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The Projects presents: Jesse McManus

Update #10 · Aug 31, 2012 · comment

Special guest, Jesse McManus just contacted us with a last minute incentive that was so amazing it had to be announced immediately.

Receive an original piece artwork by Jesse McManus.

Contribute $50-$150: receive an 8.5" x 11" line drawing/collage from http://cartographyclub.tumblr.com/

Contribute $150-$200: receive an original page from Spider Monkey (11"x14") or Violence Valley (11"x17") All prizes come with an original sketch by Jesse, who can draw anything on command.

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    Hello, friends across the ocean! We have heard of problems with donating from Europe or elsewhere because of Amazon's byzantine payment form, please note that you can also make a donation through PayPal (via jason@floatingworldcomics.com). The incentives will still apply! If you have questions, please contact us directly. THANK YOU! Hvala! Merci!

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    12 backers

    A hand written thank you letter inside an envelope licked by grateful tongues with The Projects stickers inside.

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    25 backers

    THE PROJECTS 11x17 promo poster (by Dunja Janković and Bruno Tolić) signed by Dunja with thank you! **add $10 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    4 backers

    "Both Sides of a Wall" by the inimitable Ilan Manouach (www.ilanmanouach.com), plus The Projects poster and stickers!

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    40 backers

    GAZETA: Comics from Bangkok to Belgrade (132 pp.), stories by Ron Rege (Los Angeles), Dylan Horrocks (Maraetai), Amanda Vahamaki (Tampere), Belkis Ayon (Havana), Edmond Baudoin (Paris), Igor Hofbauer (Zagreb), Dunja Janković (Portland), Nora Krug (New York), Andre Lemos (Lisbon), Aleksandar Opačić (Belgrade), Maurizio Ribichini (Rome) and Sam Seen (Bangkok). www.gazetacomics.com **add $10 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    9 backers All gone!

    CIRCLES CYCLES CIRCUITS signed by Dunja Janković -- the limited edition of Dunja's intricate book with vellum and die-cut pages published in Portugal, plus The Projects poster and stickers

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    12 backers

    Floating World Diamond Comics #1-6 digital set. Almost all of these newspaper anthologies are sold out but we can offer you high resolution PDFs of all six issues. Featuring work by Paul Pope, Benjamin Marra, Michael DeForge, Jonny Negron, Aidan Koch, Derek Ballard, and so many more! Perhaps the only way to see these amazing comics!

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    14 backers

    ELFWORLD Treasure Chest! includes ELFWORLD Vol. 1, & ELFWORLD Vol. 2 #1-3 (featuring sword & sorcery comics by Jeffrey Brown, Kazimir Strezepek, Daria Tessler, Dylan Horrocks, Julia Gfrörer, Ed Luce, and many, many more), PLUS a doodle of a D&D monster by editor François Vigneault. **add $10 for int'l shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    5 backers

    Floating World Comics Ukiyo Lifestyle Pack. Signed copies of 3 of our favorite publications! DIY MAGIC autographed by author Anthony Alvarado. VIOLENCE VALLEY autographed by Jesse McManus. THE CATERER #3 (not signed) by Jeff Lint. Two issues of our newspaper anthology DIAMOND COMICS #4 & #5! http://www.floatingworldcomics.com/main/category/products/ **add $10 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    2 backers Limited (3 of 5 left)

    DOMIN0 B00KS two too new pak! -- fresh off the press! FACE MAN by Clara Bessijelle and SPACE BASKET by Jonathan Petersen! **add $10 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    5 backers All gone!

    DOMIN0 B00KS three pak! -- Difficult Loves by Molly Colleen O'Connell (24 pages, 9x12. Two color poster inserts) -- Spider Monkey #1 by Jesse McManus with Austin English (36 pages) -- Dark Tomato #1 by Sakura Maku www.dominobooks.org **add $10 for international shipping**

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    3 backers

    STUDY GROUP SPECIAL! Studygroup12 #4 (limited-edition comics and art anthology with work by Trevor Alixopulos, Aidan Koch, Theo Ellsworth, Jason Fisher, and dozens more) & Study Group Magazine #1 (with comics from Michael Deforge, Johnny Negron, and more, and interviews with Craig Thompson and Elenor Davis), AND a signed "Monster Scouts" print by editor Zack Soto.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    10 backers

    The Projects tote bag, screen printed at the festival, PLUS signed poster, PLUS a small piece of interesting looking rubbish found along the train tracks by the IPRC **add $10 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    3 backers All gone!

    Frédéric Magazine #4 // 352 pages of experimental illustrations and artwork curated by the European drawing blog and artist collective. Too beautiful. http://fredericmagazine.free.fr/lelivre.htm **add $10 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    1-800-MICE by Matthew Thurber (PictureBox) 1-800-MICE is an anthropological study of the imaginary city of Volcano Park (where flying mouse couriers have replaced Federal Express), with a soap-opera-styled fractured narrative and a cast of thousands. Personalized for you and signed by Mr. Thurber. **add $10 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)

    A signed copy of Kevin Hooyman's newest print (18" x 24"), Change Your Relationship To Nature. Kevin spent over 100 hours illustrating this exquisite image. You can get lost in it for hours, years, or a lifetime. At its center is a woman engulfed by plants and animals. She is becoming a part of them and them a part of her. It must be viewed over time to completely appreciate the depth and care of its hand drawn imagery. **add $10 for international shipping** http://is.gd/S0zXn7

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    Kramers Ergot 1-3 complete set, signed by Sammy Harkham. A collection of the first 3 out-of-print, hard to find issues of the influential art comics anthology edited by Sammy Harkham. PLUS Projects stickers! **add $15 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    3 backers Limited (7 of 10 left)

    Original artwork by special guest, Jesse McManus. Contribute $50-$150: receive an 8.5" x 11" line drawing/collage from http://cartographyclub.tumblr.com/ Contribute $150-$200: receive an original page from Spider Monkey (11"x14") or Violence Valley (11"x17") All prizes come with an original sketch by Jesse, who can draw anything on command. **add $15 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    3 backers Limited (2 of 5 left)

    Overspray HC documents the rise of airbrush art, and of the equally sleepless, hot, bright and glossy Los Angeles culture of the 1970s. 232 pages. PLUS Projects stickers AND tote bag! **add $15 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    Sparkplug Comic Books bundle of joy! -- Airy Tales by Olga Volozova -- Edison Steelhead by Renee French -- Mine Tonight by Trevor Alixopulous -- Asthma by John Hankiewicz www.sparkplugcomicbooks.com **add $15 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    1 backer Limited (2 of 3 left)

    MATTHEW THURBER AMBERGRIS PARTY PACK includes: Peter's House Music/Dim Diamond cassette tape (ltd to 200 copies), Ambergris 'Anti-Matter Alma Matter' LP, 1-800 Mice silkscreen poster, Impossible Geometries signed and numbered poster, Are Snakes Necessary? zine by M. Thurber, Simpsons Treehouse of Horror #15 (edited by Sammy Harkham), Mould Map #1, Bound and Gagged anthology, curated by Tom Neely **add $15 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)

    "The Watching Witch" by Skinner. 13" x 17" archival print, signed by the artist. See the artwork here: http://is.gd/4xEjhZ **add $15 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    4 backers

    A SILK SCREEN PRINT with image by either Dunja Janković or Le Dernier Cri (you choose!), printed and signed during the festival (add $5 for int'l shipping), PLUS The Projects poster and stickers **add $15 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)

    Studio JFish Extra Value Meal http://www.studiojfish.com/ Junqueland #1, #2, Hot Buttons, a poster, and pins. Mason Street Press - Une Petite Romance, Jaephisch and the Dark Rainbow, Fine Literature #2, Slaughterhouse #1 Studio JFISH - Burgermancer #1, an 11x17 print of choosing and an 8" x 10" ink drawing per request.

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    GARY PANTER (box set, PictureBox) Hardcover 688 pp., color 9.5“x11”, Two Vols. This slipcased monograph is split into two 350-page volumes. The first volume includes over 700 images of paintings, drawings, sculptures, posters and comics, alongside essays as well as substantial commentary by the artist himself. The second volume is a selection from Panter's sketchbooks—the site of some of his most best work. PLUS: Projects stickers and prints and more! **add $25 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    1 backer All gone!

    Unread copy of KRAMERS ERGOT 4 signed by Sammy Harkham (from his personal stash). This is the book that got me back into comics hardcore. Life-changing. **add $15 for international shipping**

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)

    One signed orignal MATTHEW THURBER page from the comic "Barbed Wire Payoff" that appeared in The Lifted Brow, plus all sorts of Projects paraphernalia

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)

    A large format (70 x 100cm) original multi-color screen printed poster by LE DERNIER CRI, plus original screen print made at the festival, and many other tokens of love from The Projects www.lederniercri.org

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012