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THE BLUE LOTUS STRIKES

Name: THE BLUE LOTUS STRIKES
Brand: Des Taylor
Rating: 4.3 (145 reviews)

A retro-1960's-inspired crime caper, brought to you by Des Taylor ( Despop Publishing Scarlett Couture/ Eva Strongbird & The Marine)

Created by Des Taylor · Launched May 5, 2026 · Closes Jun 8, 2026

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

Raised

$14K

Goal $2K

Backers

145

1 data points

Funded

602%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

33 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Graphic Novels category average. This project has hit 602% of its goal, while the average live Graphic Novels project on Kickstarter sits at 377% (59% above the category).

Early Momentum: 85 / 100 — high potential. Project is in its first 10 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Most popular pledge tiers

146 backers across 21 tiers. Sourcing tip: the most-chosen tier reveals the price point this market accepts.

$28

THE BLUE LOTUS STRIKES COVER A Signed

53 backersShips 2026-09

36%

OF BACKERS

$14

THE BLUE LOTUS DIGITAL EDITION

35 backersShips 2026-07

24%

OF BACKERS

$55

THE CATS KITTEN CLUB EDITION

22 backers28 of 50 leftShips 2026-09

15%

OF BACKERS

$55

THE CATS KITTEN CLUB EARLY BIRD EDITION

15 backersSOLD OUTShips 2026-09

10%

OF BACKERS

$271

THE SKETCH EDITION Variant

8 backers12 of 20 leftShips 2026-09

5%

OF BACKERS

Reward data is refreshed daily. Tier-level backer counts may be slightly behind live pledging.

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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 launch10h

Funded so far602%

% per hour59.90%

Backers145

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$381K

Predicted to fund 16472% 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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