Genre Spray Monday: What's New in Kickstarter Comics - January 30, 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: 233
Total # Comics Launches for This Date: 11
Yesterday’s News
Monday brought the standard upswing in launches leading into the inevitable Tuesday barrage of drops in the Kickstarter Comics category. In particular, this past Monday introduced a several intriguing and quality titles, each in a distinct genre, which I always love to see.
*Note the recent slowdown in NSFW launches. Probably coincidental, but there’s definitely a paucity of straight porn cover mills happening right now.
2 of Monday’s launches were art books, both amazing packages…but not comics:
There were the usual projects that don’t provide evidence of all the necessary components of a comic (although these 2 show off some really high-level art):
Suffer Little Children Issue 2 - no interior art samples; very little story info
Beowulf: Grendel's Curse #1 (Make 100 project) - no interior art samples or finished cover
And these 2 are definitely developed and, likely, finished comics, but they play second tier to the 5 big projects that ruled the day:
Comics I Like
Tiny Dracula #1 - A Victorian Gothic Fantasy Melodrama by Nathan Olsen
Blending haunting settings and horror-inspired imagery with deadpan humor, soap opera-style cliffhangers, and romantic intrigue!
A playful re-imagining of Bram Stoker's classic novel, where Dracula’s overall size remains the same whether he’s in bat or human form. The result is that while this tiny version of Dracula still retains all of his traditional vampiric powers, his diminutive stature limits their impact.
Seriously fun riff on a horror classic
Innovative, eye-catching cover art & design
Detailed, expressive interior art & composition with a stylish monochromatic palette
Goal: $1149
End Date: February 26, 2025
Estimated Delivery: April, 2025
No. Pages: 28
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $6
Lowest Print Tier Price: $16
Butterfly Tears Special Edition: Chinese Folklore Anthology by Fang Fang
China's Romeo and Juliet and three more Manga-style Chinese Love Stories
A courtesan had a dream in which a beautiful fairy called her "Mr. Hua." A butterfly fell in love with a scholar, but they were unable to cross boundaries. The Dragon Guardian waits to lift the thousand-year curse and reunite with his lover.
Gorgeous cover art & design
Simply beautiful interior art & composition, some in color and some in grayscale
Goal: $200
End Date: February 17, 2025
Estimated Delivery: May, 2025
No. Pages: 125+
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $9
Lowest Print Tier Price: $29
English-language editions available
Marching Through Georgia #1-3 by Andrew Loder
The Evil Dead meets Django Unchained as a squad of Union soldiers search for deserters outside Savannah near the end of the Civil War.
Theyfind the decaying bodies of three hanged soldiers and soon find themselves faced with demonic horrors that stem from an injustice long unquenched and gone sour.
Awesome historical horror concept
Sharp cover art & design
Hyper-detailed interior art & composition with a vivid color palette
Goal: $800
End Date: February 16, 2025
Estimated Delivery: March, 2025
No. Pages: 32
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $8
Lowest Print Tier Price: $12
Discounted catch-up rewards tiers available
Fortuna Caesaris by Francesco Vacca
Graphic novel (Latin, Italian, English) about what we wish the Gods would promise us and what we are willing to endure to make it true
Somewhat like how Steve Jobs could charm to the point of convincing and bending events, Caesar also used to repeat it again and again: with him traveled his Good Fortune – the Fortuna Caesaris – the fate that chose to sail with him in the same wind.
Fascinating historical fiction
Professional-level cover art & design
Attractive interior art, colors & composition
Goal: $1041
End Date: February 26, 2025
Estimated Delivery: April, 2025
No. Pages: Not specified
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $11
Lowest Print Tier Price: $19
Ships from Italy
English-language editions available
Hamlet's End #1 - Vengeance Rides on the Horizon by Pulp Fission
When ruthless outlaws slaughter her family, a young girl rises from the dust to bring them to justice.
Hop along and ride shotgun as Dallas Maddox traverses the American Wild West in search of vengeance, growing and learning from her experiences and encounters along the way.
A true Western revenge comic is a rarity on Kickstarter
Terrific retro cover art & design
Gritty, amazing black-and-white interior art & composition
Goal: $3000
End Date: March 7, 2025
Estimated Delivery: April, 2025
No. Pages: 24
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $10