Teddy Bear Detective Sleuths Up Kickstarter Clams Let me cop to a weakness up front: the first story I ever wrote, in the third grade, was about a dectective. A detective who just so happened to be a teddy bear. So when Alexander Zalben and Josh Kenfield’s campaign to publish their Detective Honeybear comic on Kickstarter I couldn’t help but notice. Detective Honeybear and the Mystery of the Terrible Llamas is an all-ages comic about the titular teddy bear who lives in a “noir mystery world” solving crimes while speaking in an almost incomprehensible teddy bear patois. Go read it already…
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Teddy Bear Detective Sleuths Up Kickstarter Clams

Let me cop to a weakness up front: the first story I ever wrote, in the third grade, was about a dectective. A detective who just so happened to be a teddy bear.

So when Alexander Zalben and Josh Kenfield’s campaign to publish their Detective Honeybear comic on Kickstarter I couldn’t help but notice. Detective Honeybear and the Mystery of the Terrible Llamas is an all-ages comic about the titular teddy bear who lives in a “noir mystery world” solving crimes while speaking in an almost incomprehensible teddy bear patois.

Go read it already…

Inside a Casual Game Revolution Tabletop games have been making a comeback in the last few years as older geeks (like yours truly) put down the console controllers and rediscover the joys of trash talking in person. Okay, it’s a lot more than that. European board games– deeply complex affairs– have captured some gamers imaginations while casual party games like Apples to Apples and its dark twin Cards Against Humanity are go-to party fodder. Of course once you have the gaming bug what you want and need are new games to play. This is where crowdfunding has come into play. One of the most interesting sub-communities on Kickstarter are the board gaming set, who are bringing to life all kinds of projects. Which is where Casual Games Insider comes in. This isn’t a Kickstarter for a game, but rather for a gaming magazine. Initially targeted at game store owners CGI, which is being developed by casual game publisher Stratus Games, is looking to raise funds to get the first four issues of the ground and begin a campaign to change the way game stores market to the casual set. The magazine is a beachhead with which Stratus Games president Chris James hopes to change the face of game stores across the country. We spoke with James through good old-fashioned email about the magazine and his planned Casual Game Revolution.
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Inside a Casual Game Revolution

Tabletop games have been making a comeback in the last few years as older geeks (like yours truly) put down the console controllers and rediscover the joys of trash talking in person. Okay, it’s a lot more than that. European board games– deeply complex affairs– have captured some gamers imaginations while casual party games like Apples to Apples and its dark twin Cards Against Humanity are go-to party fodder.

Of course once you have the gaming bug what you want and need are new games to play. This is where crowdfunding has come into play. One of the most interesting sub-communities on Kickstarter are the board gaming set, who are bringing to life all kinds of projects.

Which is where Casual Games Insider comes in. This isn’t a Kickstarter for a game, but rather for a gaming magazine. Initially targeted at game store owners CGI, which is being developed by casual game publisher Stratus Games, is looking to raise funds to get the first four issues of the ground and begin a campaign to change the way game stores market to the casual set. The magazine is a beachhead with which Stratus Games president Chris James hopes to change the face of game stores across the country.

We spoke with James through good old-fashioned email about the magazine and his planned Casual Game Revolution.

Documentary Shows Teenage Politicians Growing Up Post 9/11 The game of politics makes some people gag. But for others, it’s what they live for. Meet DJ, Ben and Nick — the protagonists of the new documentary “Follow the Leader,” which just received a $27,000 boost on Kickstarter. The film follows these young men from the age of 16 through their first year in college. At age 16, all three have political ambitions to be national leaders.
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Documentary Shows Teenage Politicians Growing Up Post 9/11

The game of politics makes some people gag. But for others, it’s what they live for.

Meet DJ, Ben and Nick — the protagonists of the new documentary “Follow the Leader,” which just received a $27,000 boost on Kickstarter.

The film follows these young men from the age of 16 through their first year in college. At age 16, all three have political ambitions to be national leaders.

Comedy Duo Diani and Devine on Going Back to the Crowdfunding Well When last we talked with Gabriel Diani, of the comedy duo Diani and Devine, he was in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign for their adaption of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. Huck Finn: Robot Edition was a rousing success, gaining attention across the internet. Now Diani and his partner in all things Etta Devine have returned to the crowdfunding mines in hopes of scoring a theatrical release for their feature film The Selling.  [Read it all at Turnstyle.]
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Comedy Duo Diani and Devine on Going Back to the Crowdfunding Well

When last we talked with Gabriel Diani, of the comedy duo Diani and Devine, he was in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign for their adaption of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. Huck Finn: Robot Edition was a rousing success, gaining attention across the internet.

Now Diani and his partner in all things Etta Devine have returned to the crowdfunding mines in hopes of scoring a theatrical release for their feature film The Selling. 

[Read it all at Turnstyle.]

‘American Psycho’, ‘Taxi Driver’ Writers Team Up For Film Kickstarter In terms of proven storytelling talent The Canyons might just be the biggest project to plant a banner at Kickstarter yet. Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, Less Than Zero) has written and Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Auto Focus) will direct this thriller about the quest for love, sex, success and power in contemporary Hollywood. The film is scheduled to go in front of the lens this summer. Follow the links for our interview with producer Braxton Pope.
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‘American Psycho’, ‘Taxi Driver’ Writers Team Up For Film Kickstarter

In terms of proven storytelling talent The Canyons might just be the biggest project to plant a banner at Kickstarter yet. Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, Less Than Zero) has written and Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Auto Focus) will direct this thriller about the quest for love, sex, success and power in contemporary Hollywood. The film is scheduled to go in front of the lens this summer.

Follow the links for our interview with producer Braxton Pope.

Saving ‘Republique’: Turning Around A Stalled Kickstarter Can Ryan Payton, game journalist turned blockbuster game producer (Metal Gear Solid 4, Halo 4), get his stalled Kickstarter campaign firing on all cylinders? A rare look inside a crowd funding campaign in turnaround. This is a MUST READ for crowd funding project managers and those looking to kick off their own campaigns.
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Saving ‘Republique’: Turning Around A Stalled Kickstarter

Can Ryan Payton, game journalist turned blockbuster game producer (Metal Gear Solid 4, Halo 4), get his stalled Kickstarter campaign firing on all cylinders? A rare look inside a crowd funding campaign in turnaround. This is a MUST READ for crowd funding project managers and those looking to kick off their own campaigns.