Here at Fanbase Press, we strive to provide an outlet for up-and-coming creators to promote and showcase their incredible works. With thousands of creators utilizing crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to make those works a reality, we will highlight these talented creators and their noteworthy campaigns through #CrowfundingFridays! We hope that you will join us in giving these projects a moment of your time (and possibly your support).
Project #1: Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project
What it’s about: Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project is a full-color paperback comics anthology celebrating LGBTQ+ people and their experiences in sports. Over two dozen queer comics creators tell their stories about athletic joy, love, heartbreak, participation, inclusion, discovery, and rebellion! Co-editors Megan Praz and Meghan Kemp-Gee, creators of One More Year and Contested Strip, bring their experience and love of sports comics to this project. An all-star team of cartoonists and athletes creates a “sporty queer comics mixtape,” a groundbreaking celebration of a dazzling array different sports, storytelling, and artistic styles.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #2: CYBERPINK® Music + Graphic Novel
What it’s about: In the 23rd century, amid rising prejudice against robots, a struggling all-girl band must unite humans and robots to stop a universe-threatening menace.
Introducing the sci-fi comic event of the year—CYBERPINK®! From the creative mind of series creator and writer PA Lopez and featuring electrifying artwork by Samuel Bermudez (Cosmic Isles Comic, Codename: Valhalla), this thrilling adventure combines the nostalgia of Saturday morning cartoons with modern, inclusive storytelling. Packed with action, comedy, and heart, it’s a powerful tale of unity, resilience, and the transformative power of music.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #3: Banana Sioule
What it’s about: The adrenaline-fueled sports manga, Banana Sioule, is now live on Kickstarter from Magnetic Press! Created by Michaël Sanlaville (Lastman, Hollywood Jan), this high-stakes, high-impact saga blends the intensity of rugby and dodgeball into a gripping, action-packed story of ambition and survival. The campaign features a variety of collector’s editions, including an exclusive boxed set of the three-volume series and an ultra-limited 600-page hardcover “Champion” Omnibus Edition.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #4: A Matter of Time #1
What it’s about: A Matter of Time is a brand-new science fiction epic created and written by Anthony Esper, with illustrations by Dexter Wee. This series delves into the limits of human ambition and the uncharted territories of the multiverse. If you enjoy stories like Interstellar, Dune, The Expanse, Event Horizon, or Dark Matter, this groundbreaking series is for you! The first issue of this five-issue series, titled A Matter of Time, presents a thrilling blend of science fiction and psychological drama. It explores the power of desire and the fragility of human nature.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #5: Carmilla Unbound: 1984 – Miami Bites
What it’s about: The original vampire comes again! And this time Carmilla is smack dab in the middle of ’80s vice in the pink and blue neon lights of Miami.
Carmilla Unbound: 1984 follows the adventures of Carmilla Karnstein, a centuries-old vampire navigating the city’s underbelly. Like a vampire Dexter, she’s been using her powers to rid the world of evil, one bad guy at a time. But times have changed, and as her targets have gotten richer, Carmilla finds herself in a dangerous game of survival against a demonic force…
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
If you have a crowdfunding campaign that you would like to have included in Fanbase Press’ #CrowdfundingFridays series, please contact barbra (at) fanbasepress (dot) com for details.
