Creator Amélie Hutt (ANGELS POWER) on How to Raise More Than $24,000.00 in Your First Comic Book Kickstarter Campaign
By Clay Adams
Amélie Hutt was feeling overwhelmed.
She’d never run a Kickstarter campaign before, and the learning curve was steep. Everything leading up to the launch was new, stressful, and humbling. And she didn’t like the feeling of vulnerability that comes with launching a campaign.
“I shy away from success,” she says. “I shy away from asking for things. I have to get over that.”
She did.
In a big way.
In this spotlight, you’ll learn:
- How Amélie grew her audience online before the launch
- How she uses Patreon to supplement her business
- Amélie’s one big Kickstarter regret
The Secret of a Huge Kickstarter Launch
What do The Order of the Stick, Steve Lichman, and Penny Arcade all have in common?
They were all popular webcomics long before becoming six- and seven-figure Kickstarter campaigns.
Because of these comics—and projects like them—Amélie knew that...
How Writer Kevin Joseph Doubled His Best Ever Kickstarter Backer Count and Raised Over $12,000.00 for His Latest Comic Book
By Clay Adams
Kevin Joseph had a problem.
After drawing five issues of TART, the indie comic about a time-traveling demon hunter, Kevin's TART co-creator, artist Ludovic Sallé, decided to make a career change away from illustrating comics...
Right in the middle of a story arc.
Instead of getting down, Kevin got down to work.
In this ComixLaunch Creator Spotlight you’ll learn:
• How Kevin recovered from losing his artist collaborator and took bold action to find a replacement.
• How he grew his audience between issues—and during the dreaded Kickstarter dead zone.
• The one crowdfunding technique Kevin won’t try again.
How to Replace an Artist
First things, first: Kevin needed an artist.
And he decided to go bold.
“We met Karl Moline, the incredible artist who...