Comic Book Babylon: A Cautionary Tale of Sex, Drugs & Comics
A project in Brighton And Hove, United Kingdom by Tim Pilcher000days
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The shocking, revealing and completely unofficial memoir of DC Comics' legendary London office, to celebrate Vertigo's 20th anniversary
Backers: 258
Average Pledge Per Backer: £22
Funded: £5,636 of £3,850
Dates: Apr 3rd -> May 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Tim Pilcher
Backers: 258
Average Pledge Per Backer: £22
Funded: £5,636 of £3,850
Dates: Apr 3rd -> May 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Tim Pilcher
£5,636
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 3 @ 19:30 -0400 GMT
146%
of goal
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Latest News
Launch Party! 
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
For those of you still thinking of pledging, or perhaps considering an upgrade to the Party Pack, let me say there will be a plethora of comic professionals at both the Brighton and London launch parties, along with free refreshments. Also, at the... (Read More)
Comic Book Babylon on the Radio
May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
For all you London-based Babylonians, if you tune into 104.4 Resonannce FM tonight at 8pm (BST) you'll get to hear me on Alex Fitch's excellent show, Panel Borders. I'll be talking about the book and reading an exclusive extract from Chapter 3. The... (Read More)
Comic Book Babylon: Sounds Great!
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Babylonians, Three days to go and we're getting close to our Stretch Target! Only £748 to go! As soon as we hit the target I'll share with you my Spotify Vertigo UK playlist (for those of you on Spotifiy). This will be a selection of tunes that... (Read More)
Vertigo's 20th Anniversary and Interview with me
April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Babylonians, The last issue of the UK's Sci-Fi Now magazine featured a big article to celebrate Vertigo's 20th anniversary and interviewed a few people about it, including me. Here's the article. Enjoy! UPDATE: Rather annoyingly it looks like you... (Read More)
Final Week!
April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, my fellow Babylonians! I hope you're all keeping well! Well, the glorious sunny promise of a decent Spring yesterday has been cruelly dashed by the torrential rain this morning! But let us not be downhearted! We are now into the final week of the... (Read More)
Little Books of Vintage... Allocation
April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Press Coverage
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Babylonians! We've been getting some nice press circulating lately including Rich Johnston's Bleeding Cool website, that has been serialising Chapter One. He's gone and posted a sneak preview of Chapter Three, so go check it out! Also, Danny... (Read More)
New Rewards!
April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I've just posted up two new rewards: WORKSHOP PACK:Aimed at novice or intermediate writers, this involves just 5 people in an intense one-day workshop, where I will teach your the essential Do's and Don'ts of writing for comics. It will not only... (Read More)
Chapter One: Conclusion
April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Gang, Well, seeing as you gorgeous people helped us hit our target yesterday, here's the final part of the first chapter, as promised: I started visiting various comic marts at Westminster and Camden town halls. Here were dozens of dealers from... (Read More)
It's On Like Donkey Kong!
April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Woooh! We made it! We reached our target so the book will now happen! Thanks everyone, soooo much for making this happen! But don't think for one minute that we'll be resting on our laurels! We'll be posting updates on the Stretch Targets, adding a... (Read More)
Halfway to Paradise...
April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
...So near, yet so far away! Well, we're exactly at the halfway point and just a mere £63 away from getting our funding. That's just two of the deluxe packs (eBook, Paperback, Hardcover, badges, and limited edition print)!! Surely there's two people... (Read More)
The Best of Kickstarter...
April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I know there's so many Kickstarter projects vying for your time and money these days and it's hard to decide which ones to back. Well, to make things easy for you, I've made it very simple: Back this one! But once you've done that, you should... (Read More)
Chapter One: Part 6—So Close You Can Taste It
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We're at 95%, with less than £200 to go! Will some just pledge for the Hour Long Talk & Signing Award and put me out of my misery!? No? Oh well, just because I love you all so much here's the penultimate part of Chapter One. The final part only... (Read More)
Prize Draw!
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
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New Video!
April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Gang, So, some of you will have checked out our deliciously cheesy video, directed by my mate Joe Murray and filmed in the South Coast's best comic shop, Dave's Comics (www.davescomics.co.uk). The book dummies were made by Emma Suttey, and the... (Read More)
Chapter One: Part 5
April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, we filmed the video last night in Dave's Comics, Brighton (one of the best comic shops in the UK) who were all very patient as we took far too long! Just editing it now and should hopefully be up tomorrow. Meanwhile, here's the latest... (Read More)
Interview on Comics Grid
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
If you've been vascilating about whether to pledge or not, but don't feel you have enough information about the project? Well, the ever-charming Ernesto Priego interviewed me for his very excellent comic scholars peer-review website, Comics Grid. You... (Read More)
Chapter One: Part 4
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, it's looking incredibly likely that we may even make our funding target before the week is out (currently at 73%)! So as a special treat, here's an extra long excerpt from Chapter One. Enjoy, and thanks for all the support! Whenever my mum... (Read More)
New Pledge Price!
April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I've just lowered the "Party Pack" pledge down from £65 to a mere £50. Remember this includes, the books, badges, print, a fun launch party evening full of comics professionals, and as much free refreshments as you can get down your neck! I know,... (Read More)
New Reward!
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I've just added a new reward for a £20 pledge. That's 3 books (Comic Book Babylon, Spiffs 2 and Spliffs 3), a badge and immortality in print, all for less than the price of a round of drinks! Bargain! If you haven't seen my Spliffs books,... (Read More)
Chapter One: Part 3
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, so Day 3 and we're halfway there! Incredible! Thanks so much, everyone. As promised, here's the latest instalment of the book (trust me in starts to get raunchy in Chapter 2)!... Pretty soon comics, in any shape or form, permeated my entire life.... (Read More)
Day 2 in the Big Babylon House
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome back! A huge thanks to everyone who's made it possible for us to reach third of the way through our funding! We still have a long way to go (66%) but we're getting there! I should point out that the target amount is the barest minimum we can... (Read More)
Chapter One: Part 1
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, as promised here's the first part of the first chapter. The book charts my love of comics from DC fanboy, through Comic Showcase employee, to Vertigo Assistant Editor and so the first part explores the comics and circumstances that got me there.... (Read More)
Hello, Good Morning and Welcome!
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Already off to a flying start, having made 10% of the target! However, I'm aware that there's always a rush at the start and things then tail off. So in order to keep your interest up, I'll be posting excerpts from Chapter One over the next few... (Read More)
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