Rift Riders #1: A Tale of Space Pirates & Cowboys!
A project in St. Paul, MN by Chris Beck000days
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Rift Riders is a swashbuckling sci-fi action / adventure comic with pirates, ninjas, cowboys, spaceships, and talking animal people!
Backers: 160
Average Pledge Per Backer: $47
Funded: $7,591 of $3,000
Dates: Nov 17th -> Dec 17th (30 days)
Project By: Chris Beck
Backers: 160
Average Pledge Per Backer: $47
Funded: $7,591 of $3,000
Dates: Nov 17th -> Dec 17th (30 days)
Project By: Chris Beck
$7,591
current pledge level
Last Updated: December 17 @ 01:05 -0500 GMT
253%
of goal
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Latest News
All Stretch Goals Unlocked: Achieved! 
December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
With 25 hours left in the Kickstarter, all the stretch goals have been unlocked! As long as there is no mass exodus of pledge backers, all physical reward tier backers will receive a Captain Crow Lapel Pin, a 1.5 inch Rift Riders logo die-struck... (Read More)
It's the Final COUNTDOWN!
December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Well Friends, It looks like we're closing in on the end of the first leg of our Kickstarter journey, and boy has it been an adventure! The campaign has smashed all my expectations and we are just a few dollars away from the last stretch goal: a... (Read More)
Flash Update!
December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I’ll make this brief, you guys are awesome. You’ve reached your 4th stretch goal, the complete main story roster as playable RPG characters with stats; as it stands now that is Captain Crow, Julius Red-Hand, Gus, Fiona, I’ll add the Gristle... (Read More)
Reaching for the Stars!
December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Friends! What an amazing journey this Rift Riders kickstarter has been! Every day the support for this humble project grows and this wondrous dream of mine comes closer to reality. While there are only a few days left on the first stretch of this... (Read More)
Higher, Further, Faster!
December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Alright my friends... We did it; we passed another stretch goal, the $6000 RPG character stat tarot sized cards featuring Captain Crow and Julius Red-Hand. These will allow you to play the two main character of Rift Riders in a DnD 5e compatible RPG... (Read More)
Small-Big Announcement!
December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy Kraken! Thanks to the awesome interest that’s been building in the last week, Rift Riders just reached its $6000 stretch goal! Woot! That’s 200 freaking percent of the initial funding goal! I am absolutely stunned and humbled by your amazing... (Read More)
Page 20 95% Finished!
December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
With the exception of some lettering I need to do, page 20 is done and I wanted to share it with you. I’m pretty happy with it, I hope you enjoy it! -Chris (Read More)
Stretch Goal Update
December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
After much deliberation, Ive decided to change the reward for the $6,500 benchmark achievement. While I am a huge RPG fan and love miniatures, after a bit of research I concluded that the cost to produce customs minis, both in terms of commissioning... (Read More)
Action Scene!
December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Just wanted to share a little explosive action in process for page 20, enjoy! -Chris (Read More)
Sci-Fi Survey!
December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Friends! Just a quick couple of questions to get the nerdy juices flowing… What’s your favorite sci-fi tv show or movie? What’s your favorite sci-fi novel? Who is your favorite sci-fi character? I’m a huge Star Trek fan, all of it, except... (Read More)
Cruising Speed!
November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Rift Rider Friends, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving with friends and family, got to eat some good food, and enjoy a long weekend. For those of you who don't celebrate that holiday in the US or abroad, I hope you had a good weekend as well!... (Read More)
Black Friday, Smack Friday!
November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Why wait in line for "deals" when you can support cool independent projects that need your help now! The 13th Labor is one such project; its a fantastic story Set against the backdrop of an intergalactic Tournament of Champions, The 13th Labor is the... (Read More)
A Short Video Message!
November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
Lets Prime the Warp Engines!
November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Rift Riders is doing awesome, thanks largely to you. You have rocketed us past the first few stretch goals that I belatedly created, and now Im scrambling to work up something cooler just past the asteroid belt. So, here it is: Im teaming up with my... (Read More)
Much to be Thankful for.
November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Ok, due to some unprecedented pledge activity, all crew slots have been taken; 3 amazing backers have decided to join the crew of Rift Riders characters, which is freaking bonkers, and makes me want to cry. *** While I take a moment to process... (Read More)
Tossing Coins to my Pledgers!
November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
...and with that, we've blown past another stretch goal thanks to another generous soul who has decided to "Crew Up". I am stunned, completely flummoxed... but most of all grateful for all the amazing support I've received for this humble project.... (Read More)
Stretch Goal: Achieved!
November 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
You guys are so freaking awesome! Rift Riders just passed its first real stretch goal (Im not counting the one at $3,500 because I was too slow, and numbers) Now I get to go to work actually designing the thing; I was checking out vendors because I... (Read More)
STRETCH GOALS!!!
November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Whelp, you guys made me do it! I had to make some stretch goals and its your fault, and Im glad!! For reaching $3500 in funding, Im going to add a map of the universe of Rift Riders, a ship cross-section of captains Crows ship, the Gryphon, and a... (Read More)
Family Loss
November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
I’ve suffered a loss in my family, my best friend and faithful dog companion Sif; you saw her give me a big slobbery kiss if you watched the Rift Riders intro video. Sif, was one of the chief inspirations for this project as well. I will do the... (Read More)
Stretch Goals? What are those?
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
So, just yesterday I was thinking to myself, I should probably start thinking about stretch goals especially given that we had already met my initial funding goal, and were inching our way towards 3,500... well I guess I was a little slow to the... (Read More)
Onward & Upward!
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
The Kickstarter is well underway and we’re still riding the wake of the early success this week! I’m adding value to one of the add-on incentives (the pinup postcard set) with this new illo, the Topcow Tripple Threat featuring Aspen Matthews,... (Read More)
Rift Riders is getting some LOVE!
November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick update, Rift Riders was picked as a project that Kickstarter loves. This is pretty exciting because it means Rift Riders will start to see a little more natural traffic from the Kickstarter site itself independent of my own marketing... (Read More)
Ooops, jumped the gun!
November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
It happens some times, people change their minds, and we ducked back under the funding goal… but no worries… we’re going hard into the next stage! Stay tuned! (Read More)
FUNDED in under 12 hours.
November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
My Rift Rider posse, you are legion. You have completely blown me away with you’re generous support! The Rift Rider Kickstarter has fully funded on the first day, completely surpassing my wildest hopes! This is Amazing!! Thank you so much! There is... (Read More)
2/3rds Funded!! (in 5 hours)
November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Big news my Rift Riders posse: thanks to your generosity, including the super awesome pledge by one of you to “Crew Up”, we are 2/3rds funded at 2,450 and $550 away from funding on the first freaking day! I am absolutely stunned and humbled by... (Read More)
1/3rd Funded in under 2 hours!
November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
You are AWESOME!! Rift Riders #1: Ante Up! is 1/3rd funded in under 2 hours on the first day of the campaign. This is HUGE! All of the research I have done in learning how to run a successful Kickstarter says that projects that can reach 1/3rd of... (Read More)
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