Comixlaunch: Crowdfunding For Writers, Artists & Self-publishers On Kickstarter... And Beyond!

Come hang out for the NIGHTMARE THEATER Roundtable as we take a look inside the success of this new cinematic horror comic anthology! Tyler James is joined by creators David Schrader, Clay Adams, David Pepose, James Powell, Jessica Maison Judd, Newton Lilavois & Terry Mayo for a lively discussion about the 225+ page book starring demons, Lovecraftian monsters, psycho killers and more that's perfect for the Halloween season!

Thinking about offering early backer discount pledge levels for your next Kickstarter campaign? This podcast episode will tell you everything you need to know!

Tyler talks to Fraser Campbell, the award-winning writer of comics such as Sleeping Dogs, Alex Automatic, Heart of Steal, The Edge Off and House of Sweets, about building a steady following for diverse styles of books on Kickstarter. Fraser shares secretes behind his latest and most successful launch to date, the lo-fi sci-fi story IND-XED.

Renderwave's Oldrich Stibor shares the secrets and strategies behind the massive success of his current Kickstarter launch for a new digital art tutorial book, Colorpedia, available at ComixLaunch.com/color.

Will November 2020 be a terrible time to launch a comic book Kickstarter? In this session, Tyler discusses the pros and cons of launching during a CRAZY month.

Keanu or Kea-NO? Is the New Blockbuster Kickstarter Comic by Keanu Reeves & Boom Studios Bad for Indie Comic Creators? I have strong words... let's discuss!

The O.Z., a high-concept re-imagining of the fantasy classic, has been a smash success for first-time Kickstarter creator David Pepose. Tyler chats with David about the secrets to the success of this exciting new book.

Entertainment lawyer and author Gamal Hennessy shares secrets from his new book THE BUSINESS OF INDEPENDENT COMIC BOOK PUBLISHING, which just rocked a very successful launch on Kickstarter.

Michael Avon Oeming, Eisner, Harvey and Eagle award winning comics creator, writer and artist, best known as the artist of POWERS, and his wife and collaborator Taki Soma, join Tyler James for a discussion about comics and crowdfunding their ongoing Kickstarter funded, Image Comics published series The After Realm.

Tyler chats with talks to Inverse Press' Kevin LaPorte about his lessons learned from Ten Years of Independent Comics Publishing, as he celebrates their 10th Anniversary with a Collector's Box of Horror, funding now on Kickstarter.

Is it possible to over-promote your Kickstarter campaign and turn off your audience by doing so? What promotional strategies come across as "spammy"? And what's the right attitude and approach creators should take towards promoting their launches?

How important is the genre you choose when it comes to your ability to have success on Kickstarter?

Ever wondered what exactly ComixLaunch host and ComixTribe Publisher Tyler James does all week? Then this is your episode, as Tyler is pulling back the curtain on a full week in the life of a full time creator in the age of Covid.

Tyler dives back into the ComixLaunch Mailbag and answers a host of questions from comic creator crowdfunders.

Curtis Clow is a comic book writer and creator whose Kickstarter-serialized series Beastland's has raised $90,000 on the platform, and just wrapped his biggest launch yet. In this interview, Tyler chats with Curtis about how he was able to quit the day job late last year and make a living through writing and comics, how he landed all of his Kickstarter funded comics with publishers, and the secrets behind his latest breakthrough launch. Considering Curtis' comics journey started in earnest just a few years ago, this interview should be incredibly inspiring for creators out there.

Lone Wolf Comics' Rob Multari joins Tyler James for a discussion about self-funding comics, crowdfunding comics, and comic book project management, as Rob's latest launch for Nightwolf #1-4 takes off on Kickstarter.

Comic creator Rene Pfitzner has been building a following and having success on Kickstarter, but still feels like he's struggling to find out where his ideal reader hangs out online, and the best strategies to actually connect with them so that they can discover his books? Tyler and a mastermind roundtable of creators have advice for Rene and share it in this mastermind style session.

Webcomics creator Bitsy Tandem has a dilemma on her hands... Should she re-launch her webcomic on Webtoons or go with a new small publisher interested in her work. How to decide between launching on Webtoon or going with a small publisher for my next project? Tyler and a mastermind roundtable of creators have advice for Bitsy and share it in this mastermind style session.

20 year comics veteran Jim Rugg has launched a wildly successful Kickstarter for what could be the worlds first blacklight comic book with fluorescent ink, OCTOBRIANA 1976. In this ComixLaunch Interview, Tyler will talk to the Eisner and Ignatz award-winning cartoonist about pushing the boundaries of the print medium, his work as an instructor at the School of Visual Arts, and co-founding YouTube’s Cartoonist Kayfabe comics channel with Ed Piskor, and more.

Zebra Comics publisher E.N. Ejob has one successful Kickstarter campaign under his belt, but has been nervous about launching another one. His challenge: How do you keep your past backers engaged and get them to come back for more and at the same time appeal to new readers when you launch again? Tyler and a mastermind roundtable of creators have advice for E.N. and share it in this mastermind style session.