‘Space Relic Hunters: Smugglers, Rebels, And Sacred Ruins’ Now Live On Kickstarter
by Brendan M. Allen
Magnetic Press has announced a Kickstarter campaign for Space Relic Hunters: Smugglers, Rebels, And Sacred Ruins. The genre-bending, 120-page graphic novel from writer Sylvain Runberg and artist Grun fuses high-octane sci-fi action with sharp, satirical worldbuilding and a streak of razor-edged wit.
Two centuries after a cataclysmic interplanetary religious war, the galaxy lies under the iron grip of the “Great Quartet,” four deities who have outlawed all rival beliefs and unleashed the Divine Legions to crush dissent. Yet faith endures. Hidden among the stars, ancient alien religions survive through relics smuggled across star systems—each artifact a key to forgotten power.
Enter Xia, a fearless human relic hunter, and Little Mercur, her masked alien partner with secrets of his own. Alongside Vitellius—a disgraced centurion turned rogue—they navigate the black-market underworld of outlawed artifacts. Their latest mission: retrieve a relic from a hostile planet where danger lurks in every crater and betrayal is only a warp jump away.
The Space Relic Hunters Kickstarter campaign ends October 5th, 2025. Backer rewards kick in at the $12 level for a digital copy of the ogn. Hardcover copies are available for $25. A relic kit, prints, artifacts, and collectible coins are available at higher pledge tiers.
