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REVIEW: THE KICKSTARTER LETTERS BY DAVID DAVID KATZMAN

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Last year David David Katzman released his second novel, the psychedelic fairytale A Greater Monster, and he did so with a highly successful Kickstarter campaign. Part of the reward system for funding A Greater Monster was that Katzman would write each contributor a stream of consciousness letter inspired by that person’s name or a story suggestion from them. Katzman has now taken the best 65 of these letters and packaged them together along with some weird and whimsical artwork from illustrator Mike Wilgus into one gorgeous and utterly unique work he calls The Kickstarter Letters.
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OUT YOUTH THEATER FILM PROJECT KICKSTARTER: TRUE COLORS

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“When do you get to see the stories of queer youth being agents of their own transformation? Agents of cultural change?” Well, Dig readers, you’ve come to the right place. Continue reading

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KICKSTARTING SEAN WANG’S RUNNERS

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Follow local comic artist Sean Wang’s journey into space, snow jobs and crowdfunding. Continue reading

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SUPPORT: NEAR DEATH KICKSTARTER

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“At its core, performance is the least commercial, profitable, and archival form of art,” Phelan says in his Kickstarter video. “Performance artists are rarely paid for travel, materials, time or their actual work.” Backing this Kickstarter project will help fund airfare for traveling artists, provide stipends for each performer, and supply materials to DEAD ART STAR, who will be making a series of polaroids during the exhibition. Continue reading

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EARTH PRIME TIME: KEY KICKSTARTER COMIC PROJECTS

Peter Pan page from Renae De LizSome of our friends are hard at work cutting out the middle man by raising money for their own comic book projects directly from fans on the popular Kickstarter platform. Here’s a preview of some funded projects that we will be learning more about in 2013. Continue reading

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ARTS: TORRENT ENGINE 18

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“Most people today are constantly connected to each other via various social media, but having a real location where creative people can interact in real life is an irreplaceable part of the human experience.” Continue reading

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EARTH PRIME TIME: 44FLOOD COLLECTIVE INTERVIEW (TEMPLESMITH, MENTON3, GHANBARI & IDELL)

44FLOOD is a comic book and art collective comprised of superstars Ben Templesmith, Menton3, Kasra Ghanbari, and Nick Idell. Here is an exclusive interview about their first offering, TOME. The artists behind 44Flood will continue to grow and redefine themselves for years to come. Continue reading