Concrete Desert Comics

Today, the site basically goes live. We don’t have any content to post as of yet (well, we do, but first things first, y’dig?), nor do we even have the look of the site finalized, but it’ll be out there in the universe in case anyone wants to watch this thing as it grows. The plan at the moment consists of us working out the visual presentation of this place while looking for a few more contributors to add the current stable of talented Vegas artists we’ll be showcasing here to start.  After that, we’d like to launch sometime around August or September, putting up new work every few days depending on schedules, with a print version coming out once every month or two. Currently working on contributions are the following:

Justin Newberry:

Writer/artist of various upcoming short stories and maybe even a continuing story if time permits. Owner of Aberrant Press. Recent work includes the almost finished graphic novel Super for Aberrant Press, pencils and lettering on Greg Boucher’s continuing online superhero epic True North and assistant color work for The Luckiest Boy from IDW.

Gilbert Cuevas:

Writer/artist who’ll be working mainly on short stories while he continues editing his current film, Tales from the Android’s Dungeon. Past work includes penciling Super for Aberrant Press, creating both the comic and film Desert Rose for the same and working on various independent films including his own.

Gramm Matthew, Esquire:

Writer/Artist whose main focus for the time being will be working on shorts and an adaptation of works by HP Lovecraft with fellow writer Matthew Webb. He is the creator of the book Disposable Graffiti for Aberrant Press along with the band The Brier Patch Boys, an eclectic mash-up of electronic mixes, punk compositions and banjos.

Joseph Bergin III:

Writer/Artist who will be working on a number of short pieces while spending a year abroad working in Japan. Recently, he has contributed a wide array of work to publishers such as IDW (The Luckiest Boy and Hyperactive before that), Ape Entertainment (Attack of the Monstrology) and The Las Vegas Weekly.

Brandon Lin:

Brandon is currently a student at the Art Institute in Las Vegas working on his degree in video game design. He will be contributing short stories and a possible series to the anthology.

Jared Africa:

Just released from service to the United States Navy, Jared is attending college and will be doing pieces as his schedule allows.

Matthew Webb:

Writer who will be working with the aforementioned Gramm Matthew on a Lovecraft adaptation.

We’ll be adding more (hopefully doubling our current roster) local talent over the next couple months before we put up our first salvo of material. Feel free to join us in the meantime though, as we refine what this thing is gonna look like and let us know if you or someone you know might be interested in submitting some work!