Outstanding Achievement Presents
A project in Reamstown, PA by James Smith000days
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A comic by James Windsor-Smith
Backers: 104
Average Pledge Per Backer: $23
Funded: $2,343 of $2,000
Dates: Jul 25th -> Aug 22nd (28 days)
Project By: James Smith
Backers: 104
Average Pledge Per Backer: $23
Funded: $2,343 of $2,000
Dates: Jul 25th -> Aug 22nd (28 days)
Project By: James Smith
$2,343
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 22 @ 11:04 -0400 GMT
117%
of goal
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Latest News
Sam J Royale! 
August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Cover by Dishoom's very own Sam J Royale! At the beginning of this campaign, I decided to hire an artist I very much admire, who encapsulates the iconic version of characters, and Sam J Royale immediately came to mind! I'm very honored to unveil... (Read More)
Now.
August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I spent the last day getting bags and boards ready for October. No easy task for a guy with one functional hand and a less than cooperative right hand! I also put 32 copies of Strawman 10 in bags...64 pages! Plus I never noticed there is a pinup of... (Read More)
Not so secret origins!
August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
An early version of cactus 🌵 I figured it's way beyond time I talked about the characters in outstanding achievement Presents! My oldest character is Cactus. I would say hes been around since the mid 2000s. Jon Duffy and i were goofing around... (Read More)
Rehab part 2
August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Me in simpler times My second experience at rehabilitation was a lot longer than my first. My initial stroke affected so many parts of my body: my left arm and leg; facial paralysis; deafness in my left ear; double vision; speech; The second... (Read More)
June 29th 2020
August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Image from a forthcoming issue... I remember taking a nap on the 28th, I was on my right side when I woke up. My arm was numb, I assumed from sleeping on my arm. In hindsight, I should have recognized it as a second stroke approaching. The next... (Read More)
Review by Dave Sim (cerebus)
August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dave Sim review of my very first comic,"cactus world (2010) a spiritual prequel to my new kickstarter comic, Outstanding Achievement Presents... Okay, on to CACTUS WORLD: I liked the IFC drawing. The series of "Therapy" strips, a couple of which... (Read More)
Rehab lead to bwtter days
August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Me in the hospital...the tape on my glasses forced me to direct my eyes a certain way...it was frustrating but stroke recovery was the number one priority So I made the transfer from inpatient rehab to outpatient after a few weeks. It was really... (Read More)
Harry Lucey
July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
One of the artists who I have been studying in recent months is one Harry Lucey. Harry was integral to the foundation of archie comics, an oft ignored corner of comics unfortunately...while the chara ters were created and tempered over time by... (Read More)
Interlude: the comic store
July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
This actually took place after my second stroke, months after yesterday's entry. Unfortunately, as I had to recover, stopping by my comic shop was the last thing I was focused on. I felt bad, because I had a pull box and knew my eclectic tastes... (Read More)
Gotta gotta go to rehab!
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I said yo, yo, yo! I was moved from a regular room in the hospital to one on the third floor, where those recovering from strokes, and amputations, etc. were rehabilitating. Due to the stroke, I was completely deaf in my left ear, my face was half... (Read More)
My first stroke
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
A few months before the pandemic is when I suffered my initial stroke. I remember I was with my family at Gus's, a local diner in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. After I ate, I suddenly felt my ears pop, it was an odd sensation, and within a few minutes I... (Read More)
If whoa! We're halfway there!
July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
It has been 1 day and we are already just shy of halfway to our $2000 goal! Thanks to everyone for being so supportive, this is my 1st campaign and there's definitely a learning curve! So I have some news! The very 1st issue will have a 4 pg taste... (Read More)
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