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Vern: Custodian of the Universe by Tyrell Waiters

Vern: Custodian of the Universe

Tyrell Waiters

Flying Eye Books Ltd. · Paperback · August 5, 2025

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.

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Who it’s for
A burned-out custodian’s fresh start turns into a funny, strange reckoning with the universe’s biggest question.
Genres
YA Sci-Fi Comics, YA Humorous Comics, YA Fantasy Comics
Published
Flying Eye Books Ltd., August 5, 2025

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About this book

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?

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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?

Mops and Multiverses

A burned-out custodian’s fresh start turns into a funny, strange reckoning with the universe’s biggest question.

Come here for

  • Deadpan custodial work colliding with cosmic-scale trouble
  • A funny, uneasy question about what makes life matter

Expect

  • Science-facility weirdness, from black holes to galactic ooze
  • A brisk shift from workplace woes to multiverse stakes

Where it sits

YA Sci-Fi Comics79%
YA Humorous Comics68%
YA Fantasy Comics43%

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Publisher categories

  • YA Sci-Fi Comics
  • YA Action & Adventure Comics
  • YA Dystopian Comics
Authors
Tyrell Waiters
Publisher
Flying Eye Books Ltd.
Published
August 5, 2025
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Sci-Fi Comics