The Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes

A project in Spring, TX by Jess Nevins
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An exhaustively complete guide to the heroes and heroines of comic books' Golden Age, 1935-1949, in print and as a web site.
Backers: 444
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Funded: $15,671 of $6,000
Dates: Apr 4th -> May 4th (31 days)
Project By: Jess Nevins
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Latest News

The books have arrived from the printer.

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
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A difficult update to post.

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Not as quick as I'd have liked, but here I am.

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, I did say that real life was going to get in the way.... To make a very long story short, getting my iTunes account verified, and my books set up in ePub format, has proven to be a much longer process than I'd anticipated. So much longer, in... (Read More)

Six Gun Gorilla, and an admission of slowness.

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
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Done!

September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The website version of the Encyclopedia is complete! http://jessnevins.com/encyclopedia/characterlist.html It's been a long time coming, I know, but just getting to this point--an admittedly bare-bones-looking site--has taken a lot of work on my... (Read More)

Half way!

September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
I passed the half way mark today (you can see how far I've gotten at the Table of Contents page, here: http://jessnevins.com/encyclopedia/characterlist.html ). I'm well on my way to being done with everything by the end of the month. I thank you all... (Read More)

Progress Report

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
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I have begun uploading the Encyclopedia.

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
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Mid-August update.

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi-- I spent the 2nd through the 12th at Michigan State University, doing research for the Encyclopedia. And a long, dreary, lonesome slog it was, too, enlivened only by the friendliness of Randy Scott. But! I got done everything I needed to get... (Read More)

At the two-thirds mark.

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Obviously I'm not so good with the updates. Sorry, all. I get wrapped up in what I'm doing and tend to ignore everything else, which in this case includes neglecting to tell everyone who invested in the project where I'm at. So here's where I am, and... (Read More)

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