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[RivalCore]

Danny was the first patreon I supported and now Drew is the second. Really looking forward to what Drew puts out. Plus he's a chill dude.

 

[zackmorris]

First time I've ever subscribed to a Patreon. Drew's a great guy, and his North Korea/Iceland videos are two of the best in Giant Bomb's history, and that's REALLY saying something.

Same here. This seems like it will be really great.

 

[SexyFish]

Ryckert is going to quit and do a vlog series of visiting every Taco Bell now, isn't he?

The Taco Belltway.

 

[Zaph]

 

[CanUKlehead]

No one online more deserving in my eyes than Drew!

 

[Wuiji]

$11,941 per month?!

 

[ThreePiMatt]

Hopefully people, and Drew specifically, temper their expectations since there is a tendency for people to drop their support before actual payment is due. Drew is a pretty smart dude, so I assume he's not budgeting his future based on these early numbers.

 

[IISANDERII]

First time I've ever subscribed to a Patreon. Drew's a great guy, and his North Korea/Iceland videos are two of the best in Giant Bomb's history, and that's REALLY saying something.

Haven't seen either of those. I wonder if seeing them would convince me to pledge

 

[Bubba_Sparks]

Hi I'm Drew!

Follow me as I show the rest of the world how great my hair is!

...Oh, and something about videogames or whatever.

Subscibe and I'll send you a single strand of my hair ever month!

Thanks!

 

[CanUKlehead]

Hopefully people, and Drew specifically, temper their expectations since there is a tendency for people to drop their support before actual payment is due. Drew is a pretty smart dude, so I assume he's not budgeting his future based on these early numbers.

Hopefully, yeah. I assume he gets taxed on a good chunk of this?

 

[Hierophant]

first episode is gonna be him flying to a place

 

[J_Viper]

And I'm in. My first Patreon subscription ever.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Hopefully he can get enough money every month to keep this going. Has anyone ever crowdfunded a travel documentary series before? Seems like it would take a lot of money.

 

[Jintor]

Beautiful

 

[Fried Food]

This is the first step in getting hired by CNN

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

Sure, I'll throw $3 at that for a few months and see how it goes. He's an interesting guy that should create interesting content.

Congrats, Drew!

 

[Twookie]

damn, did not expect him to reach those numbers so fast.

good on him honestly, very excited to see how this goes!

 

[itwasTuesday]

Hey man, gotta strike that meme iron while its hot.

The first goal says for new gear. I want to see a gear list on all the hot video equipment hes getting for this. bts stuff like that is always interesting.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Money is rolling in. Good for him.

 

[Loxley]

This will be the first Patreon I've ever supported. Props to Drew for pursuing his passion - it sounds awesome!

 

[ScaryShark]

Haha

 

[mattiewheels]

Is there a trend for the Patreon model to have a big drop off after the initial excitement? It seems like such a different thing than Kickstarter, where you can capitalize on a moment rather than establish a monthly payment.

 

[chubigans]

Bwahaha

 

[Weetrick]

Is there a trend for the Patreon model to have a big drop off after the initial excitement? It seems like such a different thing than Kickstarter, where you can capitalize on a moment rather than establish a monthly payment.

I've always wondered this as well

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Hey man, gotta strike that meme iron while its hot.

The first goal says for new gear. I want to see a gear list on all the hot video equipment hes getting for this. bts stuff like that is always interesting.

That's uh like the 4th goal or something.

Edit: it's the 7th.

 

[Aquavelvaman]

Is there a trend for the Patreon model to have a big drop off after the initial excitement? It seems like such a different thing than Kickstarter, where you can capitalize on a moment rather than establish a monthly payment.

It depends on the model, I think. The #1 patreon, Chapo Trap House, is basically just a subscription to their weekly premium podcasts with only one tier at $5.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

It depends on the model, I think. The #1 patreon, Chapo Trap House, is basically just a subscription to their weekly premium podcasts with only one tier at $5.

Pretty sure Danny Dwyer's one has just grown too since the beginning, no?

 

[ShadowKingpin]

Now this is golden.

 

[SugarDave]

This is a cool idea, Drew is awesome and I'm very happy for him.

 

[totowhoa]

This may very well be my first Patreon! So excited to see these.

 

[Voras]

Congrats to Drew striking out on his own. It's funny that he and Danny both ended up doing this so close together.

 

[outunderthestars]

Backed for $3 a month. Happy to see where this goes!

 

[StrawberryJam]

This is such a great thing to have with the horrible shit thats been on GAF the past few days about a certain few assholes. Showing that games are a universal thing for everyone is something I can get behind. Really respect Scanlon for this.

 

[Duraigo]

Drew making it rain mad money.

 

[Kerned]

I'm so happy for Drew, and I'm excited about watching the great stuff he's sure to make. I imagine leaving GB was a tough decision, but man what a great reason to go.

 

[thechristoph]

Hopefully, yeah. I assume he gets taxed on a good chunk of this?

Between taxes and Patreon's cut, I think they get about 60% of what it says on the page.

 

[Wereroku]

Looking forward to what comes out of this.

 

[JasonV]

Hi I'm Drew!

Follow me as I show the rest of the world how great my hair is!

...Oh, and something about videogames or whatever.

Subscibe and I'll send you a single strand of my hair ever month!

Thanks!

Good luck to you sir

 

[BOTEC]

I'm in for $5/mo. The travelogues on Giantbomb are some of their top-tier content. More of that plz. Siberia, what's up with that?

 

[john tv]

Cloth Map is an awful name for this venture. But best of luck to him.

I think it's a great name!

 

[| Praxis |]

So happy for Drew right now.

 

[ScientificPizza]

Drew is fantastic at making edited content and as much as I loved him at Giant Bomb (he was my favourite bomb boy ) it always felt like that talent was going to waste

I'm excited af about this tbh

 

[Falchion]

Just watched the trailer, looks awesome indeed.

 

[molnizzle]

Patreon is so dope.

 

[Zafir]

Perfect.

 

[broncobuster]

Best of luck to Drew. Logo is really damn good.

It could end up Departures-ish if he gets a good travel partner.

Drew is becoming the Rick Steves of gaming.

That's a nice comparison, actually.

 

[Inviusx]

Awesome GO DREW!

 

[Aaron]

Pretty sure Danny Dwyer's one has just grown too since the beginning, no?

Considerably actually. Going by memory, he was around $19k when the first doc was released. He's now $23k a month. Jesus.

 

[so1337]

I'm glad Drew decided to invest that meme money.

 

[KaYotiX]

First patreon i might actually sub too.