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Offering variant covers has become the norm for comic book Kickstarter campaigns for a while now… but it seems more and more campaigns are offering risque or NSFW covers. In this session, Tyler chats with Rob Multari, creator of Night Wolf, about the decision to experiment with one such cover during his latest Night Wolf Launch. They're also joined by writer Charlie Stickney, creator of White Ash & Glarien, who's successfully offered NSFW material for his Kickstarter projects

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Travis Gibb, a veteran of 13 amazing Kickstarter campaigns, spills his secrets about coming up with compelling "gimmicks" to entice backers to jump on board comic book Kickstarter projects, like his latest live anthology Cthulhu Invades Wonderland. Join Tyler and Travis as they discuss how to make strong projects irresistible!

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If you had $500 to spend towards advertising your next Kickstarter launch, where would you put that money? And what if you don't want to throw it into Facebook ads? Are there better opportunities out there to get a stronger return on your marketing dollar? Let's discuss some options for the Kickstarter campaign manager on a budget!

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As comic conventions pick up steam again after being sidelined during the pandemic, creators should consider them as strong audience growth opportunities. In this session, I'll share tips for creators to maximize audience growth opportunities at your next comic convention.

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Years in the making, Bloom Pretty, a new fantasy comic from an all-female creative team, has had a breakout debut on Kickstarter this month. In this interview, Tyler James chats with writer/ creator Lisa Fowler about what went into bringing this new series to life. They'll also be joined by her partner Brant Fowler, publisher of Last Ember Press about sowing the seeds for a level-up launch!

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Your crowdfunding campaign is over and it was a success! Before you can ship your rewards to all those amazing backers, you're going to need to collect some information from them to fulfill. In this session, we'll talk all about the tools Kickstarter provides creators to survey their backers to enable swift fulfillment.

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For the first time in forever, comic book printing companies, and by extension comic book creators, are dealing with a global paper shortage, which has manifested in increased prices, longer production times, and greater uncertainty. Is it time for comic creators to panic? And what can comic creators do, other than panic, to adjust to the current paper shortage so that they can continue to move their creative projects forward?

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Kickstarters are a TON of work and take a long time to plan, launch and fulfill, right? But, what if they didn't? What would a "quick and dirty" Kickstarter launch look like? And when might it make sense to launch one? In this episode, Tyler pulls back the curtain on his decision to serialize the ComixTribe series Happy Hill by Joe Mulvey and Rich Douek quick and dirty style!

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Thanks to Kickstarter, we are in a "Golden Age" of the Comic Book Anthology. However, just making an anthology alone isn't a surefire recipe for success. In this mini-training, veteran five-figure anthology creator Russell Nohelty will break down 10 common mistakes creators are making with their anthology projects, and what to do to set them straight!

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Is there an idea for a project that you've had for years that you simply can't let go? In this session, writer George O'Connor shares the process of bringing an original twist on the end-on-the-world genre to life in the form of the new anthology Toddler-Pocalypse. Find out how George worked with co-writer Diana Porter, recruited in-demand artists, and kept his blockbuster high-concept grounded in relatable human truths.

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