Up the River #1

A project in Detroit, MI by Joshua Werner
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This Kickstarter is for a print run of the first issue of an exciting new creator-owned comic book series, "Up the River"!
Backers: 127
Average Pledge Per Backer: $33

Funded: $4,128 of $2,000
Dates: Feb 28th -> Mar 30th (30 days)
Project By: Joshua Werner
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Latest News

SURPRISE! Grant Perkins Sketch Cover Reward Added!

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
SURPRISE!One more thing piece of exciting news to throw your way! We have just added another special guest sketch cover reward tier! It's $65 and you will get a variant sketch cover copy of Up the River #1 with original hand-drawn art by Grant... (Read More)

The Final Countdown!

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! This is IT!!! We're in the final 3 days of this Kickstarter campaign and we're all so thrilled with how far we've come! We couldn't do it without you guys, so on behalf of Travis, Steve, Sean, and Mark, I would like to say THANK YOU for... (Read More)

Final week!

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This is it! The home stretch! Let's go out with a bang! We can still hit $4,000 and then we'll add a copy of issue #2 to the rewards of everyone who gave $10 or higher! If we hit $5,000, everyone at $10 or higher will be getting a 5-card set of... (Read More)

News & updates!

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone!  I just got back from Indianapolis at 4am this morning, what a jam-packed weekend it was! I had an absolute blast at Indiana Comic Con meeting and talking to tons of people. It was a great convention, and I was very pleased that so many... (Read More)

PDF Bundle and lots of NEWS!

March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone!I'll keep this update brief, just couldn't wait to fill you guys in on a couple cool things! PDF Bundle!I talked to the guys and we agreed to beef up the PDF Bundle a bit to try to give back a bit more to all you awesome people! The PDF... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Tackled! Full Steam Ahead!

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch Goals!You guys are AMAZING!  We did it! With your help, we've reached $3,000! This ensures good quality printing on issue #1, and we will now be producing this gorgeous art print shown below and adding it as a free reward to everyone who... (Read More)

Building Excitement and Another Special Guest Sketch Cover Reward!

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone! We're pumped to really get the word out about Up the River today! Writer Travis McIntire has been interviewed on 3 podcasts this week, not including the one he's being interviewed on today, and has lined up a ton more for next... (Read More)

Good morning! Guest artist sketch cover tier announced!

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone! We're excited for another day to try to spread the word about Up the River and start pushing towards our first stretch goal! David Andres was our special guest artist yesterday and his sketch cover tier was snatched up, thank... (Read More)

Stretch Goals Announced, New Guest Artist Sketch Cover, & More!

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Soooo much going on, I fear I may never sleep again! But I wouldn't have it any other way! :)So it's a little after midnight here in snowy Detroit, and I'm so excited to say that we were funded at exactly 100% yesterday, which was only... (Read More)

FUNDED! Now... For bigger and better!

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
A HUGE thank you to Brad for choosing the Original Comic Page Reward and pushing us past the edge, into 100% FUNDED!  This is obviously terrific news, but our goal was a very modest amount to cover the 1st print run of the 1st issue.. Imagine what... (Read More)

The cover is here!

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone!  I have a treat for your eyeballs, check out this beauty! This photo is still processing Check back in a few minutes!  Sean Seal has finished coloring Mark McKenna's beautiful inks over Stephen Sharar's pencils. This gorgeous cover was... (Read More)

Great 1st day!

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
At only 10am on the second day we're already at 31%! Thank you so much everyone! We're excited to really start spreading the word today! If everyone could take a quick moment to let people know about the Kickstarter, that'd be fantastic! Thank you... (Read More)

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