Dead Air #1 90s College Radio Sci-Fi With A Soundtrack
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What if one day every year you could talk to the dead?
Backers: 424
Average Pledge Per Backer: $36 CAD
Funded: $15,235 CAD of $13,000 CAD
Dates: May 23rd -> Jun 22nd (30 days)
Project By: Benjamin Hunting
Backers: 424
Average Pledge Per Backer: $36 CAD
Funded: $15,235 CAD of $13,000 CAD
Dates: May 23rd -> Jun 22nd (30 days)
Project By: Benjamin Hunting
$15,235 CAD
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 22 @ 08:03 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
48 Hours Left! Time For One Last 9-Panel Art Blast! 
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
With just under 48 hours left in the Dead Air #1 campaign, we wanted to say thank you to all of our amazing supporters with a final 9-panel art blast! We hope you enjoy one last look at the kaleidescope of colors and action from Issue #1. (Read More)
Fully Funded - Thank You!
June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! Dead Air #1 is fully-funded! It was a bit of a nailbiter this weekend to watch the total go up and down, up and down as pledge adjustments and new pledges balanced each other out, but going into the final 72 hours of the campaign it looks... (Read More)
96% Funded! It's Time For Full Page Friday!
June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We woke up this morning to see Dead Air #1 sitting at 96% funded — that's awesome! With just 5 days to go in the Kickstarter, we're hopeful that final push to get us across the finish line will happen this weekend. Thank you so much for getting us... (Read More)
We're Almost Across The Finish Line! Here Are Some Other Projects That Need A Boost
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We're more than 90 percent funded now with just under a week to go—thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has helped get us to this point! We're feeling really good about making one last push to get Dead Air #1 across the finish line. We also wanted to... (Read More)
CanCon: The Most Canadian Radio Rule You've Never Heard Of
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the odd details about Canadian media in general—and radio in particular—is the requirement from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that a certain percentage of whatever is being broadcast be sourced from... (Read More)
Check Out Joe Ng's Gorgeous Traditionally-Drawn Comic Book Pages For Dead Air
June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Joe has been killing it in the art department on this book, and his most recent work took my breath away. I couldn't not share these amazing traditionally-drawn pages that he did for Dead Air. I absolutely love what he's done with Josie's stack of... (Read More)
Friday Tune-Up: Josie's Fard As Huck CJNK Radio Show Playlist!
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
It's time for another Friday tune-up post! This time we'll be taking a listen to what CJNK DJ Josie Lang spins on her late-night electronic music show, Fard as Huck (a name inspired by late-90s standards and practices at campus radio stations across... (Read More)
Anatomy and Evolution of a Dead Air Comic Panel
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
The process of creating a comic book is like having a constant conversation between multiple brains, the boundaries of the page, and the written word, all at the same time. As a result, it often transpires that the original idea for a specific page... (Read More)
Who Would You Talk To If You Could Talk To The Dead?
June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the first questions that naturally follows the central theme of Dead Air—”What if one day a year, you could talk to the dead?”—is of course “Who would you talk to?” The answer, for most people, would be a deeply personal one. Most... (Read More)
Bonus Reward Alert: The Limited Edition CJNK Dead Air Vol. 1 Mix Tape Mega Pak
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We woke up this morning to 199 backers - WOW! Thank you all so much for your strong support of Dead Air #1! That makes us even more excited to announce our latest bonus rewards tier: The Limited Edition CJNK Dead Air Vol. 1 Mix Tape Mega Pak. Angela... (Read More)
The “Needle Exchange Program” Opened Up The World Of Dead Air's College Radio Vinyl
June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
65% funded! Thank you! The university radio station where I was a DJ had a fairly extensive vinyl library, part hangover from the 1970s and 1980s heyday of the format, part dumping ground for the reams of promo records that were still pumped out by... (Read More)
Friday 9-Panel Art Blast To See You Into The Weekend!
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dead Air is creeping towards the 200 supporter mark, and is currently sitting at 62% funded after 10 days of funding. Thank you! To celebrate, here's a 9-panel art blast from the pages of Issue #1! Here's to another solid weekend of recommending Dead... (Read More)
Designing D-TALq, the Tech at the Center of the Dead Air Comic Book
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
When it came time to design the details of the D-TALq technology that’s used to communicate with the departed in Dead Air, we had almost free reign in terms of how we wanted it to function, and how we could represent it on the page. As it turns... (Read More)
Diving Into Musical Subcultures To Define Character
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
One of the things I remember most about being in my early 20s was how often the people around me at the university radio station turned to the music they listened to as a way to explore and establish an identity. Fashion, politics, and even... (Read More)
Snag A Hand-Drawn Dead Air Character Head Sketch With Our New Bonus Rewards Tier!
May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We've got a fun announcement for any of our supporters who missed out on the chance to pick up an original Dead Air art page: artist Joe Ng is offering the chance to snag one of 10 hand-drawn character head sketches. Each of these sketches captures a... (Read More)
How Dead Air Dives Into Trauma As Seen Through The Lens Of Time
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
55% backed! Thank you! Today I wanted to take a closer look at one of the primary themes uniting the Dead Air narrative. Trauma can sometimes mark the line between adolescence and adulthood. This is especially true when experienced as a group, as... (Read More)
Come Meet Us At The Montreal Comics Arts Festival Today!
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Joe Ng, Angela Hodge, and Benjamin Hunting will be at the Montreal Comics Arts Festival / Festival BD de Montreal today and tomorrow signing copies of Code 45 (our previous book) and giving out a cool Dead Air artwork postcard! Come and visit us at... (Read More)
Friday Tune-Up: Michelle's Britopia CJNK Radio Show Playlist!
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
It's time for a Friday tune-up post! This week it's our main character Michelle's Britopia CJNK radio show playlist, a two-hour round-up of the best Brit-pop to have been released right up to the 1997 timeline of Dead Air's story. Check it out by... (Read More)
Dead Air Gets Personal About My Own 90s College Radio Days
May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dead Air is one of the most personal books I’ve written in terms of it touching on a very important period of my own life: my late-90s college radio experience. I was 16 years old the first time I sat behind a microphone in a radio broadcast booth,... (Read More)
Dead Air Is Over 40% Funded—Thank You!
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU! We've had an amazing 24 hours with Dead Air, which is now over 40% funded thanks to YOU! It's incredible to see this much support for a brand new book, and we're extremely grateful to everyone taking a chance on us for a first time, and... (Read More)
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