Stretch Goals!

$10,000 STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!

• EVERY backer gets an "Alterna Ambassador" pin!

$12,000 STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!

• We'll now be ready and able to pitch our comics to several grocery store chains. We'll also donate 500 all ages comics to local libraries in the New England area. EVERY backer gets an Alterna Comics tote bag! 

$18,000 STRETCH GOAL

• We'll be able to pay for guaranteed promotional placement in at least two chains as well as purchase an additional four years of membership from RangeMe so that we can continue to expand our comics distribution for years to come. We'll also donate 500 all ages comics to Shriners Hospitals for Children. EVERY backer will get a 4"x4" die-cut bumper sticker that says "I SUPPORT MY LOCAL COMIC SHOP!"

$25,000 STRETCH GOAL

• We can begin production on marketing materials, promotional items, displays and signage for comic shops that carry Alterna. We'll also send 500 comics to Books for Troops. EVERY backer will get a commemorative 8x10 AlternaWeen print signed by Peter Simeti!

??? = more will be announced if we reach the $25,000 mark

AlternaWeen!

For thousands of children this Halloween, it's going to be a fun and interesting day thanks to YOU! By using our all ages and teen appropriate comics as trick or treats, you'll be able to help grow a new generation of comic book readers and creators.  The funds that we raise will go towards expanding our product line into a variety of stores: independent newsstands and convenience stores, grocery stores, dollar stores, and more!

Distribution expansion is an intensive process and can be costly depending on how much product is needed after a store accepts a pitch for product placement. We'll be partnering up with RangeMe to pitch our products to dozens of interested retailers across the world. We already have a few that are interested and the funds we raise will allow us to take the necessary next steps. 

More comics in more places

For those that don't know, Alterna has been around since 2006. We primarily published graphic novels in the first ten years of our existence and in May 2017 we launched a single issue line that featured interiors printed on newsprint. The newsprint is what allows us to have such affordable cover prices while still turning a profit for ourselves and our creators.

Part of our newsprint initiative started in 2017, was to also get comics back on newsstands. We make comics for everyone at Alterna but the sad truth is that comic books aren't as readily available as they used to be.  Over the past year, we've taken steps to become one of the only publishing companies with newsstand distribution along with traditional comic shop distribution. We're also working with several dozen comic shop retailers directly to get our comics into their stores on a more consistent basis.

In the holiday season of 2017, we brokered a deal with Toys "R" Us which put our comics into their top 200 busiest stores. The chain's days may have been numbered, but the distribution into these stores proved that comics, especially fun and affordable ones, were greatly missed by consumers of all ages. By having our comics in Toys "R" Us, several thousand readers became aware of our company and our comics.

Besides things like shipping and reward creation and fulfillment, our $8000 goal will go towards printing the additional comics that we'll need for finalizing our expanded distribution with a few retailers that we've been talking to, as well as pay for a 1 year membership fee for RangeMe. We'll also have stretch goals in place that will help us secure promotional product placements in a variety of stores, enable us to print more comics for more distribution, and will go towards all of the additional supplies that are needed for such an undertaking.

Alterna Comics is run, 99% of the time, by me: Peter Simeti. As the founder, publisher, site designer, merchandise designer, shipping department, graphic designer, prepress department, editor-in-chief, social media manager, marketing and promotions coordinator, president of sales, company accountant, and sometimes the writer, artist, colorist, inker, and letterer on a few books -- I've got a lot going on. SO if we raise enough funds and expand into enough stores, we'll hopefully be able to start hiring employees to help in 2019!

The Comics

The Rewards

We've got a few rewards available here, with the focus being on using our comics for trick or treats (or maybe even gifts if you want to start thinking in advance for the upcoming holiday season) -- if you want to purchase specific issue/titles/etc. please visit OrderAlterna.com to do so OR visit Your Local Comic Shop or Newsstand.

We'll also have these rewards available:

• Shirts
• Mugs
• Hats & Beanies
• Comic Treat Bags with stickers, a pencil, and silly putty
• Horror Bundles for comic shop retailers (arrives in time for Halloween ComicFest)

Risks & Challenges

We're roughly new to Indiegogo BUT I've run over a dozen successful Kickstarter projects and have helped out over two dozen other projects on KS and IGG.  Alterna has been around since 2006, so we're definitely not a new company either. The boxes of AlternaWeen comic "treats" will absolutely arrive to you in time for Halloween (October 31st) or we'll give you your money back.

Other Ways You Can Help

Spread the word on social media if you can and make sure to use the hash tag #AlternaWeen -- thank you!

Take a Look at Some of the Comics!