Pittsburgh knows strong. The grit to take an idea, put in the work, and keep building until it becomes something bigger. That same spirit drives Comicsburgh, the independent publisher founded by comic creators D.P. Brown, Grant Lankard, and Marvin Wynn, to give original stories a stronger foundation and a bigger place in the market.

Forged around creator-first publishing, Comicsburgh is built to hold up under the weight of growth. The publisher gives creators a professional place to develop their work and reach new readers while keeping each book unmistakably their own.

Its catalog is already taking shape across genres, from Wynn’s superhuman action-adventure saga The Edge and Lankard’s reimagining of Beowulf to Brown’s The Theme of Thieves, a time-travel mystery confronting the parts of history too easily forgotten.

Different creators. Different stories. One Steel City seal of approval.

As that foundation grows, Comicsburgh plans to create stronger connections between its creators and the audiences waiting on the other side. In the long term, the publisher aims to extend those connections across education, professional development, conventions, and creator entrepreneurship, giving creators more ways to build something sustainable around their work.

Through its distribution with Independent Publishers Group (IPG), Comicsburgh is carrying those stories beyond the three rivers and into the direct and book markets, making “Published by Comicsburgh” a reason for readers, retailers, librarians, and media to cross over and pick up something new. The creator builds the story. Comicsburgh helps it find the other side.

In 2027, Comicsburgh will continue expanding across comics, graphic novels, and prose, bringing more creators and original stories into the fold. More than Pirates, Penguins, and pierogies—it’s comics forged in the ’Burgh.