Australian comic creator and publisher Shaun Keenan discusses lessons learned from his most successful launch which happened to roll during the Covid-Crisis, and how his plans are changing to adjust for the new reality on the ground for comic creators worldwide.
Highlights of This Session Include:
- The changes Shaun made on his recent (and most successful) Kickstarter launch due to the Covid-Crisis.
- The one thing Shaun STOPPED doing to promote his Kickstarters
- Strategies for replacing lost Convention income.
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This Session is Sponsored by:
Today’s Featured Guest:
Shaun Keenan is devoted to inspiring minds through moral and historic stories, by using the visual medium of graphic novels. He is the founder of the Australian publishing company COMICS2MOVIES and the creator the successful Xtreme Champion Tournament and Terralympus graphic novel series. Shaun has done over 100 comic conventions in four different countries running and speaking on panels form everything about creating comics, crowdfunding comics and diversity in comics to world building in comics.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Show:
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Comic Creators: How will you redirect some of the time & energy that you would have otherwise put into comic cons this year?
How to Find Out More About Our Featured Guest:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Comics2movies/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/XtremeChampionTournament/
Twitter – @comics_2_movies
Instagram – @comics2movies
Terralympus Kickstarter link – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1917428739/terralympus-volume-1-and-2-space-sci-fic-graphic-novel?ref=2yju89
XCT: Fractured Worlds Kickstarter Preview Link – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2067957354/xct-fractured-worlds
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