There ’s a bit of a literary bent to our look at all things crowdfunding this calendar week – there ’s a aggregation of an awesome supernatural webcomic , a face back at action frame marketing in the 80 ’s , an anthology of high-risk fiction , and a young book from the God Almighty of The Perry Bible Fellowship . Let ’s jab in !
Header Image Credit : short letter on a Case of Melancholia , Or : A Little expiry
Six by Six
This hefty anthology wreak together six inquisitive fiction writers , each penning six stories covering a gamut of genres , including sci - fi and fantasy :
Six by Six brings together six of today ’s most exciting speculative fiction authors . In a one - time offering , never to be offered again in a single package , each of our six generator brings to you , our Kickstarter angel , a collection of six speculative fable story . That ’s 36 stories in all , roughly twice the sizing of a typical anthology .
An early bird go gets you a digital copy of all the stories in multiple data format for $ 13 at the moment ( otherwise it ’ll be a $ 15 pledge ) , while gamey tiers of pledge internet you forcible copies of previous books from some of the anthologies ’ generator .
Each Sold Separately
Ah , the 80 ’s – perhaps the ultimate decade of toy - tie - in product . This book take a look back at how Toy companies branched out into other forms of medium and beyond in trying to get your childhood ego to pester your parents for young toys :
Welcome , children of the eighties!Each sell Separately is a 48 - Sir Frederick Handley Page hardcover script call for my own scattered thoughts on the action figure merchandising of the eighties . Inside this book are sections discussing pack - in catalogs , how the cardbacks were used to promote other toy , commercial , and more ! develop up in the eighties I was bombard by toy dog promotion , and I but can not state how much I still enjoy and observe all of the forms of selling toymakers used when I was a Thomas Kid .
$ 8 gets you a digital copy of the book , while $ 16 gets you a hardback version .
Sorcery 101
Kel McDonald ’s excellentsupernatural webcomic , about a ( variety of awkward ) wizard in modern day delve into the cosmos of magic , is have a hardcover anthology :
In this first volume , we follow along as Danny not only learns a basic fire charm , but also how he find his footing in a supernatural - filled world . He has stopped aging due to a magic bail with a vampire and needs to learn how this affects his ongoing relationships , particularly in wish to his 7 - twelvemonth - previous daughter , not to advert any future dating scene . Meanwhile , his werewolf best friend has started a kin and Danny is helping with their super - powered child . Even his mundane twenty-four hours Book of Job as a history instructor is made unmanageable by the supernatural spilling over in the form of love life turn gone wrong and teen werewolves . All the while , the lamia he is magically bonded to is definitely up to something ominous .
You know the drill : $ 15 gets you a digital copy of the anthology , while a $ 30 pledge gets the forcible omnibus .
The Somber Crown Issue 2
Lee Milewski brings his fantasy adventure comic back to Kickstarter for a second issue , following the successful crusade for the first issue :
It is a risible serial that ’s heavy inspired by the classic fantasy study that we all roll in the hay and sleep together ( in increase to one-time - schoolhouse adventure play ) , and is a lawful sexual love letter towards this dangerous undertaking - musical genre ; as every page showcases this with over - the - top engagement and a rotating eccentric stria of character . This story follows Fen , an nonpareil hunter and marksman . He is a talented elf , though orphaned at an early years and blueprint into the King ’s service , never to truly empathize his yesteryear . As distant memories flicker around his skull , and with the quickest sword in late times , he quest forwards , in hopes of one day reawaken his torpid culture .
$ 15 can get you digital copies of both the first and 2d proceeds , while $ 34 catch you a bundle of both forcible written matter and the digital version too .
Notes on a Case of Melancholia
Nicholas Gurewitch , he of Perry Bible Fellowship celebrity , is writing this dark motion picture book that probe the kinship between the Grim Reaper and his Logos :
This a account book about decease ’s desperation regarding his kid- an warm “ Little Death ” who simply does n’t have what it take to post on the family business . Dr. Edgar O. Wye is a analyst who takes Death on as a patient . The book ’s rhyming narration will be hire from his case notes .
The book will run about 42 - 50 pages long , and will be totally illustrated . graphical novel “ frames ” will be used on occasion , but this will really be more of a pic Scripture – intentionally exchangeable to the short books of Edward Gorey , but with a fibre - drive plot . Though it has a pretty gamey eubstance tally , it is in essence a family story .
Although the crowdfunding campaign has already hit its goals , you may still contribute – $ 10 gets you the digital version of the record book , while $ 25 gets you the physical version .
You ’re readingToybox , io9 ’s new blog for all things kill civilization . From ware to awesome fan universe , TV recap and critical commentary on the hot topic of the Clarence Day , you may find it all here !
Daily Newsletter
Get the ripe technical school , scientific discipline , and civilization news in your inbox daily .
news show from the future , save to your present .
