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SEATTLE, WA - It’s no secret that Seattle is an innovative city full of thinkers and tinkerers, so it’s only natural that the city owes a lot to crowd-funding platforms that help all those ideas come to life. The geek community is in great debt to Kickstarter in particular. Local cartoonist Kris Straub used it to publish Broodhollow, his popular online comic, in a beautiful hardbound edition, while Sasquatch Game Studio raised enough money to make Primeval Thule, its RPG campaign, a reality (they’re currently in the process of finishing it). (Read More)

WHAT?!Before I even had time to write about the $115,000 goal -- we hit $120,000 an hour ago! I'm speechless again. I honestly thought it was unattainable. I wanted that goal to be challenging but we're already nearly $1,000 beyond it in the time it... (Read More)

Hello hello hello! A video update today -- but for convenience I'll break it down textually too. Quotes have returned from the printer. Everything is in great shape! I'm a little concerned about the timeline; I explain how overseas shipping deadlines... (Read More)

Just a quick update for everyone, as this was requested early in the Kickstarter and I kept it in my back pocket until now: A raw, repressed stretch goal has been uncovered by Dr. Angstrom's psychotherapeutic probings! As of reaching $105,000, I'm... (Read More)

Kickstarter has proven to be a great way to fund awesome ideas into reality. But there are soooo many different Kickstarters, it can be hard to pick which one(s) to support. So I decided to feature a few awesome and nerdy Kickstarters I think you should consider backing... (Read More)

Hello all!  In case you haven't been following, we made the $100,000 goal, meaning everyone receiving a physical reward ($33+) is also getting the town pride pin! I was about to say "congratulations" but it sounds like I'm congratulating myself in a... (Read More)

Hi everyone -- I had recorded a video update for today's, but halfway through it I realized I had a dry mouth and was licking and smacking every 30 seconds, and no one wants to see that. So let's just do text for now.  1) ADD-ON ITEMS: Bending to... (Read More)

Hello again!! We're less than $800 away from an extra six-page (or more) Broodhollow comic in every book!  I also wanted to talk to you about (and show you) the initiation papers that come with any tier that includes the Skull and Shovels pin. I'm... (Read More)

We made it to the creepypasta video series goal!! Thank you!! I discuss that and other objectives in this video update. AAAAA Kris  (Read More)

Last update, I told everyone I had a secret goal that I'd share at $80,000. We just hit that number -- I'm still waiting on the final quote but it's safe to tell you.  Everyone gets larger books. I gave the projected dimensions of the books at 7 x... (Read More)

Now that I'm back from SDCC, I can record video of the things I want to say, instead of typing them!  (Read More)

Hi gang. It's 11:38 PM. I'm in my hotel bed at San Diego Comic Con, laid out flat by your support and interest in Broodhollow, but right now mostly laid out flat because of San Diego Comic Con. By the time I wake up, we will likely be at the $70,000... (Read More)

I just landed in San Diego one hour ago. I'm here for San Diego Comic Con as you may have heard. I picked a heck of a time to try to run the early phase of a Kickstarter! Backing slowed after a roaring first 24 hours -- but even so, here after the... (Read More)

Well!  Let me get a little mushy with you.  I have a number of very minor, very mildly obtrusive ailments in the same vein as the main character of Broodhollow. Years ago, I was quietly moving out of an apartment very late one night in Dallas,... (Read More)