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My Allegiance Comics Came: Review

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So my comic books from the  Allegiance INDIEGOGO came the other day, and I read them and they were so mediocre I almost forget to make a blog post about them. The whole Allegiance business model, and those who run it, is so clandestine and confusing it is hard not to look at it and feel you're being scammed in some indiscernible way. Of course that perception may just be psychological on my part because I do know that Mitch Breitweiser is involved and his campaign for Red Rooster is the only crowd funded book that I have backed so far where I've felt I've been ripped off. I really only have myself to blame for backing it because I did so out of emotion and for the wrong reasons. As best as I can now remember, Mitch accidentally liked some negative Cyberfrog review, and that one liked post sent Ethan Van Sciver on an emotional rant against him. I have always been prone to start paying attention to people EVS hates so I backed Red Rooster on a whim against m...

The Book of Ruth- a hidden gem in Indie Crowd Funded Comics!

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Just last night I was emailed the digital version of a comic book I backed on IndieGoGo called "The Book of Ruth" written by  Meredith Finch  and with art by  Colin Dyer  and it's quality and impact has been a pleasant surprise. I knew nothing about this book or it's creators until I randomly caught a live stream by  Jon Del Arroz  and decided on a whim to back it on his recommendation and also because I enjoyed the interview with the writer. The story of my trying to back the book was a funny and yet frustrating one. Since I liked what I had been hearing I desired to back the book immediately in the stream to support both creators but every time my card was declined by IndiGoGo. This worried me because I had never had a problem with the website before and started to fear there was some problem with my card. Needless to say I was unable to back the book during the live stream and this vexed me and made me paranoid for some stupid reason. I cal...