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Polyamory Comics - Help Us Print in English!

Join the Real Life Shenanigans of Finnish queer polycule; Sara, H-P & Paju. Heartwarming & Hilarious

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Polyamory Comics - Help Us Print in English!

Polyamory Comics - Help Us Print in English!

Polyamory Comics - Help Us Print in English!

Polyamory Comics - Help Us Print in English!

Polyamory Comics - Help Us Print in English!

Join the Real Life Shenanigans of Finnish queer polycule; Sara, H-P & Paju. Heartwarming & Hilarious

Join the Real Life Shenanigans of Finnish queer polycule; Sara, H-P & Paju. Heartwarming & Hilarious

Join the Real Life Shenanigans of Finnish queer polycule; Sara, H-P & Paju. Heartwarming & Hilarious

Join the Real Life Shenanigans of Finnish queer polycule; Sara, H-P & Paju. Heartwarming & Hilarious

Harry-Anne Bentley
Harry-Anne Bentley
Harry-Anne Bentley
Harry-Anne Bentley
1 Campaign |
Leeds, United Kingdom
$5,326 USD $5,326 USD 114 backers
101% of $5,241 Fixed Goal Fixed Goal

What is this?

Polyamory Comics is a series by Sara Valta, that started in Finish, and is now available to read on Webtoons/Tapas and her Patreon. The comics follow her misadventures in Polyamory and self-discovering her Queerness, with the help/hindrance of her partner H-P, and his boyfriend Paju.

With this campaign we're lookin' to raise the money needed to get a collection (volume 1?) of the comics printed, for the first time ever, in English!

What's in it for ME?!

Well the Perks for one! In supporting our funding efforts y'all can get a digital or physical copy of the book - and if you're interested, some sweet bonus swag; from art prints, to comics by the polycule, to a limited edition Pride Shirt to flex your own poly vibes to your current/potential-future partners!

  • £10, PDF Book Copy
  • £15, Physical Book, PDF Book
  • £20, PDF Books & Zines by H-P & Paju
  • £30, Printed Book & Zines by H-P & Paju and Polyam Pun Postcard
  • £50, Printed Book & Zines by H-P & Paju and Polyam Pun Postcard & Shirt
  • £50, 5x Printed Books
  • £100, Printed Book & Zines by H-P & Paju and Polyam Pun Postcard & Shirt.
    AND your name as a Producer Credit in the finished book.
    AND AND the Anti-NFT, a TFN; True Funding Niceness; A Comic Panel Print/Printable for both you and every other backer at any level, to colour in and customise however you like.
    Every backer at this tier unlocks another TFN for each and every backer.

If we're able to overfund, we'd love to put the extra money towards making the book even bigger!

  • £4000, We have funded the Print Run!
  • £5000, bonus comics in book, by Paju
  • £7000, bonus comics in book, by H-P
  • £10,000, bonus comics in book, by ???
    (Sara’s MYSTERY other partner?! Wait, WHO?!)

The Impact

Books are expensive to make, especially in the current climate of international supply chain issues, and manufacturing shortages. So it's unlikely we're gonna be getting these books made anytime soon without some financial backing.

Also, while the series is autobiographical and funny, it's also got a lot of Polyamory 101 info and terms, and would work as a great introduction for folks who've not really interacted with the topic before. So it'd be cool to get a book make to put in libraries, bookshops and take to conventions.

Pictured (Left to Right) Raakel (Translator), Harry-Anne (Publisher), Sara (Artist/Writer), ??? (???), H-P (Co-ordinator) and Paju (Letterer)

Risks & Challenges

So Kickstarter and Gumroad wanna eff with NFTs, so despite having experience and some prior success there, none of us; Sara (artist), H-P (co-ordinator) or Harry-Anne (publisher), want to continue our working relationships with them.
In fact, prior to this H-P totally shut down his QueerWebcomic subscription business and back catalogue of works that could be found on Gumroad, in an act to protest.

So shifting the entire project to new platforms from what we originally envisioned has been quite a risk, as we've lost some of our existent userbase.
And with the above mentioned supply chain issues & shortages we're also needing more money than we had originally expected when we started talking about this project a few months back.​
So we're gonna be working hard to share and promote this project, as it could be something of an uphill struggle.

We've also had to factor in fluctuating postal costs so we don't undercharge for delivery, while still keeping it affordable for folks to back at. 

How else can I help?

Honestly, we totally get it, money is tight right now and the world seems to be on fire.
Several of the team have day jobs to support our comic making dreams.

You can read many strips right now for free, on Webtoons/Tapas/Instagram and even more on Patreon. Although there will be some strips unique to the physical book.
Feel free to share the strips you like with your friends/partners and share this campaign with them too, if you can't support it yourself.

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NEW: International Bookshops!
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NEW: International Bookshops!

Currency Conversion $66 USD
£50 GBP
A reduced cost set of FIVE books, for lil bookshops to stock up with. (Or maybe treat 5 different partners with? Or educate a whole bunch of parents?) Wholesale to other countries added by popular request ^^ Thanks so much for reaching out!
Included Items
  • Physical Book (5)
Estimated Shipping
August 2022
1 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Digital Book

Digital Book

Currency Conversion $13 USD
£10 GBP
A downloadable PDF of the finished Polyamoury Comics book.
Included Items
  • Book PDF
Estimated Shipping
August 2022
11 claimed
Physical Book

Physical Book

Currency Conversion $20 USD
£15 GBP
Physical and Digital copies of the finished Polyamoury Comics book.
Included Items
  • Book PDF
  • Physical Book
Estimated Shipping
August 2022
49 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Eco Friendly Bundle

Eco Friendly Bundle

Currency Conversion $26 USD
£20 GBP
Want to support us but not get more unnecessary objects for your house? Great! Keep it on your hard-drive - this perk just gives you all the digital stuff instead ^^
Included Items
  • Book PDF
  • Zines from the Polycule (Digi)
Estimated Shipping
August 2022
19 claimed
More Comics!

More Comics!

Currency Conversion $39 USD
£30 GBP
Get to meet Sara's Polycule and Partners (who are all artists) by a zine made by each of them, in addition her own! This nets you - Polyamoury Comics - HP Zine - Paju Zine - [Spoiler Zine] - A special Art Print
Included Items
  • Book PDF
  • Physical Book
  • Postcards
  • Zines from the Polycule!
Estimated Shipping
August 2022
19 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Polyamoury: XXL!

Polyamoury: XXL!

Currency Conversion $66 USD
£50 GBP
A bit of everything! Miss out on nothing with all of the available perks! (Duplicates available in Add-ons at Checkout)
Included Items
  • Book PDF
  • Physical Book
  • Polyamoury Pride Shirt
  • Postcards
  • Zines from the Polycule!
  • Zines from the Polycule (Digi)
Estimated Shipping
August 2022
7 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Bookshop full of Love!

Bookshop full of Love!

Currency Conversion $66 USD
£50 GBP
A reduced cost set of FIVE books, for lil bookshops to stock up with. (Or maybe treat 5 different partners with? Or educate a whole bunch of parents?) This is currently only available for the UK, as that's where the books are being printed/shipped from. Wholesale to other countries will be available after the campaign is finished.
Included Items
  • Physical Book (5)
Estimated Shipping
August 2022
1 claimed
Ships to United Kingdom
Producer Credit - ANTI-NFT!

Producer Credit - ANTI-NFT!

Currency Conversion $131 USD
£100 GBP
At this perk, not only do you get one of everything, and a producer credit in the book but you also unlock a TFN - True Funding Niceness! This anti-NFT consists of a printed comic panel (or digital print file) for you, and every other backer, to colour/customise however you'd like. The more backers at this tier, the more TFNs everyone gets!
Included Items
  • Book PDF
  • Physical Book
  • Polyamoury Pride Shirt
  • Postcards
  • Zines from the Polycule!
  • Zines from the Polycule (Digi)
  • True Funding Niceness
Estimated Shipping
September 2022
2 claimed

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