Kickstarter Archives : The Shared Universe https://www.theshareduniverse.com/tag/kickstarter/ 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=6.9.4 PW: Kickstarter comic projects have success rate above 50 percent https://www.theshareduniverse.com/pw-kickstarter-comic-projects-have-success-rate-above-50-percent/ 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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]]> Bay Area Crowdfunding: The New Parkway Facade https://www.theshareduniverse.com/bay-area-crowdfunding-new-parkway-facade/ 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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]]> Bay Area Comic Crowdfunding: The Rattler https://www.theshareduniverse.com/bay-area-comic-crowdfunding-rattler/ https://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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]]> https://www.theshareduniverse.com/bay-area-comic-crowdfunding-rattler/feed/ 1 DIY Comics: Conversion rates of crowdfunding https://www.theshareduniverse.com/diy-comics-conversion-rates-crowdfunding/ 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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