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4	''I Summoned Cthulhu to Fund My Kickstarter'' is a satirical and ''allegedly'' autobiographical series by Creator/PatShand and Pat Mulholland that supposedly details how Shand became successful and pokes fun at the crowdfunded comics industry. Published by Shand's own Space Between Comics, it was, of course, funded on UsefulNotes/{{Kickstarter}}.
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6	In 2012, Pat Shand has just scored his first major comic-writing gig, writing two pages in ''ComicBook/AngelIDW''. Attending Comix-Con for the first time as a creator alongside his loyal buddy Twon Ficaro, he assumes he's going to be swarmed with fans.
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8	This does not happen.
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10	Feeling dejected, he and Twon reluctantly accept an invitation from Charles Stickney to attend a little get-together that promises to reveal the secret to success in comics. And it turns out the secret is getting a patron god. For a little blood to the right god (in Shand's case, the Waifu Goddess), the patron gods grant their worshipers instant funding on Kickstarter.
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12	Under the spell of the Waifu Goddess, Shand soon becomes rich and famous. But his ego and desperation get the better of him, and he soon discovers that all that blood was going somewhere he never expected. No points for guessing where.
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16	!!This series contains examples of:
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19	* AdamWesting: Shand heavily exaggerates how desperate and egotistical he was back in 2012.
20	* BrandX: The series features a number of thinly-veiled parodies of indie comics, including ''Horny Elves'' (a parody of ''Glarien''), ''Prophecy Lesbians'' (a parody of Shand's own ''ComicBook/DestinyNY''), and ''Fairy Tale Fucktape'' (a parody of ''ComicBook/GrimmFairyTales''.)
21	* CreatorCareerSelfDeprecation: In real life, ''ComicBook/DestinyNY'' is Pat Shand's longest-running title and has been consistently crowdfunded by his loyal fans for over a decade. In this series, it's got the less-prestigious title of ''Prophecy Lesbians'', and he had to make a literal DealWithTheDevil to secure funding for it.
22	* DealWithTheDevil: In order to secure funding for his comic, Shand resorts to making a blood sacrifice to the Waifu Goddess.
23	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: It's called ''I Summoned Cthulhu to Fund My Kickstarter'', and it is, in fact, about a man summoning Cthulhu to fund his Kickstarter.
24	* ShoutOut: The first issue includes nods to fellow crowdfunders like Charles Stickney and Travis Gibb.
25	* SmallNameBigEgo: In 2012, Shand is convinced that he's on the cusp of stardom just because he got a gig writing two pages in ''Angel''.

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