Awesome Con DC
A project in Waldorf, MD by Ben Penrod000days
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Help make Awesome Con DC a reality in 2014. This is going to be the biggest con that the Washington, DC area has ever seen.
Backers: 460
Average Pledge Per Backer: $122
Funded: $56,248 of $50,000
Dates: Jun 7th -> Jul 7th (30 days)
Project By: Ben Penrod
Backers: 460
Average Pledge Per Backer: $122
Funded: $56,248 of $50,000
Dates: Jun 7th -> Jul 7th (30 days)
Project By: Ben Penrod
$56,248
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 7 @ 11:01 -0400 GMT
112%
of goal
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Latest News
How Kickstarter and Costumes Grew DC's Awesome Con [Photos]
April 20th - via: inthecapital.streetwise.co
Comic book, cosplay and pop culture geeks made a home in D.C. over the weekend. If you saw the crowds and wondered what was going on, the short answer is Awesome Con. The long answer involves a lot of hard work. (Read More)
Successfully Funded! Now the real work begins.... 
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you guys so much, this is fantastic. In the next few days I'm going to look through and figure out what we've got to get made and shipped out to fulfill all these rewards. Then I'll figure out when I'm going to send out surveys, since we need... (Read More)
WE DID IT! Now time for the stretch....
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, we hit the goal, a whole DAY early! I wasn't sweating at all ;) OK, here's the stretch, and it's a true stretch, I understand it's probably not going to happen; if we can hit SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS (only $8500 from where we're at), we will put on... (Read More)
Must Read: New reward tier added, new benefits for ALL backers.
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
So we ran an informal survey earlier today, and we've had a lot of great feedback already, and some really cool ideas. The first, most important thing, we added a new reward tier that includes some original art. I'll just paste the text of the reward... (Read More)
Backers Only Update!
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
New Rewards, Due to High Demand
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, I've heard everyone loud and clear. I thought keeping all rewards to a minimum of admission to the con would be very cool, but after hearing so many people saying otherwise, I admit that maybe there's a better way. So we've added 2 rewards. The... (Read More)
Halfway there! Plus, new reward levels!
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
OK, we're halfway there, but we've fallen off the funding pace. That's cool, I expected as much because I know that's how Kickstarters go in the second and third weeks. But still, let's try to get the word out. Tell everybody you know. Shout from the... (Read More)
One Week Down, Three to Go.
June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm trying not to make my updates sound like every other Kickstarter update, but I'm finding out why so many other people have that same problem. So, basically, thanks for all the support! We are moving at a very steady pace toward our goal, that's... (Read More)
Kickstarter campaign for Awesome Con D.C. 2014
June 12th - via: comicsdc.blogspot.com
Double news about Awesome Con D.C. 2014 (April 19-20): First, organizers are running a Kickstarter funding campaign to help grow the show. Second, legendary comics writer/artist George Perez is a confirmed guest! (Read More)
We're over 25% already! Thank you!
June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, this thing is getting serious. Wow! It looks like a lot of artists are pretty psyched for Awesome Con! Feel free to post comments, send us messages, or ask questions. We're working on getting some cool badge art for the different tiers, we'll... (Read More)
Awesome Con is April 19-20, 2014
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys, I thought we had it in our story but I think we must have edited it out at some point and forgot to put t back in. Awesome Con is April 19-20, 2014. That's also Easter weekend (aka Easter Geekend). (Read More)
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