Digitize History Comics for Reluctant Readers

A project in Williamsburg, VA by Bentley Boyd
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Put 15 years of funny and colorful history onto a mobile platform for young people who don't usually pick up books!
Backers: 123
Average Pledge Per Backer: $81

Funded: $9,941 of $9,500
Dates: Nov 27th -> Dec 27th (30 days)
Project By: Bentley Boyd
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Latest News

A challenge from one of our backers!

December 26th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

20 HOURS TO GO!

December 26th - via: kickstarter.com
 Thanks for all your support over the past month! This Kickstarter process has been an amazing chance to reconnect with several generations of Chester readers. But we still need help to reach the NEXT generation. We're a shade under 80 percent of... (Read More)

Cartoonist Elf at Work!

December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 ONLY A FEW DAYS TO GO! And I'm drawing. Getting a Chester Comix app built will not only bring my classic history comix to a new generation, but it will expand those stories... (Read More)

A NEW Reward!

December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Those are panels I drew this week for a story about the Kickstarter campaign. We got a nice boost from the package in Chester the Crab's first home, the Daily Press.But here's the real news: I'll tell YOUR OWN HISTORY! We've added a new reward level... (Read More)

Bring the 18th Century into the 21st Century!

December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00  History cartoonist + historical setting + fun media-savvy son = our version of a popular webshow. Let's call this: "Cartoonists on Foot Getting Goofy"Thanks for all your... (Read More)

Slingin' Ink

November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's the fun part -- while the Kickstarter campaign continues, I get to draw NEW STUFF. If the project reaches its goal, this panel will add to the story of the Civil War Battle of the Ironclads, which I first drew in 2002 for a newspaper that's... (Read More)

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