In Our Dreams Awake #1: A Cyberpunk/Fantasy Adventure
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Jason Byron can't wake up. Each moment feels real, yet each moment feels like a dream. Issue #1 of a dreampunk comic book series.
Backers: 77
Average Pledge Per Backer: $28
Funded: $2,173 of $2,000
Dates: Mar 30th -> Apr 29th (30 days)
Project By: John McGuire
Backers: 77
Average Pledge Per Backer: $28
Funded: $2,173 of $2,000
Dates: Mar 30th -> Apr 29th (30 days)
Project By: John McGuire
$2,173
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 29 @ 11:04 -0400 GMT
108%
of goal
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Latest News
We did it! 
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
I meant to post this yesterday, but the day got away from me. We hit our goal! I’m very humbled by the support we received on this project. It’s always hard to judge exactly who is going to be drawn to your work. And I’m excited to see what you... (Read More)
Last Week!
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're down to the last 5 days! When you click launch on one of these Kickstarters, you never know exactly how things are going to go. As any writer or artist can tell you, it's always hard to put your work out there. I heard someone say this past... (Read More)
New Reward for Digital Backers
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Because we didn't think about it (for some reason) when we were laying out the various rewards, we left out an all-pdf option. So we have corrected that! We have added a new Reward tier called All the PDFs where you can get Digital Copies of: In Our... (Read More)
A Radio Appearance and more Cool Kickstarters this Month
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We're about to enter the final week of the campaign and looking to make a strong finish. We've been pounding the virtual pavement, trying to get the word out as best as we can. In that fashion, I'll (John) will be on Chat and Spin Radio on Thursday... (Read More)
Interview with Letterer Alex Lugo!
April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
As part of this campaign, I wanted to reach out to some of the contributors and pick their brains about the process of making comics. This past week I posted my interview with Alex Lugo over at TesseraGuild. Follow the link to check that out! ***... (Read More)
Wake Up! “In Our Dreams Awake” Now on Kickstarter (Crowdfunding Spotlight)
April 12th - via: thesplintering.com
Independent comic book creator John McGuire recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for In Our Dreams Awake issue 1, a 26-page book featuring elements of both cyberpunk and fantasy. Co-created by McGuire and Egg Embry, this first issue of the miniseries is split into two separate “dreams”, with one illustrated by Edgar Salazar and the other by Rolands Kalniņš. (Read More)
Passed 50%! PDF of Gilded Age Issue #1 as a thank you!
April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Review: In Our Dreams Awake
April 9th - via: scificomicnexus.blogspot.com
In Our Dreams Awake by writers John McGuire and Egg Embry and artists Edgar Salazar and Rolands Kalniņš is a surreal, mind-bending journey. The shift from one world to the next is jarring; not only is the change of setting extreme, so is the difference in the character of the protagonist. The medieval streets give way to the high-tech/low-life floating shanty town that used to be London. (Read More)
Interview with Artist Rolands Kalniņš
April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
I wanted to spotlight one of the artists on our little comic book project. When we originally came up with the idea of In Our Dreams Awake, we knew that we would need two different artists with very different styles to play into the overall themes... (Read More)
Winter Ember/CBR+PNK
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re getting closer to the halfway point! For those of you just joining, welcome to In Our Dreams Awake! We want to thank 133art Publishing (The Crossing Issue #1), Tony Cade (The Fox Chronicles #1 / A Sci-Fi Action Adventure), and Robert Jeffrey... (Read More)
We've passed 30%!
April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Not that there isn't still a ways to go, but one of the big milestones for a comic book Kickstarter is hitting that 30% point, and we passed that yesterday! So, thank all of you who have gotten one of the rewards. We're going to be entering that... (Read More)
Into the Weekend
April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
One of the things about comics is how the artwork comes together. You see, Egg or I write the script and then, through magic (I think), the artists take our words and make something beautiful out of them. I never cease to be amazed when my email has... (Read More)
Kickstart the Week(end) with In Our Dreams Awake #1: A Cyberpunk/Fantasy Adventure
April 1st - via: comicfrontline.com
A triple threat of “punk,” In Our Dreams Awake brings together dreampunk, steampunk, and cyberpunk. Co-creator John McGuire gives us a glimpse at the realities and dreams explored within this fantasy adventure comic book, which takes inspiration from the likes of Sandman, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Blade Runner, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. (Read More)
#CrowdfundingFridays: ‘Digital Lizards of Doom Level 3: Dana Deathly,’ ‘In Our Dreams Awake,’ and ‘Square One #1-2’
April 1st - via: fanbasepress.com
Jason Byron dreams of two lives. In one fantasy, magi reactionaries won, technology is banned, and Jason is a portrait painter hiding a contraband telescope. In the other world, he leads a cyberpunk gang amid a future of flooded cities and gilled aliens. When he closes his eyes in one world, he awakes in the next. (Read More)
We're into Day 2!
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We're halfway through day two and have another review of the comic! One of the things about a project living in your head for so long is that you're not always sure where the ideas came from initially and how they changed over the course of shooting... (Read More)
Review – In Our Dreams Awake #1, funding now on Kickstarter
March 31st - via: bigcomicpage.com
In Our Dreams Awake tells the story of Jason Byron, a painter in a world of mages and magic, who hides a secret passion for contraband technology. In another world, he is the leader of a gang in a dystopian world of grime and neon. Here too he keeps a secret love, only this time that of his alien partner. (Read More)
12 Hours In. 10% down!
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
A little over 12 hours ago I pressed the launch button for only the 3rd time ever on this platform and only the 2nd time for a comic-related project. It is a day of nervous energy of reminding myself not to obsessively check the page for a change in... (Read More)
Pullbox Reviews In Our Dreams Awake #1, a twisting story bending reality & expectations
March 23rd - via: thepullbox.com
In Our Dreams Awake, the title taken from a quote by Henry David Thoreau, is a special kind of story. There’s no concrete tip off, nothing to direct the reader in any specific direction, just a jarring shift between settings & characters that comes with no preamble. (Read More)
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