KickStarter Archives - Kelci D Crawford

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

“An Ignorance of Romance” Is Funded on Crowdfundr!

Holy banana pants! An Ignorance of Romance has reached its base goal on Crowdfundr!

This means we have raised enough funding to cover webhosting, domain registration, and the first 3 to 4 pages of the webcomic.

Any and all funding raised from today until April 27 will fund more pages of the webcomic before we launch for the public in June.

Also, the more backers who support the Crowdfundr, the more rewards you can claim – including sneak peeks at behind-the-scenes work.

Finally, here’s a peek at the cover art:

Be sure to check out the Crowdfundr before it closes on April 27!

That’s all for now. Thank you very much for your support.

You. Are. Awesome.

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

We’ve Started Making Pages!

Kai and I are now making pages for An Ignorance of Romance!

Here’s a peek at the thumbnails for the first 4 pages…

This is the stage where I read the script, then I lay out what I think the pages will *roughly* look like. Once sketched, I send them to Kai for approval. If approved, I can start actually drawing the pages.

Good news – Kai approved of these thumbnails! So now I can start drawing pages.

Thanks to the funding raised so far, we can cover webhosting and domain registration, and covering costs for the first page or two.

As an FYI – there will be extras in these opening scenes, like castle staff, stable hands, and market folks. So if you (or a friend!) want to be drawn in this comic, there are spot available for you to claim that reward!

You might be asking, “Will this comic be drawn in color?”

Surprise: this comic will be drawn in black and white with tones. This is so we can post two (or more) pages in a week, because black and white pages are faster to produce. There’s a LOT of story here, so we want to post more often!

Got more questions? Ask them in the comments and we’ll get back to you!

That’s all for now. Thank you for your support!

You. Are. Awesome.

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

An Ignorance of Romance on Crowdfundr – Off to a Good Start!

We’re off to a strong start with An Ignorance of Romance on Crowdfundr! Shout-out to our backers so far – you are *mighty*.

Also, I (Kelci) just came back from Pittsburgh Indie Expo, where I had some promotional zines for An Ignorance of Romance for free for attendees to nab. I hope to see some folks from PIE in the comments (maybe even signal boosting this campaign and backing us)!

My next show is Detroit Zine Fest, were I will have more promo zines for An Ignorance of Romance. I hope attendees are ready for me to gush about this webcomic project!

You may be thinking, “I see this is a Keep-It -All campaign. Does that mean you get my order right away?”

Yes, and your payment is processed the same day.

“So what are you doing with the money before the month ends?”

Right now, our next step is booking the domain name. Possibly two, so one could be a back-up. We have enough raised to cover that, plus the cost of hosting this webcomic ourselves.

“Why aren’t you posting this on Webtoons or Tapas?”

I’m opposed to Webtoons’ treatment of their artists, especially the ones they have under contract. They also started using and embracing AI art, which is antithetical to our ethics and what we’re doing. So on those alone, we’re not posting to Webtoon.

We *might* mirror the webcomic on Tapas, but Tapas has formatting standards that would mean changing the comic art. So let’s put a pin in that for now.

Kai and I want to host this comic ourselves so we have more control over how the webcomic looks, and so we can cultivate a community outside of the Webtoons or Tapas culture. The fans who have been with us since 2013 know that we respect the folks who engage in our comments section, and that any bad actors are removed ASAP. We don’t have time for trolls, and neither do you. And we want to respect our readers and their time.

If you have any other questions about the webcomic, please leave us a comment! We read them all.

That’s all for now. Thank you for your support!

You. Are. Awesome.

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025

Now on Crowdfundr – A New Collaboration, “An Ignorance of Romance”!

Announcing: a new collaboration with Kai (co-creator of Seeing Him) on a new webcomic project! “An Ignorance of Romance: Adventures in Wooing” is now on Crowdfundr, looking for support.

An Ignorance of Romance is the story of an unfortunately straight young man named Lian, tasked by his father The Duke with embarking on a quest to find his True Love™. Assisted by his squire, the two encounter Amber, a warrior woman searching for her lost husband. Adventures and attempted seductions ensue!

Here are some sketches we have finished so far for production!

Kai and I are running a small Crowdfundr campaign to cover the cost of domain registration and webhosting costs so we can host this comic ourselves. We also want to cover the labor for the first handful of pages of the webcomic.

We have some fun rewards available, including (but not limited to):

Early access to the webcomic pages!
Commissions!
And even the opportunity to be drawn as a character in the comic!

This campaign will run for one month, starting March 28 and ending on April 27, 2025.

And full disclosure – we are running this as a “Keep It All” campaign, not “All-or-Nothing” like KickStarter. This way, we can start production as soon as possible!

If you have any other questions, check out the campaign first!

Broke? Share this campaign with your friends! Sharing is caring and helps more than you know.

That’s all for now. Thank you for your support!

You. Are. Awesome.

October 21, 2024October 20, 2024

It’s the Final Day for The Legend of Jamie Roberts on KickStarter

Today is the FINAL DAY for Reprinting The Legend of Jamie Roberts on KickStarter. So let’s talk about the campaign – what worked, what can be improved, and what’s next one way or the other.