First Launch Lessons with Jesse Judy of Ashes of Eden

Jesse Judy joins Tyler for a discussion about lessons learned from his first successful crowdfunding launch and how he’s applying them to his upcoming sophomore launch, and why he’s so excited about the upcoming ComixLaunch Planner!

Highlights of This Session Include:

How a pandemic pivot lead to Jesse’s first successful comic book crowdfunding launch.
A killer screenwriting tip that Jesse applies to his comic creating as well.
Why giving yourself grace is so important as a creator.
Plus: The persuasive power of letting others sing your praises.

Today’s Session is Brought to You By…

The ComixLaunch Comic Book Crowdfunding Planner LIVE NOW on Kickstarter – The ultimate crowdfunding companion for writers, artists & publishers! Order yours now at ComixLaunch.com/planner to get organized and launch with confidence!

Today’s Featured Guests:

Jesse Judy is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and former media literacy teacher, Jesse Judy, is the author, illustrator, and creator of the award-winning new manga series, Ashes Of Eden, and the founder of Arcpunk Comics, the renegade indie publishing house that puts the “occult” in pop culture.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Show:

Ashes of Eden #1-2 Prelaunch Page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jessejudy/ashes-of-eden-1-2-forbidden-history-adventure-continues

More About Our Sponsor:

Hey, so this year marks the 10th Anniversary of the ComixLaunch Podcast—a full decade of sharing the mindset, strategies and tactics comic creators are using to launch successful Kickstarter campaigns.

To celebrate, I’m thrilled to announce a special project coming soon… something literally 10 years in the making…

I’m putting the finishing touches on the ComixLaunch Comic Book Crowdfunding Planner —a brand new physical workbook designed to help you confidently plan, build, launch, and fulfill your next Kickstarter launch.

Built from the real-world strategies that I’ve used to raise well over a million dollars on crowdfunding projects, strategies I’ve taught to hundreds of creators inside ComixLaunch Pro —and forged through the experiences of all the successful creators who have shared their insights on this very show — I’m designing this planner to be four powerful crowdfunding tools in one:

✅ 1: It’s a guided LAUNCH PLANNER to mold ideas into a comprehensive strategy.

✅2: It’s a comprehensive Execution Checklist – step-by-step, covering every phase, to fail-proof your launch with best practices.

✅3: It’s A DAILY LAUNCH JOURNAL to track campaign progress, stay focused on prioity actions, and to capture the journey.

✅ And 4: it’s an AFTER ACTION DEBRIEF designed to help you organize your campaign results, process lessons learned, so you can level up for your next launch.

This Planner includes all of the most crucial planning exercises I still do before each and every launch, the very same checklists I print out before every launch so I don’t forget one of the hundreds of key steps to crowdfunding success— all UPDATED for SPRING 2025, and the tools I use to stay focused, positive and always moving forward during a launch.
Whether you’re launching your very first project or you’re a veteran crowdfunder, this is the planner I wish every comic creator had when they were started out… and the launch side-kick to help you maximize funding and minimize stress when you launch that next great comic book project.

I’ll be launching this on Kickstarter soon, but I want to encourage all of my ComixLaunch Listeners to JOIN THE LAUNCH (LIVE NOW!) so that you can take advantage of EARLY BACKER PRICING… and some extra special launch events and opportunities surrounding the release.

Reserve your copy today: ComixLaunch.com/planner.