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: ©alifornia, Inc. Trade Paperback
What it’s about: In the near future, ©alifornia, Inc. is a new corporate country still in its formative years with factions fighting to shape the new nation.
It’s 2047, 18 years after ©alifornia seceded from the United States. After creating a new fresh water source to ensure independence, ©alifornia’s borders are closed, and it supplies 80% of North America’s produce. With Silicon Valley, high-tech is the largest source of revenue, their massive military presence is now privatized, and Hollywood PR continues to shape the world in its image. All citizens are employees of ©alifornia, Inc. and live the ideal ©alifornian life; surf, sun, and gluten-free. But as employees living on company property, certain privacy rights are waived. With CCTV on every corner, ©alifornia is little more than a totalitarian state masquerading as a utopia, and no one is bigger than the brand, even the top brass.
In the 132-page collected trade paperback you’ll get the full ©alifornia, Inc. story including all-new unpublished character bios, design breakdowns, early character development sketches, and a variant cover gallery.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #2: Hunters of Sheydim
What it’s about: Supernatural warfare. Jewish mysticism. Twin sisters born to kill demons.
Created by Jeff Marvin (Cycles End), Riley Brown (Dead Acre: Black Badge), and Vinicius Townsend (Vampirella), Hunters of Sheydim is a blood-soaked supernatural thriller that reimagines demon hunting through a Jewish lens—blending Kabbalah, Sephardic history, and high-stakes apocalyptic horror.
For centuries, humanity has unknowingly teetered on the edge of annihilation. Now, the fragile peace has shattered. The Lord of Demons, Asmodeus, has returned—and the only ones standing between him and destruction are two half-human, half-Nephilim Jewish twins trained since childhood to kick demon ass. Raised in Spain and reclaimed by their Jewish heritage, Caterina and Lucia de la Vega are recruited into an underground sect waging a war of containment—a fight that spans modern-day Israel, ancient Babylon, and the depths of Gehinnom itself.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #3: Trek Star: The Doug Drexler Documentary
What it’s about: Legendary starship designer Doug Drexler – the man who designed the incredible NX-01 for Star Trek: Enterprise is back to share all of his design secrets. What inspired the twin-boom design? What secret Easter eggs did he hide in plain sight? And where is Captain Archer’s private fireman’s pole? All this and more are revealed in this truly in-depth tour of a one-of-a-kind starship design!
This video is a special treat for all the gearheads and starship nuts like Doug. It is also a proof-of-concept for the kind of thing you will see in Trek Star: The Doug Drexler Documentary. The story of Doug’s life will include in-depth looks at his incredible creations for Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, The Orville, and more!
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #4: Feasters
What it’s about: Musician and skateboarder Breana Baker desperately needs a change of scenery. For reasons she’s hesitant to discuss, Breana leaves her hometown of Hammarberg, New Jersey in order to move in with childhood friend Robert “Bobby” Campbell in the beautiful beach town of Lombardo, California. Okay, it’s not much of a beach down at all. Actually, it might as well be in Nevada.
Bobby’s friends Kevin Rossler and Jamie Perez are two of the three members of Diabetic Vampire, a local rock band looking to make a name for themselves in the skate punk scene. After some nudging from Bobby, some bonding over kickflips, and an incident involving a rogue drummer, Breana finds herself back on the stage a lot sooner than she had planned. But is a new band in a new town enough to help her escape the ghosts of her past?
Feasters is a coming-of-age dramedy that serves as a love letter to punk rock, skateboarding, and the sense of community these things can facilitate. This 48-page black-and-white one shot serves as a prequel to Noah E. Dominguez’s 2023 horror comic, Basement Show.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #5: The Apostasy
What it’s about: The Apostasy tells the story of a demon, named Gainsbourg, who, for eons, has tortured the souls of the damned without consideration or concern – his existence one of gradual disillusionment. It is not easy seeking purpose within the depths of Hell. Enter Katie, a newly damned soul and next victim of Gainsbourg. Suddenly, Gainsbourg finds himself questioning his function and everything he accepted as true. Together, Katie and Gainsbourg must navigate the realms of Hell and the denizens that reside within. This graphic novel is a mix of horror and adventure where its protagonists must learn about each other and themselves in order to survive their harrowing journey.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
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