For a guy that gripes often about how sick he is of Kickstarter, I seem to spend an unlikely amount of energy hyping folks’ Kickstarters. All cosmic irony aside, here are two projects that I think are worth your shekels; take that with any number of grains of salt you deem necessary.<\/p>\n
First off is Haphead<\/B><\/i>, a scifi web series that’s actually already been shot, and just needs funds to finish post-production. I’ve often sung the praises of Jim Munroe in the past (his novel Angry Young Spaceman<\/i><\/a> was huge for me when I was in my 20s–and read it as an ebook on a goddamn Palm IIIx. I also dug his recent iOS video game<\/a>, and hosted the first Midwestern screening of his last film<\/a>). Haphead<\/i> is a new thing for Jim–who’s long done projects totally independently and on a shoestring–in that instead of relying on volunteers, goodwill, and borrowed gear, everyone is getting paid. The end result is a work with production values to match the writing and performances. It looks super, duper slick, and I’m excited to see it come out ASAP:
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