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The technical difficulties, including website outages that lasted about 22-23 hours, temporarily hindered sales, but they did little to dampen the overall excitement. Eric July and his team have openly acknowledged these problems, promising fixes and improvements moving forward. The resilience of the campaign and its supporters underscores a community that values quality storytelling over industry trends.
The Isom campaigns are slated to continue until August 27, 2023, leaving plenty of time for further growth. While reaching the first campaign’s peak of $3.7 million appears ambitious, such a feat underscores the massive shift happening in independent comics. The early success of Isom #2 already dispels notions that July's achievements were purely flukes or one-off occurrences.