PETERLOO - a graphic novel

A project in Manchester, UK by 'Polyp'
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'PETERLOO: Witnesses to a Massacre' an original and historically accurate visual account of the 1819 Manchester massacre.
Backers: 325
Average Pledge Per Backer: £39

Funded: £12,654 of £10,000
Dates: Feb 8th -> Mar 9th (30 days)
Project By: 'Polyp'
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Latest News

PROBLEMS MAKING A PLEDGE?!

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
A few backers have told us they've had problems making a pledge on the kickstarter page! If any of you experienced problems when you made yours, do please tell us! (Read More)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAM BAMFORD!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
1788 - 1872After recovering (HIC!) from the shock re our dramatic, sudden jump to reaching our minimum target, we've hit the ground running. Here's our first attempt at a de-aged  likeness of one of Peterloo's great heroes... on his birthday! Again,... (Read More)

It's still happening!

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Worth remembering, while we're celebrating hitting target, there are political artists in the world STILL facing the same kind of repression that writers and journalists faced post-Peterloo... Sign the petition for cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé,... (Read More)

WE MADE IT!!!

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
An absolute massive, bottom of our hearts thanks to you all!GAME ON!GAME ON!!Buuuut... still looking for more backers, so please, please keep plugging it to your mates and networks. We'll only be drawing a £6,000 wage from that minimum target (we... (Read More)

DANGER, WILL ROBINSON, DANGER!

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
So we've hit 75% before getting halfway to the deadline! A HUGE THANKS to you all, that's much faster than the previous (successful) kickstarter we ran, and has meant we've been picked as a kickstarter 'project we love'.All good so far,... (Read More)

52% FUNDED! 25 DAYS TO GO!

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
You gotta love the symmetry of those numbers.A huge thanks to all of you who've got us this far so early!Here's a lovely graph from the 'dashboard' here on kickstarter showing how we feel...  BUUUUT...We ain't in orbit yet.We really need your help... (Read More)

GLOSSOP, GLOSSOP, RAH RAH RAH!!!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Got a promo talk / gig for the project at Labour Club there on Sat 24th, 4 til 6 (with a top DEFIANCE gig after) and lo and behold, a mate sends us this photo of the advertising...OLD SCHOOL! OLD SCHOOL!Love it.Event FB...... (Read More)

Breaking ground on the cover painting!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
More to follow!A cracking start with 38% funding in under 3 days, but here's a heartfelt plea...PLEASE SHARE THE PROJECT WHERE YOU CAN!Let your friends and groups know you've backed it... word of mouth is the only - ONLY! - thing that'll keep the... (Read More)

CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON LINKS TO PETERLOO MASSACRE TO BE REVEALED IN NEW GRAPHIC BOOK

February 11th - via: salfordstar.com
The creators of the comic style book, backed by Maxine Peake, are trying to crowdfund to get it done, and are offering some incredible rewards to anyone pledging donations. (Read More)

WOW!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU!We've almost hit £3,000 in the first 48 hours! A massive thanks from us to all of you for being so supportive and generous. We feel really encouraged and emboldened! A big boost at such an early stage will make a real difference to our... (Read More)

Wow! The cover painting highest bidder is gone already!

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
And it's not even been painted yet! We have, however, started work on it, c/o our fantastic visual reference cover star Laura, up on the roof above the office... Eva's about to start work on painting it. (We can't afford to fall behind with our... (Read More)

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