Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project
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A full-color comics anthology about LGBTQ+ sports & athletes.
Backers: 545
Average Pledge Per Backer: $53
Funded: $28,996 of $26,600
Dates: Mar 4th -> Apr 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Stacked Deck Press
Backers: 545
Average Pledge Per Backer: $53
Funded: $28,996 of $26,600
Dates: Mar 4th -> Apr 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Stacked Deck Press
$28,996
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 3 @ 08:03 -0400 GMT
109%
of goal
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Latest News
Final hours! Last chance for add-ons and collector's items 
April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We're in the final hours of this Kickstarter campaign... From our team to you, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of our backers and supporters: for your support, your pledges, and your social media posts! We couldn't have... (Read More)
We have reached our funding goal! Thank you!
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We have funded!We have reached our funding goal! We thank everyone for their support and their belief in this project! Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project has been a labor of love for us, and we hope it will be a great reading experience for... (Read More)
Transgender Day of Visibility! 94% of Goal! Stretch Goals!
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We hit 94% of Goal on Transgender Day of Visibility! Thank you!Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Projects features several transgender comics creators!Our co-editors Meghan Kemp-Gee and Megan Praz have been dedicated to embracing the entire LGBTQ+... (Read More)
Saturday update: 78% funded and 4 days to go! Plus: Comics Beat & WonderCon
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Major milestones in the last few hours, as Come Out and Play crossed the $20,000 line! We're now more than 78% funded with four days to go! Thank you to everyone who's backed us, and everyone who's sharing the project with friends, family, and... (Read More)
Come Out and Play at WonderCon! Plus hockey news!
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Meet us this weekend at WonderCon in Anaheim CA! Catch Come Out and Play contributors Megan Praz, R.K. Russell, Sonya Saturday, and Tara Madison Avery at the "Queer Comics and Resistance" panel on Sunday! ... And make sure to drop by the Prism Comics... (Read More)
New Reward Tier: Just The Hat!
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
You asked for it! You got it!By popular demand! Several of you following the campaign have asked if there could be a reward tier that just includes the VC Ultimate Custom-designed Sports Are Gay Five-panel Cap, and now there is! There are many ways... (Read More)
Come Out and Play "Gal Pal Pictionary" tomorrow night, LIVE with the Gal Pal Sports podcast!
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Join us tomorrow night for a LIVE event, co-hosted by our pals at the Gal Pal Sports podcast! We'll be chatting about women's sports, Come Out and Play, and taking art requests LIVE! Wanna see cartoonists Laura Helsby and Megan Praz draw your... (Read More)
Come Out and Play on the Comadres y Comics Podcast
March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Come Out and Play was featured on the latest episode of Comadres y Comics: Las Platicas! You can listen to it here. We really enjoyed this conversation about community and storytelling! Cartoonist Mihael B Peralta discusses the meaning and... (Read More)
61% funded, 312 backers, and 9 days to go!
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Come Out and Play: the Queer Sports Project is over 61% funded! We're well on our way to making sports comics history, thanks to your awesome support! We're immensely grateful to YOU: each one of the 312 people who've backed us so far. You're helping... (Read More)
Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project at Sac Comic-Con and WonderCon!
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
See Come Out and Play creators at Sac Comic-Con and WonderCon!Jon Macy and Tara Madison Avery at Sac Comic-Con, March 22nd-23rd!Meet Lambda Literary Award winning cartoonist Jon Macy and Stacked Deck Press's Tara Madison Avery at Sac Comic-Con in... (Read More)
We've reached over 50% of goal!
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to your support we're more than halfway to goal!With more than two weeks to go in the campaign we're over 50% of our funding goal! We thank all of you for your generous support! We ask that you spread the word about Come Out and Play: The... (Read More)
New 2 for $50 reward tiers! Original Art reward tier expanded!
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
New and updated reward tiers!2 for $50! Get Come Out and Play and other great books!There are two new 2 for $50 reward tiers to choose from! In each you get a print copy of Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project and another great queer comic for... (Read More)
Availablity of Print Edition and A Sharp Endless Need rewards tier expanded!
March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
The availability of the Print Edition and A Sharp Endless Need rewards tier has been expanded!Due to popular demand, we now have five copies of A Sharp Endless Need signed by Mac Crane to make available to backers! If you missed your chance to get it... (Read More)
Retailer Package now available anywhere in the world!
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project now available to retailers all over the world!We've added international shipping options to our Retailer Package rewards tier! Now, if you operate a comic shop or bookstore anywhere in the world, you too... (Read More)
Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project is now a Project We Love! More funding progress!
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
A Project We Love, and some thanks for those of you who have shown us some love...Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project is a Project We Love!We'd like to thank Kickstarter for adding us to the Projects We Love! We appreciate their support for... (Read More)
Week One is done and we're 40% backed on Kickstarter!
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Let's gooo! What a first week! We're at 40% backed on Kickstarter, with over 10 thousand dollars raised. Thank you so much to everyone who's pledged! And thank you to everyone who's helping us spread the word about Come Out and Play! Let's all... (Read More)
New Reward Tiers Available: Local Pickup and Signed Print Edition
March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
New Reward Tiers Available to Come Out and Play Backers!Because you demanded it: local pickup for the Los Angeles Area!We have received requests from quite a few people in the Los Angeles Area to provide a local pickup option. That has now been added... (Read More)
We're 25% there!
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Big milestone tonight! We're 25% funded on Kickstarter on our second day! This is all thanks to all of you — thank you so much for backing us! And thank you to everyone who's posting on social media and spreading the word about Come Out and Play!... (Read More)
We're off to a great start! Thank you for your support!
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We've cracked $5,000 toward our goal, and there's so much more to share with you!Thank you all for your generous support! We're just getting warmed up! In the days and weeks that come will be introducing you to our incredible roster of LGBTQ+... (Read More)
Retailer Package Added to Rewards Choices!
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We've added a Retailer Package to our list of rewards tiers!Now retailers can get five copies of Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project for just $125.00! Our suggested retail for this book is $34.95. Be the first bookstore or local comic shop in... (Read More)
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