Transphoria: A Trans & Non Binary Comic Book Anthology
Created by Kat Calamia (Lifeline Comics)
A 90 page graphic novel anthology about Trans and Non Binary experiences of gender euphoria across a wide range of genres.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Comic Book Yeti Free Bookmark + Pride Schedule!
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, Jun 04, 2024 at 09:23:11 AM
Pride Month!
Lifeline Comics has a full calendar for pride month. Last weekend we had two teams at Philly Pride and Asbury Park Pride. Here's a list of our upcoming prides:
June 10th - Washington DC Pride
June 22nd - Princeton Pride
June 22nd - West Hartford Pride
June 29th - Harlem Pride
June 30th - New York City Pride
Comic Book Yeti Sponsorship!
A special thank you to the Cryptid Creator Corner Podcast for sponsoring a free Bookmark that all Physical Tier backers of this campaign will receive!
We encourage comic and podcast fans to check out their amazing show, where they'll be advertising Transphoria throughout the month of June for pride month.
"21 DOWN, the hit series written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray with art by Jesus Saiz, Paul Mounts and Joe Jusko. This collection features the first 12 issues and the unpublished 13th issue seen here for the first time!
Back in September 2002, Wildstorm Comics, an imprint of DC Comics, approached Jimmy and Justin to create a couple of original mature readers series and the most successful of the bunch was 21 DOWN, the story of a young man named Preston Kills who is given the power to see how others have died, knowing that because of the power, he is doomed to die on his 21st birthday. Along the way he meets the seductive Agent Micky Rinaldi who enlists Preston to find out the story behind his powers and at the same time uses him for her own secret agenda. 21 DOWN was celebrated, won an award, and was promised a follow up series, but as it goes sometimes in the world of publishing, it was cancelled at issue 12 and a 13th issue that was being worked on by the team has never seen print...till today!"
"Tanager Ray can speak to the dead. One of a handful of young women who have this strange ability, she works as a Death Transit - a ferryman for lost souls stuck between here and the afterlife.
Inspired by Metroid and Hellboy and a LOT of manga and anime, each issue of DEATH TRANSIT TANAGER is a murder mystery in space, filled with creeping dread and kinetic sci-fi action!"
New Retailer Bundle Tier + Stretch/Backer Goals #2
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, May 31, 2024 at 10:37:51 AM
Wow!
We unlocked our first Stretch Goal the day that it was announced! It's so exciting to see the momentum of this wonderful anthology!
That means it's time to set our sights on some more goals!
NEW TIER: Retailer Bundle
But first, a quick announcement. We've had a few requests for a "Retailer Bundle" tier. So this week, we added a new tier with wholesale pricing for five copies of Transphoria.
It's so heartening to see Comic Stores, Book Shops, and other retailers looking for more Trans-positive comic material! And we're happy to provide a tier to allow just that!
Our first Stretch Goal was unlocked, and adds five more comics to the Indie Comic Book Bundle that all backers receive for backing this campaign!
That brings the total number of comics in the bundle up to eleven comics (including our unlocked first Backer Goal)! Let's see how many more comics will be added via future Backer Goals!
Next up on our Stretch Goal list is a FREE GLITTER STICKER for all Physical Tier Backers! You'll get a 3" Glitter Sticker of the "Transphoria" Logo for free with your Rewards!
If unlocked, all backers having some rewards shipped to them via this campaign will get the free sticker!
Each Backer Goal will add another comic to the Indie Bundle! We've unlocked our first milestone goal. Let's see what's next!
🗝️ 750 Backers - Nightcare #1 [Unlocked 🗝️]
🔒 1,000 Backers - No Spells Last Forever #1 [Locked 🔒]
More Kickstarters
Let's end off by plugging some other live Kickstarters!
Our friend, Rob Multari, is back with a new graphic novel collection of his Werewolf coming-of-age series! Night Wolf (and spin-off series Snow Paw) make for one of the best examples of long-form comic storytelling on Kickstarter and definitely deserves your attention if you're a fan of long-running werewolf epics!
HOW I SLEPT MY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE AND OTHER TALES FROM FRESHMAN YEAR (amazing title) is an amazing thriller from our friend, Charlie Stickney, of White Ash and Glarien fame. Charlie always puts out quality product with excitement and intrigue dripping from every page. You should definitely check out the third installment of HISMWTC!
Funded + Early Bird Giveaway + Stretch Goals
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, May 30, 2024 at 07:59:58 AM
Funded in 25 hours!
We are absolutely blown away by the amount of support we've seen for Transphoria! We hit our funding goal on Day 2 - just twenty-five hours after we launched - and have already become our most funded anthology to date!
A huge, huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support this anthology in Week 1! Whether you're a longtime Lifeline Comics supporter or a new backer, you played a key role in making this anthology a success. We absolutely love giving LGBTQ+ creators the opportunities to tell their stories. And thanks to all of you, we're able to continue doing just that!
Let us assure you that you will not be disappointed by this anthology! It is full of amazing and unique stories that we wouldn't be more proud to collect into one graphic novel. We've already gotten some fantastic feedback from our Substack subscribers who got early access to two of the stories featured in Transphoria. We truly cannot wait for you all to read the anthology in its entirety!
With 27 days left in the campaign, rest assured that we have a lot of fun surprises and reveals in store for you! So keep an eye on those Updates!
With our goal met, it's time to announce our first Stretch Goal!
All Backers get the Indie Comic Book Bundle just for backing this campaign. It's a collection of indie comics generously donated by the indie comic community. And if this Expansion Pass is unlocked, we'll add another five comics to the bundle!
The Expansion Pass includes: Eynes Anthology #1, Bovine League #1, The Herbalist and the Landlord #1, D.O.M.O Police #1, The Bucket of Blood #1
If unlocked, the Indie Bundle will include ten (10) free digital comics just for supporting Transphoria!
As we hit certain Backer Milestones, we'll be adding even more awesome comics to the Indie Bundle that you all receive just for backing this campaign! Let's announce our first goal!
🔒 750 Backers - Nightcare #1 [Locked 🔒]
Every Lifeline Comics campaign, we like to host an Early Bird Giveaway where we select random backers from the first 48 hours of the campaign to get free bonus items!
It's our way of saying thank you to backers who support our campaigns at launch - during the most critical hours of a Kickstarter.
This time around, we're giving away three Hairology Collector's Boxes! These are collector's boxes used during one of our previous anthology campaigns, Hairology, that we had left over!
The five winners of this campaign's early bird giveaway are:
Backer 464 - Cian
Backer 420 - Elora
Backer 263 - Megan
Backer 21 - Pie
Backer 346 - Fanin
Congratulations! And thank you to everyone who supported Transphoria! Rest assured that we have plenty of fun surprises in store for you all as the campaign continues! So stay tuned!
More Kickstarters!
Before we end off, let's take a minute to plug some other live Kickstarter campaigns you might be interested in checking out!
Roy Livingston was chosen to be the first human to set foot on Mars for one simple reason: he is terminally ill and therefore has no expectation of returning. Against the backdrop of not only his waning days but those of human civilization, Roy has ample time to think about where things went wrong. A riveting story of planetary exploration and of finding meaning in your final days.
Dawn Keenan, Dublin’s only vampire hunter, has been tasked to bring a wandering Werewolf back home. But as different factions within the Vampire and Werewolf communities begin to work towards their own agendas and the situation spirals increasingly out of control, Dawn realizes she may not be able prevent the carnage to come.
