“Islands in the Sky,” a crowd-funded graphic anthology, depicts Hurricane Helene through the stories of its survivors #books

Desperate times call for desperate comics: a few new projects that raise money & awareness to benefit vulnerable populations and take on tough issues, today on @forbes.com @cosmiclion.bsky.social @bsienk.bsky.social @emilferris.bsky.social @andrewaydin.bsky.social @crucialcomix.bsky.social

Many thanks to Jessica Wakeman, Jesse Barber, and everyone at The Assembly for covering our work on 'Islands in the Sky: A People's History of Hurricane Helene' and the Appalachia Comics Project. www.theassemblync.com/news/culture...

UPDATE: event is postponed. New dare to come.

Where I answer the important questions— youtu.be/KlSVn13M-WM

SAVE THE DATE -- SEPTEMBER 18TH 5pm - 9pm: We are proud to be partnering with Resurrection Studios to host a celebration event showing the work in progress on 'ISLANDS IN THE SKY' with WNC creators and survivors joining to sign books and present their works in progress.

Only TWO more days to get your late pledge in. Order your copy or donate copies to local schools and libraries. Your choice! www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Welp, we just had a 2.7 magnitude earthquake happen here in Western North Carolina. earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2025-...

Grateful for the opportunity to speak with West Virginia Public Broadcasting about the work @appalachiacomics.bsky.social is doing to help rebuild from Helene and give voice to the people of the region. wvpublic.org/wvpb-podcast...

The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million preapproved dollars intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure, according to documents obtained by The Post.

Any good idea starts with a dog. wvpublic.org/wvpb-podcast...

Josh is an amazing and generous creator who is doing important work for @appalachiacomics.bsky.social — that takes time away from work that could earn him money to pay for medical care for his family’s sick dog. Please chip in if you are able.

This is a frustrating but accurate assessment of what we are hearing all across the region. The federal government is deliberately slowing and complicating the recovery in unprecedented ways. www.wral.com/story/fema-d...

If you missed it- you can still do a late pledge for this comics anthology! Help us push to 32k to get additional pages! www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

28k+ raised! 500+ backers! Thank you everyone! We’re accepting late pledges too so you can order copies for yourself or to donate. This is just the beginning. I truly believe @appalachiacomics.bsky.social will change the direction of this region and our country. www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Thanks for all of your support for @appalachiacomics.bsky.social 💜 we are all so grateful for every single backer, shout out, repost… couldn’t have done it without the amazing community of contributors and supporters! More from us soon, time to get to work 💪🏼 (Late pledges are open fyi 👀)

Three hours left! Lock in now and help us give voice to those left out and left behind.

What Greg said! I'm honored to help tell my buddy Nick's story (and maybe others?).

Friends, the ISLANDS IN THE SKY Hurricane Helene benefit comics Kickstarter ends in 11 hours. This is an incredible project I'm honored to be part of - working on a story with flood survivor Jim Bourdy and artist Josh Adams. Would hugely appreciate your support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Now that we know this book will be made, can you help us spread the word that copies can be donated to schools, libraries, and independent bookstores? We have received dozens of requests and we need your help to fund them all. www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Only 18 hours left! Get your copies, get your rewards, support the recovery of Appalachia, and send a message to a mixed up world that no matter how hard things can be, comics are a force for good. www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

www.kickstarter.com/projects/app... With 50 hours to go we hit our goal! Still time to pledge if you want a great comic!

The greatest comics are often those based on real-life stories. The ones found in this project are some of the most incredible ever. Only 43 hours left to support a VERY important publishing project! @goodtroublepro.bsky.social @andrewaydin.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Now that we know this book will be made, can you help us spread the word that copies can be donated to schools, libraries, and independent bookstores? We have received dozens of requests and we need your help to fund them all. www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Funded!! Deeply grateful for all of the incredible support to get us here! But we’re not done yet. Lock in your copy of this important book and the amazing rewards Brian and others are offering to ensure this project does the most possible good for the people of the region.

only $260 to go, thanks for all of your support so far! pumped that this is going to fund so the team can make a great book 💜

63 hours to go and so close to fully funded. You could help it make its goal!

Jiminy Christmas, the Appalachian Comics Project is SO close to reaching its goal. Help the survivors of Helene share their experiences and find footing in the narrative arts, as well as help to demonstrate how comics can be a unique and helpful/practical way of documenting our stories.

I just backed this! It's a brilliant new project highlighting voices and stories of Southern Appalachia with wide-ranging art styles from acclaimed comics creators.

94% funded! Coming down to the wire. Help and Get one on one chats with your favorite creators like @brianmbendis.bsky.social (&signed books!), Matt Fraction, @ronmarz.bsky.social, or even have @andrewaydin.bsky.social help you with your nonfiction comics idea. www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

I feel like so many stories from the holler can be forgotten. Thank you for getting them out there.

!!! I might be from the edges of Appalachia but its my heart and the stories need to be told and remembered.

Have a look, people! (and others)

Sharing about kickstarters like @appalachiacomics.bsky.social is another easy and powerful way to be a helper.

Mr Terrific is such a fantastic support character in James Gunn’s Superman movie.

Highlighting ISLANDS IN THE SKY, an anthology series focusing on the storm/survival of Hurricane Helene. Thanks @teamculdesac.bsky.social for the heads up — it looks wonderful! www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Huge thank you to @brianmbendis.bsky.social for giving me an opportunity to speak about @appalachiacomics.bsky.social at the Cleveland Superman premiere last night. Grateful for all of the pledges that came from the audience. 89% funded now. Help us close the gap! www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Now 89% funded!! We are so close. And you can still get one on one chats with your favorite creators like @brianmbendis.bsky.social, Matt Fraction, @ronmarz.bsky.social, or even have @andrewaydin.bsky.social help you with your nonfiction comics idea. Never been a book with this many legends in it!

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Now 85% funded! Help us get the rest of the way there.

Digging the new Mister Terrific series? One custom commission from ‘Islands in the Sky’ contributor and Mister Terrific artist @vdelandro.bsky.social is available. Get beautiful art and support a good cause at the same time. #superman #misterterrific #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

Only $4200 left to raise! We added tiers for copies to be donated to schools, libraries, bookstores, and comic shops in the region, as well as some awesome new autographed rewards from @brianmbendis.bsky.social — Please chip in if you can! www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

The Islands in the Sky by Appalachia Comics Project on @kickstarter.com has 8 days to go and could use your support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/app... @andrewaydin.bsky.social

Thank you, Brian! We are so grateful for your work and your generosity. Let’s go!

Just FYI! Because the virtual hang rewards went very quickly. I offered to add a couple more because I love this project so much. Very good people are doing very good work here. Take a look at all the rewards and the project itself. It's pretty special.

Both sets are now spoken for!

A North Carolina emergency manager said he has resorted to searching for clues about the future of federal funding — and FEMA itself. “We’re all having to be like, hey, what have you heard? What do you know? What’s going on? Nobody knows,” he said. By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social

To celebrate today’s announcement of Andrew’s collaboration with José Andrés, we have two more signed book sets donated and signed by José as well as his co-author @thesteveorlando.bsky.social available now so get’em while you can. www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...

With unprecedented flooding happening again, understanding the climate science and the human stories of survival has never been more important. Help us build this understanding. www.kickstarter.com/projects/app...