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: Tales of Fractured Worlds
What it’s about: Tales of Fractured Worlds is an anthology of visceral sci-fi stories that are allegories for the modern world.
The coolest backer reward: The Whole Fractured Package includes a physical copy of Tales of The Fractured Mind, Tales of Fractured Worlds, the exclusive pin up, AND swish Fracture Press t-shirt. You gotta represent!
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #2: Boston Metaphysical Society: The Scourge of the Mechanical Men
What it’s about: A 34-page story in a 44-page, perfect-bound book, which means 10 pages of extras! If you are new to the series, the original, six-issue mini-series is about an ex-Pinkerton detective, a spirit photographer, and a genius scientist who battle supernatural forces in late 1800s Boston. They live in an alternate steampunk history where ghosts and demons are a normal part of life. Families known as the Great Houses control the economy of the Great States of America while the middle class and lower classes sole purpose are to serve the Great Houses. The Scourage of the Mechanical Men is a standalone continuation of the series written by Madeleine Holly-Rosing. Art, inking, and coloring are by Gwynn Tavares.
The coolest backer reward: The artist, Gwynn Tavares. will draw you into a portrait with Granville and Tesla in appropriate period costume along with getting a print copy of the book.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #3: Pandora’s Book of Monsters
What it’s about: We’re making a Beastiary but putting our own spin on it, so it’s all from the point of view from a family of monster hunters! Pandora’s Book of Monsters is an illustrated monster field guide with stats, facts, and amazing art by Kelly and Nichole Matthews (Toil and Trouble, Power or the Dark Crystal) and written by Kara Leopard. We also have exclusive mini-prints from Meredith McClaren (Hinges, Jem and the Holograms) and Monarobot.
The coolest backer reward: For a $50 donation, you get the physical book of Pandora’s Book of Monsters, a digital PDF, a sticker sheet of baby monsters, and all 4 mini prints with art by Kara Leopard, Kelly and Nichole Matthews, Monarobot, and Meredith McClaren!
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #4: Xenoglyphs: The Complete Series
What it’s about: Xenoglyphs is a comic book adventure series about five heroes searching out nine elemental stones with the power to change the world. Xenoglyphs will be 30 chapters long compiled into 5 volumes. The series has already released six issues and been distributed around the world. Then as a sequel series, Separators was released. Now, for the first time, we are bringing everything under the Xenoglyphs title.
Click here to visit the Kickstarter campaign.
Project #5: Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters II
What it’s about: A giant-sized sequel to the hit anthology, Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters, featuring stompy and exciting stories about giant monsters!
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.
