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This all began with a declaration of war on the number 49.95%. That number was the success rate of comic book projects on Kickstarter as of May 16, 2015, the day I first turned on... Read More

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New Kickstarter Feature Review: Polls in Update

Kickstarter added a new feature to their updates, now supporting polls. In this short session, Tyler will break down the new feature, discuss its strengths and limitations, how creators might use in upcoming campaigns, and end with some suggestions for improvement to better support how creators actually use polls during launches. Read more
March 22, 2026

What You Focus on Grows (A WINS Show)

It's been a cold winter, so Tyler is rolling through with a bounty of wins from comic creators and crowdfunders to keep us focused on the right stuff. We'll start with some psychological truisms and wrap with a ton of positivity in the form of real wins from hardworking comics launch listeners. Read more
March 1, 2026

Are You Tracking Negative Backer Volatility?

In this session, Tyler responds to a question about whether there's a reason for a seeming spike in cancelled pledges when launching projects today? It turns into a discussion about the importance of distinguishing “noise” during a live campaign from meaningful “signal.” Then we discuss ways to turn observations into comparable rates and introduces a simple DIY metric called “negative backer volatility.” Read more
February 22, 2026

ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Randy Stone Comes Full Circle with his Biggest Campaign Yet

In this ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight, Clay Adams talks to Randy Stone about his journey in the comic book industry, highlighting his various roles in comics creation, including writing, drawing, inking, and lettering. Randy discusses his early inspirations, starting with Marvel Universe trading cards, and his shift from aspiring artist to self-published comic book writer through Altruist Comics. Read more
February 15, 2026

10 Big Revelations on the Road to $1.5+ Million Raised on Kickstarter

ComixLaunch hits episode 550, and instead of glossing over the milestone, Tyler leans all the way in. Fresh off wrapping EPIC #1–5 and pushing ComixTribe past $1.5+ million raised on Kickstarter milestone, this episode looks back on the road from 2012 to now—and the hard-earned revelations that only show up after dozens of launches, wins, stumbles, and resets. If you’ve been listening from the beginning, some of this will sound familiar, but with new layers, sharper clarity, and lessons relearned the hard way. This is a value-packed reflection on initiative, systems, collectibles, relaunches, people, and why finishing things still matters more than brilliant ideas. Read more
February 8, 2026

Launching a Brand New Superhero Universe with Summit Comics

Let's talk launching not just a comic but an entire comics universe with the brilliant creators behind the Summit Universe! Tyler welcomes Travis Gibb, Marcus Jimenez, C. J. Hudson, and Karla "Moon" Medrano, who are among the 30+ creators who have come together to create a brand new shared superhero universe. Learn about their debut project 'Summit Pinnacle #1,' currently live on Kickstarter and the unique collaborative process that sets Summit apart from other indie comic ventures. Read more
February 1, 2026

Wait, Can AI Write My Newsletter for Me?

AI tools are everywhere and agentic AI promises a world where even complicated, intellectual tasks like warming an audience for an upcoming Kickstarter campaign can be completed by bots. Is this something scrappy independent comic book creators should be considering doing? Can your audience relationship building efforts largely be outsourced to LLMs? Let's dive head first into this thorny topic! Read more
January 25, 2026

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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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