We're entering the final days of the backing of Perfect Crime Party, at 79% funding and 420 backers! (nice)
Thank you firstly to everyone who has already backed. We appreciate your efforts sharing this page as well to anyone who you think might love a little crime prime time, and we think you're going to love the variety in our upcoming print! You've still got time to choose a few extra goodies from our add-ons section as well if you were interested in pushing that pledge a little more. We've got one of our newest titles for selection for you to consider today: Failure to Launch!
It's easy to be disheartened when you only see the stories of success - history is written by the winners and sometimes just by the people who managed to make the most of an idea that they didn't start. For every story of triumph, there's a thousand stories of how a startup ended up as a Failure to Launch. This is an anthology of dreamers of human potential that didn't quite make the cut, but are still worth their stuff. That were too soon for their time. That maybe should have succeeded, or maybe it's really good they didn't succeed!
What should interest you about this? Perhaps you were raised with a fear of failure. Told that you could do anything, but faced with reality you realize it may not work out? But maybe you've also been surprised when told you've inspired someone. Or you remember someone whose failed efforts were enough to make you go 'I could do that'? That's the spark that makes others try - and makes you try again, yourself! But to begin, you must not be afraid to fail!
If you root for the underdog, this collection of over 30 comics about historical hopefuls will grip you! And maybe make you pick up that thing you thought was too hard juuuust one more time...
Any idea, failure or success, can lead to the future! Even yours! Below is The First Union by Harry Brewis (hbomberguy) and illustrated by Skutch, telling us the tale of the well-intentions of the spinning jenny, the embodiment of A Worker's Frustration, and what Luddites used to do to people who thought they were a class above their employees...
Have you considered, rather than quitting that job you hate, to start talking about unionizing instead? 🤔
As we turn the corner into the final week of Perfect Crime Party on BackerKit, we've decided to sweeten the deal with two new add-ons!
The first: ANIMAL CRIME COMMISSIONS!
Cartoonist Cat Farris (Oni Press, Dark Horse Comics, IDW, and HarperAlley) will create, to your exacting standards, a 5" × 7" watercolor of an animal of your choice committing a (G-rated!!) crime!
Only 4 of these $200 commissions will be made available, and two are already spoken for! So don't miss your chance to commissions some cute crimes!
And the next: A Lovely Poison Print!
New York Times Bestselling writer, editor and artist Mariah McCourt has produced a beautiful, 8.5" x 11" companion print to Perfect Crime Party, suitable for framing in the kitchen! Let your guests know you're the keeper of that secret recipe for happy housewives since time immemorial!
Perfect Crime Party now has just NINE DAYS left to fund, folks, and we're asking you: Please spread the word! This is our toughest crowdfund in a dog's age, and it won't get over the line without your help! We're 75% of the way to goal, and sure could use an extra push!
We're 27% of the way there with a little under a month to go! I am currently visiting family abroad, so I had the test print delivered to a friend (a little chaotic but I trust her) and I've just received some pictures and videos.
I am so happy with the paper I chose, and the print quality is everything I could hope for. I still get chills seeing my name on a printed book. But enough rambling, here are some pictures for you!
Quick transimission from the resistance. Thank you to everyone who contributed ideas for tweaks to The Terminator comics continuity to fix and improve their overall connection. We had quite a few folks supply ideas and really good insights into these adjustments and we think this is going to make really great collectcions! Thank you again for the strong Terminator community support and feedback!
While we work on the printing of the collections and the slipcases, we wanted to take a minute to share a trailer for the new The Terminator comic book series coming up. You can check it out here:
And while we are talking about the new The Terminator #1 comic book - here's a quick poll to get your opinion about whether or not we should add it to the pledge manager. Thanks!
The project is coming along well, I'm making super fast progress drawing the pages (no writing involved because I draw them right from memory!)
I have changed my drawing system a bit. I do a very loose sketch, then ink it. I used to draw True Noir Tales without sketching, but for this deluxe edition, I felt I needed to make it better than ever.
Here are some samples of the new art technique, they still need to be shaded.
I'll hit you up as more news comes up. Thank you again for your support!
Hey all, there's just 1 WEEK LEFT of the campaign and we have big news! We just unlocked our first STRETCH GOAL!
Everyone at a PRINT copy tier gets free WUB WUB stickers! I'll probably throw 2-3 in for you guys because you're awesome :)
Speaking of which, we're just $39 away from our SECOND stretch goal -- even MORE stickers!
So, yeah, we hope we can STICK the landing, am I right? Guys? STICK the landing? Cause, like, you get stickers? ... guys? Do you get it?
ANYWAY, in other news, if you haven't heard already, Deej was actually OUT IN THE REAL WORLD a few days ago, preaching the Gospels of Marmalade and Strudel:
I attended the Aurora Comic Con near Toronto -- it was our first convention! Really awesome experience -- we're hoping to do more in the future :) Be sure to follow us on Insta and join our email list for more event announcements! (plus you get a free wallpaper if you join our email list, even if you're already on it!)
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And before you go, here are 3 projects you should check out, also part of the BOOKTOPIA 2024 event!
The project comes from the Space Wizard Science Fantasy publishing company, which has a history of awesome queer-themed publications and story compilations! And now, as part of Booktopia, the Space Wizards are releasing another anthology of stories:
"Get ready for the next great one: Lesbians in Space! Join a host of intrepid explorers heading to the outer reaches of the galaxy, exploring planets, space stations, strange new worlds and interesting aliens. Focusing on lesbian/ sapphic protagonists, this anthology will contain works from numerous established, award-winning, and lesfic authors, and a few new faces as well."
Robots?? Love stories?? Sci-fi world-building?? This story by Aimee Cozza is right up my alley :) As Nuclear Strudel also heavily features robots and android beings, the study of humanity through that lens has always been fascinating to me, while also having to potential for hilarity. Can you tell WALL-E is one of my favorite movies? I mean, not quite enough swords and explosions, but still ;D
Anyway, Aimee is hitting all those buttons in her book, while also including some awesome LGBT+ and philosophy elements:
"Join me in creating this sci-fi book about anomalous robots who philosophize, develop feelings, discover love, and bond. Enjoy light romance, discussions of humanity vs. the soul, light LGBTQ+ elements, and more as we follow two unlikely bots through the eyes of a “simple” laborbot as they elope together.
As a long-time sci-fi lover in all its forms (especially when robots are involved), The Warm Machine is my love letter to the sci-fi community as a whole."
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE: Fun fact, Lesbians in Space and the Warm Machine are partner campaigns! That means, if you support both projects at a print tier, you get all six of their Oracle Cards for FREE! Head over to their project pages to get started :)
or badges? whatever you call them, small circular things with a pin on the back.
backers get preview art below!! but i'm not quite done yet so i cannot in good faith post it here haha
but i will post some photos from my setup at worcester pride!! it was a fun time, even if my brain gave me huge stress leading up to it AND huge stress after AND my phone bricked from an apple update right before lmao
half of my setup mostly aimed at younger folks, the stickers and pins and prints for cheep
the comics and zines and more expensive stuff for grown ups table!
remember as well: if you want a freebie sketch from me, all you need to do is do a signal boost for this campaign on a social media platform and show me you did it. help me extend my reach for this project, pretty please!!
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