Crowdfunding RoundUp: August Campaign Picks

Crowdfunding has been a wonderful backbone of getting indie comics from the minds of creators into the hands of readers. It has allowed creators to bypass all obstacles and speak directly with their audiences. In this article, we've compiled five comics on the platform that are currently crowdfunding. Check out their campaigns and let's help these creators bring their stories to life!

You can find more articles about crowdfunding campaigns using this link.
 

Falling awake, 274 pages - Published by JAN DITLEV, (cc/ @jditlev)

Check out Jan's crowdfunding campaign using this link.

Description:
After awakening from cryosleep on a remote and hostile planet, John finds himself stranded with a young girl and a looming threat that isn't human. As they struggle to survive and unravel the mystery of their predicament, John must confront the demons of his past and his place in the universe, forced to reflect on his life's choices and reconcile with a past that has haunted him. In the face of a harsh and unforgiving landscape, John must find the strength to overcome his own fears and forge a new path forward, before it's too late to escape the planet and start anew.

Halloween Man, 1998 pages - Published by Halloween Man Comics, (cc/ @dedwards)

Check out the Halloween Man crowdfunding campaign using this link

Description:
Slain by a vampire, but brought back to life by arcane magic, Solomon Hitch is Halloween Man, a flesh-eating zombie with the power of the horror movie sequel! Now, with the help of his glamorous super-scientist girlfriend Lucy, reprobate Necromancer Morlack, and hedonistic demi-god Man-Goat, he defends Solar City, Texas from evil.

BaDoom, 375 pages - Published by SirK!, (cc/ @sirk)

Check out SirK's crowdfunding campaign using this link

Description:
A woman (Gasolina) and her dog (Krunk) travel through an ecologically hazardous post-apocalyptic America.

Blossom - In Memory of Ari, 13 pages - Published by BentBox Comics, (cc/ @BentBoxComics)

Check out the Blossom crowdfunding campaign using this link

Description:
Blossom is a completed 36-page comic book written by John Schell in memory of his daughter, Ariana Nicole Schell, who was stillborn on 08.23.21. The story follows Ari, a personified cherry blossom, who sets off to stop her father from destroying her memory.

The Assemblage of the Stars, 130 pages - Published by PI-Dye, (cc/ @EilyJacobs)

Check out PI-Dye's crowdfunding campaign using this link

Description:
When a star descends to Earth to pursue his evil deeds, it’s up to six other stars to find and stop him to save the people they swore to protect. But it’s not easy when some of them lose their memory on their descent to the world below them. Now, Eta Draconis, a star from Draco, must team up with a human boy to reassemble the other stars and defeat her enemy - all while learning what it means to be human.

The Ancient Ones, 66 pages - Published by Tough Teddy Comics, (cc/ @DkShed)

Check out The Ancient Ones crowdfunding campaign using this link

Description:
When the world has seen beings be expectational, they give them titles like superhumans. At one point he was called by other names. Some used those titles to control for personal gain. This journey takes the reader alongside a family that learns the truth system of the planets. And who controls it? Concepts and designs: Dk Shed, Amya Shed Artist: Dk Shed Writer: Dk Shed Color: Dk Shed Cover: Dk Shed

If you've supported any of these comics, you're amazing, and thank you very much! Supporting crowdfunding campaigns is so important to GlobalComix as a platform and the comics community at large. Have you recently supported any campaigns? Tell us in the comments below or join our discord and talk about it with the rest of the community.