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Indiegogo campaign for “Icarus and the Sun” raises nearly $600 thousand

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

The crowdfunding campaign for Gabriel Picolo’s Icarus and the Sun has come to an end and it finished quite strong, raising 2,982% of its original goal for a total of nearly $600 thousand. That’s the most money ever raised by a comic book in a single campaign. (Cyberfrog: Blood Honey has raised roughly $800k across three separate campaigns) Icarus and

Mythological fantasy comic “Icarus and the Sun” flying high on Indiegogo, raises $300k on first day

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Blake Worrell One comment

Brazilian artist Gabriel Picolo unleashed Icarus and the Sun on Indiegogo this week, and the 60-page graphic novel immediately soared past the $300 thousand (yes, $300,000) mark in 24 hours. That incredible total places Icarus and the Sun within striking distance of Ethan Van Sciver’s Cyberfrog: Blood Honey as the most successful crowdfunded comic book of all time. But what