Exclusive behind-the-scenes edition of the first issue of a new series about humanity trying to survive in everlasting darkness.
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Another great success story is the launch of Earthworm Jim 2: Fight the Fish by perpetual Comicsgate boogeyman and Legion of Doom leader Doug TenNapel. Opting this time to launch the book first on Kickstarter followed by Indiegogo, Doug may be seeing some resistance to backing from some of the more anti-SJW comic book backers whom view Kickstarter as an SJW company. The book currently sits at close to 180K from over 2700 backers and may have been a good gamble by TenNapel, exposing the book to a larger audience than what exists on Indiegogo. This reporter looks forward to seeing both the Kickstarter and the Indiegogo campaigns end, to analyze the data.
The second chapter of the Earthworm Jim comic book series. Earthworm Jim and friends fight Bob the Goldfish all the way down the tubes!
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And of course the other big success story of the week on Kickstarter is the latest installment of the Lady Death series by crowdfunding veteran Brian Pulido. Pulido has currently raised over 270K from close to 1900 backers on his twelve issue of the titular character, proving once again he remains the King of Crowdfunding.
The EVIL Within -- UNLEASHED! The 12th Chapter in Lady Death's Coffin Comics saga!
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The three heavy weights of Snyder, TenNapel and Pulido once again dispel the myth that only Comicsgate can provide creators a crowdfunder in the six figures, proving that name recognition, quality products and respect towards their fans mostly play a part without being devoted to a hashtag movement.
Honorable mentions also go to Timothy Lim with his third outing of
Black Hops, which ends in 27hrs and former Comicsgate indie darlings Brian Ball and the Rags crew with the uncensored version of their series
Rags both also only available on Kickstarter.

