It’s been six years since The Nib’s inception, and since then, we’ve published over 4,000 comics, four magazines, and a huge book of our greatest strips. We’ve put over $1.5 million into the pockets of comic creators around the world, and we’ve worked hard to give platform to marginalized voices in our current dystopian hellscape.
Be Gay, Do Comics will be a 250 page hardcover comic anthology featuring queer history, memoir, and satire from The Nib—a homosexual behemoth highlighting the many amazing LGBTQ cartoonists we’ve had the joy of working with. With your support Be Gay, Do Comics will be our finest book yet.
We have a knockout roster of artists for Be Gay, Do Comics, including cover design by Mady G, top-tier cartoons by Hazel Newlevant, Joey Alison Sayers, and Maia Kobabe, brand-new strips by Matt Lubchansky, Shing Yin Khor, and Breena Nuñez, and many more!
Not only do we have our new book in the works, we have a ton of goodies to go along with it! Most rewards ship internationally, but some of them only ship domestic–drop us a line if you’re interested in something unavailable in your area.
If you don’t see a tier with your favorite trinket, don’t fret—you can add your favorite items to your pledge with the help of BackerKit! Just pledge the amount you want, and BackerKit will give you the option to add extra items to your basket before you pay.
If you’re really looking to shoot for the stars, we have some lovely stretch goals lined up:
$35k Stickers: We’ll add a Be Gay, Do Comics sticker to all copies of the book, along with adding a 5-sticker pack to BackerKit!
$40k Enamel Pin: We’ll add the option to order a Be Gay, Do Comics enamel pin to your Kickstarter pledge, along with all tiers over $150 getting the pin for free!
$50k Tote Colors: The Be Gay, Do Comics totes will be printed with a more expansive color palette!
Thanks to Io “Be Gay Do Crime” Ascarium.
Kickstarting a book publication is no small feat—fortunately, we’ve done it before! The majority of our comics we’ll be printing have already been created, so our artists won’t have to hit a tight deadline. Once the campaign is funded, the book layout will be completed and we’ll be able to send it to the printers right away. As for fulfilling the reward tiers, we have in-house hands to ship orders out. Everyone is always welcome to reach out about questions regarding the campaign, the rewards, or what we do at The Nib. Drop us a line through Kickstarter, or send an email to support@thenib.com.