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Upstart Issue #1 by Riley Malnak

Name: Upstart Issue #1 by Riley Malnak
Brand: Dreamscape Publishing
Rating: 4.1 (39 reviews)

The fanboy has become the hero!

Created by Dreamscape Publishing · Launched Jul 3, 2026 · Closes Aug 2, 2026

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

Raised

$2K

Goal $1K

Backers

39

3 data points

Funded

162%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

29 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Comic Books category average. This project has hit 162% of its goal, while the average live Comic Books project on Kickstarter sits at 299% (46% below the category).

Early Momentum: 62 / 100 — strong potential. Project is in its first 26 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

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Jul 3, 2026Jul 4, 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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62/ 100

Strong 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 launch26h

Funded so far162%

% per hour6.33%

Backers39

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$18K

Predicted to fund 1525% 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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