ComixLaunch Spotlight: Crowdfunding Mindset Shifts Worth $50K with George O’Connor

Clay Adams shines the spotlight on George O’Connor, a prolific writer and creator active in the Boston film and comics community. George discusses his works, including ‘Vampires on Mars,’ ‘Charlie’s Spot,’ ‘Healed,’ and shares his journey from music and theater to short films and eventually comics. The conversation delves into the impact of ComixLaunch, the importance of marketing, and the role of a supportive home life in maintaining creative productivity.

Highlights of This Session Include:

The X factor that helped unlock creative success for George.
George’s marketing strategies that work with a crowdfunding focus.
Why every creator needs a little Ted Lasso in them!
Plus: Tyler’s teases the upcoming ComixLaunch Comic Book Crowdfunding Planner!

Today’s Session is Brought to You By…

The ComixLaunch Comic Book Crowdfunding Planner – The ultimate crowdfunding companion for writers, artists & publishers! Join the PRE-LAUNCH at ComixLaunch.com/planner to get organized and launch with confidence, and SCORE an EARLY BACKER VIP discount!

Today’s Featured Guest:

George O’Connor likes to write. A lot. Through Homeless Comics, he’s released the series Vampires on Mars, Charlie’s Spot, Silent Knight, Healed, and more. As a part of the Boston film community, he helped create over sixty short films, filling every role to help make the shoot happen. He’s the writer, producer, and director of the digital series 664-The Neighbor of the Beast. He was head writer and co-creator of the podcast Phone Hugs & Therapy. And somehow, he also juggles playing guitar in his heavy metal band, Swarm of Eyes.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Show:

ComixLaunch.com/planner

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 PRE-LAUNCH so that you can take advantage of EARLY BACKER PRICING… and some extra special launch events and opportunities surrounding the release.
Get on the Advanced Notice list and join the pre-launch at ComixLaunch.com/planner.