Meet Tyrell Waiters – Creator of Vern: Custodian of the Universe

Celebrate the release of Vern: Custodian of the Universe with debut author & illustrator, Tyrell Waiters!

About this Event

We’re thrilled to welcome Florida native Tyrell Waiters—debut author and illustrator of Vern: Custodian of the Universe—for a special in-person event in celebration of the book’s release!

Enjoy an exciting afternoon featuring a book chat, audience Q&A, and book signing with Tyrell, as he introduces readers to the vibrant world of Vern—a cosmic custodian tasked with cleaning up the multiverse.

🎟️ Tickets are available now and include the option to pre-purchase your book. Tickets are not required to attend, but please note that the purchase of at least one book is required to enter the signing line.

We hope you’ll join us for this exciting celebration of storytelling, art, and a bold new voice in graphic fiction. We can’t wait to see you there!

A thought-provoking and hilarious romp through time and space from debut creator, Tyrell Waiters that explores what it means to be human in a world fraught with uncertainty.

On the edge of burnout, Vern decides to return to his family in the Sunshine State to start over. Starting a new dead-end job as a custodian at Quasar--a local science facility with a shady motive--he shrugs on his uniform, grabs a mop and bucket, and trudges off to clean up... Black holes? Space-time anomalies? Galactic ooze?

Things aren't entirely what they seem at Quasar, and when Vern accidentally plugs in a mysterious machine and finds himself standing on the brink of the destruction of every planet in the Multiverse, he finds himself presented with the greatest question of all: what is the point?

Tyrell Waiters grew up in Florida and started following his dreams of being an artist at a young age, He is also an illustrator. He studied at Ringling College of Art and Design, receiving his BFA in Illustration. Tyrell Waiters has gone on to create Vinyl record covers, has done illustrations for The Bleacher Report, commissioned to do Illustrations for the Seattle SEAHAWKS, has had his work chosen by Collective Arts Brewing for two of their beer can competitions and is a freelance illustrator for a variety of well known companies. He is excited to have his first book published by the amazing Nobrow Press team.

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