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After three successful Kickstarters raising over $100K in funding on Kickstarter, Russell Nohelty is handing over his Cthulhu is Hard to Spell franchise to Laurie Foster, publisher at Unlikely Heroes Studios. With a new campaign collecting and expanding the first three volumes in new softcover editions launching on Backerkit this week, Tyler chats with the team about the transition, new launch and future of this popular anthology.

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Tyler shares the details on a few new rewards he experimented with on Launch Day for the SINK: Cutthroat Kickstarter campaign. Plus, some challenges he had giving it his all on launch day.

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With his latest six-figure campaign for PATRIOTIKA REBIRTH, Ron Z of Mount Olympus Comics is employing a number of innovative strategies to keep his Kickstarter fresh and keep the funding coming in. In this interview, Ron and Tyler will chat about how he's been able to consistently raise over one-hundred thousand dollars per launch on Kickstarter and build a massive following for his fantasy imprint.

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For the first time in over three years, Tyler's released an all-new FREE strategy guide for comic creator crowdfunders. In this session, you'll hear excerpts from the new guide and learn how you can get your hands on this valuable Kickstarter resource!

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Nightwolf creator Rob Multari is back on the podcast to share insight from the trenches as he is attempting to diversifying his product line beyond just comics. In this interview, you'll hear Rob's experience developing a new plush toy for his most popular series, his experiments and challenges with digital figures, and how he's approached launching it all on Kickstarter.

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For more than a decade, David Barach has been building technical platforms to help people crowdfund as the president of ConnectionPoint, the company behind FundRazr and Crowdfundr. In this "state of crowdfunding" discussion, David and Tyler discuss the past, present and future of the crowdfunding movement, and why Crowdfundr is so bullish on comic book crowdfunding in particular.

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After a successful career in IT and project management, Peter Taylor is working harder than ever on his passion projects. Now a full-time writer and artist, Peter joins Tyler for a discussion about his creative journey, getting started in comics later in life, and the crowdfunding launch of his new series Pioneers: Blood & Stars #1.

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Backerkit made news a few months ago with the announcement that it was launching its own Crowdfunding Platform as a Kickstarter alternative. That platform has been up and running for several months now, and the first batch of comic projects have started to launch on the platform. In this session, Tyler chats with David Byrne about his current launch for Cancelled II on Backerkit Crowdfunding. A veteran Kickstarter creator, you'll hear David's insights about the process moving to Backerkit for the crowdfunding launch, and his advice on what creators should be prepared for if they make the switch. Plus hear David's thoughts on variant cover strategy and lessons learned from his time as co-publisher of Scout Comics and a whole lot more!

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Over the past few years, writer and publisher Travis Gibb (Orange Cone Productions) has had a lot of success on the Kickstarter platform. Now, he's seeks a roundtable of creators' advice on how to best translate his crowdfunding success into success elsewhere?

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The conventional wisdom is that Kickstarter is an awesome platform for serializing comics, as many creators experience strong organic growth in both funding and backer totals with each new issue launch. But what does it mean when that growth doesn't happen? Writer Patrick Kellner seeks the mastermind roundtable's advice to help him figure out if his series has peaked on Kickstarter.

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