Rob Liefeld's Kickstarter for a new Brigade comic ended almost 3 years ago....

[aggr1103]

And he still hasn't shipped the first book yet.

 

Fess up. Who here helped kickstart this?

 

Collectively, people gave him $35,000 in a pathetic attempt to kickstart what was supposed to have originally been a crowdsourced Brigade comic to be released absolutely free both physically and digitally.

 

People have started asking for refunds. How does this guy still get work in this business?

[jools&jim]

 

Why would anyone pay Rob Liefeld to "kickstart" anything? I'd rather pay to see monkeys throw their own mess at each other in a zoo.

 

 

[MR SigS]

Why would anyone pay Rob Liefeld to "kickstart" anything? I'd rather pay to see monkeys throw their own mess at each other in a zoo.

 

 

+1

Guess some people wanted to pay to see monkey mess thrown at 11x17 comic boards.

[mister_not_so_nice]

3 years late? He's just trying to keep that early Image standard alive.

 

[01TheDude]

you try kick starting something with the feet that he draws-- it ain't easy.

[jsilverjanet]

you try kick starting something with the feet that he draws-- it ain't easy.

 

[kav]

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[Buzzetta]

Is this really surprising?

[Azkaban]

you try kick starting something with the feet that he draws-- it ain't easy.

 

[SquareChaos]

Poor old Rob, he sure gets chewed up one side and down the other.

 

The Kickstarter was a little ridiculous though. I assume he can afford to bankroll his own book.

[kav]

[Prince Namor]

Suckers.

[Unca Ben]

Think of it as a glass half full.

 

Liefeld got paid not to do a book.

Win-win.

[01TheDude]

Think of it as a glass half full.

 

Liefeld got paid not to do a book.

Win-win.

 

Liefeld, master of Kickstopper

[Buzzetta]

Up until this past year I thought he was a stand up guy. Then he acted like a jackrabbit to my friend and fellow boardie who inquired about sketches.

 

I cannot wait to see him at NYCC and I will definitely ask him about this.

[Mark 1]

This is why I don't give to any of these Kickstarter fund things. No thanks.

[Jeffro.]

This is why I don't give to any of these Kickstarter fund things. No thanks.

 

No doubt, they can be risky. However, like anything else really (ebay sellers for instance) you just need to find the reputable ones. I've helped fund a couple (non comic) Kickstarters but there have been many I have passed on because I had follow through concerns.

[Vorpal]

This is why I don't give to any of these Kickstarter fund things. No thanks.

 

There have been a number of worthwhile creative initiatives come out of successful Kickstarter campaigns, so they are still worth funding here and there when something you really love comes up. I can't wait for the new MST3K episodes

[Mark 1]

This is why I don't give to any of these Kickstarter fund things. No thanks.

 

There have been a number of worthwhile creative initiatives come out of successful Kickstarter campaigns, so they are still worth funding here and there when something you really love comes up. I can't wait for the new MST3K episodes

 

I'm sure there are some that are worthwhile. For me, I stay away.

[ygogolak]

Poor old Rob, he sure gets chewed up one side and down the other.

 

The Kickstarter was a little ridiculous though. I assume he can afford to bankroll his own book.

 

I've said that about a couple creators doing this. Well known ones, like Alan Moore and Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner.