Awesome 'Possum, Vol. 4

A project in Bellingham, WA by Angela Boyle
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Fourth volume of the natural science comic anthology.
Backers: 98
Average Pledge Per Backer: $67

Funded: $6,541 of $5,000
Dates: Mar 26th -> Apr 25th (30 days)
Project By: Angela Boyle
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Latest News

Woo! +$5 for artists!

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
 We hit it yesterday, but I had already posted an update. I am so excited to pay the artists an extra $5 per comic page! With 23 hours left, keep it coming! Thank you all so much.  (Read More)

We did it!

April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
 We hit the Kickstarter goal! Great thing to wake up to. We also got a great blurb of praise from Dr. Ben Rowson, the discoverer of Selenochlamys ysbryda, the ghost slug, which Salakjit did a comic about. "An irresistibly vivid anthology of natural... (Read More)

95% there

April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
 We're 95% there with just $250 to go! The book is in good shape. I have an intern who will run a proofreading eye over the book on Monday.  We also got another fantastic blurb, from Evan Sugden, a biology professor at the University of... (Read More)

Chickens by Elise Smorczewski

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Chicken illustration by Elise Smorcsewski There is a new level for all the chicken lovers out there. For $50, in addition to volume 4 you can get a custom ink illustration by Elise Smorczewski of your choice of chicken breed. If you are new to the... (Read More)

50% to goal

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We have hit 50%, but we have only one week left. So with this tap dancing opossum, let's celebrate and make some noise!  I have posted about more contributors: Angela Boyle (that's me!) talking about figs Tom O'Brien, who talks about hybrids like... (Read More)

Praise from Richard Conniff

April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Richard Conniff, author of one of my favorite books, The Species Seeker: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth, just sent me a great blurb of praise for Awesome 'Possum, Volume 4.  "I love Awesome 'Possum, and even though I have been... (Read More)

International shipping

April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the ways to save on international shipping is to bundle. So I added a 4 pack for international shipping. If you want to band together with your friends, I can fit up to 10 copies in a single flat-rate international shipping box. Just add on... (Read More)

Poetry in nature

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We have hit 33% over the weekend, so let me share a poem with you. One of our contributors, Anita K. Boyle, is also a poet. Her contribution is about the one-eyed sphinx moth because she found a mating pair on the steps of her Poetry Shed, an entire... (Read More)

Praise from Mike Shanahan

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We are almost 1/3 funded, which is great! I posted another contributor spotlight about Bernardo O. Dias on the Awesome 'Possum site. And I just got a great blurb of praise from Mike Shanahan for Awesome 'Possum 4. He says: “Awesome ‘Possum’s... (Read More)

Contributor spotlight: Kit Fraser

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I will be posting contributor spotlights on the Awesome 'Possum website. First up, Kit Fraser​ contributed “The Shark Lady” about Euginie Clark, marine biologist, ichthyologist, shark enthusiast. Kit is a cartoonist living in New York. Her... (Read More)

20% There!

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I doodled this opossum me this morning and since then we have hit 20%! So keep sharing and pledging. And Thanks!!  (Read More)

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