Freelance writer and independent comic book creator.
I’ve done a lot of writing here on my blog about what the process of making Code 45 has been like. Not only has this helped provide me with perspective on the act of writing and producing my first graphic novel, but it’s also—I hope—helped peel back the curtain on… read more »
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Without a doubt, one of the most wide-open aspects of building a Kickstarter campaign is putting together the video that sits at the top of the page. In all of my research when planning each of our three campaigns for Code 45, I couldn’t find any real consensus on what… read more »
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It’s been almost two months since the end of the final Code 45 Kickstarter campaign, and it feels like this is the first time I’ve been able to come up for air and take a look back at what proved to be our most successful crowdfunding effort to date. There’s… read more »
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It’s Monday on the Code 45 Kickstarter campaign, which means it’s time for a fresh character bio. Today we’re going to look at Pierre-Yves, Vanessa’s roommate, who serves as her entry point to the world of Montreal’s underground music scene. Pierre-Yves is loosely based on an amalgamation of people I… read more »
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The Code 45 campaign is heading towards its first stretch goal, which we will be announcing tomorrow. at www.code-45.com. In the meantime it’s Full Page Friday with this sneak peak at Issue #4. Vanessa’s journey towards understanding the dragon menace that surrounds her really kicks into high gear in this… read more »
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Like most North Americans who came of age in the 1990s, the first electronic dance music I ever heard was Euro. I have vivid memories from my early teenage years of encountering groups and producers like Snap!, The Real McCoy, 2Unlimited, Technotronic, Haddaway, and Mo-Do on the countless ‘Dance Mix’… read more »
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The full Code 45 graphic novel series is currently available at www.code-45.com! 3 weeks left to grab yours from our Kickstarter campaign! For today’s #FullPageFriday, I wanted to highlight Vanessa’s first major dragon sighting, which happens to her alongside Nikki, her night shift companion, early on in our story. Artist… read more »
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It’s been one week since we launched the Code 45 Kickstarter campaign, and in that time we’ve hit 200 backers and almost 80 percent of our goal. That is incredible, and we remain flabbergasted by how quickly the Code 45 community has rallied around the entire series being available for… read more »
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The Kickstarter campaign for the full Code 45 #1-5 graphic novel series went live June 1, and the outpouring of support has been MASSIVE! It’s been our best-ever ‘day one’ for any of our Code 45 campaigns, and the momentum just keeps going. We’ve worked extremely hard not just on… read more »
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We are now just 1 week away from the full Code 45 #1-5 graphic novel launching on Kickstarter at www.code-45.com! That time crunch is a big reason things have been a little silent here over the past couple of weeks as I work frantically on the dozens of little things… read more »
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