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ComixLaunch ComixLaunch is an online resource built to teach comic creators how to use crowdfunding platforms as a renewable resource to finance their comic projects.

Kickstarter added a new feature to their updates, now supporting polls. In this short session, Tyler will break down the...
03/23/2026

Kickstarter added a new feature to their updates, now supporting polls. In this short session, Tyler will break down the new feature, discuss its strengths and limitations, how creators might use in upcoming campaigns, and end with some suggestions for improvement to better support how creators actually use polls during launches.

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session556

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 How to insert a easily insert a poll in your next Kickstarter update step by step.
🚀 A few bugs Tyler encountered when testing this new feature, and the workarounds he found for them.
🚀 Some of the savvy ways ComixLaunch Pros deploy surveys before, during and after launch.
🚀 Plus: Tyler's feature roadmap suggestions for improving the Kickstarter poll feature to support the ways creators use polls during launches.

In this sessions ComixLaunch Pro spotlight, Clay Adams interviews David Chaucer La Forest, an African-American disabled ...
03/16/2026

In this sessions ComixLaunch Pro spotlight, Clay Adams interviews David Chaucer La Forest, an African-American disabled veteran, award-winning poet/author, and founder of Asani Entertainment, about building an Afrocentric shared fantasy universe rooted in positive representation.

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session555

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 How Gary Coleman (yes, that Gary Coleman!) inspired David to create a new superhero universe.
🚀 How two failed Kickstarter launches did not deter David from eventually finding crowdfunding success.
🚀 How David sees helping others as a key to his own success.
🚀 Plus: Finding opportunities in your own backyard.

In this session, Tyler trains creators on Kickstarter’s new feature for gifting free items to backers by adding existing...
03/09/2026

In this session, Tyler trains creators on Kickstarter’s new feature for gifting free items to backers by adding existing reward items to individual backers or filtered groups via the Backer Report, with some UI quirks requiring multiple clicks and scrolling.

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session554

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 Some best practices for deploying Free Items in your next campaign.
🚀 Key cautions about creating gift items and reasons you may NOT want to gift them right away.
🚀 ComixLaunch Pros react... Listen in as creators discuss how they might apply this feature to their launch plans.
🚀 Plus: Tyler shares some challenges he has with the biggest sales platform in the country.

It's been a cold winter, so Tyler is rolling through with a bounty of wins from comic creators and crowdfunders to keep ...
03/02/2026

It's been a cold winter, so Tyler is rolling through with a bounty of wins from comic creators and crowdfunders to keep us focused on the right stuff. We'll start with some psychological truisms and wrap with a ton of positivity in the form of real wins from hardworking ComixLaunch listeners.

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session553

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 The established principle of attention bias, and why we must be thoughtful about our thoughts.
🚀 A mindset concept that Tyler's been ironically avoiding.
🚀 Did you hear about Kickstarter's new partnership program?
🚀 Plus: A solid 15+ minutes of nothing but wins, if all you really need is a little good news.

In this session, Tyler responds to a question about whether there's a reason for a seeming spike in cancelled pledges wh...
02/23/2026

In this session, Tyler responds to a question about whether there's a reason for a seeming spike in cancelled pledges when launching projects today? It turns into a discussion about the importance of distinguishing “noise” during a live campaign from meaningful “signal.” Then we discuss ways to turn observations into comparable rates and introduces a simple DIY metric called “negative backer volatility.”

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session552

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 Separating signal from noise in the middle of a campaign?
🚀 What actually drives backer volatility?
🚀 Where to focus during a launch? (Hint: ignore the "yo-yo" backers!)
🚀 Plus: A short discussion about the concept of Instant Access rewards, a new crowdfunding feature Backerkit is rolling out.

In this ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight, Clay Adams talks to Randy Stone about his journey in the comic book industry, highlig...
02/16/2026

In this ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight, Clay Adams talks to Randy Stone about his journey in the comic book industry, highlighting his various roles in comics creation, including writing, drawing, inking, and lettering. Randy discusses his early inspirations, starting with Marvel Universe trading cards, and his shift from aspiring artist to self-published comic book writer through Altruist Comics.

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session551

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 The mindset shift that helped Randy come to peace with marketing.
🚀 The "great investment" Randy made that led to his biggest campaign yet.
🚀 Why Randy is returning to Kickstarter after having a series in the direct market.
🚀 Plus: The biggest driver of Kickstarter traffic...and what you can do to court it.

ComixLaunch hits episode 550, and instead of glossing over the milestone, Tyler leans all the way in. Fresh off wrapping...
02/09/2026

ComixLaunch hits episode 550, and instead of glossing over the milestone, Tyler leans all the way in. Fresh off wrapping EPIC #1–5 and pushing ComixTribe past $1.5+ million raised on Kickstarter milestone, this episode looks back on the road from 2012 to now—and the hard-earned revelations that only show up after dozens of launches, wins, stumbles, and resets. If you’ve been listening from the beginning, some of this will sound familiar, but with new layers, sharper clarity, and lessons relearned the hard way. This is a value-packed reflection on initiative, systems, collectibles, relaunches, people, and why finishing things still matters more than brilliant ideas.

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session550

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 Why choosing action, especially through crowdfunding, beats waiting for permission, and how movement itself pulls creators out of despair and indecision?

🚀 Why playbooks matter more than reinventing the wheel every launch?

🚀 Where the real money is in launches and the simplest growth hack for crowdfunders?

🚀 PLUS: Why success is a lousy teacher, procrastination is the most expensive habit, imposter syndrome never fully goes away, and shy crowdfunders end up with skinny launches?

Let's talk launching not just a comic but an entire comics universe with the brilliant creators behind the Summit Univer...
02/02/2026

Let's talk launching not just a comic but an entire comics universe with the brilliant creators behind the Summit Universe! Tyler welcomes Travis Gibb, Marcus Jimenez, C. J. Hudson, and Karla "Moon" Medrano, who are among the 30+ creators who have come together to create a brand new shared superhero universe. Learn about their debut project 'Summit Pinnacle #1,' currently live on Kickstarter and the unique collaborative process that sets Summit apart from other indie comic ventures.

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session549

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 What makes the Summit Comics universe different and how it hopes to shake-up the landscape of Kickstarter superhero comics?
🚀 How the Summit team built an escape hatch for characters and creators in their shared universe?
🚀 How the team was able to score great coverage for this launch initiative.
🚀 Plus: The universes that inspired the creators behind Summit.

01/28/2026

Invest in yourself and your creative dreams. Great advice from Karla Medrano. Awesome to see her investments paying off with the great things she's up to in the industry today!

AI tools are everywhere and agentic AI promises a world where even complicated, intellectual tasks like warming an audie...
01/26/2026

AI tools are everywhere and agentic AI promises a world where even complicated, intellectual tasks like warming an audience for an upcoming Kickstarter campaign can be completed by bots. Is this something scrappy independent comic book creators should be considering doing? Can your audience relationship building efforts largely be outsourced to LLMs? Let's dive head first into this thorny topic!

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session548

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 Why Tyler fired his AI "employee" after just a week.
🚀 The importance of running tests with your marketing.
🚀 A simple reframe when it comes to communicating with your audience.
🚀 Plus: Why even committing yourself to NOT using AI in your newsletter is no protection from your words being filtered through AI for your Audience.

Last year, there was an increased focus on pre-launch, with Kickstarter making a number of platform changes enabling cre...
01/19/2026

Last year, there was an increased focus on pre-launch, with Kickstarter making a number of platform changes enabling creators to get their pre-launch pages up earlier and with less friction, and make visible the conversion power of pre-launch followers.

As a result, many creators are bumping up their pre-launch plans. However, is there such a thing as pre-launching too early? Tyler shares some indicators that there might be... Let's discuss.

Listen here--> comixlaunch.com/session547

Highlights of this session include:

🚀 Some reasons why your Follower Conversion rate might be lower than you expect?
🚀 The potential downside of launching your pre-launch page too early?
🚀 What momentum looks like for 60% pre-launch follower conversion rate project!
🚀 PLUS: Tyler's superteen action comedy comic EPIC returns at comixtribe.com/epic5

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