Comic writer-artist Ted Naifeh (Gloomcookie, Courtney Crumrin) has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund manufacturing of his Heroines graphic novel, which contains all eight issues of the title. This is his first Kickstarter campaign, which is produced in partnership with Space Goat Productions. They will publish Heroines under their digest book imprint, Backpack Editions.

Heroines stars would-be crimefighter Marcy Madison who tries to create a team of heroes by placing an ad on Craigslist. Granted, taking that route means she gets some strange responses that can even be dangerous. But she gathers a group of misfits as a superhero team to fight crime, injustice, and modern day sexism.

“All my life, I’ve been a fan of superheroes in one form or another,” creator Naifeh said. “And I’ve always wanted to explore the genre, to see if I could tease out something new. Working outside the mainstream and with readers directly on Kickstarter gives me the creative freedom to do just that.”

“Ted has spent 20 years cultivating a relationship with his readership,” Publisher Shon Bury said. “Moving his work to Kickstarter is the most natural next step he can make for Heroines or any future project currently fomenting in his very creative mind.”

The Kickstarter campaign has nine pledge levels, along with a retailer exclusive tier that offers 50% off on the purchase of five books. Rewards include signed volumes of the book and likeness cameos in the graphic novel.

Naifeh will live stream on the Kickstarter campaign page every Tuesday to display new sketches, answer questions, and even take backer exclusive commissions.