After Worlds End Publishing

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Post-Apocalyptic Tales of Hope and Wonder by @srlandauer.bsky.social Website: www.AfterWorldsEnd.com

A desert background with text overlayed on it: GLITCH 1. Welcome to the Wasteland “And now, the Wasteland was all that was left: an arid desert harsh enough to make life difficult, sometimes unbearable, but at least not impossible.” After Worlds End Substack afterworldsend.substack.com
A photo of Sarah Landauer sitting at her convention table with her chin on her hands.
A photo of Sarah Landauer in a black t-shirt with the After Worlds End logo on it, holding a stuffed animal kit fox on her head as she gives the peace sign at her convention table.
Photo of Sarah Landauer holding a stuffed animal (desert kit fox) at her L.A. Comic Con Artist Alley table.
Price menu for GLITCH vinyl stickers, enamel pins, trading cards, sticker sheets, and magnets available for purchase at Sarah Landauer’s Artist Alley table at L.A. Comic Con.
Photo of Sarah Landauer making a heart with her hands in front of a L.A. Comic Con banner in the Los Angeles Convention Center lobby.
A photo of Sarah Landauer wearing a Clockwork Child shirt and giving the peace sign in front of her convention table. Beneath the photo reads, “L.A. Comic Con September 26-28, 2025 Artist Alley E26.”
After Worlds End’s logo, a silhouetted figure walking amongst sand dunes toward a rising sun. Text reads “Keeping the Fire Alive” and “afterworldsend.substack.com.”
Three Whittier Comic Fest attendees holding copies of GLITCH.
An image of hovering sand skiffs speeding forward, manned by sand pirates. Below, a banner reads “SFS Art Fest | Saturday April 26 3-11 PM | Free Admission | Heritage Park, 12100 Mora Dr, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.” On the banner is also an image of Zephyr the desert kit fox riding a hoverboard while wearing a pink scarf and goggles, saying “See you there!”
An image of a large hovering ship in the desert, its hull open to welcome the cab of a big rig truck and a girl on a hoverboard.
A square cropped image of the cover of A CACTUS CAROL, composition inspired by a classic cover of A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens.
A graphic that reads “Thank You!!!” with the Kickstarter logo, and a cropped image of Dr. Walker from GLITCH celebrating. Below reads: GLITCH #1-3: A Post-Apocalyptic Solarpunk Adventure Launched 1 Nov, 2024 | Deadline 30 Nov, 2024 $3,526 pledged 100% funded 87 backers 0 seconds to go
An image that reads “Happy Thanksgiving” and depicts Ari eating a turkey leg as Zephyr glares at her grumpily.
Graphic that reads: $484 to Funding, Mateys! There is a cute drawn image of a desert kit fox curled up under an oversized pirate hat. Below is a screenshot that reads: GLITCH #1-3: A Post-Apocalyptic Solarpunk Adventure Launched 1 Nov, 2024 | Deadlune 30 Nov, 2024 $3,016 Pledged 86% Funded 67 Backers 3 Days to Go And below is the Kickstarter logo.
Graphic that reads “New Stickers, Ahoy!” and “Kickstarter,” along with three sticker designs: one of Ari and Zephyr looking annoyed as Ari says “For the tiniest grain of a moment, I actually thought you were cool,” one of a pirate flag featuring a skull with bandana and two B’s with two futuristic guns in an X shape, and one of Zephyr curled up under an oversized pirate hat.
Graphic displaying the standard cover of GLITCH #3 by Alston Novak (featuring Ari precariously balancing on a hoverboard as she is pursued by The Night Rider on a hovercycle, Blane on a dirt bike, and Jaws & Boom in a truck) and the Kickstarter Exclusive variant cover by Don Aguillo (featuring Ari, Zephyr, Glitch, The Night Rider, Dusty, and Captain Max in a poster presentation style).
An image of Ari with Zephyr on her shoulder as they both stare with comically wide eyes up at a “Kickstarter Project We Love” sticker. Dusty smiles proudly next to them.
Dusty dramatically swerves in the driver’s seat while Ari looks at him incredulously. DUSTY: “GLITCH #3’s Kickstarter campaign goes live in only a week??? Scrap, I forgot!” ARI: “Wait, you haven’t followed its prelaunch yet, sand-for-brains?”
A drawing of The Night Rider, Blane, and other characters racing toward the viewer on hovercyvles, dirt bikes, and trucks. Text reads “GLITCH #3 Coming Soon to Kickstarter.”
A graphic featuring drawings of Sarah Landauer, Alston Novak, Dee Dee Denise, and the characters Glitch and Zephyr with text detailing that GLITCH and Wasteland will be at Los Angeles Comic Con October 4-6, 2024 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. A box with added text specifies that they will be at Artist Alley B26.
Selfie of Alston Novak and Sarah Landauer with Don Aguillo at his Artist Alley table at WonderCon 2024. Text graphics read: “Meet GLITCH #3’s Variant Cover Artist! Don Aguillo @artofdonaguillo”
A collage of four images: 1) Ari and Zephyr with cartoon-y wide eyes staring at something in awe. 2) Ari and Zephyr with cartoon-exaggerated grimaces. 3) Ari and Zephyr with cartoonishly narrowed eyes as they look at a grimacing Dusty. 4) Ari looking skeptical and doing air quotes with her hands.
A cropped image of the cover of GLITCH #1 featuring protagonist Ari. Top banner reads: “Comic Con International Presents: WonderCon 2024, Anaheim Convention Center, March 29-31.” Bottom banner reads: “Hall A, Small Press, SP-47.”
Photo of a banner that reads: “See you next year! October 4-6, 2024”
A kit fox plushie next to shelves with GLITCH #1 and #2, plus 8x10 art prints of Ari, The Night Rider, Sonia the Serpent, and Blane.
Selfie of Sarah, Alston, James, and Dee Dee in front of a GLITCH banner.
Photo of Wasteland Comics’ artist alley table.
The cover of GLITCH #2, featuring Ari and Glitch standing back to back with a skeleton on the ground and a dead tree with a root wrapped around Ari’s leg. Added text reads: “PDF Available Now! WastelandComics.com”
A close up shot of Boom, face scarred and eyes hidden by goggles in with an ominous vibe. Underneath, the image reads, “One Week…”
A cropped image of GLITCH #2’s cover featuring Ari and Glitch. Added text reads: “L.A. Comic Con | December 1-3, 2023 | Los Angeles Convention Center | Artist Alley C61”
An orange tabby stands proudly behind two copies of GLITCH #2—one standard cover and one variant cover.
Ari sits in the desert at night, dressed in a stylized grim reaper costume as she carves a jack-o-lantern out of a cactus. Zephyr rests nearby, eating candy from a sack.
A cropped panel from GLITCH #2 of a female scientist jumping up and down in celebration.
An image of Ari with Zephyr on her shoulder and the A.I., Glitch, projecting out of her prosthetic arm’s palm. Another A.I., Sandman, looms behind her and they’re both surrounded by a hologram globe and banner with coordinates and “Project GeniSys.” A text graphic reads, “Thank you for an awesome campaign!”
A “Greetings from the Wasteland” post card featuring solarpunk scenery.
Graphic depicting two stickers featuring a desert kit fox and potted succulents over a dark blue hex background. Text at the top reads: “Unlocked! 3” Vinyl Stickers” and there is a Kickstarter “K” logo in the bottom right corner.
A cropped comic book panel showing Blane angrily walking away from a shocked Jaws the Rock-Eater. Text reads: “Kickstarter 100 Backer Milestone Unlocked! Page 6 Added!”
A collage of images: 1) A blurred comic page with a large question mark on it. 2) A grumpy looking young man with a spiky Mohawk, Blane. 3) Two stickers featuring a desert kit fox alongside succulents. Above the college reads: “Kickstarter. GLITCH #1-2: A YA Post-Apocalyptic Solarpunk Comic Series. Launched 12 Sep. 2023 | Deadline 12 Oct. 2023. $4,295 pledged. 122% funded. 98 backers. 7 days to go.”
Blake’s Buzz Live graphic with photos of Sarah Landauer and Alston Novak. Graphic reads, “Sarah Landauer & Alston Novak. Tonight, 10/02, 5:30 PM PST / 8:30 PM EST. Blake’s Buzz Sponsored by Metal Ninja Studios.”
Graphic reads: “Kickstarter. GLITCH #1-2: A YA Post-Apocalyptic Solarpunk Comic Series. Launched 12 Sep, 2023. Deadline 12 Oct, 2023. $4,182 pledged. 119% funded. 88 backers. 11 days to go.” There’s a drawing of a desert kit fox balancing on a ball to the left, and two GLITCH #2 covers on the right.
An image of a blue A.I. hologram in the form of a preteen sci-fi/punk girl with short hair looking mortified.
A dark hexagonal patterned background with two sticker designs. Left: A desert kit fox curled up around a potted plant with a sunflower and succulent. Right: A desert kit fox cradling a rounded pot with heart shaped succulents. Image reads, “3” vinyl sticker set unlocks at $4,500 for all physical backers!”
Cover of GLITCH #1 by Alston Novak, Sarah Landauer, James Vanderah, and Dee Dee Denise. Art depicts a black teenage girl, Ari, riding a hoverboard in a desert solarpunk setting with a desert kit fox, Zephyr.
Two “stacks” of comic covers. On the left is GLITCH #2’s standard cover by Alston Novak featuring protagonists Ari and Glitch. On the right is GLITCH #2’s variant cover by Heather Vaughan featuring antagonists The Night Rider and Sandman.
Jaws the Rock-Eater, a man getting out of a truck, wears a cowboy hat, jeans, cowboy boots, and straps of bullets. He holds a rocket launcher in one hand and has two handguns holstered at his hips.
A cropped image of a comic book page showing Boom standing in front of a metal door rigged with explosives as Gadget—one of the Cactus Clan teens—looks at him in surprise. Above is a screenshot of Kickstarter stats that read: “GLITCH #1-2: A YA Post-Apocalyptic Solarpunk Comic Series; Launched 12 Sep, 2023; Deadline 12 Oct, 2023; $3,843 pledged; 109% funded; 63 backers; 25 days to go.”
A cropped image of a comic panel with Jaws the Rock-eater proudly saying, “O’ course. Ya ask fer Boom, ya get BOOM,” as he stands behind Boom, who is hunched over digging through a bag. The graphic reads: “Kickstarter, 50+ Backer Milestone Unlocked! Page 5 Added!”
GLITCH #2 promotional art featuring Ari, Glitch, Zephyr, and Sandman. There’s a banner at the bottom that reads, “Just funded, Kickstarter.”
Stats for GLITCH #1-2: A YA Post-Apocalyptic Solarpunk Comic Series, launched September 12th, 2023, with a deadline of October 12th, 2023. $3,387 pledged, 96% funded, 51 backers, 28 days to go.
A graphic that reads “Now live on Kickstarter” and features a large image of Ari in distress surrounded by hologram symbols warning about a system malfunction, and four smaller images below that feature Sandman, The Night Rider, Jaws & Boom, and Blane.
A graphic featuring a stylized image of Cody from Keeping It Geekly, an image of Ari and Glitch, and drawn portraits of Sarah Landauer and Alston Novak. Graphic reads, “Keeping It Geekly with Sarah & Alston.”