DASH: The Gay Noir Graphic Novel

A project in Seattle, WA by Zan Christensen
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A disgraced detective. A bad boy lover. A mysterious femme fatale. And lurking in the heart of 1940s Los Angeles… a primeval horror!
Backers: 594
Average Pledge Per Backer: $34

Funded: $20,451 of $15,000
Dates: Jun 23rd -> Jul 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Zan Christensen
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Latest News

136%! THANK YOU!

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Art by Vinnie Rico Thanks to our 594 amazing backers,we reached 136% of our funding goal! Thank you all so much for your support of the project, and we will be in touch   very soon to get your addresses and ask how you'd like to be thanked in the... (Read More)

A last-minute reward from TANA FORD!

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We're in the last 24 hours of the campaign, and we've just gotten a peek at the beautiful cover art that Tana Ford is working on for the book. It's still in process, but it's already looking amazing! And Tana has offered up the finished piece as a... (Read More)

DASH will have a foreword by… Steve Orlando!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm happy to announce that Steve Orlando—writer on such amazing titles as Midnighter, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, and the upcoming Commanders in Crisis from Image—will be providing a foreword for the DASH graphic novel! We're thrilled to... (Read More)

Sean Von Gorman art!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We've got a reward that includes original art from Sean Von Gorman, and I wanted to show you the pages from his new, full-length story that are available. They're super snazzy! If you're interested in grabbing one, act quick, because one's been... (Read More)

New Original Art rewards!

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I've added three new DASH original art rewards, for more pages drawn by Delia Gable! These are the pages that were used to create the original comics, and are unique pieces. Backers who choose original art rewards will be asked their first, second,... (Read More)

WE LOVE YOU!

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We just hit our $15,000 goal, with two weeks still to go! We can't thank you all enough!  (Read More)

Northwest Press Celebrates Ten Years of Publishing with DASH

July 8th - via: bleedingcool.com
Northwest Press, known for its comics celebrating the LGBT community, is now among the mighty few indie publishers who have stayed the test of time, as they are now celebrating a decade of publishing. In honor of ten years of doing the impossible, this journeyman publisher has launched a Kickstarter to fund DASH, a graphic novel collection of their gay noir detective series created by writer Dave Ebersole and artist Delia Gable. (Read More)

A "79% Funded" Preview!

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! In celebration of our being 79% funded, I'm going to post an 11-page preview of the first chapter of the book, written by Dave Ebersole and with art by Delia Gable. Enjoy! Thanks for backing the project, and please help spread the word! We're... (Read More)

Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: WELCOME TO OUR HELL, GLITTER VIPERS and 2 more Kickstarters we love

June 26th - via: comicsbeat.com
This week, we’re checking out the goth demon comedy, Welcome to Our Hell, the queer grindhouse graphic novel, Glitter Vipers, and more. (Read More)

Happy halfway point! Here's a preview!

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I can't believe we've made it to the halfway mark in just two days! We're blown away. We've already added some new art rewards and posted some original art today, but we thought it would be a treat to show you some pages from DASH chapter six... (Read More)

Original Art by Delia Gable

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I wanted to share with you the three original pages from the DASH graphic novel that are available from artist Delia Gable! Her "Original Art" rewards include one of these signed original art pages (first-come-first-pick, once the surveys go out) as... (Read More)

Oh, Canada!

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi there, When I set up the reward shipping costs, I didn't take into account the (slightly) cheaper shipping to Canada, and unfortunately I can't edit rewards once they've been selected. If you're backing the project and live in Canada, please... (Read More)

Great first day! More digital portraits! An art preview!

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW! We're blown away and so grateful that so many people decided to help make the DASH graphic novel a reality! We're a little over a third of the way there and aren't even 24 hours in! Little projects like ours really benefit from word of mouth, so... (Read More)

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