Welcome to this week’s roundup of The Beat comics crowdfunding! Join us as we take a look at a remarkable newspaper, an anthology about underrepresented voices written by the same voice, a sci-fi stoner comedy, and two more projects you need to check out!
LAAB: a newspaper of radical imagination
Creator: hive books
Target: $30,000
End date: October 3
nice one: Digital editions are available for $7, physical editions are available for $20, LAAB #2, #3 and #4 print bundles are available for $50, or at higher levels, become a LAAB with your own personal ad, signature number Part of the copy and more!
An annual broadsheet filled with art, comics, criticism and interviews. Our fourth issue is called THREE’S COMPANY.
LAAB was a successful Kickstarter, and that’s how this love letter to comics began. We couldn’t help but take a closer look at the event to see what it had to offer. This time, the paper has multiple contributors to the project, all of whom contribute to a combination of comics, essays, interviews, illustrations, manifestos, and more. This is a phenomenal project and we can’t wait to see more. So if you want to own a glorious piece of comics history and creativity, don’t miss this project!
Become a supporter here.
Unseen/Unheard: An Anthology of Disability and Neurodivergent Comics
Creator: Anas Abdulhak (Editor), Aubrey Lyn Jepsen (Ed.), and CK Carpenter (edit)
Target: $13,500
End date: October 18
nice one: The digital anthology is available for $12, the physical anthology is available for $20, and the variant cover is available for $25.
A 64-page comic anthology amplifying underrepresented voices in the disabled and neurodivergent communities.
It’s vital for us to tell the stories of neurodivergent and disabled people go through People who meet these conditions. This is one of the first sentences that begins to explain what this project is. We were pretty much hooked after that, and it’s important to realize that this statement carries a lot of weight, and that many of the stories in the anthology are personal, and having these creators tell the story in their own way felt like something to them Creating it is just as difficult. For this reason, this project is worth checking out, and it’s just one of many reasons, but suffice it to say that we at The Beat know you won’t be disappointed.
Become a supporter here.
STARWEED #1-3 The Complete Comic Story – Let’s End with a Climax
Creator: Lex Wilson (Writer/Co-Creator), Tony Gregory (Writer/Co-Creator), Claudia Aguirre (artist), Lauren Norby (writer)
Target: $420
End date: October 5
nice one: The digital version is $4, the full digital series is $12, the physical version with stickers is $18, the higher-grade edition cover is $25, and the print version is $30.
In a world that feeds on the remains of deceased celebrities, they rob the bodies. Also starring dinosaurs and inflatable Clark Gable.
Aguirre’s art is phenomenal and it’s what we at The Beat first noticed, so it’s no surprise to us that, along with Wilson and Gregori’s writing, this project took off after a successful Kickstarter. So far, they are on their third and final installment, have hit their goal ($420 haha), and are well on their way to completion. This may be a sci-fi junkie comedy, but with a well-grounded story, some lovable characters, and action that seems to jump off the page, we’d be remiss if we let this project just go by.
Become a supporter here.
Jordan Hart’s Ripple Effect: Deluxe Edition
Creator: Jordan Hart (writer/colorist), Bruno Ciroleu (Illustrator)
Target: $6,000
End date: October 1
nice one: Buy a digital copy for $15, a deluxe hardcover for $35, donate a copy to your school or library for $35, or get a signed copy for $45 at higher levels, or even more!
The Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated story returns with an all-star cast to raise awareness of invisible illnesses and disabilities
This comic will touch the hearts of many, as more than 304,000 children and teenagers in the United States alone have type 1 diabetes. So it’s commendable that a comic is willing to address an invisible chronic disease. Now there’s a superhero who has to counteract that and their lives, secretly or otherwise, and it’s an amazing story. Just seeing the amount of work that went into these pages, and how Hart’s inspiration for this work allowed him to create such a melancholy yet uplifting story, makes us here at The Beat want to read this aloud from the rooftops comics. Don’t miss this item, I’m so disappointed and all I can give is my highest recommendation.
Become a supporter here.
Ghost Junk Disease: The Complete Series
Creator: StudioCARTRIDGE
Target: $11,044
End date: October 16
nice one: The first volume is available digitally for $7, with the full digital series available for $20, the physical version for $25, and the higher-level full physical series for $160.
Sci-Fi Bounty Hunting Space Opera Comic “Ghost Junk Disease” Complete Book
These two creators have gone above and beyond to create this amazing comic and we love it. A beautiful comic, an all-powerful mastermind, three fantastic characters, and a world similar to our own but very different, on the verge of collapse. ghost garbage disease Everything you want from an extraordinary collection! Be sure to check out this project!
Become a supporter here.
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