ABOUT US

Crimson Sleeper Studios LLC is a small press comic book publisher based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Founded in 2024 by Mark Bandy, Crimson Sleeper Studios focuses on Southern Gothic stories. A Cane River Creole, Mark fuses his engineering education and Southern roots to brew a new flavor of magical storytelling.

Despite being a young press, Crimson Sleeper Studios has found recent success with its debut series, PSION, which was named one of the "5 comics & graphic novels by Black creators you should be reading right now" by Popverse.com.

Meet the PSION Team

Mark Bandy

Creator and Lead Writer

Mark Bandy is a Black Creole from Louisiana who crafts Southern Gothic stories rooted in his education and ancestry.

An engineer by trade, PSION is the marriage of his experience and interests, serving as the intersection of his personal, professional, and academic lives.

Uchenna Ugbor

Artist and Co-Writer

Uchenna (“Che”) Ugbor is a Nigerian-American artist from Maryland. Drawing inspiration from both Manga and Western comics, Che offers the perfect pen for PSION.

Mark found Che's work when he was heavily involved in the e-sports scene, and his artwork moved him in all the right ways. Seeing Che's work brought the fledgling idea Mark had in his head to life.

AndWorld Design

Letterer

AndWorld Design is a professional lettering and design studio that has worked with many major comic book publishers, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics, IDW Publishing, BOOM! Studios, Amazon Publishing, and many more.

Jaasleen Kang

Editor and Designer

Jaasleen (“Jaas”) Kang is a Punjabi-American contracts manager and comics editor from New York / Louisiana.

As the editor of PSION, Jaas sharpens the narrative flow, pacing, and dialogue, and helps create the immersive world PSION presents.

She also designs all Crimson Sleeper Studios' materials, including Kickstarter campaigns, advertising, posters, stickers, and many elements used within the PSION series.