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: Thanks! Romina – Vol. 1
What it’s about: If you’re a fan of the comic book series Giant Days, TV’s The Office (US), and the movie Working Girl… this is for you!
Meet Romina, Florida born and Hollywood bound. She’s the youngest daughter of a hardworking immigrant, trying to break free of her father’s expectations and her accomplished sister’s shadow, as she builds her career in Los Angeles. Romina’s hilarious journey to success is paved with crazy coworkers, family opinions and a monologue inspired by her overactive imagination. Can she make it on her own…and pay off her student loans?
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #2: The Swamp Horror #1
What it’s about: Set deep within the cursed Louisiana bayous of 1987, The Swamp Horror #1 follows Professor Crandall, a brilliant scientist who discovers a mysterious new fungal life form hidden in a forgotten corner of the swamp. As his experiments push beyond the boundaries of science, the professor begins to unravel, descending into madness while dragging everyone around him into a nightmare beyond human comprehension. Ancient secrets, cosmic horrors, and unspeakable terrors lurk beneath the waters, waiting to be awakened…
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #3: Breaking the Seal
What it’s about: The story follows Gunner, Kristen, and Tyler. They are throwing one last wild party to celebrate the end of their college years, but things go awry when they attempt to kick it up a notch and accidentally summon a mythical monster! Will these three find the strength to pull it together and get rid of the party crasher, or is this night doomed to be a total bust?
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #4: The Die Bold Digital Comics Library
What it’s about: Writer John Holland has been published by Fantagraphics, Innovation, Kitchen Sink, Caliber, Malibu, Antarctic Press, Source Press Point, Its Alive, and more. Currently self-publishing under Die Bold Comics, this campaign includes over a dozen digital comics from Holland’s catalog of work.
Click here to visit the Fund My Comic campaign.
Project #5: Shrub: The Collected Edition
What it’s about: GLAAD Media Award-winning and Eisner and Harvey Awards-nominated publisher and media outlet Fanbase Press is proud to announce Shrub, an 8-issue Graphic Medicine series which will be crowdfunded by the publisher on Kickstarter.
In this middle grade adventure, readers will join Shrub who is, well… a shrub… for a cross-country trip to Hollywood! Join Shrub and a grieving brother and sister as they hit the open road in search of connection. On their journey, pit stops, wacky plant enthusiasts, uprooting, and re-routing abound.
The series was created and written by Emmy Award nominee Shane Portman (Tumble Leaf, Shape Island), illustrated by Andy Alves (Cosmic Cadets), colored by Sophia Du and Celia FitzGerald, lettered by Oceano Ransford (Eisner Award-nominated Rikki), and with consultation from comics librarian Moni Barrette.
Shrub explores the various ways that we allow grief to take root, inspired by writer Shane Portman’s experience with the loss of his father. The series features “Letting Grief Take Root” essays written by individuals with a personal and/or professional connection to grief who relate Shrub’s story to their own lived experience.
Click here to be notified when the Kickstarter campaign launches.
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.
