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{{Infobox comic strip |
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| title = Pictures for Sad Children |
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| image = [[Image:Pfsclogo.png]] |
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| author = John Campbell |
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| url = picturesforsadchildren.com |
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| rss = http://www.rsspect.com/rss/pfsc.xml |
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| status = Unknown |
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| first = 2007 |
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| last = 2014 |
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| genre = [[Absurdist humor]], [[Black comedy|black humor]], [[Comedy]] |
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}} |
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'''Pictures for Sad Children''' was a [[webcomic]] created by John Campbell in 2007. The comic variously employed dark, surreal, or gritty humor and was mainly story-driven until shifting to more self-contained strips. ''Pictures for Sad Children'' was a finalist in the 2008 [[Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards]] (WCCA) as an Outstanding Newcomer.<ref>[http://www.ccawards.com/2008finalists.html The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards - 2008 List of Winners & Finalists<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Kickstarter and subsequent closure== |
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In May 2012, John Campbell set up a [[Kickstarter]] [[crowdfunding]] project to fund production of the second book of Pictures for Sad Children, entitled "Sad Pictures for Children". Some of the perks were outlandish or bizarre, such as Campbell drawing a comic under the influence of [[Dimethyltryptamine|DMT]], going to the dentist "for the first time in ~8 years" or putting up paste-ups in the donor's city under the risk of being arrested.<ref name="kickstarter"/> The campaign succeeded, with $51,615 raised from a goal of $8,000.<ref name="kickstarter">{{cite web|title=sad pictures for children by john campbell|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/73258510/sad-pictures-for-children|publisher=Kickstarter|accessdate=3 February 2013}}</ref> |
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On September 19, 2012, Campbell posted an update to the Kickstarter project claiming to have faked depression "for profit".<ref name="pretending"/><ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/73258510/sad-pictures-for-children/posts/311890 Update #2 - I'VE BEEN PRETENDING TO BE DEPRESSED FOR PROFIT AND I'M SORRY]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailydot.com/society/pictures-for-sad-children-kickstarter-depression/|title=Artist's confession of faked depression draws mixed reactions on Kickstarter|author=Fidel Martinez|date=September 20, 2012|work=The Daily Dot}}</ref> This post was followed up by a post stating he had "faked faking depression".<ref name="pretending">[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/73258510/sad-pictures-for-children/posts/313179 Update #3 - I'VE BEEN PRETENDING TO BE PRETENDING TO HAVE DEPRESSION FOR PROFIT AND I'M SORRY]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://killscreen.com/articles/how-disappear-completely-internet/|title=How to disappear completely from the internet|author=Daniel Fries|date=January 7, 2012|work=Killscreen}}</ref> |
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On February 27, 2014, Campbell posted a final update explaining that 75% of the rewards for supporting the project had been sent out, and that no more would be sent out in the future. Attached was a video of Campbell supposedly "burning one book for every email received asking about the unreceived books", totalling 127 burned copies of the book. Campbell claimed that the funds to ship the remaining books were not available. "Two weeks ago, the stress of not being able to afford to mail the books prompted Campbell to burn 127 books behind a dumpster in an alley behind [her] apartment."<ref name = "dnainfo"/> In addition, Campbell stated that one book would be burned for every email received after the update was posted.<ref name="kickstarter_end">{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/73258510/sad-pictures-for-children/posts/759318|title= Update #32 - IT'S OVER|date=February 17, 2014|accessdate=March 2, 2014|publisher=Kickstarter|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Nma8K40N|archivedate=March 2, 2014}}</ref> Campbell also noted that the Pictures for Sad Children comic itself would be ending, and expressed discontent with money as a concept as well as the consequences of capitalism and its effects on relationships between people in society.<ref name="kickstarter_end"/> In an interview, Campbell claimed that "750 to 800 books (were shipped), while another 150 were undeliverable and returned". Campbell also said that no further books were sent out due to lack of funds to ship them.<ref name = "dnainfo">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140305/wicker-park/kickstarter-fail-artist-raises-51k-publish-books-burns-them-alley|title=Kickstarter Fail: Artist Raises $51K to Publish Books, Burns Them in Alley|author=Alisa Hauser|date=March 5, 2014|work=DNAinfo}}</ref> However, in May 2014, Max Temkin, one of the creators of the popular card game [[Cards Against Humanity]] and himself a backer of the Pictures For Sad Children Kickstarter, took over responsibilities for the project. Temkin announced he would send surveys to anyone who paid for a book but hadn't received one, and that he would be paying for shipping costs with his own funds.<ref name = "maxtemkin">{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/73258510/sad-pictures-for-children/posts/843813|title= Update #34 - An Update From Max Temkin|date=Ma y 14, 2014|accessdate= July 9, 2016|publisher= Kickstarter}}</ref> On July 17, Temkin announced they had managed to ship books to everyone who completed the survey.<ref name = maxtemkin2>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/73258510/sad-pictures-for-children/posts/916796|title= Update #36 - Shipping Update|date=July 17, 2014|accessdate= July 9, 2016|publisher= Kickstarter}}</ref> |
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In September 2015, the domain picturesforsadchildren.com lapsed. The web page became a [[GoDaddy]] advertisement offering to sell the rights to the URL. The page has displayed various contents since. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{WebCite|url=http://webcitation.org/62BI1AAtn|title=Pictures for Sad Children|date=October 4, 2011}} |
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[[Category:Comedy webcomics]] |
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[[Category:2000s webcomics]] |
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[[Category:2010s webcomics]] |
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[[Category:American webcomics]] |
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[[Category:Defunct websites]] |
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