#cults! magicians! telepathic snails! how could you not be interested

[fox-teeth]

First, a big thank you to everyone that’s supported Iron Circus’ Failure to Launch anthology and my contribution “The Second Extinction of the Pyrenean Ibex” by pledging, sharing & liking our posts, or just checking out the campaign! We’re halfway through the funding period, so I wanted to share some updates on tumblr.

The biggest news is that we made it to our goal and are now working on stretch goals and creator bonus payments! We’ve already gotten to our first stretch goal--upgrading the covers with a fancy effect--and are now onto the second: a PDF full of bonus comics for all backers. Can we reach them all?

Next, Failure to Launch has been quite a bit of press, including outlets running exclusive previews of some of the comics included! Want to see what this anthology’s about, really “try before you buy”? Check out these stories of failure below:

AIPT Comics: “The World Turns” by Barbara Mazzi, about apocalypses that didn’t happen.

Screenrant: “When Do We Get Our Star Trek Future?” by J. Dalton, about the hollow promises of sci-fi economics.

Boing Boing: “Lead Balloon” by Katie Tiedrich, about adding deadly chemicals to gasoline for fun and profit.

Comics Beat: “Rats” by Ryan Estrada and Aarón Cruz, about a stage magician getting into a fight with the father of the radio over the future of wireless technology (it’s wild).

Geek Vibes Nation: “Zigurats” by André Valenté, about a totally-not-a-cult in Brazil that’s trying to psychically communicate with aliens and prove the world is not flat, but convex. 

Vol. 1 Brooklyn: “Magic City, All of Fire” by Evan Dahm, about the secret history of Coney Island.

Fangirl Nation: “The Pasilalinic Sympathetic Compass” by Maddi Gonzalez and Alice Woods, about using telepathic snails to communicate long-distance (I’m serious!).

Popverse: “CGIdol” by Victor Santiago and Bolu Oriowo, about the pitfalls of trying to create a virtual pop star.

Polygon: “The First Union” by Harry ‘Hbomberguy’ Brewis and Skutch, about the true story behind the Luddities.

Wow! That’s a lot of comics! Once you’re done with these, check out the Failure to Launch BackerKit page and consider pledging before the campaign ends on March 9th.