Kickstarter – The Shared Universe http://www.theshareduniverse.com The Internet's Bay Bridge connecting the Bay Area's comic fandom. Fri, 23 May 2014 14:35:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 56882144 PW: Kickstarter comic projects have success rate above 50 percent http://www.theshareduniverse.com/pw-kickstarter-comic-projects-have-success-rate-above-50-percent/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 May 2014 14:35:20 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=832 Publisher’s Weekly has a new article looking at the success rate of crowdfunding publishing projects. It’s a worthwhile read for anyone who might be taking into consideration the use of a platform like Kickstarter to jumpstart their book. According to the article Kickstarter has a success rate of a little more than 50 percent when […]

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]]> 832 Bay Area Crowdfunding: The New Parkway Facade http://www.theshareduniverse.com/bay-area-crowdfunding-new-parkway-facade/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:36:27 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=737 Not comic book related, but a very worthy mention for one of the coolest indie movie theaters in the United States. Oakland’s New Parkway is raising money to put a new façade on the space. Not only will this help bring attention to the theater, but also make a glum section of 24th & Telegraph […]

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]]> 737 Bay Area Comic Crowdfunding: The Rattler http://www.theshareduniverse.com/bay-area-comic-crowdfunding-rattler/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss http://www.theshareduniverse.com/bay-area-comic-crowdfunding-rattler/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:38:39 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=730 Why did I invest in the Kickstarter for Jason McNamara and Greg Hinkle’s horror graphic novel The Rattler? Because if I’m going to trust anyone to put out a solid horror comic it’s going to be the guy who says he writes graphic novels because he wants “every child in America to believe Two-Face wants […]

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]]> http://www.theshareduniverse.com/bay-area-comic-crowdfunding-rattler/feed/ 1 730 Dead Universes: Kickstart the “compiler” http://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-kickstart-compiler/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:25:03 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=451 Well, this is certainly a timely Kickstarter for my current Dead Universe habit. One of the most difficult parts of collecting a Dead Universe is all of the floppies. Most Universes meet their demise before they have the opportunity to publish in trade formats and so few of us are skilled in bookbinding. Alex Rodriquez […]

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]]> 451 DIY Comics: Conversion rates of crowdfunding http://www.theshareduniverse.com/diy-comics-conversion-rates-crowdfunding/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:59:56 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=411 Independent comic creators turning to crowdfunding to get projects off the ground has become common. Results tend to be mixed with some striking their goal and flat-lining, some barely getting out the gate and failing, and the rare few that go viral and raise mountains of cash above and beyond the goal.  As a regular […]

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