SARAH LANDAUER
[ she/they ]
Head Writer & Co-Founder
Sarah is the brains behind the story-related operations here at Wasteland Comics. All the crazy characters you’re going to fall in love with, feel protective of, or hate with a burning passion are clamoring for attention in her overactive brain space—and she’s loving every minute of it (most of the time).
A SoCal native who studied Creative Writing and Religious Studies at Hollins University in Roanoke, VA, they’re also a halfway decent yogi, budding tea connoisseur, obsessed D&D player, avid reader, mediocre gamer, and crazy cat lady. Her love of deserts (and Death Valley in particular) and concern over the effects of climate change inspired Glitch’s setting and themes.
ALSTON NOVAK
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Head Artist & Co-Founder
Alston is steering the art portion of the ship here at Wasteland Comics. They spend their free time designing outrageous characters and always making sure to add 10% more gay and 25% more punk to every panel.
They've lived all over the country, but studied Creative Writing at the University of Iowa and Art at the Basement of Novak. They are a podcast enthusiast, animation nerd, and lapsed reader who is currently suffering from "Our Flag Means Death" brainrot. (Affectionate.)
DEE DEE DENISE
[ she/her ]
Social Media Manager
Dee Dee is the voice of Wasteland Comics. Unveiling the backend of production and bringing cool and new updates and experiences to fans of the wasteland!
A SoCal native who studied film, Dee Dee is now an avid lover of boba tea, positive affirmations, and Cowboy Bebop. She dreams of a future where quality live action adaptations of anime are the norm.
JAMES VANDERAH
[ he/him ]
Project Manager
James is the listmaker and timeline organizer for Wasteland Comics. He prides himself on taking notes, posting status updates, and navigating any daunting administrative forms. If artists can art and writers can write without worrying about other tasks, then James is happy.
Born but not raised in SoCal, he studied Film Production at the University of Miami and works in marketing. He aspires to have more tattoos, play more tabletop games, and always be the gay that can do math. Bring him a bagel and he’ll be your best friend.
Blake's Buzz Creator Chat
"Who's ready to get lit and talk nerd sh*t? This week, I'll be joined by Chuck Pineau, Sarah Landauer, Alston Novak, and Jeff Schiller! Everyone's got some awesome comics to chat about, and I've got a couple special announcements to drop!"
Watch our livestream with Blake's Buzz here!
Ambiente Feature
"Exploring vast and vibrant worlds and getting to know diverse and dynamic characters are what I love most about writing... GLITCH is honestly the most fun I've ever had writing anything in my life."
Read our article in Ambiente (pages 17-19)
Kickstarter Launch Party with Keeping it Geekly
Today we have the opportunity to sit down with Sarah & Alston to break down Glitch #1 and their experience creating #indiecomics! Be sure to check the links below to stay in touch with their future works!
Watch our livestream with Keeping it Geekly here!
KPBS SDCC Coverage
Coverage of the portfolio review process at San Diego Comic-Con. "Comic-Con is not over for artists who did portfolio reviews. Although Comic-Con ended on Sunday, some attendees will be busy this week following up on contacts they made during portfolio reviews at the convention."
Watch KPBS' coverage of SDCC
Interview with Voyage LA
"Sarah had the original idea for what would eventually become the epic we now call GLITCH... After a few emails, Alston asked too many questions about the world and Sarah replied with too many new characters and plots, so we scrapped the idea and began work on an on-going, 10+ volume series instead..."
Read our full interview with Voyage LA here!
Team GLITCH Talks Fury Road
on "This Is Rad!"
Alston and Sarah geek out about Mad Max: Fury Road (among LOTS of other things) in this high-octane episode of "This Is Rad!" with Kyle and Matthew. Can we stay on topic for more than 10 minutes? (Spoiler alert: No, we can't.)