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Posted on June 24, 2025 by Nathan Lueth

 
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Panel 1
Vangel (softly):
"Uh... Nevermind."

Vangel (to Zorensen):
"What are you even doing, Zorensen?

Panel 2

Zorensen (holding glowing book, standing in magic circle):
"I told you already. I'm building the future.
For my kids. For any kids that need it!"

Vangel (arms out, questioning):
"How does wrecking your building do that?"

Panel 3
Zorensen (animated, passionate):
"You don't get it! Kai and I stumbled onto something huge!

The amulets allowed me to tap into a massive source of energy beneath the city!"

Zorensen (cont’d):
"At first I thought it was a ley line, but no!
It's so much more!"

Panel 4
Zorensen (euphoric):
"It's given me the power to do what I've always wanted!
Protect my kids! Give them a future! Teach them how to use magic!

With this energy source and the amulets, I can do it at scale!"

Panel 5
Zorensen (raising hand, intense):
"But I need more power!

What you see here is just a small leak in the dam.

Once we unleash the whole reservoir, I can help every lost child in the city!

Maybe even the world!"

Panel 6
Vangel (accusing):
"You're controlling their minds!"

Zorensen (turning away, calm):
"You still don't understand."

A most prolific crew.

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Nathan Lueth

Every creator in Concrete Arcanum: Living With Monsters was selected by me personally.

Even so, I continue to be amazed by the quality and output of these skilled individuals and teams.

In addition to being in Living With Monsters, several of them have their own live campaigns going on or launching soon! Here are just a few of the other projects by Concrete Arcanum creators on Kickstarter!

HellHole Quarterly by Thane Benson

A 48 page serial pulp noir comic. A stylish, edgy, crime mystery set in the fires of Hell. And you decide the price!

Faster Than Light Volumes 1 & 2 by Sarah Cooke

The galaxy is growing! Hot on the heels of Volume 1’s success, Faster Than Light is back with an all-new Volume 2! Jump on board with this curated collection of grown-up, futuristic stories about families of all shapes and sizes. And don’t worry, we’ve got Volume 1, too, so you can get all caught up!

Also featuring Concrete Arcanum alum Hannah E. Smith!

MANDRILL P.I. Issues #1-7 by Christopher Brimmage

Read along as MANDRILL P.I. fights to save his city despite his struggle to pull himself out of a downward spiral of grief and alcoholism following his wife’s untimely death. This series has it all: Action! Comedy! Adventure! Mystery! Noir! Drama! Cartoons! The supernatural & paranormal!

It’s kinda like Hellboy meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and we’d love for you to join in on the fun.

Voodoo Nations – Complete Series by Travis Gibb

Voodoo Nations is a globe-trotting supernatural horror comic series where missionaries collide with dark magic, corrupt spiritual leaders, and the true cost of belief. Follow RJ and her husband Brent as their path of service takes a terrifying detour into the world of voodoo — one filled with ancient rites, moral decay, and sinister forces that don’t just want your body… they want your faith.

Fly with Pride: Phoenix Hard Enamel Pins by Attic Door Media

By Marc Romero and company! Show your pride all year long with these excellent pins from the crew at Attic Door Media! Brilliant, brave, and burning with truth, the Pride Phoenixes will be our guiding flame! With them at the front, we will not just resist the nightmares, we will rise above them.

And of course, you can see more of these fine folks’ work in Concrete Arcanum: Living With Monsters, now live on Kickstarter!

GO TO KICKSTARTER

I am constantly in awe of the fact that all these amazing people have chosen to lend me their skills. I can’t wait to share more of their work with you.

More soon!

Till then, be good.

But not too good 😉

Concrete Arcanum: Living With Monsters is LIVE!

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Nathan Lueth

That’s right party people! CONCRETE ARCANUM: LIVING WITH MONSTERS is now live on Kickstarter!

CLICK HERE to go to the Kickstarter page!

BUT… Before you do that you might want to consider joining a Patreon tier.

That’s because all my paying Patreon Pals got access to two secret $10 off Kickstarter pledge levels!

Now is the perfect time to subscribe to my Patreon. Get $10 off my two most popular Kickstarter pledge levels, AND access to all the awesome content exclusive to Patreon Pals. Just join at any level, and scroll down to my most recent post.

Win-win! (My favorite kind of win)

Just my little way of saying thank you to the people who make this all possible.

Concrete Arcanum: Living With Monsters

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Nathan Lueth

By popular demand! I am thrilled to announce that the follow up to my modern fantasy anthology, Concrete Arcanum, is finally happening! And you, my beloved Patreon Pals, are getting a first look!

CLICK HERE, download a 69 PAGE PREVIEW, and hit that NOTIFY ME button so you know right when we launch!

These are just a few of the stories that will be in the book! All of them are fantastic, and I can’t wait to share them with you!

Launch day is June 6!

Hope I see you there!

-Nathan

LAST DAY for CANON of VANGEL #4

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Nathan Lueth

LAST CHANCE, FANCY PANTS!

Just twelve hours remain on the fourth Canon of Vangel Kickstarter!

It all ends at midnight tonight!

Now, you may be thinking “I’ll just get issue 4 later at a convention or Nathan’s online store”.

While it’s true that I will have hardcopies later, backing a Kickstarter is the only way you can get your hands on some of these exclusive bonuses.

For instance, backing a Kickstarter is the only way to get this bundle of desktop and phone backgrounds:

Background bundle comes with every pledge.

Also, Kickstarters are the only time that all physical copies comes with a free digital copy!

Not only that, but all backers of this campaign will be getting 11 bonus eComics!

Lastly, this is the lastest of last chances to make that wood burnt bookmark happen! But we gotta cross the $3000 milestone to do it!

Second chances are rare things in life, and we are just SOOO CLOSE!

I get it, money’s tight right now, but Kickstarters are a great opportunity to make your dollar bucks go further with all of the great bonuses that come with backing! After all, you deserve it!

BACK THE CANON OF VANGEL ON KICKSTARTER before it’s too late!

You’ve been good,

But not too good 😉

Treat yourself to a little something.

-NATHAN

Last Chance for a Second Chance!

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Nathan Lueth

Heya cool kids!

We’ve entered the home stretch! There are just 4 DAYS LEFT to be a part of the Canon of Vangel Chapter 4 Kickstarter!

When the campaign launched I offered a Kickstarter exclusive wooden bookmark if we could clear our funding goal in the first weekend. While we didn’t quite make it, I’m pleased to announce that I’m bringing it back as a stretch goal!

Second chances are rare things in life! I reckon we only need about 12-15 more backers to get there! Let’s get it done!

And even if we don’t make it, all backers are still getting: 

⚔️A collection of Canon of Vangel desktop/phone backgrounds.

⚔️Nine (probably ten 😉) bonus eComics

⚔️Standard bookmarks with every physical book

There’s tons of value already baked into every reward tier, and I want to bring you even more! Back The Canon of Vangel, Chapter 4 by midnight on Friday to help me make that happen!

BACK TODAY!

I’m very excited to get this chapter over the finish line! Thanks to all who have turned out to make it possible, and thanks in advance to those who have yet to join us.