Tristan Wehner is a comics creator, community organizer, and project supporter who works in service of Steve Rude the Dude and the Rude family.
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute behind the scenes, Tristan focuses on assisting the Rude Estate any way he can that will allow the studio to stay centered on the work itself.
His role is to help ensure thoughtful communication, steady execution, and a positive, respectful experience for everyone supporting Steve’s art and legacy.
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute behind the scenes, Tristan focuses on assisting the Rude Estate any way he can that will allow the studio to stay centered on the work itself.
His role is to help ensure thoughtful communication, steady execution, and a positive, respectful experience for everyone supporting Steve’s art and legacy.
Values: craftsmanship, stewardship, and honoring creative legacy.
“I’m just a lifelong fan and student of the craft. Serving as a steward for the Rude family is both a learning opportunity and a responsibility—and for me, it’s simply an expression of loving comic books as a medium and wanting the art form, and the artists who shape it, treated with care and respect.”
“I’m just a lifelong fan and student of the craft. Serving as a steward for the Rude family is both a learning opportunity and a responsibility—and for me, it’s simply an expression of loving comic books as a medium and wanting the art form, and the artists who shape it, treated with care and respect.”
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