tegan Posted May 13, 2015 Archie Comics is relaunching Archie this summer, and wants you to help fund other relaunches: a Kevin Keller comic by Dan Parent (neat), a Betty and Veronica comic by Adam Hughes (cool), and a Jughead comic by Chip Zdarsky (WHAT). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted May 14, 2015 Will Jughead continue to wear that stupid hat that no-one actually recognises as a hat any more? I have more complex, half-formed thoughts, but that one's fully formed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted May 26, 2015 Weird, canceled 4 days in. Not exactly clear why either. The final update on Kickstarter was flowery but didn't contain much of any substance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted May 26, 2015 Was there that big of a backlash about them using Kickstarter? It's not like other established companies haven't used crowdfunding. Weird. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted May 26, 2015 That is weird but also it doesn't look like it was going to make it anyway. It didn't get a big dump at the beginning, which usually indicates future failure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted June 2, 2015 This Kickstarter attempts to dig up what little is known about Polybius, the famous urban legend about an arcade game that made people sick. It's been getting good press, but that's not been translating into pledges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted June 2, 2015 Hmm, I've never heard of Polybius before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted June 2, 2015 That sounds like a fascinating story, but honestly it's not compelling enough to make me want to fund a documentary about it. It's an urban legend I've never heard of, and I have no frame of reference for even imagining how much material there is to gather/present about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N1njaSquirrel Posted June 2, 2015 I've known about polybius for a long time. Whilst It'd be super interesting to watch, I doubt that there's going to be anything interesting or new that they'll uncover that I didn't already know from the things going round on the Internet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted June 2, 2015 Just what the world needs, another 80 minute documentary on a subject that could be better covered with a 5 page magazine article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted June 2, 2015 Just what the world needs, another 80 minute documentary on a subject that could be better covered with a 5 page magazine article. Meh. We're like five years away from all movies being listicles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted June 2, 2015 I can't wait for the buzzfeed listicle on the listilicization of documentaries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted October 30, 2015 I had missed that Prostitute Laundry was kickstarting a book, and it ends today! PL was an email memoir (true, or mostly true as far as I know) chronicling the life of an escort, sent out to a bunch of strangers on the internet. It's fascinating, and intimate and hard to know that it even existed. PL has ended now, but the writer is collecting the whole run into a book now. I'm glad it will live on in another form. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites