I've done two kickstarters for comic books, and my print run has been about 4x what I actually got from the Kickstarter. I've sold the extra copies of book 1 over the past year; I'll do the same with book 2 over the next. Basically I walk away from a Kickstarter with about $0 cash profit, and a nice pile of inventory to sell.
Of course, the margins on graphic novels are a LOT better than on board games. And they're easier to stick in a closet, easier to ship to a convention, etc.
I've done two kickstarters for comic books, and my print run has been about 4x what I actually got from the Kickstarter. I've sold the extra copies of book 1 over the past year; I'll do the same with book 2 over the next. Basically I walk away from a Kickstarter with about $0 cash profit, and a nice pile of inventory to sell.
Of course, the margins on graphic novels are a LOT better than on board games. And they're easier to stick in a closet, easier to ship to a convention, etc.