About this project
UPDATE 4/14: WOW! I can hardly even believe it! Thanks to an overwhelming amount of support, we've reached our funding goal in less than two days! Thank you so very much to everyone that has helped so far by pledging money or spreading the word around. It's been an incredibly inspiring, exciting experience for me so far!
For those that are thinking they've missed out on the chance to help or to get in on the rewards: You haven't! The funding period will continue until May 29 and there will definitely be enough rewards to go around. Every little bit helps! Please continue pledging and linking to my project!
I'll continue to post updates here in addition to my blog and twitter!
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I've been self-publishing comics on the internet and as photocopied mini comics since high school. I want to put out a real book.
I am going to put together a book collecting some of the very best comics I've drawn over the last few years. Comics like Pearly Whites, Book Comic, The Secret Thoughts of Harold Lawrence Windcrampe, and my most celebrated creation... Are You Man Enough. But here's the exciting part: I'm also going to be drawing approximately 100 pages of BRAND NEW COMICS for the book!
Grimalkin Press, an awesome one-man publishing outfit, has enthusiastically agreed to publish this book project. Of course being an incredibly small publishing company, they can't offer me a big fancy lucrative publishing deal. That's okay! No one should expect to get rich drawing comics.
I love making comics. I've been wanting to make a book for almost ten years now. I keep saying "I'll do it as soon as I have the time," but of course as I get older, spare time seems to be a commodity that is rapidly dwindling in abundance. Making comics is an incredibly time consuming endeavor and it's also something that's insanely difficult to make a living at. Normally, drawing 100 pages of comics would take me a few years as I juggle freelance illustration work and sometimes a day job. I'm very, very excited about this project. I want to work on it full time for 4-5 months, completing it in a fraction of the time that it would normally take. And I want to share the entire process with you!
By pledging money, you'll be buying me the time to give this project the undivided attention that it deserves. You'll have the satisfaction of knowing that you helped an up-and-coming cartoonist put out his first book. You'll also get some really great swag.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on May 30, 2011.
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"THE HONORARY ACCOMPLICE" will be granted access to a digital / online edition of the finished book.
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"THE SECRET SCOUT" will be granted access to a digital / online edition of the finished book AND will gain access to secret project updates and behind the scenes peeks at the work in progress.
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"THE PRIVATE POOBAH" will gain access to the digital / online book, the secret project updates AND will receive a postcard and TWO of my existing mini comics (most of which will never be reprinted again!).
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"THE CARTOON CADET" will gain access to the digital / online book, the secret project updates AND will receive a postcard and FOUR of my existing mini comics (most of which will never be reprinted again!).
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"THE CARTOON CADET FIRST CLASS" will gain access to the digital / online book, the secret project updates AND will receive a postcard, one mini comic AND A COPY OF THE PRINTED BOOK once it's completed.
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"THE CARTOON CAPTAIN" will gain access to the digital / online book, the secret project updates, will receive a postcard, TWO of my existing mini comics (most of which will never be reprinted again!) AND A COPY OF THE PRINTED BOOK once it's completed AND an original page of art from the book!
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"THE MAJOR MAJOR" will gain access to the digital / online book, the secret project updates, will receive a postcard, TWO of my existing mini comics (most of which will never be reprinted again!), AND A COPY OF THE PRINTED BOOK once it's completed AND a custom drawing AND will be thanked in the back of the book.
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"SUPER ULTRA SECRET GHOST BRIGADIER" will gain access to the digital / online book, the secret project updates, will receive a postcard, FOUR of my existing mini comics (most of which will never be reprinted again!), an original page of art from the book AND a fancy print of one of my illustrations AND A COPY OF THE PRINTED BOOK once it's completed AND will be thanked in the back of the book.
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"THE FIVE MUSTACHE GENERAL" will gain access to the digital / online book, the secret project updates, will receive a postcard, FOUR of my existing mini comics (most of which will never be reprinted again!) AND A COPY OF THE PRINTED BOOK once it's completed AND an original page of art from the book, a fancy print of one of my illustrations AND will be thanked in the back of the book AND I'll draw you into a scene in one of the new comics I create for the book.
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"THE MEGA GRAND PIZZA VOLCANO ADMIRAL" will gain access to the digital / online book, the secret project updates, will receive a postcard, FOUR of my existing mini comics (most of which will never be reprinted again!), an original page of art from the book, a custom drawing, a fancy print of one of my illustrations, and a t-shirt (I'll let you pick one from my store) AND A COPY OF THE PRINTED BOOK once it's completed. There will also be a full illustrated page in the back of the book personally thanking YOU for your support.
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PHIL McANDREW is an illustrator and cartoonist from Syracuse, NY. He makes illustrations and comics for books, magazines, newspapers, television, theatre scenery, clothing, posters, album covers, gallery exhibits, websites, and fun. He currently lives in San Diego, CA with his girlfriend and some books.
