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Interview with Atom! Freeman of Prana Direct Market Solutions: Getting on Comic Shelves

Tyler James interviews Adam Freeman, founder of Prana Direct Market Solutions in a free-wheeling discussion about the present and future of the direct market, insights into the current comic book landscape, including the impact of the new generation of readers and the importance of quality and engagement. This episode is a must listen as it delves into interplay of Kickstarter, marketing, and building a brand in the comic book world. Read more

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ComixLaunch Pro Roundtable with Roy Johnson, Sam Johnson & Ben Lacy

Tyler hosts a dynamic roundtable discussion featuring an expert panel of comic creators, including Roy Johnson, Sam Johnson, and Ben Lacy. Tune in for valuable insights on engaging with the Kickstarter community, the importance of backer support, and tips for setting up effective campaigns. Read more

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ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Cici Affini and Mark Romero Discuss Growing Their Audience by Launching on Backerkit

The team behind Attic Door Media step into the ComixLaunch Pro spotlight, sharing lessons learned growing their audience beyond Kickstarter by participating in Backerkit Crowdfunding special events, getting out of their comfort zone with marketing, and persevering through tough creative times! Read more

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Celebrating Women in Comics with Zelda Awards Founder Karla Medrano & Sarah Cooke

On November 1, nominations will open for The Zelda awards, a new honor celebrating the outstanding achievements of women in comic book culture. In this session, Tyler is joined by founder Karla Medrano and committee member Sarah Cooke to discuss this new initiative, why it's necessary, why now, and how female comic creators and their allies can get involved! Read more

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Comics Crowdfunding Roundtable with Mr. Fish, Zak Mudie & Laurie Foster

Tyler hosts a roundtable discussion featuring Zak Mudie and his partner Jaden Molina, creators of Citadel Pulsar: The Last Ethereal, along with Laurie Foster, the founder of Laguna Studios. We also welcome the prolific Mr. Fish, creator of Alice Lost in Wonderland. Learn about their latest Kickstarter projects, the challenges they've faced, and valuable insights into the world of indie comics. Read more

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ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Using Mindset to Fuel Your Best Launch with Maddie Salvage

Maddie Salvage's steps into the ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight, shining light on her career as a writer and illustrator that has spanned a decade and a number of formats, including comic books, graphic novels and prose novels. She'll discuss her lessons learned over years of launching, as well as insights from her latest graphic novel, Aglow, which draws from one of her favorite creatures from legend, vampires. Read more

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How to Follow Up Your Biggest Launch Ever with Ryan Claytor

Last year, cartoonist Ryan Claytor celebrated 20 years of publishing with a big Kickstarter launch for "One Bite at a Time" which went on to get nominated for Eisner and Ringo Awards. How do you follow up a massive launch like that? And how does one keep the passion going strong for another 20 years? Ryan joins Tyler for a discussion about his next venture the "Elephant Eater Comics Annual Dispatch" which attempts to answer those questions and more! Read more

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The Pre-Launch Paid Reservation Strategy for Comic Book Launches

The "paid reservation" strategy is a reliable option used by many high-profile crowdfunding campaigns to attracted and identify high-buyer intent backers BEFORE your campaign goes live. But can it work for comic crowdfunders? Read more

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Why I Changed My Mind on Running Pre-Launch Follower Ads?

Need to build up that pre-launch follower count before your next Kickstarter launch? Then you're going to want to listen to this one as Tyler re-considers the strategy of running pre-launch follower ads direct to your Kickstarter pre-launch page. Spoiler: Tyler is doing it for his next launch! Read more

From the Blog

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How to Title Your Comic Book Kickstarter Project (and Avoid the Mistake Most Creators Are Making)

Would you believe that half of all comic creators launching projects on Kickstarter are making a big mistake when it comes to how they title their crowdfunding projects?
In this post I’ll show you how to title your Kickstarter project to attract more backers and to increase funding on Kickstarter.

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Is the Kickstarter Bubble Going to Burst for Comic Creators?

Wondering the Kickstarter success rate for comic projects is and whether or not the so-called Kickstarter bubble is about to burst? This video has the answer!

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Comics Crowdfunding: Making the Case for Indiegogo

While ComixLaunch has almost exclusively focused on the Kickstarter platform, it is not the only game in town. Indiegogo is a crowdfunding platform that hundreds of comic creators have chosen to fund their projects. In this guest post, Jen Finelli makes the case for Indiegogo.

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5 THINGS THE 2016 ELECTION TEACHES US ABOUT KICKSTARTER

The 2016 contest between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton provides ample crowdfunding lessons. (There’s a reason we call them Kickstarter campaigns.) So, sit back, relax, put your partisan politics aside, and let’s look at what worked and what didn’t.

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