Welcome to our revamped “Crowdfunding Corner” rounding up some of the latest crowdfunding news. We’re going beyond just announcement projects, we’ll be tracking to make sure these projects get delivered as well as what we think the “risk” of backing them are.

We’ll be updating the format as we get a better handle of the needs of this sort of coverage, so stay tuned and check out the first round of projects!

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Civil Disobedience: Stories of Resistance

Publisher: A Wave Blue World
Creative Team: DB Andry, Vita Ayala, Henry Barajas, Angel Baron, Corinna Bechko, Chase Bluestone, Mark Bouchard, Jordan Clark, Terence F. & Jayne Ellen Clark, Tim Daniel, Noah Dao, Lucas Gattoni, Matt Harding, Jonathan Hedrick, Miguel Hernandez, Maya Houston, Jamie Jones, Liana Kangas, John Konrad, Danny Lore, Jarred Luján, Ryan Oakley, Leonie O’Moore, Micah Myers, Greg Pak, Chas! Pangburn, David Precht, Mark Russell, Seth Smith, Valentine M. Smith, Morgan Tellie, Leah Williams, Stephanie Williams, Hana Yaacob.
Launch Date: Funding now – Ends July 4 2026 12:00 AM EDT
Risk: Low – The publishers has run numerous other campaigns successfully

A Wave Blue World, known for crowdfunding anthologies like the Ringo Award and GLAAD Media Award winning anthologies “Young Men in Love” and “Becoming Who We Are,” sets its sights on funding “Civil Disobedience: Stories of Resistance.”

This 150+ page anthology not only collects 16 inspiring stories or resistance, but provides useful resources and practical guides for getting involved, staying safe, and making a difference!

The stories themselves range from historical accounts of protest movements, to tales from the current political climate, to allegories set in the near and distant future. And all along the way, “guide” characters like Mayne and Henry the Antifascist Honey Badger are there to demonstrate the practical applications to the lessons found in each story.

The campaign runs from June 9 to July 4. Rewards include the anthology in both digital and and print, a Kickstarter Exclusive digital “Inside Look,” as well as button, pins, and a signed book plate.

Civil Disobedience is edited by Vita Ayala, Jarred Luján & Tyler Chin-Tanner. The cover art is by Chris Shehan, with a logo by Time Daniel. 

Welcome to our revamped “Crowdfunding Corner” rounding up some of the latest crowdfunding news. We’re going beyond just announcement projects, we’ll be tracking to make sure these projects get delivered as well as what we think the “risk” of backing them are.

We’ll be updating the format as we get a better handle of the needs of this sort of coverage, so stay tuned and check out the first round of projects!

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Start Your Engines #1: A 48-page Action-Adventure

Publisher: N/A
Creative Team: Travis Hymel, Shawn DePasquale, Raymar Brunson, Greg & Fake
Launch Date: Launching Soon
Risk: Low/Medium- Everyone involved are professionals but it’s the first Kickstarter for Hymel, which can often run into issues.

Start Your Engines #1 is a ROARING adventure comic following Dare Darrington, a former stunt driver turned race car driver facing rivals, saboteurs and dinosaurs across two action-packed 24-page stories.

This first issue features two self-contained stories action packed stories. (48 Pages of story!) 

Written and drawn by Travis Hymel (The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles, TMNT, The Loose End), lettered by Shawn DePasquale (Trailer Park Boys, Galaxies for Hire), and edited by Dave Dwonch (The Loose End, Jenny Zero, The Automaton). Rising star Raymar Brunson (Ghost Man, TMNT x Godzilla) provides an exclusive pin-up for the book.

The campaign will also feature a Kickstarter-exclusive variant cover by the Eisner Award-winning team, Greg & Fake (Santos Sisters, American Nature).

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Donald’s Defenders #1 – Make Comics Great Again

Publisher: Irreverent Humor Publications
Creative Team: S.Z. “The Plot Thickener”, M.Z. “The Continuity Cop”, R.E. “The Line Machine”, E.P. “The Tone Enforcer”
Launch Date: Currently funding – ends June 25 2026 10:05 AM EDT
Risk: Low/Medium – First projects often run into issues, usually delays in delivery.

DONALD’S DEFENDERS #1 – A full-color, 24-PAGE SATIRICAL SUPERTEAM ONE-SHOT that dares to ask the important question:

What if your favorite cable news talking points formed a superhero team and took it WAY, WAY too far?

When the nation’s truth is on the ropes, only one man dares to take the stand.

That man is MR. SUPERPRESIDENT, who assembles a team of the loudest, boldest, and most overconfident heroes ever to strap on spandex. Their aim? To restore truth, justice, and whatever else is trending this week.

They’ll battle media conspiracies, bureaucratic chaos, and villains who feel oddly familiar. Because when you mix power, ego, and cable news… things get messy.

Fueled by patriotism, pre‑workout super serum powder, and a whole lot of delusion, this team hits harder than your uncle’s Facebook timeline.

Satire isn’t dead — it just bench-presses now.

This campaign contains Kickstarter-exclusives— and once it’s over, it’s over. The first printing ends here. No recounts.

When the campaign ends, Donald’s Defenders disappears faster than a deleted tweet.