Let's Put the Microscope on Tuesday's Slate of NSFW Kickstarter Comics Launches
First-glance analysis of recent Kickstarter Comics launches, 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.
My Current Comic Project
Launching on Kickstarter January 13:
Darkwoven is a new hard science fiction comic book series that is equal parts dark cyberpunk and epic fantasy with direct parallels to real horrors in our modern world. Story & script by me. Art by Oscar Pinto. Color by Vito Potenza.
In a world where the dark web is a place of quantum banishment for enemies to the corrupt and the powerful, a couple and their unborn daughter are hunted down and captured for their very memories.
And we’re offering some really fun bling bags as a central part of this campaign:
By the Numbers
Total # Live Comics Projects on Kickstarter: 141
Total # Comics Launches for These Dates: 21
View from the Gutter
As with any creative venture, not all NSFW products are created equal. In fact, when it comes to NSFW comics on Kickstarter, there is a broad gulf between what might be considered a “good” comic and what is just titties as imagined and rendered by a middle school bully who’s never actually experienced breasts and yet considers himself a degreed expert. Believe me when I tell you the skew of project volume is heavily weighted toward that latter side of the scale, with quality NSFW projects few and far between.
So, let’s take a comparative look at the basic attributes of the 6 NSFW comics launched on Tuesday, January 6:
HELLCATS #3 - SMOKI and the BANDIT!!! aka ASS, CASH OR GAS! ($10,248)
Porn cover mill
2 pages of sequential art almost entirely covered in censor bars
Mid- to low-level cover art quality, relative to other NSFW projects
Story: 2-sentence synopsis
Absolutely no sign of Burt Reynolds or Jerry Reed
Tech-Sex #1 - NSFW sci-fi thriller for fans of Black Mirror ($9746)
Porn cover mill featuring nude renderings of a Pikachu cosplayer, Harley Quinn, and Sailor Moon (a teenage character)
2 pages of mid- to low-level sequential art with plenty of censor bars
Low-level cover art quality, relative to other NSFW projects
Story: 2-sentence synopsis that basically suggests a character uses VR tech
Laughably compares its story to profound dark future anthology show, Black Mirror
Cheeky Comics Annual 2026 - Three Spicy Stories ($27,055)
Porn cover mill featuring elegantly rendered, often photorealistic images
Plenty of gorgeous sequential art samples with no censor bars needed (other than the nude cover editions)
High-level cover art quality, relative to other NSFW projects
Story: Detailed and descriptive story synopses
NSFW material from this group is top of the heap on Kickstarter
DEAD END MOON #5: A Supernatural Western ($21,048)
Porn cover mill featuring elegantly rendered, often photorealistic images
Plenty of really attractive, nicely composedjj sequential art samples with no censor bars needed (other than the nude cover editions)
Above average cover art quality, relative to other NSFW projects
Story: Informative, descriptive story synopsis
Faro’s American Safari - WASHINGTON - Alice in Wonderchains ($11,624)
Not a comic. No story. Just a sketchbook of raunchy porn images of other people’s characters.
Thrill Trigger: Unbuttoned ($6169)
Porn cover mill but not a comic. No story. Just a sketchbook of seemingly random nude female characters.
So, if ya wanna make a quick buck in the Kickstarter Comics category, just roll out 24 pages of images of naked women and watch the pledges add up. Hell, the images don’t even need to be attractive, although note that the highest performing projects above are the two with actual next-level art and genuine attempts at story. It’s good to see the real comics rising above the rest.
Speaking of real comics, here are 4 from Tuesday you need to check out:
Comics I Like
To visit the Kickstarter page for any of the projects below, simply click on its title.
Lancelot #1-2: A Swords of Arthur Story by Enkidu Studio
The adventures of Lancelot and his toddler son Galahad continue!
A comic book about Lancelot learning he has a son and being thrust into the role of father and protector. The shining knight must put aside his passions and bring young Galahad to safety.
Goal: $1500
End Date: January 23, 2026
Estimated Delivery: April, 2026
No. Pages: 24
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $8
Lowest Print Tier Price: $15
Catch-up rewards tiers available
Inuit #1-2 - A Folk Horror Comic Series by Joseph Oliveira
A giantess haunted by spirits and hunted by monsters must protect her newborn in the frozen wilds as a darker force awakens.
Heavily pregnant and carrying the last hope of her dying people, a lone Inuit escaped into the endless, merciless cold. With each step, vengeance grew in her heart, an ember against the ice, a promise that humanity would one day pay for its crimes.
Goal: $1343
End Date: January 20, 2026
Estimated Delivery: February, 2026
No. Pages: 24
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $9
Ships from the UK
PILLARS of CREATION #1: A Science-Fiction Horror by Aaron Wroblewski
A planetary survey team has vanished. Crew of the Icarus are woken early to investigate. But the planet holds old terrifying secrets.
In the distant future, mankind has conquered the stars. Hana Gibson works for the Tybus Corporation as a planetary survey specialist, visiting barren lifeless worlds for cracking and mining. Her team are woken early from their long trip home. Sent to investigate missing survey team, Hana is shocked to learn her partner Nakala is among those missing. On the surface they find only blood and more questions. Where is the team?
Goal: $4500
End Date: February 6, 2026
Estimated Delivery: September, 2026
No. Pages: 32
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $8
Lowest Print Tier Price: $15
The Black Coat: To Die But Once #1-2 by Ben Lichius
Issue #2 in the new series!
The Black Coat is America's first superspy! With his network of agents, the swashbuckling hero uses his wits, skill with a sword, and amazing inventions to protect the American colonies from the machinations of the British and the unseen dangers that lurk in the shadows of the Revolution.
Goal: $9000
End Date: January 30, 2026
Estimated Delivery: July, 2026
No. Pages: 22
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $10
Lowest Print Tier Price: $15
Catch-up rewards tiers available
Is the "secret to success" on Kickstarter actually doing NSFW comics, or are only very particular creators making money in that genre? As someone who does NSFW projects, and NOT making 5 figures, btw... I rankle at the constant accusation that NSFW is an easy cash grab anybody can do. Do the numbers really match up with that assessment, or was that comment just ironic frustration?
Thanks for the shout out!