I AM FARTACUS! — A Flatulent Superhero Fantasy

A project in San Francisco, CA by Philip Chidel
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Join Fartacus as he fights evil with extreme flatulence! A superhero adventure for kids — written by a kid! Fear the FART! PHHFFFFTT!!
Backers: 65
Average Pledge Per Backer: $49

Funded: $3,174 of $4,850
Dates: Apr 18th -> May 18th (30 days)
Project By: Philip Chidel
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Latest News

Kickstarter Projects: 'I Am Fartacus'

May 14th - via: geeksmash.com
Called “I Am Fartacus,” the book is one that looks to be filled with childish insanity of the best kind. Does it include fart jokes? With a name like “I Am Fartacus” it damn well better! From the kickstarter page, it looks to have that and much more. Promising a farting device that makes your eyes open like an eagle, as well as evil clowns who invent jack-in-the-boxes that throw poison pies at kids, its got a whole lot going on! From the description, I can already tell my nieces and nephews would love it! (Read More)

GeekSmash!!

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all —  It looks like we have new friends in the blogging world!  Geek Smash has written a very warm and welcoming post about us, and they recognize the artistic merits behind flatulent superheroes!  :)  Thanks, Geek Smash, for the shout out... (Read More)

Fist Braces!!

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
OK — so we're plugging along with Fartacus, and Gibson just saw Iron Man 3.  So he's getting all Tony Stark on me and breaking open all of his electronic toys so he can tinker with them and invent something.  You know — breaking everything I've... (Read More)

Sundance and Spreading the Word

May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all — We got a double dose of good news recently — The Sundance Institute (yes, that Sundance) has included us on their curated page!  Which is awesome.  And the crowdfunding blog Crowd Crux has included a post from me as a guest blogger!... (Read More)

Nearing the Final Push...

May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

It's a FREE FOR ALL!

May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
FREE???!!!  That's right — free.  Check it: As of this writing, we have about 12 days left in our campaign, and we're about a third of the way there.  We're gearing up for our final push now — and it remains to be seen whether we'll meet our... (Read More)

It's ALIVE!!!

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all —   Just wanted to share with you something that artist and good friend Kee Heywood has done. He has brought Gibson's drawings to life! (If you call animation life, that is). :)  This is a fun, quick thing from Kee, and it not only... (Read More)

Another New Reward! For WRITERS!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all — We’re still chugging along! With three weeks to go we’re just more than a quarter of the way there. Let’s keep it going! If you know of others, with or without kids, esp. those who enjoy Captain Underpants and the like, by all means,... (Read More)

NEW REWARDS OF AWESOMENESS

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all — We have had a pretty strong opening weekend — we even hit #1 on Kicktraq's Hot List for Children's Book Projects!  (http://www.kicktraq.com/hotlist/publishing/children's%20book/ )  But now we have to keep it there.  And to that end,... (Read More)

We're Off!

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all —  We're off and running!  Fartacus has launched into the public's eye with this Kickstarter campaign, and not without its strange hiccups:  Of course, as soon as we launched it, my email goes south and my Internet connection followed not... (Read More)

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