Comixlaunch: Crowdfunding For Writers, Artists & Self-publishers On Kickstarter... And Beyond!

The massive, once-in-a-lifetime disruption of the current pandemic has opened up some unique opportunities for comic book creators. Let's discuss!

A few years ago, creator Emily Drouin started Kids Con, a New England area comic con exclusively for kids! However, due to Covid-19 shutting down public gatherings and forcing the closure of this years June event, Emily and her team have pivoted to take the Kids Con experience online! Find out the Kids Con origin story, Emily's experience of bringing this convention to life, and their plans for turning the beloved family event into an online extravaganza.

Tyler James joins Rob Andersin on The Advocating Channel to talk about how to create a successful crowdfunding campaigns today. In this session, they discuss everything from making the right video, to stacking the right pledge rewards and the decision on whether to delay or go forward with a launch considering the state of the world right now.

What should you do if you DO NOT hit your Kickstarter goal?

What do you do when your Kickstarter progress slows down or your campaign feels like it's stuck in neutral?

Thousands of comic creators right now trying to decide whether to launch their previously planned Kickstarters in light of the global pandemic. Tyler shares his best advice on how to navigate these unprecidented choppy waters.

Is it possible that "Newbie" Comic Creators actually have an ADVANTAGE on Kickstarter?

Kristen Renee Gorlitz, film and comics writer, and creator of The Empties stops by the ComixLaunch Podcast to talk about the process of writing a screenplay, turning it into a horror comic and then funding it successfully on Kickstarter.

While in the midst of his latest Kickstarter launch, writer Travis Gibb gets a little coaching from Tyler on the realities of serializing a crime comic on Kickstarter and what it will take to level up his launches.

Sam Johnson is preparing for his biggest Kickstarter launch yet, and is asking Tyler's advice how to continue to grow and excite his fanbase during his next launch.

A group of comic creators have joined forces to create an anthology book of art and short stories, titled 'Australia Burns: Tales of Devastation and Courage Under Fire' with all proceeds to be donated to the firefighters who are still out there right now, and the families who have lost everything in the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season. In this session, Tyler talks to a supergroup of creators including Tim Stiles, Clay Adams, Shaun Keenan and Shane Walsh-Smith about the devastating situation on the ground in Australia and how this charity anthology was pulled together in record time to respond.

In this session, Tyler walks you step by step through a simple, proven, free strategy to add your first or next 100 subscribers to your email list in the next three days or less. This strategy has a 100% success rate for creators who follow it to the letter.

Most creators listening to ComixLaunch have been trying to build an audience for a while now. In this second of three focused trainings on audience growth, you'll learn six big mistakes creators often make that stops them from building an engaged subscriber base.

ComixLaunch gets backs to basics for the new year, and that means building a big, engaged audience ready to support your project launches on Kickstarter and beyond! In this first of three focused mini-trainings, you'll learn how to clear out all the obstacles standing in the way of a rabid fanbase and where to put your focus this decade to maximize your results.

'Tis the season of annual goal setting, but many creators have been frustrated with setting goals in the past. In this session, Tyler will help you reframe your relationship with goal setting and get you primed to achieve big things in 2020 by following a few simple actions.

Could 2020 be the year that Kickstarter finally stops working for comic creators and crowdfunders? In this session, Tyler looks at 5 common concerns creators have about the sustainability of the #1 crowdfunding platform… and shares his own insights on the future of the platform.

After 3 days of (successfully!) potty training his toddler, ComixLaunch host Tyler James as popped back up with 10 lessons comic creators and crowdfunders can learn from the process and apply to their successful 2020.

In this end-of-the-decade session of the ComixLaunch Podcast, Tyler shares the 10 biggest lessons he's learned over the past 10 years working on THE RED TEN series, which recently wrapped up with a final successful Kickstarter launch.

Fantasy webcomic creator Melissa J Massey is puzzled by the fact that despite creating work that features strong female leads in genres women generally like, most of her fan base is male. She asks the mastermind for ideas on how to attract more female fans and backers.

Professional comic writer Erica Schultz looks for feedback from a mastermind of creator peers on the advantages of getting a literary agent to represent her work and tips for finding one. Highlights of This Session Include: How might an agent help push ones career forward?How to go about finding a literary agent beyond what the blogs say to do?How different is it to work for a traditional publisher creating graphic novels vs a comic book publisher? Plus: One messy thing Tyler will be up to this Christmas break! This Session is Sponsored by: If you would you like to meet once a month with a group of serious, like-minded creators to talk about your projects and creative business for mutual support and accountability this year, go to ComixLaunch.com/mastermind and get on the interest list. New Groups will be forming in December and start meeting in January 2020! In the Mastermind Hotseat Today: Erica Schultz is a comic book writer best known for 2018’s DAREDEVIL Annual and