Why You Must Show Sequential Art on Your Kickstarter Campaign Page: What's New in Kickstarter Comics for June 20-22, 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: 278
Total # Comics Launches for These Dates: 14
The View from the Gutter
The weekend was pretty slow in terms of Kickstarter Comics launches, with only 14 new drops between Friday and Sunday. There were a few really choice projects in that mix, so check those out with links and full details below. However, there were also a few duds (4 out of 14 launches) that, as we too often see, failed to show a single page of sequential art at any point of development. You may tire of reading my commentary on this glaring absence of the defining feature of comics, but allow me to reiterate why it’s important to show samples of sequential art from the actual project seeking funding
Finishing a page of sequential art is the most difficult accomplishment in the process of crafting a comic.
And, if a creator can’t show at least a page (hopefully more) of real, finished sequential art for their comic for which they’re asking you to pledge your money, I have zero confidence that an actual comic will ever result from that creator’s crowdfunding campaign. It’s that simple
Why is finishing pages of sequential art difficult? Let me provide a list:
It’s a skill acquired through learning and practice, not something common to just anyone.
It takes time and dedication that prove a commitment to realizing a completed project.
It takes talent and mastery of the craft to do it in a manner that is attractive, visually narrative, and effective.
It is equally difficult to find an artist with the above traits who is also available and interested to work with you without quitting or ghosting before it’s done.
I wish making comics was as simple as just wanting to or dreaming about it, but it’s not. Before any backers on Kickstarter even consider backing your project, you must prove, with sequential art samples, that you can and will finish the comic.
Comics I Like
Monkey With A Katana: Rise Of The Monkey Samurai #1!!! by Dominic
Follow a Samurai Monkey, trained by Sun Wukong, as he battles Yokai, Evil Oni, and uncovers Japanese Folklore secrets.
Enter a world of brutal samurai battles, mythological horror, and a primal war between yokai, oni, and monkey gods from across global cultures!
Fun, bombastic cover art & design
Truly top-tier interior art, colors & composition
Goal: $2500
End Date: July 20, 2025
Estimated Delivery: September, 2025
No. Pages: 44+
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $20
Lowest Print Tier Price: $35
Socksus: The Comic Book by Jake Carlini
The first comic book from the Jake Carlini Cinematic Universe!
After crash-landing on Earth, Socksus finds the "most regular planet" anything but! Rooming with an internet personality, a nerdy purple alien, and a fiery boxer gets weird—fast. Somehow, they all have the SAME FACE?? With old grudges emerging, can Socksus coexist with his new motley crew and defeat their colorful foes?
Solid, classic cover art & design
Good, dynamic interior art & composition
Goal: $20,000
End Date: July 21, 2025
Estimated Delivery: December, 2025
No. Pages: 200+
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $15
Lowest Print Tier Price: $30
FANGERS #1-3: a NSFW vampire series by William Tener
A heavily secured vampire community erupts into mayhem when human tourists end up trapped inside overnight. Warning: Mature content.
Legendary bloodsuckers from around the world have been confined to a maximum-security "retirement community" to live out their remaining days… however long those days might last. Heavily guarded tour buses now shuttle curious onlookers through the community, offering a glimpse of the homes—or cells—belonging to these mythical and infamous undead creatures.
Sexually explicit
Bold, consistently gorgeous cover art & design across an array of nude and clothed option
Seriously gorgeous, pro-level interior art, color & composition
Goal: $3000
End Date: July 6, 2025
Estimated Delivery: October, 2025
No. Pages: 24
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $8
Lowest Print Tier Price: $18
Catch-up rewards tiers available
A sci-fi opera about conspiracies, love, betrayal, assassins and the far reaches of space.
A sci-fi fantasy, intertwined with Egyptian mythology, conspiracies and war - but, at its heart, it's a story about love, duty and the desire to set things right.
Sexually explicit
Terrific cover art & design across an array of nude and clothed option
Solid interior art, color & composition
Goal: $3632
End Date: July 6, 2025
Estimated Delivery: December, 2025
No. Pages: 24
Lowest Digital Tier Price: $5
Lowest Print Tier Price: $11
Catch-up rewards tiers available
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