ComixLaunch Spotlight: Sam Johnson’s Big Swing at a Crossover Kickstarter Series

It’s time to spotlight another outstanding member of the ComixLaunch Pro community! This month, Clay Adams turns the spotlight on British writer Sam Johnson. Best known for his creations Cabracini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman and Geek Girl. They discuss Johnson’s continued success with Kickstarter, having raised £60,000 through 15 campaigns, including his latest crossover event, Cabracini Geek Girl Exodus. Johnson shares his journey from being inspired by comics in his youth, to his detailed planning and extensive drafts for each project. He reveals insights on the benefits of Kickstarter for comic distribution and marketing, and the importance of building an audience through consistent engagement.

Highlights of This Session Include:

The pros and cons of Kickstarter vs. the direct market.
Why the money is in the resale?
Sam discovers a not-so-surprising benefit of running a crossover series!
Plus: Some warm wishes from Tyler for a very happy holiday season.

Today’s Episode is Sponsored by…

…the ComixLaunch Masterclass, learn my 4 Step Framework for a Profitable Comic Book Kickstarter Launch when you sign up for this new FREE training at ComixLaunch.com/class

Today’s Featured Guest:

Sam Johnson is a British writer who has a Masters in Creative Writing for Film & TV and has been working in comics for fifteen years. Among this work, he created Cabra Cini (pronounced (Chee-nee): Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman, a character who had a strip annually in the Halloween issue of H!M Comics’ IF-X anthology, and has now come into the Geek-Girl ongoing series, her own Mini-Series, and the new Cabra Cini/Geek-Girl Exodus Crossover.

He has self-published two The Almighties one-shots (a comedy super-team co-created with Mike Gagnon); released a 4-issue Geek-Girl Mini-Series through publisher Markosia monthly from Nov 2016, and ran a successful Kickstarter for its TPB – which has now been followed with Geek-Girl’s ongoing series and the new Cabra Cini/Geek-Girl: Exodus Crossover.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Show:

Cabra Cini/Geek-Girl: Exodus https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/geekgirlcomics/exodus-4

More About Our Sponsor:

I sold the first comic I created when I was 14 years old out of my backpack in high school to a classmate for a crisp one dollar bill…

…It was the greatest feeling in the world!

And here I am, several decades later, still chasing that feeling.

Now that ComixTribe has printed hundreds of thousands of books and distributed them all over the globe, it would be easy for me to make “selling a comic” not a big deal at all.

But the fact that I get to work with creators on their launches every single month inside of ComixLaunch Pro, many of whom are selling their very first book (to a whole lot more people, for way more money than I did) means I never get too far away from the excitement of that first book launch.

Knowing what it means to not only hold a book you created in your own hands but to see hundreds of fans from around the globe hold it in theirs after a successful launch is why I’m just as passionate about teaching Kickstarter strategies today as I was when I first opened the doors to ComixLaunch Pro a few years back.

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Instead of peppering you with random tricks and tactics or the stuff you can easily Google, in this all-new masterclass, I’ll be outlining my entire proven framework for Kickstarter success.

This is the same framework I’ve used to raise over half a million dollars on Kickstarter to fund ComixTribe publishing projects.

And it’s the same framework that has helped ComixLaunch Pro creators raise over a million dollars (and counting…) in funding for their projects.

Now, some of you know that the next step for you to level up as a creator and crowdfunded is to join my program and community,

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So go to ComixLaunch.com/class to select the time that works best for you and register today.

See you there!

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