Gwen used to be a hero like you...then she took an arrow to the knee. A new comedic fantasy by Kit Buss, Zac Xeper, & Brenton Lengel
Latest Updates from Our Project:
I just sent you TWO (And a half) FREE COMICS + NPCs Fulfillment Update.
about 2 months ago
– Sat, Feb 07, 2026 at 07:17:08 PM
Hey everyone,
Thanks so much for your support. I've been doing alot of fulfillment this week, however MOST of it has not gone out because I've been snowed in for almost two weeks!
Since this whole process has taken so long, I have good news! I just sent you TWO (and a half) FREE comics. This is the first and second installment in my Durruti: Shadow of the People series, AND a ten-page Los Errantes prequel ashcan!
Durruti is VERY different from NPCs. However, if you like my writing, you'll love it, and it's doubly important with where things are going these days.
So, check your messages. The DL link should already be there!.
-Brent
NPCs Fulfillment Update
4 months ago
– Sat, Dec 06, 2025 at 05:47:33 PM
Hey folks!
VERY quick update, as I'm still working like mad to get these books out to you! I was a little over ambitious when it came to September. I currently am waiting for a few of the additional rewards to come in (Posters, Postcards, Stickers Etc.) so it will be a hot minute.
My most recent shipment should go out Monday.
The plus side is you guys WILL be getting a huge surprise in the next week or two, consider it an early holiday present!
Now, back to packing!
-Brent
NPCs #1 is here PLUS big surprise!
6 months ago
– Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 12:18:52 PM
So guys, I know you've been extremely patient, but guess what?
NPCs #1 is HERE!
Yes, we're doing the wojack meme.
Aaand it looks AMAZING:
Series co-writer/co-creator Zac Xeper of Dogpark Dissidents went out of his way to visit me, at my house, and together we BOTH signed every one of your books:
In terms of the quality of the printed books themselves, they are absolutely out of this world:
This series debut took FOREVER but when you get the books you'll agree that it was beyond worth it...because the quality is genuinely on a whole other level:
Fulfillment starts next week and will be done concurrently with SWZA #5.
So excited about what we've made together! Can't wait to get it to you.
-Brent
NPC's Shipping (To Me) ASAP + NEW Free Cruxshadows song (DL)
8 months ago
– Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 04:10:40 PM
Hey folks.
So, I know this process has taken WAY longer than I thought, book is still with the printer due to last minute fixes and spot-checks. However I'm cautiously hopefull that it will ship (to me) within the next week or so. I'll have an update and pictures as soon as that happens.
As a reward for waiting so long, my (other) co-writer Rogue Du Pont of Crüxshadows has released a new song...based on the brand new fantasy novel we're creating together: Afterall.
This has been coming for SO long and I can't express HOW excited I am to have inspired a freaking Crüxshadows song (the band is absolutely legendary)...and here it is for free!
Rogue does ask for a suggested donation, so feel free to throw him some cash in return for the pre release...just give whatever you can/think it's worth. Every cent goes to keeping the band and book(s) moving.
Scroll down the page to DL it along with high-res cover art and lyrics, there's more details on the song and the upcoming novel in Rogue's blog post.
Afterall is an epic journey through the afterlife that begins when the main character dies, hence the title: "A Dream Before Dying".
Our lead is Gyniffer "Reddy" Redmond a 17-year old girl who wakes up to find out that the afterlife is real, and everything she believes about it is true, but also everything everyone else believes is true...at the same time and place (yes, even the stuff that contradicts with the other stuff.)
Rogue and I have been working on this together for--no joke--nearly a decade and a half. You guys know how I'malways hyper-detailed with everything I create? Well, this book is that turned up to 11. I cannot express to you just how cool the story is and how deep the lore. I'm talking Soulsborne level lore. In fact, that may be underselling the absolute Iceberg of world-building, legend, myth and philosophy that permeates this book at every level.
Aside from those of you lucky enough to get a copy of the first preview chapter Afterall: Into the Void this is the FIRST piece of official media released on the book...with many more songs, stories, and art to follow.
NPCs: Myth, Magic, and Retail is HERE!
9 months ago
– Mon, Jul 07, 2025 at 08:43:32 PM
Okay folks, I can't believe it's taken this long but NPCs #1 is HERE!
In fact, every one of you should already have received a DL invitation to download from our Backerkit! (if you haven't send me a message)
This is the longest it's taken me to ever get a book out, but just looking at the credits page will let you know why. Just LOOK at all the talent on display:
It's really an interesting experience doing a pure comedy in a comic format. This is because comedy so often relies on timing which is an extremely difficult thing to do when I can't entirely control how you read the book.
This book has been the single largest and most intricate collaboration I've done to date. However, the results speak for themselves:
Honestly I would've had this update out sooner, the reason I DIDN'T was because I was agonizing over which jokes and finished scenes to show you here, and which moments to leave for you to find out instead.
The other thing that really surprised me was just how much Gwen's character came through as the story continued. She is a warrior through-and-through and that's something we never lost sight of:
So yeah, book is done. Printer will get it tomorrow. Thanks for everything (seriously) you guys are gonna LOVE it.
