I've got a new comic book comic out, and it is a make or break deal for my company. I'm looking to get national distribution into comic stores, and I need your help.
Yes, I've tried this already with Kickstarter, which was an incredible waste of my time. I have no idea what happened there, but we failed to build up the momentum needed to get the campaign rolling, and failing that, received no support by Kickstarter itself. I'm pretty sure that if we reached their 'popular' page, we would have actually been seen by enough people to carry us through.
I am that positive that this is a great book, and will do extremely well if seen by the right audience. In support of that statement, the only people besides me to read this book were the very fine judges of the Comic-con International Small Press Committee. These excellent judges chose me and my book as being 'above very strong competition' and awarded me with the honor and opportunity of a Small Press table at next year's Comic-con International in San Diego! This is an opportunity that I shall take full advantage of. :0)
I say this becuase if they thought the book was good, then you should as well. And here's where YOU come in. I've got quotes from many printers, and there is one conclusion: printing full color comics is very expensive. Once the distributor and comic shop takes there cut of the earnings, the printer gets the rest.... and more. In other words, at this rate, I'll actually be paying people to read my comic! As Rick says on Pawn Stars.... "not gonna happen". As much as I love cartooning, I need my business to actually make money and grow. That's the whole point of getting national distribution after all.
So... I am running a campaign on IndieGoGo.com to raise enough money to offset some of those printing costs, at least enough so that I can make enough money from the books to pay for shipping them. (Yes, as a business model, this sucks... but I'm working on that.) I am hoping with my previous experience that we can get the ball rolling here early enough, and the great thing about Indygogo is that I get to keep whatever funds we raise, so one way or another you'll be helping me offset those costs a bit, and at the same time get some cool stuff in return... including the book!
There's also the opportunity to pick up some one-of-a-kind original art... some of my favorites, in fact/ So check it out and join the fun!
Here's the link:
http://igg.me/p/298958/x/1927642
Thanks for your support, JOHN :0)
PS I have a brand new promotional poster for the comic book which shall debut at the Indiegogo campaign. It is way cool!
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