Code Monkey Save World

A project in New York, NY by Greg Pak
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A graphic novel based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton, written by Greg Pak and drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa.
Backers: 8452
Average Pledge Per Backer: $40

Funded: $340,270 of $39,000
Dates: Apr 15th -> May 15th (30 days)
Project By: Greg Pak
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Latest News

Greg Pak Reveals First Look at The Princess Who Saved Herself

November 16th - via: comicbook.com
The Princess Who Saved Herself, an illustrated prose novella by comics writer Greg Pak that was funded as part of the Code Monkey Save World Kickstarter campaign last year, has been handed off to the colorist and will be available digitally soon, Pak revealed to Kickstarter backers today. (Read More)

Last 45 minutes!

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, friends! We're in the very last 45 minutes of the "Code Monkey Save World" Kickstarter! Last chance to make any tweaks you need to make in your pledge!  And if you need to downgrade or cancel, please don't hesitate - whatever's right for you!... (Read More)

Jonathan Coulton sings "Feed the World" at Tuesday's Comic Book Club event

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I know, three updates in one day is a bit much. But I thought you'd get a kick out of this clip from tonight's show at the Comic Book Club. Someone requested "Feed the World" (a.k.a. "Do They Know It's Christmas?"). And Jonathan complied. Enjoy! ... (Read More)

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you and thank you

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear "Code Monkey Save World" Kickstarter backers, You guys are incredible. You just blew through our final stretch goal with twelve hours to spare. And now, on top of all the other extras you've enabled through your amazing support, we're adding a... (Read More)

FINAL STRETCH! FANCY PANTS OR BUST! Also: SHOW TONIGHT IN NYC! And BONUS ROBOTS!

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys. You guys. I mean, you guys. A few hours ago, you nailed the $300,000 stretch goal, and now the trade paperbacks of the "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel will be 104 PAGES and will include several pages of JOCO FUNNIES, newspaper-style... (Read More)

LAST 48 HOURS! JoCo Funnies at $300,000! Mr. Fancy Pants at $325,000! Free show in NYC Tuesday night!

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear "Code Monkey Save World" backers, Thank you so much for all your support! You've completely blown our minds, rocketing through stretch goal after stretch goal, enabling us to add bonus after bonus to the package. We're now just 48 hours from the... (Read More)

PENULTIMATE PUSH! $300,000 stretch goal to unlock "JOCO FUNNIES," comic strips from Ruben Bolling & Adam Koford (and Greg Pak)!

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel Kickstarter backers, You guys continue to razzle-dazzle us. You hit the $280,000 stretch goal in just over a day, on a sleepy Saturday, and the "Code Monkey Save World" trade paperback has been bumped up to... (Read More)

New Stretch Goals: "JoCo Funnies" with Ruben Bolling & Adam Koford! "Kenesaw Mountain Landis" from Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey! And MR. FANCY PANTS!

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear "Code Monkey Save World" Kickstarter backers, You continue to astonish us. In just two days you hit the $270,000 stretch goal, and now everyone who backs the project at the $35 level and above will receive a FREE 10.25" x 13" "Princess Who Saved... (Read More)

New Stretch Goal: "The Princess Who Saved Herself" Mini-Posters!

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear "Code Monkey Save World" Kickstarter backers, Thanks again for you astounding support! You blew past the $250,000 stretch goal early Wednesday morning and now everyone at the $15 level and above will get a free digital download of a children's... (Read More)

YOU DID IT! "The Princess Who Saved Herself" stretch goal ACHIEVED! And FREE JoCo/Pak event in NYC on May 14!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear "Code Monkey Save World" Kickstarter Supporters, You are amazing. In the wee hours of the morning, you put us over the top, hitting that crazy $250,000 stretch goal, and now every backer at the $15 level and above will receive a free digital... (Read More)

Code Monkey Save the World: How Kickstarter Turned a Tweet Into a Geek's Dream Project

May 8th - via: blogs.wsj.com
It all started, as many things do these days, with a tweet. Last November, Greg Pak, writer for DC Comics’ epic caped-odd-couple series “Batman/Superman,” was listening to a playlist of his old college buddy Jonathan Coulton’s songs, when he noticed something cool. (Read More)

Just $10K from the Princess book stretch goal! Reward add-ons! And BONUS digital Princess wallpaper!

May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Huge Stretch Goal: A children's book based on "The Princess Who Saved Herself"!

May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks as always for your amazing support! And now the big, big, big news as we launch into the final eight days of the campaign: If the "Code Monkey Save World" Kickstarter hits $250,000, we'll make a CHILDREN'S BOOK based on Jonathan's awesome song... (Read More)

Big news coming tomorrow! Plus: Mystery image!

May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

New DIY Code Monkey Figurine Kit reward! Plus video of Jonathan singing at Bergen Street Comics!

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, friends. Thanks again for all the support for the "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel Kickstarter! We're going to have some HUGE news early next week about our next stretch goal. So stay tuned! But in the meantime, here are couple of fun... (Read More)

JoCo's SFW "First of May" -- video from last night's mini-show!

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, everyone! Thanks as always for your tremendous support of the "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel Kickstarter. We'll have some huge news early next week, so please stay tuned!  In the meantime, big thanks to everyone who came to the... (Read More)

Free buttons for "Code Monkey Save World" backers TONIGHT in Brooklyn!

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Free buttons at the May 1 event in Brooklyn for "Code Monkey Save World" Kickstarter backers!

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, everyone! Thanks so much for all the support for the "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel Kickstarter -- y'all are blowing our minds every day. Just wanted to remind you about the NYC signing/mini-show with "Code Monkey Save World" masterminds... (Read More)

NEW REWARDS - Big Posters, Challenge Coins, and the Super Swag Pack!

April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, "Code Monkey Save World" backers! Thanks again for you incredible support. We're now just a few thousand dollars away from hitting our $200,000 stretch goal, which will enable Jonathan Coulton to record a BRAND NEW ACOUSTIC ALBUM featuring the... (Read More)

Singing, signing, and stickers in Brooklyn on the First of May with Coulton and Pak!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, friends! Big news -- Jonathan Coulton and Greg Pak, co-conspirators behind the "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel, will attend a special event at 7 pm, Wednesday, May 1 at Bergen Street Comics, 470 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, New York! Jonathan... (Read More)

JOCO MUSIC STRETCH GOAL! New Jonathan Coulton acoustic album when we hit $200,000! Also, FREE posters for everyone at the $35 level and above!

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, amigos! You continue to astound us -- thank you so much for your support for the "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel Kickstarter. You nailed our last stretch goal in 73 minutes, and now the trade paperback for everyone is getting bumped up to... (Read More)

Stretch goal to expand the book to 96 pages! Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey contribute a story! More figurines!

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, friends! Thanks again for your amazing support for the "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel -- you have no idea how much we appreciate it. And we're doing our best to make this book as good as it possibly can be for you. So we have a few big... (Read More)

Code Monkey Save World Kickstarter Triples Its Goal, Expands the Book

April 20th - via: comicbook.com
In the first five days of its 30-day run, the Kickstarter campaign for Greg Pak, Jonathan Coulton and Takeshi Miyazawa’s Code Monkey Save World graphic novel more than tripled its initial funding goal of $39,000, leaving the organizers with a question: besides just printing more books, what do you do with the extra funds? (Read More)

BONUS: PDFs of select Pak comics for all bidders at $50 and above. And new Pak voicemail reward!

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again, "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel Kickstarter backers! You continue to amaze us with your support and Jonathan and I are working on some big stretch goal and bonus plans that we'll announce soon. But in the meantime, we have a... (Read More)

Jonathan Coulton launches ‘Code Monkey’ graphic novel on Kickstarter

April 18th - via: examiner.com
Musician Jonathan Coulton has teamed up with comics writer Greg Pak and artist Takeshi Miyazawa to create a graphic novel, “Code Monkey Save World” through the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. (Read More)

NEW REWARDS! Takeshi Miyazawa original character sketches and international sticker shipping!

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel backers! You guys continue to astound and dazzle us.  We have a couple of new rewards to offer! First, our amazing artist Takeshi Miyazawa has agreed to do five full body drawings of "Code Monkey... (Read More)

Greg Pak Talks 'Code Monkey Save World,' His New Kickstarter Funded Project With Jonathan Coulton and Takeshi Miyazawa

April 16th - via: comicsalliance.com
Yesterday, Greg Pak launched a new comics project called Code Monkey Save World with musician Jonathan Coulton, in which Pak and artist Takeshi Miyazawa take characters from Coulton's songs and put them into a grand supervillain team-up adventure. It launched on Kickstarter with the promise of sixty pages of comics and a new song from Coulton, and within the first few hours, it smashed through its goal with no signs of slowing down. (Read More)

BONUSES UNLOCKED - page count increases and stickers all 'round!

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys are amazing. In the first 24 hours of the "Code Monkey Save World" graphic novel Kickstarter campaign, you've backed us to the tune of $67,045, which is 172 percent of our initial goal of $39,000. So we're thrilled to announce two big... (Read More)

Greg Pak and Jonathan Coulton Kickstart Everything

April 15th - via: boingboing.net
The Internet went to sleep last night and tossed and turned with a fever dream of monkeys, mad scientists, and robots. When it awoke, it found that Jonathan Coulton and Greg Pak had launched a crowdfunding campaign to create a series of comic books based on characters from Coulton's songs. That sound you heard is the Internet going "squeeeeeeeeeee!" (Read More)

Jonathan Coulton and Greg Pak on their Kickstarter project 'Code Monkey'

April 15th - via: news.idg.no
Jonathan Coulton and Greg Pak on their Kickstarter project 'Code Monkey' ( Software Entertainment ) Today, Jonathan Coulton and Greg Pak launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new comic based on JoCo's signature songs. (Read More)

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