Cartooner: A Comic-Drawing Game

A project in San Francisco, CA by Jason B. Thompson
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A casual drawing game inspired by the Trends and Themes of American comics. Fun and accessible for artists and non-artists alike!
Backers: 281
Average Pledge Per Backer: $93

Funded: $26,035 of $25,000
Dates: Nov 16th -> Dec 18th (32 days)
Project By: Jason B. Thompson
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Latest News

A Solo Cartooner Comic!

December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
In the last 72 hours, we've watched with incredible gratitude as you've made Cartooner a possibility! Thanks to everyone who's backed the project and shared it and spread the word. We're thrilled to be able to produce this game, and we're going to be... (Read More)

Cartooner is Funded!

December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We made it, everyone! Thank you so much for all your support!! It looks like Cartooner is coming out! This is us, playing a happy song! We'll post more very soon. In the meantime, there's 36 hours left in the Kickstarter!! Will we make our $30K... (Read More)

Almost 90% funded, last 4 days, and a whole lot more art!

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Cartooners!  Thank you again for your support! Lots of activity the last couple of days, Kickstarter picked us yesterday under their "Projects We Love", we got a love interview with Comics Crusaders and we are almost almost to 90% funded.  With... (Read More)

Donate a Cartooner game for to empower kids to tell their own stories!

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Ask us anything & Destiny final card art

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Reddit AMAfeeds invited Jason and Jumana to do an #AMA (ask me anything event) about Cartooner!  We are talking about games, comics, machine learning, and human creativity, join the conversation on... (Read More)

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert! 'Cartooner: The Fast and Furious Game of Drawing Comics'

December 12th - via: geekdad.com
Cartooner: The fast and furious game of drawing comics, needs a little push! In Cartooner, players are comic artists competing to create comics (Read More)

Awesome video & Reddit AMA starting Tuesday!

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy weekend cartooners!  We wanted to share with you this behind the scenes video of Konstantin painting the "Awesome" trend card from sketch to final. This is about 6 hours of painting condensed into 1min! Watching it with the music on is... (Read More)

Two new reward levels! Plus, Shared Universe art!

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Thanks for supporting Cartooner! Today we wanted to announce two special new rewards: CARTOONER INSIDER (only one available!)  This is a limited reward for one person: we will gather up all the notes from the creation of the game, the... (Read More)

Buttons are here!

December 6th - via: kickstarter.com
New buttons perfect for your lapel or backbag The first test run of buttons are here!! I do not think the photo does them justice, the colors are vibrant, the images pop, and they are a great conversation starter. We just love them!  If you are an... (Read More)

50% funded and more final art to enjoy!!!

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Tuesday everyone!!  We finally made it over 50% funding but with less than 14 days left, we really need your help today. If every backer can get one additional friend to pledge today, we can make our funding goal! Just think of one person you... (Read More)

Here is some of the final card art, feast your eyes!

November 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Konstantin has been working really hard on the art for the trends deck and it is turning out just beautiful. Thank you all for your support, we are super grateful for it. Please enjoy the art and help us share the Kickstarter out to your friends and... (Read More)

Special Offer: Avatar Drawings with any Pledge 11/27-12/1!

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Jason speaking. This week only (from Monday 11/27 to Friday 12/1) we're having a special offer for backers. Some of you may have seen my Dungeons & Dragons maps for Wizards of the Coast where I draw the monsters and settings... (Read More)

New Mockup of Cartooner

November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
This is what it'll look like! Hi everyone! We just finished a new mockup of Cartooner and wanted to share it all with you. This is approximately what the game will look like, and what it'll have: * 52 Trend Cards illustrated by Konstantin Pogorelov... (Read More)

Support the Cartoon Art Museum for Black Friday! Plus Romance!

November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Romance (final art by Konstantin) Happy Thanksgiving to our backers in the USA! We've got some exciting news coming up about one of our favorite places, the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco. The Cartoon Art Museum is a wonderful exhibit and... (Read More)

Thanks and Superheroes!!

November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Superheroes (final art)   Hello to everyone and thanks for supporting Cartooner, the comic-drawing game! Whether you're a new backer who just discovered us, or a fan of our previous drawing game Mangaka, we're thrilled to have you with us and... (Read More)

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