Anatomy of a Great Kickstarter Campaign Page: What's New in Kickstarter Comics for June 17, 2025
First-glance analysis of the Kickstarter comics market, all summarized in one place!
The mission of The Comic$ Crowd is to curate the crowdfunding campaigns in the Kickstarter Comics category in order to identify and spotlight those projects most likely to yield actual comics and to yield the most high quality comics in terms of story, design, and cover/interior artwork.
To visit the Kickstarter page for any of the projects below, simply click on its title.
By the Numbers
Total # Live Comics Projects on Kickstarter: 288
Total # Comics Launches for These Dates: 13
The View from the Gutter
Yesterday, I posted a detailed breakdown of a big-time, corporate Kickstarter campaign, specifically identifying basic, simple strategies that were working for it, strategies any of us can implement. Today, let’s look at another exemplary project page, this time one by established indie comics creators, Tyler & Wendy Chin-Tanner of A Wave Blue World.
MEZO vol. 1-3 Fantasy Trilogy by
The complete three volume set of the Mesoamerican-inspired fantasy epic!
A Mesoamerican-inspired fantasy epic filled with ancient mysticism, large-scale battles, and various creatures of unusual size! The rise of the Tzalekuhl Empire threatens to disrupt the peace that has lasted for generations. When the conquest begins, a young girl named Kyma witnesses the death of her father, Hegol, a tribal leader who refused to yield.
Epic, gorgeous cover art & design
Detailed, engaging interior art, color & composition
Goal: $6000
End Date: July 17, 2025
Estimated Delivery: November, 2025
No. Pages: Not specified
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $12
Lowest Print Tier Price: $25
Let’s run through a checklist of the strengths noted in the campaign for Crimson: After Hours by Top Cow Productions and compare with MEZO.
Established audience and brand. Check. A Wave Blue World has been around since 2005.
Large, dominating project images. Check. Both cover and interior sequential art samples are prominent and primary on the Kickstarter page. They sell themselves.
Detailed story synopsis. Check. Nice, descriptive log lines for each of the 3 volumes offered in this Kickstarter campaign.
Project specifications. Nope. There’s no information on page count, book dimensions, cover treatments, etc.
Basic rewards pricing. Check. $12 (basic digital) and $25 (basic print) for Volume 3 of the series are very reasonable within the Kickstarter Comics economy.
Positive fulfillment history. Check. Based on project updates, their last two campaigns (one is in final fulfillment now) were fulfilled on time or within a month of the initially projected fulfillment timeframe.
So, ideally, we’d like to get those book specs to round out the data we need to make a final decision on backing MEZO, but, otherwise, based on my experience, this is what a great Kickstarter Comics campaign page looks like.
Following are the other Tuesday drops I liked:
Comics I Like
VOLTESSA! A Gothic Sex Comedy in the Frankenstein Universe by Bleedingpulp
Lightning! Lust! Lab Mishaps!
Buckle up for a one-shot gothic adventure packed with monsters, mayhem, and massive… stakes. When a brilliant but obsessive scientist resurrects a stunningly powerful woman in Castle Frankenstein, he has no idea what he's unleashed. Voltessa isn't just alive—she's a force of nature and about to turn the mad doctor's world upside down.
NSFW
Sharp, sometimes sexy cover art & design
Classic comic-style interior art, colors & composition
Goal: $6000
End Date: July 17, 2025
Estimated Delivery: October, 2025
No. Pages: 28
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $15
Islands in the Sky by Appalachia Comics Project
A Comic Anthology - Uniting Stories, Art, and Survival in the Wake of Hurricane Helene
When Hurricane Helene devastated Southern Appalachia in the fall of 2024, it left both our landscape and our communities forever changed. But in the aftermath, something remarkable emerged: stories of survival, solidarity, and strength.
Painterly, expertly composed cover art & design
Consistently impressive interior art & composition across a selection of varied styles
Goal: $25,000
End Date: July 17, 2025
Estimated Delivery: December, 2025
No. Pages: 112+
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $15
Lowest Print Tier Price: $30
Lost Sun #1: Epic Adventure for Fans of Indiana Jones by
A group of superheroes take their traveling circus to Egypt, where they come face-to-face with the forgotten gods of old.
A reimagination of classic Egyptian mythology through the lens of superhero action-adventure. Ra, the King of Gods and ruler of the Land-Above-All, has been cursed by Set. The god of disorder and tricks now forces the King to do his bidding.
Vivid, attention-grabbing cover art & design
Solid interior art, color & composition
Goal: $1000
End Date: July 1, 2025
Estimated Delivery: August, 2025
No. Pages: 24
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $10
DEATHGASM – VIDEO GAME, GRAPHIC NOVEL & MERCH by Bit Bot
Deathgasm returns with all-new metal-fueled horror comedy in an official graphic novel, retro video game, and killer merch!🤘
Our headbanging heroes Brodie and Medina hit the metal stage, shredding not just their guitars, but hordes of vampires, demons, and all manner of evil. Their deadliest battle awaits as they clash with a fanatical religious cult, and an old nemesis rises from the shadows in 80 pages of bloody carnage!
Awesome, badass Bisley-esque cover art & design
Stylized, expressive interior art, colors & composition
Goal: $6660
End Date: July 10, 2025
Estimated Delivery: November, 2025
No. Pages: 80
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $10
Lowest Print Tier Price: $50
THE DISAVOWED #1 Pilot Edition! by Massive Publishing
This brutal series described by early reviewers as "G.I. Joe + The Boys", follows the former members of America's #1 secret task force.
Once they were America’s #1 secret task force. Beloved in the ‘80s. Revered in the ‘00s. Today they are only The Disavowed, and the powers-that-be will do anything to stop them.
Retro Joe-inspired cover art & design
Great interior art, colors & composition
Goal: $10,000
End Date: July 13, 2025
Estimated Delivery: August, 2025
No. Pages: Not specified
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $15
Lowest Print Tier Price: $20