No Holds Bard

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Eric Gladstone
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An indie comic about William Shakespeare fighting crime in the style of 60's Batman. Written mostly in iambic pentameter.
Backers: 608
Average Pledge Per Backer: $24

Funded: $14,589 of $10,000
Dates: Dec 4th -> Jan 9th (36 days)
Project By: Eric Gladstone
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Latest News

Less than two days left!

January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
What up Shakespeare enthusiasts?  Eric here, happy to announce we're partnering with Second Wave LA to produce all our promotional items. Masks, shirts, stickers, and lithographs are all going through them. Mario is a genius who worked behind the... (Read More)

Add-ons and artwork

January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody!  Only a few days left to get that REAL HUMAN SKULL. You definitely know someone weird enough to want it and rich enough to afford it.  I finally set up Backerkit, so when we're all done, they'll be handling surveys. If you selected... (Read More)

Well now you've done it.

December 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Congratulations, us! Together we made a thing happen. Thank you for making it possible. Now we're gonna party for the next few days, but as soon as we're back, we're going to go whole hog to make this the best, goofiest Shakesperiest comic possible.... (Read More)

By Popular Demand - Print Edition!

December 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody, I've heard what you've said, and you know what? I want it too. Shakespeare once said, "Screw it, let's do it live" so that's exactly what's happening. AN ULTRA-LIMITED PRINT EDITION* IS COMING, stretch goals be damned. It'll... (Read More)

An announcement of Epic Proportions

December 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Bibliophiles, Eric here. We have a measly $363 left to raise with two weeks left to do it before No Holds Bard becomes a reality. Seems like an easy goal, right? Well, that's why I'm announcing after the $14,000 print run stretch goal, we're... (Read More)

Updated Stuff!

December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey errbody! Happy almost Christmas. I know a lot of you are on break, but Kickstarter doesn't sleep, so keep spreading it around. We're an astonishingly close $1125 away from our first goal. We can do this! Come on, Christmas miracles! I walked to... (Read More)

Do I really have to title my posts every time?

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers, What up? It's been a couple days and we've crossed the 80% mark! I'm thrilled, because with each passing day, it's more and more likely that No Holds Bard is going to be a reality. While numbers have been slowing down over the last few... (Read More)

Three Quarters of the Way

December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody, quick update,  We've passed another milestone, and zoomed past the 75% mark! With your support we may just get that physical issue yet! I recorded the "It's Canon Podcast" last night with nice Canadian comic folks Tyler and Kyle. Not... (Read More)

Good Monday to you

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody, backers new and old.  Thanks to your generous pledges over the weekend, No Holds Bard is now over 2/3 of the way to our first goal, with only some signs of slowing down. We've been featured on Nerdist, the Folger Shakespeare Library's... (Read More)

One Week Down!

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey party people,  We have one week in the books and we're 48% funded! $200-ish bucks in the next week and I'll shave my head, just like I said on Bleeding Cool. But we can't stop now. Push forward with all your might and get this thing out there.... (Read More)

Holy moly!

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! What a great response. I'm honored. As of this writing, we're 37% funded (up from 20% yesterday) with over 130 individual backers, and we still have a month to go! It's cliche, but we couldn't do it without you. I'm pumping my fists up and down... (Read More)

We're featured!

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody, Thank you (sincerely) for donating. Thanks to you, we've hit 1/5 of our funding goal with 31 days left to spare!  That said, we gotta keep chugging forward and spreading that link around. The only way this gets funded (and we're able... (Read More)

Happy Freaking Hanukkah!

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! What a weekend, huh? In less than 72 hours, we've made over 13% of our funding goal! Exciting, right? Just wait, because this morning I got the word that we're a featured Kickstarter project! Thank you so much to everyone who pledged. You really... (Read More)

Hey We're Live

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
And almost automatically, everything has gone to crap! I've now updated all rewards to have FREE US SHIPPING! And for that lone soul who bought the Finery Combo, I'll buy you a tasty beverage of your choice.  (Read More)

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