Though comics is a visual medium, the artwork is usually in service of the story. Fans who want to appreciate the creativity, imagination and technique of the industry’s best artists purely as artwork generally have to wait for rare gallery exhibitions, wait in line for pricey commissions, or hope for a publishers to produce a volume that meets expectations for quality and content – typically done on short print runs at high prices.
Today crowdfunding is changing the landscape. Kickstarter and similar platforms are giving creators a direct way to finance the publication of beautiful deluxe editions under the complete control of the artist (sometimes in partnership with quality-oriented small presses), while forging closer connections with their biggest fans. This month, several campaigns are teed up for artists who are well-known within the comics world but might not otherwise get this kind of treatment from the mainstream publishing world: Arthur Adams, David Mack, Alex Maleev, and Jorge “Zurdo” Molina.
Support authors and subscribe to content
This is premium stuff. Subscribe to read the entire article.