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Universals Initiative Book I

Name: Universals Initiative Book I
Brand: Mark Poulton
Rating: 4.5 (19 reviews)

An all-star superhero epic by Mark & Chase Poulton, Jon Malin, Rob Liefeld, Joe Bennett, Dan Dahl, Debora Carita & more!

Created by Mark Poulton · Launched Aug 21, 2026 · Closes Sep 24, 2026

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

Raised

$1K

Goal $100

Backers

19

4 data points

Funded

1235%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

32 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Graphic Novels category average. This project has hit 1235% of its goal, while the average live Graphic Novels project on Kickstarter sits at 512% (2.4× the category median).

Early Momentum: 52 / 100 — medium potential. Project is in its first 43 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

4 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Aug 21, 2026Aug 22, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

late surge

Hit goal in 1 hour.

Late-surge pattern — momentum built up in the campaign's second half.

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EARLY MOMENTUM

🆕 NEW

52/ 100

Medium 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 launch43h

Funded so far1235%

% per hour29.00%

Backers19

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$8K

Predicted to fund 7951% 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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