Try, try again.
Frankenstein and why failed experiements are still valuable.
Hello Friends,
This year was a year of trying new things, some of which succeeded spectacularly, some of which blew up in our face. We’re currently in the middle of one such experiment—funding two issues of Frankenstein the Unconquered at once—and while we’re happy to be getting out more story at a time, it’s obvious that doing so isn’t as sustainable as we’d hoped.
That doesn’t mean it was all for naught, though, we learned a lot about the business of making comics and about our audience, specifically how there’s like four groups of you who all want different stuff! I guess that’s on us for making a sci-fi/all ages book, an action/horror hard R rated book, a series of literary graphic novels, AND a sapphic romance…but you know what, I like all of you and I’m glad you’re here!
We’re going to keep working hard to figure out how best to get you all what you want and we’re listening to feedback as best we can (sorry for all the emails!). Next year, we’re going to be focusing on shorter, more frequent campaigns to get you what YOU want faster and quicker. Until then, we still have some final things to accomplish this year before I’m able to slip off into a writing coma and tackle some personal projects this winter.
As mentioned, we’re at the tail end of a campaign for our action/horror book Frankenstein the Unconquered. If it’s not your thing, I totally get it, but if you like 80s action, Universal Horror Monsters, or pulpy old school comics, I think you should check it out if you haven’t already:
And for those of you who like more literary graphic novels, we’re relaunching our deep sea diving OGN about grief and depression, Depths, over on Zoop in late October.
Thank you all so much for your support. I really appreciate you guys. Let’s keep making cool comics!
Wells Thompson
I don't read or enjoy horror, or any of the other content you mentioned besides The Catskin and the Rose (or future projects like that), so PLEASE let me opt out of the barrage of Frankenstein emails I don't want to see.
It's an interesting approach!
Was there any thought put into doing a "mega-sized" issue rather than a 3-4? I could see benefits to both.
The biggest challenge I always have with folks who aren't familiar with Kickstarter is them understanding what they're getting with the rewards - and I'm always looking for ways to make it clearer.