Bat Out Of Hell

A project in San Diego, CA by Matthew Lickona
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An animated show that uses the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch to tell the story of Bat, a devil who isn't very good at his job.
Backers: 74
Average Pledge Per Backer: $338

Funded: $25,011 of $25,000
Dates: Feb 19th -> Mar 31st (40 days)
Project By: Matthew Lickona
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Latest News

Amazing

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Oh my goodness. We made it. Thank you all so very, very much. I am humbled and thrilled. We all are. Thank you. Kickstarter just rolled out this new thingy that lets you turn your fundraising page into a project page. We'll be using it to keep track... (Read More)

Brother, can you spare a dime?

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
How about 160,000 dimes? When my grandfather retired from his career in Albany politics, he bought himself a bottom-of-the-line Mercedes. When it wore out (!), he bought himself another, this one with a tan leather interior instead of burgundy. It... (Read More)

Charlie Brown in Hell

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I mean, how could folks not get excited about that as a show concept? I'll tell you how: Wow, Chuck. A little harsh there.  Fun fact: I don't know if it would have made it into the pilot episode, but I planned to have Bat meet up with an old angel... (Read More)

Bosch's Butt Music From Hell - the Flatulence Remix

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay. I didn't know if I was gonna do this one, but we've got six days left and we need about 17 grand. Desperate times. It's time to put it out there: the single greatest argument for the worthiness of our project. Shortly before one o'clock on the... (Read More)

Well, this should be fun: push!

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Kickstarter says that 80% of projects that make 20% of their goal go on to reach 100%. Well, we broke 20%. The kicker (kickstarterer?) is that we've got just 10 days to go. And a little over $19,000 left to raise. Here goes nothing. Or everything.... (Read More)

And remember...

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
...if you pledge $350 or more, you get this handsome statuette! Footsome?  Way better than some NPR tote-bag, right? Right?  (Read More)

Did I mention we were a Kickstarter Staff Pick?

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Badges? I'm happy to show you my stinkin' badges!  Because we are, we really, really are! So come on, jump on that bandwagon! Tell all your friends! Yesiree Bob!  (Read More)

A day late and a dollar short...story of my life?

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Say it ain't so!  "Greed" from Bosch's "The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things" Actually, by the time Tim Wainwright published this piece on Hieronymus Bosch over at The Atlantic, we were already hard at work on Bat Out of Hell. But life has... (Read More)

Jerry Saltz, Bat fan?

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Jerry Saltz  Back on March 6, New York Magazine art critic Jerry Saltz wrote a piece for the magazine's Vulture blog entitled, "I Got Kicked Off of Facebook for Posting Images of Medieval Art." Apparently, he's a big fan of the stuff: "Over the... (Read More)

The fires of hell never go out...

March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
...but then again, at least they don't burn your house down.* Unlike the regular-type fire that ate up the home of my brother Mark (project animator and the voice of Bat) and his family last weekend. Thankfully, they're all okay. But the house is... (Read More)

Act One is up, and the campaign is on!

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, here we go for realsies. When we kicked off this Kickstarter, we promised that in a few days, we'd be posting the opening of the show. Well, it's posted. It's embedded on the main page, and attached here as well. Now it's time for us to start... (Read More)

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