SPACE RELIC HUNTERS: Smugglers, Rebels, and Sacred Ruins

Digital files have been sent!
6 months ago – Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 02:56:01 PM

Hi, Everyone!

Hope you're having a wonderful winter (and staying warm... it's freezing out there! Literally!)

We just wanted to post a quick update to let you know about two things:

1) DIGITAL FILES HAVE BEEN SENT!

You may have already received an email notification from Backerkit, but if not, check your inboxes (or spam folders) this weekend. You can also check your Backerkit page directly by logging into https://space-relic-hunters.backerkit.com/.

Once logged in, you should see a big blue button in the middle of the page that says "Get Your Digital Downloads" -- click on that to see your personal links for each item ordered. (Granted, you will only see that button if you have finished your Backerkit survey, but if you haven't, that link will also walk you through the process.)

The books are hosted by Gumroad -- you will have to follow the (simple) instructions to use your unique codes to download your files from Gumroad for free. 😊 

If you have any trouble or questions about the process, feel free to email us at [email protected] -- we're happy to help!

The physical books are on their way, expected to reach our warehouse in the week or so. The rest of the stretch goal bonus items are on their way too, and should be inhand soon. We hope to be able to start shipping in March, assuming no surprises catch us off guard...

To that end:

2) We've also initiated the Address Lock on Backerkit!

You should receive another email from Backerkit shortly stating that you have 48 hours to update your shipping address on file. If you aren't sure what address you used (or if you've even completed your survey), you can use the same link above to access the Pledge Manager.

If your address is current, you don't need to do anything. If you need to update your address but don't receive that email from Backerkit this weekend (check your spam folders), please reach out to us either as a message here through Kickstarter or by email at [email protected]. 

We are beginning fulfillment coordination with Quartermaster Logistics with the aim of shipping everything in March. 

We're traveling to France this week, and we hope to meet up with Sylvain Runberg to get the bookplates signed. (We'll coordinate with Grun to get his signature as well.) We won't be back until after the 7th, but we'll try to respond to any questions that come in while we're away. You can always email the customer support address above; they'll be online and responsive.

Thanks, everyone! More news and pics to come soon!

Orders locking this weekend!
7 months ago – Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 01:51:11 PM

Hi everyone!

Just a quick update to confirm that, as promised in the last update, we are locking orders this weekend. You should receive an email from Backerkit in the next 48 with notification to finalize your order before Sunday afternoon, at which point your survey will be locked so we can begin to organize data for fulfillment.

We'll process any balance charges due on Monday.

If you think you may need to change delivery address before shipping begins (estimated for March), let us know. We can make changes to your shipping address up until we lock addresses for shipping (estimated for late February).

Let us know if you have any questions or concerns! 

We're getting the bookplates printed now so we can bring them with us to France at the end of the month so that Sylvain and Grun can sign them. We'll share some photos once we have them!

Thanks, everyone!

Finished books are inbound from the printer!
7 months ago – Wed, Jan 07, 2026 at 03:44:38 PM

Hey Relic Hunters -- HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I can't believe it has been this long since the last update, but here we are in a brand new year...! Hopefully, everyone had a wonderful holiday and you are starting the year on a positive note.  

We received FINISHED COPIES of the books, and they look GREAT! Unlike the previous update's pix, these are full printed (complete "guts")! Which means it’s time for FLIPTHRU VIDEOS!

Below you’ll find video walkthroughs of the final printed editions so you can see the paper quality, colors, finishes, and all the cosmic goodness exactly as they’ll appear in your shipment.

The above is actually a hardcover with one of the acetate sleeves (but the books are identical to the standalone hardcover).

Below is a flip-through of the new complete edition of ON MARS that was available as an add-on:

These books turned out gorgeous. We can’t wait for you to hold them. If you missed out on ON MARS, fret not -- you can still add one to your order on Backerkit! Just log into your campaign account at https://space-relic-hunters.backerkit.com/ and you can modify your order by clicking the "Edit Your Order" button at the top right of the page.

WE WILL BE LOCKING ORDERS THIS FRIDAY!

That means you will receive a message from Backerkit this weekend with a 48-hour notice to complete your surveys. At that point (probably Monday), they will charge your payment method for any balance due (eg. postage, new add-ons, etc). Please finish your surveys before this weekend! After that, you will have to contact us to make any further changes before we start fulfillment.

We will be locking addresses two weeks later (January 23rd).

We'll post another update at that time.

Assuming everything is in our warehouse by the end of February, we should be on track to fulfill in March as promised. Stay tuned.

STATUS UPDATE: WAITING ON EXTRAS

While the books themselves are on the water and expected to reach our warehouse in a few weeks, we’re still waiting on several of the bonus items currently in production with our vendors. This includes most of the Stretch goal rewards, Ritual Kit components, and specialty printed items (eg the bookplates, which we'll be bringing with us to France at the end of this month to get them signed by the authors...)

Most of these are already in the manufacturing queue, and we’ll share photos as soon as samples arrive. Once everything is in‑hand, we’ll move into the full packing and fulfillment phase.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE!

We know waiting is the hardest part, but we want every piece of this campaign to meet the standard you backed us for. Your support continues to make this universe possible, and we’re excited to get these relics into your hands soon.

—The SPACE RELIC HUNTERS Team

Acetate Sleeve edition - dummy pix
9 months ago – Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 03:45:35 PM

Hey, everyone!

Things are rolling right along, and we were thrilled to get an advance proof assembly of the Limited "Sleeved" edition of the hardcover this weekend! Take a look --!

Each Sleeved edition will come in a fitted polybag (shrinkwrapping isn't recommended as it would warp the acetate sleeve). The sleeves fit GREAT, and add a layer of cool to the standard hardcover --

These are unprinted dummies, so the pages inside the hardcover are blank white, but everythign has been approved to print, so we should have printed advances soon. We'll be sure to post pix once we do!

There's still time to upgrade, if you'd like! While we set the limited print run, there are a handful left (we had to round up for the print run)... Let us know if you need help upgrading! Once we ship, these will be gone!

Thanks, everyone!

Surveys have been sent!
9 months ago – Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 03:00:18 PM

Hi everyone!

Sorry for the delay -- I realize we promised to send the full batch of surveys out by yesterday, but we got completely sidetracked... apologies! Life is getting so busy these days...

All surveys have now gone out, so please watch your email inbox for your personal invitation link. If you don't see that email by tomorrow morning, check your spam filter. If you don't see it there, message us here on Kickstarter or email [email protected]. We'll help you out. 

If you used a privaterelay.apple.id email address on Kickstarter, you will need to provide us with an alternate email address where you can receive messages and your survey link. We can update your pledge manager account with the new address and get you set up right away.

We've been juggling so many tasks lately, not the least of which is getting SPACE RELIC HUNTERS proofed and ready with the printer. We hope to have some assembly comps to share with you shortly!

We've also spent a bit of time preparing our next campaign which is now LIVE on Backerkit --

Yes, some of you may recognize this title from a Kickstarter campaign we ran back in 2022, but we've long since sold out of the hardcover books, and we've been asked repeatedly when we might reprint it. Rather than reprint it in its original format, however (which was promoted as exclusive and limited-edition), we are now presenting the saga in a BRAND NEW HARDCOVER OMNIBUS (and deluxe Slipcased hardcover omnibus)!

After this campaign, we will not reproduce those campaign-exclusive hardcover editions, so you'll want to act fast to get in on this hot item! The demand has been high!

In addition to the new hardcover omnibuses, we're also offering a campaign-exclusive, limited-edition resin statue of Sun Wukong, inspired by Chaiko's rendition!

And if that weren't enough, we're also premiering the first chapter in Chaiko's exciting adaptation of the 14th-century Chinese classic, THE THREE KINGDOMS! 

So even if you already own THE MONKEY KING from our campaign three years ago, there are new, exciting things to check out! Plus, we have lots of stretch goal plans... the original campaign saw a big bundle of campaign-exclusive collectibles added (for FREE) to physical pledges, so hopefully this one does as well.

Please check it out and tell all of your friends!

Thanks, everyone! More info soon!