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Masque of the Red Death by Wendy Pini

Name: Masque of the Red Death by Wendy Pini
Brand: Flesk Publications
Rating: 4.1 (253 reviews)

A sweeping, 400-page graphic novel reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale written and illustrated by Wendy Pini!

Created by Flesk Publications · Launched Aug 4, 2026 · Closes Sep 4, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$20K

Goal $15K

Backers

253

2 data points

Funded

131%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

30 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Graphic Novels category average. This project has hit 131% of its goal, while the average live Graphic Novels project on Kickstarter sits at 421% (69% below the category).

Early Momentum: 85 / 100 — high potential. Project is in its first 11 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

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Aug 4, 2026Aug 5, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in 1 hour.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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EARLY MOMENTUM

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85/ 100

High potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch11h

Funded so far131%

% per hour12.22%

Backers253

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$448K

Predicted to fund 2988% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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