Has Kickstarter Become The New Standard In Publishing?

Has Kickstarter set a new standard in publishing comic books?

Where Kickstarter was once a platform for independents to find startup funds for their scrappy projects, there is an increasing trend of traditionally published books activating campaigns on Kickstarter.

Listen in as I discuss the ways I believe Kickstarter has evolved from a launching pad to a new standard in the direct to consumer market for independent publishing.

0:00 - Has Kickstarter Become The New Standard In Publishing?
5:30 - Thorn : The Complete Proto-BONE College Strips, by Jeff Smith and Cartoon Books
9:10 - The Amory Wars Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol II: No World For Tomorrow, by Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert Sanchez and Boom! Studios
11:04 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return by Amy Jo Johnson and Boom! Studios
20:41 - Season of Shadowhunters by Cassandra Claire
21:40 - Surprise! Four Secret Novels (aka The Year of Sanderson) by Brandon Sanderson, and Dragonsteel Entertainment
27:30 - Frontier by Guillaume Singelin

Artwork credit 26:52 - Buğra Batuhan Berah - IG   / bugracomic  

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