Comic creator Kieran Squires gave downthetubes a heads up on his new project, The Hammer – an action-packed slams fantasy tale, reinventing Norse mythology with a savagely British sense of adventure and humour. The modest Kickstarter has just gone live and… Read More ›
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Crowdfunding Spotlight: Beyond Milford Green
Samuel George London has just launched his Kickstarter for the sequel to his hugely-popular Milford Green graphic novel – and the Beyond Milford Green campaign looks on course to be as successful as the first, with over £2000 of the £4000… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Rodney – The Premonition by Eddie Campbell and Phil Elliott
Behind the pseudonym, Charlie Trumper, Eddie Campbell and Phil Elliott created over 100 comic strips between 1984 and 1985 for the weekly music paper, Sounds… and now a collection of Rodney – The Premonition is in the works, seeking funding on Kickstarter
£1.3 million raised by UK comic creators through Kickstarter in 2018
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter PBC has announced that 2018 was a record-breaking year in its Comics category, with $16 million (over £12 million) pledged to projects from independent creators around the globe, including some great UK- based projects – and many artists of colour and LGBTQ creators who have traditionally been under represented in the industry.
Crowdfunding Campaign promotion tips from “Killtopia” creator Dave Cook
Dave Cook – the writer of cyberpunk graphic novel Killtopia – recently offered some great creating comics tips on planning the promotion of your crowdfunding campaign on his Twitter, which he has kindly given us permission to repost on downthetubes…. Read More ›
Striker comic battles for second round of crowdfunding
We’re almost at the end of the first 12 weekly Striker comics – and the team behind the project are back on Kickstarter to raise funds for issues 13 to 24. This time around, they’re chasing a target of £45,000… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Brigantia #2 by Chris Mole and Melissa Trender
The second issue of Brigantia, a historical fantasy/adventure comic is a comics project from writer Chris Mole and artist Melissa Trinder, lettered by Aditya Bidikar, that you may want to check out on Kickstarter
Crowdfunding Spotlight: How To Make Comics With Springworth
Help Springworth, robot butler to the world’s superhero elite, and learn how to make comics along the way! That’s the premise for How To Make Comics With Springworth, a new brilliant-looking title from Fair Spark Books written by Tony Esmond… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: HERE & THERE – A Psychological Horror One-Shot Comic
Pitch perfect for the season, here’s a preview of a terrific new comic, HERE & THERE, seeking crowdfunding for HERE & THERE, about a man trapped in a coma, who traverses his damaged subconscious with a mysterious teenage girl to… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Art of Ploog – Volume Two
Three years ago, science fiction and fantasy publisher FPG proudly brought comic art fans its first, massive collection of American artist Mike Ploog art, still on sale – but there’s now a Kickstarter running for Volume Two, offering an even more in-depth… Read More ›