Explain Yourself : A Crowdfunding Round Table

Every Friday night Will Allred and Kevin Joseph sit down to talk comics, crowdfunding, and a little bit of Pop Culture with comic creators currently running campaigns.

This week MJ Massey returned to talk about the next chapter of the comic she writes and illustrates The Alchemist of Aurillia. A fantasy about a wizard in training who with great power and great impatience. The fate of her world might hang in the balance of which is greater.

The campaign can be found here: alchemistcomic.melissajmassey.com

MJ Can be reached on Twitter @MelissaJMassey

Andrew Abarca is a novelist running his first ever comic book Kickstarter campaign for his space opera Our Starry Universe. A mix of fantasy and sci fi and space pirates, Our Starry Universe stars Jesika Darkoni, s pilot whose just discovered magical powers protect her during a life or death event, but hurt everyone around her. Can this power be controlled, and even if so, can she learn to do so in a universe that hadn't seemed to have magic?

The campaign can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ourstarryuniverse/our-starry-universe-comic

Andrew can be found on twitter @apoapsu

Information about Will's comics can be found at http://crossoverdivision.com/

Will can be found on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be found at scoutcomics.com/collections/tart or ordered through your local comic shop)..

Kevin can be found on twitter @KevinJosephCMX

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Every Friday night Will Allred and Kevin Joseph sit down to talk comics, crowdfunding, and a little bit of Pop Culture with comic creators currently running campaigns.

This week Source Point Press Editor-In-Chief Josh Werner came on to introduce us to his fictionalized biography of Sarah Winchester and her lifelong pursuit to build The Winchester Mystery House. A labyrinth-style mansion that is commonly thought to be one of the most haunted structures in the world... just as she planned it to be.

https://www.backerkit.com/c/source-point-press-ffbc06ed-d3c9-4284-8b07-a87a8dcdd38a/winchester-mystery-house-collector-s-edition

Josh can be found on twitter @JoshuaFrantic

Jeff Schiller came on to reintroduce us to his crime saga in a fantasy world comic Magic Powder. Elves, dwarves, minotaurs, merpeople, dragons et al clash and conspire in a city without rules, but one substance everyone wants to control... Magic Powder.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpls/magic-powder-1-3-newest-issue-of-the-fantasy-crime-series

Jeff can be found on Twitter @ajeffSchiller

Information about Will's comics can be found at http://crossoverdivision.com/

Will can be found on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be found at scoutcomics.com/collections/tart or ordered through your local comic shop)..

Kevin can be found on twitter @KevinJosephCMX

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Every Friday night Will Allred and Kevin Joseph sit down to talk comics, crowdfunding, and a little bit of Pop Culture with comic creators currently running campaigns.

This week Shaun Barbour and Chuck Pineau came on to talk about their supernatural comedy comic about Hells original ruler fighting the four horsemen of the Apocalypse and Satan to reclaim his land.

Shaun can be found on twitter @Barbour_Shaun.

Chuck can be found on twitter @Chuckypin

Writer/artist/chocolateer G.E. Gallas came on to tell us about her newest Chocolate bar based upon the story The Picture of Dorian Gray. Strawberries and Juniper Berries in dark chocolate. She is always bringing a tea into the world with the same ingredients.

Information about Will's comics can be found at http://crossoverdivision.com/

Will can be found on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be found at scoutcomics.com/collections/tart or ordered through your local comic shop)..

Kevin can be found on twitter @kevinjosephcmx

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Every Friday night Will Allred and Kevin Joseph sit down to talk comics, crowdfunding, and a little bit of Pop Culture with comic creators currently running campaigns.

This week Jack Holder came on toe talk about how shifting perspectives play a part in his epic fantasy series Legends of the Realm which can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcaneinkdustries/legends-of-the-realm-1-2-set-in-stone

More information on the series can be found on their facebook page facebook.com.arcaneinkdustries

William Gosline came on to talk about his YA gonzo comedy Baby Barbarian. A story of a kid in medieval times being whisked off to be his true barbarian self in The Land of Endless Fun and Games, which can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/owngoalbooks/baby-barbarian-and-the-players-throne-part-ii

You can learn more on Instagram @owngoalbooks

Finally we were joined by our friend and mentor Tyler James. Tyler is the reason Will and Kevin have been able to hang on in this indie comic space, and an incredibly important person in the genesis of this show, as he's the reason they met. But he's also the Publisher of ComixTribe which is bringing out A Fistful of Pain; which is a tale of kung fu and sibling rivalries and can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comixtribe/fistful

ComixTribe can be reached on Twitter @comixtribe. .

Will can be found on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be found at scoutcomics.com/collections/tart or ordered through your local comic shop)..

Kevin can be found on twitter @kevinjosephcmx

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Every Friday night Will Allred and Kevin Joseph sit down to talk comics, crowdfunding, and a little bit of Pop Culture with comic creators currently running campaigns.

This week Heather Gibb came on to talk about her first mini series Pup Van Winkle. A play of the Rip Van Winkle legend starring a dog that falls asleep in the forest and wakes up fifteen years later to find the world very different because of a Cat loving sheriff.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bd4db-issue3/pup-van-winkle-1-humorous-mystery-comic-series

You can learn more about the book on twitter from Orange Cone Productions' Travis Gibb @jesterlou

Mike and Steve from Omen Comics were on to talk about Dragon Girl/Albino Warrior. - a tale of a young girl who brings a being of love and power back into the world after an experimental medical procedure goes differently than expected, and the monk mentor who will be there to guide her on her journey toward her destiny.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omen1/dragon-girl-albino-warrior-1

Omen Comics can be found on twitter @ComicsOmen

Information about Will Allred's comics can be found at crossoverdivision.com.: http://crossoverdivision.com/ks

Will can be found on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be found at scoutcomics.com/collections/tart or ordered through your local comic shop)..

Kevin can be found on twitter @kevinjosephcmx

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Every Friday night Will Allred and Kevin Joseph sit down to talk comics, crowdfunding, and a little bit of Pop Culture with comic creators currently running campaigns.

This week Brant Fowler came on to discuss Last Ember Press' first graphic novel A Steampunk Christmas which reimagines the battle between the Nutcracker and The Mouse King in the age of steampunk.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brantfowler/asteampunkcarol

You can reach the campaign, and learn about all the books Brant is putting out on twitter @lastemberpress

Envisioned as a NSFW sex romp in the old west, Mick Beyers explained how he realized this book wasn't a prono, and should become a completely safe for work comedy about a young woman in the old west trying to stop the cycle of violence. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hmyc/royo-cheeks-1

Mick can be found on twitter @McComicker

Lastly, and thematically that makes sense, we had Frank Martin to talk about his hard boiled detective story The Last Homicide. A noir tale about two detectives trying to solve the murder of a mob bosses' son before a war between the two prevailing families breaks out. It can be found here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frankthewriter/the-last-homicide

Frank can be found on twitter @frankthewriter

Information about Will Allred's comics can be found at crossoverdivision.com.: http://crossoverdivision.com/ks

Will can be found on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be found at scoutcomics.com/collections/tart or ordered through your local comic shop)..

Kevin can be found on twitter @kevinjosephcmx

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A scheduling snafu meant that the creators of the science podcast Jax and Phoebe make a Planet could not join us. But we took what we knew about their plan, a podcast detailing 13 billion years of coincidences that lead up to them getting together and baking a pie, and walked through the comic and creative journeys that brought us together to create this show.

We still think the podcast campaign is worth a look and it can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/makeaplanetpod/jax-and-phoebe-make-a-planet

We also GUSHED about The Sandman on Netflix. It is FANTASTIC. We tried to keep it pretty spoiler free if you are new to the series, but definitely recommend you watch.

Information about Will Allred's comics can be found at crossoverdivision.com.: http://crossoverdivision.com/ks

Will can be found on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be found at scoutcomics.com/collections/tart or ordered through your local comic shop)..

Kevin can be found on twitter @kevinjosephcmx

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We wanted to get the creative team from Home Free on the last show, but our schedules couldn't work. Luckily, writer John Kratky and artist Michelle Lodge we able to sit down with Kevin to talk about their Crime Noir drama about two women escaping down the western seaboard to Mexico.

The campaign can be found here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michellelodge/home-free-issues-1-and-2

John can be found on Twitter @CoffeeTimeComics

Michelle can be found on twitter @ComicLodge

Will Allred couldn't make this episode, but his comics can be found at crossoverdivision.com

Will can be reached on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be ordered through your local comic shop or found at https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/tart

Kevin can be reached on twitter @kevinjosephcmx

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Every Friday night Will Allred and Kevin Joseph sit down to talk comics, crowdfunding, and a little bit of Pop Culture with comic creators currently running campaigns.

Matta Sorcier returned to the show to discuss fantasy comic she writes and illustrates Sacrimony. A world filled with gods and magical races that is able to switch from silly fun, to sharp social commentary with a deftness rarely seen.You can catch up with the first four issues of Sacrimony, and help her reprint issue 1, here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/msorcier/sacrimony-1-reprint

Matta can be found on twitter @MattaSorcier

Writer Kurt Zauer came on to discuss his Indiiegogo Indemand campaign that followed his successful Kickstarter campaign for Spectress and Sabanion. S&S is the fantasy adventure about the ghost of the ghost of Cleopatra's top assassin and the demon she is bound to. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/spectress-sabanion-issues-1-4--2#/

Kurt can be reached on Twitter @Kurt_Zauer

Garth Matthams is back with two more issues of his psychological horror Skinned. A tale of two sisters who survive an attack by a skinless man, and are affected in very different ways. The campaign can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/garththegeek/witch-creek-road-skinned-1-3

Garth can be found on Twitter @Garth_The_Geek

Information about Will Allred's comics can be found at crossoverdivision.com.: http://crossoverdivision.com/ks

Will can be found on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be found at scoutcomics.com/collections/tart or ordered through your local comic shop)..

Kevin can be found on twitter @kevinjosephcmx

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Every Friday night Will Allred and Kevin Joseph sit down to talk comics, crowdfunding, and a little bit of Pop Culture with comic creators currently running campaigns. This week the creators who joined us were:

Scout Comics Co-{ublisher Charlie Stickney returned to the show to talk about his White Ash prequel Glarien. Charlie jokes that White Ash is an R-Rated story starring PG-13 characters. Well Glarien brings an R-Rated lead to that world and it is just as awesome as you might hope it would be. The campaign can be found here:

Charlie can be found on Twitter @CharlesStickney

Also returning to the show is novelist JD Oliva who talked about adapting his Samurai and Vampire comic Red Sunrise into a novella and is raising funds to print it now. That campaign can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdoliva/red-sunrise-a-samurai-vampire-horror-novella

JD can be found on Twitter @JD_Oliva

We finally got to meet Jeff Rider who has been a twitter mutual for a long time and chat about his collection of country western inspired horror stories I knew the Wind was Cold which can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudwrangler/i-knew-the-wind-was-coldcountry-western-horror-collection

Jeff can be found on twitter @cloudwrangler

Our last guest Ray Chou writes the incredible Skies of Fire with Vincenzo Ferriero. The Skies of Fire team is collecting the epic 8 issue story into a gorgeous Hardcover set with a slipcase and other gorgeous design elements available. The campaign can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/skies-of-fire-collected-edition

Ray is on Social Media, but Charlie brough up his extremely helpful blog for aspiring creators to visit. If you like it, you can contact him there: https://www.mythopoeia.us/blog

Will Allred's Crossover Division campaign closed during the show with his highest funding, and largest number of backers ever. Will can be found on twitter @wallred

Kevin's comic Tart can be ordered through your Local Comic Shop or at https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/tart

Kevin can be found on Twitter @kevinjosephcmx

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