Laugh It Forward! Comedy & Comics to Change the World!
A project in Dayton, OH by Sam Dealey000days
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Because punching Nazis is hard work, but why can't it also be fun?! Two new comedy books and a lifetime of laughter and activism.
Backers: 42
Average Pledge Per Backer: $13
Funded: $555 of $1,700
Dates: Mar 6th -> Apr 5th (31 days)
Project By: Sam Dealey
Backers: 42
Average Pledge Per Backer: $13
Funded: $555 of $1,700
Dates: Mar 6th -> Apr 5th (31 days)
Project By: Sam Dealey
$555
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 6 @ 00:09 -0400 GMT
32%
of goal
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Happy Easter Fools Day! My Daughter's Getting Married! 
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Spring is in the air! The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the Catholics are meticulously reenacting a gruesome murder from two-thousand years ago! Can a people who practice symbolic cannibalism every week really be all bad? :P Here... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Cordell Falk, sci-fi, western, and thanks for all the fish
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Ryan Wellever, epic fantasy adventure
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
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Punching Nazis: a Handy Guide! A satire for strange times. (video)
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! We're 30 strong! And today starts the last week of our Kickstarter campaign! :D I'm excited, I'm nervous. I want to do so many things, and despite all the things I've read about it, I still don't feel like I really know what I'm... (Read More)
Artist Spotlights - Lessons Learned
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
You may have noticed that I didn't publish any artist spotlights yesterday. My original plan was to publish two of them each day during the campaign and, as is often the case with new projects, I've made some mistakes. ;P Of the sixty artists I... (Read More)
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March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Vesenia Lindsey, Celestial Pulse is anime inspired adventure
March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Sarah Bates will go crazy if she stops drawing llamas
March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Rob Turner, anthropomorphic Saturday-morning superheroes
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Bradley Golden, alien horror on a frozen mountain
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Rob Kirby, Curbside Boys, QU33R and other comics since 1991
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Ricky Glore, how can you stand-up with those hot cross buns?
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Ricky Glore is a stand-up comedian, playwright, and actor. He began performing stand-up in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky in 2005. Glore moved to Chicago in 2010, where he attended classes at Second City and i.O (formerly Improv Olympics). In 2017,... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Olivia Whitt, cute, whimsical, sarcastic, fierce
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Mike Shea, laughter is his super-power
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Malcolm Harris, striving toward utopia
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Malcolm Harris is an award-winning comic book writer/artist, game designer /screenwriter, and pop-culture blogger. One of the few African American pop-culture Icons, Malcolm is a frequent guest at conventions and bookstores and is the imaginative... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Jonathan Smith, campy horror hero
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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Nerdfect Strangers Interview!
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! Check out the latest Nerdfect Strangers podcast latest episode for an interview with me, where I talk a bit about what kind of crazy drives me to think I can make the world a better place with comedy, and a bunch of other crazy stuff,... (Read More)
Hey you wonderful backers! I'm taking requests!
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, you wonderful 25 people backing our laughter and activism! :D I have a feeling I might be able to get some of the custom art-card caricatures made this week! So if you're one of those folks who pledged $10 to be a Card Carrying Hooligan, send me... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: John Wilker, donut novelist to the stars
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Jesse Kiefer & Randal Silvey, the Grawlix Podcast - we talk @#$%*! comics
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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Animatic Con Was Fantastic!
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! As I mentioned before, I volunteered over the weekend at Animatic Con in Cincinnati, a convention with a mission to help remove barriers to entry for people with special needs, whatever those may be. The event also raises funds for... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Gordon Lindholm, silly, satire, and social commentary
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Douglas Arthur, comics for people who hate superheroes
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Comic Strip Cartoonist Magazine, how the sausage is made
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
CSCM is a print and PDF publication featuring syndicated and online cartoonists, with interviews and articles that take you behind the drawing table, giving you a closer look at the cartoonists who write and draw the strips you read every day. (Not... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Adam Prosser, comics creator and strange romantic
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
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I'll Be at Animatic Con, Cincinnati This Weekend - See You Monday!
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! I hope you're all enjoying the artist spotlights! :D It's 10:30 here in Ohio, and I just finished scheduling six more spotlights, which took me mostly away from my social media and Kickstarter promotion efforts, because I won't be... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Chris Patrick, brevity is the soul of wit
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Miss Dutch, a lifelong love affair with storytelling
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Joseph Duis, pop-history horror show
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
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The Bathtub
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! We're at 21 backers and $325 right now, which is 20% of our funding goal at the end of the first week. If you plotted that on a straight line, that would project us toward 80% of funding by the end of the month, and yes, if it were a... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Shadowmark Productions, some people take LSD to rewire their brains
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Moira Dineen, Cro Cru Chronicles
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
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Laughtifesto! Our Comedy Manifesto! Why Laughter is a Moral Imperative!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! I'm sorry it's taken me so long to make this video! I definitely overextended myself on this Kickstarter! I've been working all day every day on the Kickstarter when I don't have mandatory errands like doctor visits. I've been working... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Kristina Hughes, the Queen of Fancy Comedy
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Kristin Tipping is full of cute, fluffy, existential DREAD
March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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Artist Spotlight: Kelci Crawford, why aren’t there more GLBT dinosaurs?
March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Desk
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! We are up to 18 backers! That's an average of almost 4 per day! And at $275 we're 16% funded at the end of day 5! If the current trend continues, that puts us at 96% funded at the end of the campaign, which is awesome! :D I think it's... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Corey Kramer, the Weeniest Wonder
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Corey Kramer attended The Joe Kubert School in the early 90s, followed by a decade of something completely different. In 2006 he decided he missed creating comics very much and joined Remedial Comics ad the new artist for their webcomic series,... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Dan Sehn, the Zen of Superheroes
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dan Sehn (rhymes with zen) is the publisher of Argo Comics and the writer for their titles, Argo 5 and Sorority of Power. Argo Comics publishes superhero titles with simpler stories for readers who might not care for the kind of byzantine plots of... (Read More)
Unlikely Shipping Fees Issue
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! You guys are all so awesome! :D I have a small potential issue I want to address now, in case it becomes a real issue later, I just want to get ahead of it. In a worst case scenario I should still have enough funds to print and ship... (Read More)
Should We Change the Project Picture?
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! Have I mentioned how awesome you all are?! You are! The past couple days I've really wanted to publish a video of me performing the Laughtifesto. I haven't done it for a couple of reasons, one being workload between artist spotlights,... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Ben Paddon, a Man With Hope!
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Ben Paddon is a British-born writer, comedian and geek humorist living in Los Angeles. He’s the creator of the video game YouTube series PortsCenter, the co-host of The Life Toyetic with Ben and Molly (described as “a podcast about movies about... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Geoff Weber, the Scientists, "its our time!"
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Geoff Weber is an artist, magician, inventor, game designer, husband, and father of 4 boys. He co-created The Scientists comic with his friend and writing partner, Trent Becket. Trent was a quarter-finalist in the ASA Screenwriter’s Competition and... (Read More)
Man, I'm Swamped... like a Thing... like a Swamp Thing... someone should drain me.
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! It's 8PM here in Ohio and today is the LAST DAY for the Custom Comedy Ringtone reward starting at the $10. So just four hours remaining. I originally planned to get today's artist spotlights published much earlier in the day. I... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Yes, it’s Amy P. Jordan, But Why?
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Amy Jordan is the producer and host of Yes But Why Podcast, an interview series featuring improvisers, standup comedians, sketch comedy writers and musicians across the country. She is also currently the director, head writer and executive producer... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Hayley Russell & Andrew Morrice knew they shoulda' taken that left turn at Albequerque
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Andrew and Hayley Morrice are two weirdos in the UK, who like to draw silly cartoons and comics for you to enjoy, laugh at and maybe learn a thing or two. (Who are we trying to kid?) Inspired by a range of sources like Looney Toons, Hanna-Barbera,... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Jennifer Cuthbert's Adventures of Lollipop!
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Jennifer Cuthbert Lam is the creator of The Adventures of Lollipop, an educational comic series for children about a girl named Lollipop, and her group of friends, who travel the world exploring different countries and cultures. Also, they... (Read More)
Artist Spotlight: Russell Nohelty
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
The list of people who’ve given me marketing advice that wasn’t obvious (like “make good work”) and was actually useful, is vanishingly small. That’s one of the reasons I wanted to include Russell in these artists spotlights, because if... (Read More)
Book Cover Brainstorm!
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! We're having a great first couple days on Kickstarter! :D We're now at 11 backers and $185 so far. That's 10% of our funding goal in just over a day! Woohoo! Remember to share the artist spotlights to help those other wonderful... (Read More)
Lookin' Good on Our First Day on Kickstarter!
March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Hooligans! I'm feelin' pretty stoked about this Kickstarter! :D Despite my being behind contacting comics journalists and bloggers about promoting this Kickstarter, we had a pretty great first day! I did get our first interview with Comics... (Read More)
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