A Message From Our Directors

What would the world look like if Comic Book Shops disappeared?

By asking the question: “Can the Comic Book Industry survive another 100 years”, we’re attempting to answer that question and explore the future of the comic book industry through in-depth interviews with some of the people who are on the front lines of the comic book industry – the Comic Book Shop Owners!

Introducing Surviving Comics: The Documentary!

Surviving Comics is a feature-length documentary currently in production that showcases the remarkable resilience of Comic Book Retail throughout the decades, surviving economic hardships, cultural shifts, global challenges and corporate agendas.

Surviving Comics delves into the struggles faced by shop owners as they navigate a highly competitive industry. It highlights the financial pressures, changing consumer behaviors, and evolving market dynamics that threaten the survival of these cherished establishments. By shedding light on these challenges, the documentary illuminates the dedication and determination of these shop owners to preserve the comic book medium.

Why Back Us?

Spread the Word about the Impact that Comic Book Shops have on our Society.

For regular comic book shop go’ers, we probably don’t need to explain this but, comic book shops are more than just stores that sell comic books. They have become cultural landmarks and community gathering places. In some cases, they’ve become a second home for people from all walks of life who share common interests.

They’ve also become a place where creativity, diversity, equality, learning, and community converge. As one of our goals for this documentary, we want to show the world that printed Comic Books, and Comic Book Shops are a major part of our culture and should be preserved for generations to come.

Help us finish this documentary and get awesome perks!

Because we believe in this project, we’ve already begun production on the documentary and have interviewed some amazing comic book shop owners in Florida, Atlanta and New York City. We don’t want to stop here!

To make this documentary even better, we want to travel to other parts of the United States to hear the stories of other Comic Book Shop owners as well as collectors, creators and industry experts. This of course comes with additional travel expenses, equipment rentals and rates for the Film Crew we hire.

We’d also like to use the funds to make the post-production process as amazing as possible by hiring a professional Colorist, an award-winning Music Composer to score the Soundtrack as well as an epic Motion Graphics Artist to put together a Title Sequence worthy of this amazing medium we all love!

As a thank you for your help, we're offering some awesome perks including T-shirts, swag packs, Blu-Ray, exclusive Behind-the-Scenes access and plenty more.

What We Need...

Our goal for this fundraising campaign is to reach $100,000.

The bulk of the money we raise through this campaign will be used to fund the Production and Post-Production of the Documentary with smaller portions covering Perk Fulfillment, Indiegogo Fees, Film Festival Submissions, and any additional expenses.

No matter what the size of your contribution, the entire crew of Surviving Comics greatly appreciates you! Speaking of the crew, let's learn a little bit about the team behind the documentary...

About The Creators

Joe Nicklo is an award-nominated Director & Director of Photography who has had a life-long passion for Comic Books and the world that they foster. Joe finds inspiration in the medium of Comics each and every day and founded this project out of a desire to share his love & passion for Comics and the people, places and communities that keep Comics alive! Joe is also the owner of the Production Company, Driven Films – the studio behind this Documentary.

Danny Soto is a filmmaker with a passion for telling compelling stories & beautiful cinematography. Whether it’s a commercial or a documentary like this one, he believes that there’s always a story worth telling… and the challenge of finding it is what drives him. Danny lives in south Florida with wife and two daughters. Oh, and he has a puppy that his wife let him get name Juno. 

Mac Olink is a Cinematographer from Rhode Island with a newfound (thanks to this project) fascination with comic books! You’ve probably heard the phrase “jack of all trades, master of none”. Well, from the moment Mac picked up a camera, he decided to stomp that phrase out and be the absolute best he could be at filming anything. From fashion videos to product commercials to short films to documentaries, Mac is absolutely a master of his craft and a highly valuable addition to our project.
 

Matthew Tucker is an award-winning Director who has a passion for short films, early 2000's Wrestling and all things Cinema. His accolades include "Best Director" and "Best Short Film" at multiple film festivals for his short film "The Release" which Matt took inspiration from the Frank Castle/Punisher character. Matt's attention-to-detail when filming brings a level of extreme polish to the project.

Locksley Lennox is a passionate filmmaker from Florida by way of Jamaica. Also a U.S Navy veteran, Locksley is a jack-of-all trades that brings plenty of strengths to the crew on this project. His favorite comic book character is Iron-Man because he believes that Tony Stark is the most plausible superhero and could possibly happen someday.

Additional Film Crew

AJ Festa / Yoandy Vidal / Devin Zuba / Eddie V.

Other Ways You Can Help!

Some of you may have donated and want to help more, others may not be able to donate during these tough times but still want to support. Either way, these are the ways you can help this campaign grow into a huge success. Whichever way you support us, we want you to know that we MASSIVELY appreciate you!
 

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Like, comment, share, and retweet as many of our posts as you can. That will boost the visibility of the posts in the social media algorithms.Post in your favorite groups, message your friends, and tweet about the campaign. Be sure to tag us at @Survivingcomics and use the hashtag #survivingcomics. If you do these things, you will help more than you can possibly imagine!