Welcome to this week’s installment of The Beat‘s Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up! Let’s look at what happens when deep stories meet sci-fi fun!
The Illuminated WONDER BOOK: Hawthorne’s Greek Myths
Creators: Beehive Books
Goal: $100,000
End Date: August 7, 2025
Goodies: Get the digital copy for $25, the book for $100, a signed and numbered copy for $250, or at higher tiers, get the three illuminated editions for $280!
A stunning new edition of the book that popularized ancient myths, with paintings by Das Pastoras and foreword by Guillermo del Toro
There are few projects on Kickstarter that don’t only grab my attention, but genuinely leave me in awe. The Illuminated Wonder is one of those esteemed projects. I cant get enough of this project, its downright gorgeus. Gathering the paintings of Artist Das Pastoras and merging them with the adaptations of classic Greek myths from Nathaniel Hawthorne its not hard to see how this project has raised over $35,000 of its 100,000 goal with 20 days left to go! Not to mention it included a forward by Guillermo del Toro, this project has a little something for everyone in it. The illuminated editions? I would absolutely give up arm to get those copies, do not pass this project up its is something to behold.
GLIMM*R Magazine Vol. 2: Mirror
Creators: GLIMM*R
Goal: $10,000
End Date: August 13, 2025
Goodies: Get the digital copy for $15, the physical copy for $25, a goodies bundle for $45, or at higher tiers get the retailer bundle for $125!
Gay girls gay vibes! A comics & illustration magazine exploring complex and varied relationships between girls – returns for Volume 2!
GLIMMR returns to the Round-Up! We had mentioned their earlier project a while back and I’m glad to see its return to the website. The Magazine is inspired by a love of yuri and sapphic media that focus on exploring the complicated and different relationships between girls. Doing this through an anthology of 15 different artists all with their own unique styles, its downright beautiful and something unique to this magazine alone. Take some time to look through the project and you will notice the absolutely gorgeous art by artists like Adeline Kon, Alexis Rippen, Diansakhu Banton-Perry, and much more. GLIMMR is the kind of collab that I love to see come out of great effort and love for a medium and it is 100 percent worth looking into if it catches your eye! Make sure to join before its too late.
White Ash Annual 1 & 2
Creators: Charlie Stickney (Writer/CEO/Publisher), Vittorio Astone (Artist)
Goal: $10,000
End Date: August 6, 2025
Goodies: Get the digital copy for $10, the Daily and Richie cover for $24, the annual 1-2 bundle for $30, or at higher tiers get all four covers for $65, and much more!
White Ash & Glarien return with 4 new stories set in the White Ash Universe. 52 pages of Urban & High Fantasy goodness.
White Ash once again returns to the Round-Up, its a series that focus on a blend of urban and high fantasy that has continued to pursue its world building due to a tremendous amount of support from Kickstarter. We would be remiss not to mention its newest addition to Kickstarter which brings us here to is second annual issue! THe best part? This is a perfect way foryou to get into the series as this is a standalone issue the fcouses on fan favorite characters: Aleck, Glarien, Lillian, Vivian, and 1950’s detective Gregson. This project is perfect for your TTRPG enthusiast and has a unique worldbuilding that you will enjoy to experience. Make sure to visit the site before its gone!
From Parts Unknown #1-4 | The END IS NIGH! Complete Series!
Creators: Adriano Ariganello (Writer/Letterer), Daniel Caval (Interior/Cover Artist), JP JOrdan (Interior/Cover Colorist)
Goal: $729
End Date: August 1, 2025
Goodies: Get the digital copy for $5, the main cover for $10, the on the ropes variant for $9, or at higher tiers get the complete set for $33, and much more!
A special DOUBLE-SIZED FINALE of the From Parts Unknown saga. With the tragic end in #3, our heroes won’t go down without a FIGHT!
From Parts Unkown has reached its finale! Again, they return to the Round-Up (I believe readers, you are beginning to notice a pattern) WIth its finale the project has made the choice to reduce its prices to allow as many people to join this fantastic series. So, how exactly do you sell people on Vampire wrestling action? Well, if the first part didn’t sell you the issue will go off with a BANG, clohteslines, pwoerbombs, chair-shots, slams, and more throughout this issue all drawn in a phenomenal and bloody art style! Taking the fantastic story that has been built through months of hard work and culminating it in a double-sized issue finale any wrestling fan would die for! Make sure to check the project out because you will not want to miss out on it!
KICKSTARTING YOUR FIRST COMIC: GETTING IT RIGHT
Creators: Matt Garvey (Writer/Creator)
Goal: $669
End Date: July 25, 2025
Goodies: Get the digital copy for $14, the physical copy for $15, the ultimate comic creator digital bundle for $27, or at higher tiers get the physical ultimate comic creator bundle for $43!
A 100 page Step-by-Step Blueprint for Kickstarting your comic!
Garvey takes over 13 Kickstarter campaigns of experience and pours it into this newest project. Under the idea that kicksrtaerrs need not only encouragement, but a gameplan to set them apart from the rest this guide came into existence. It’s honestly a project focusing on making you better at what you wish to do and does so through achievable goals and better prepares you for the important aspects of crowdfunding. Its a great project and we would be wrong not to mention a campaign that focuses on how to kickstart a project. Make sure to check it out, it may just help you in the long-run.
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