AUTHOR • DESIGNER • ILLUSTRATOR
Trevor Burbage is the writer of the Duke and Rinehart series — dark fantasy crime novels starring a pair of low-down, rotten thieves. He runs the indie imprint Burbage Press for his books, comics, and freelance design work.You can keep up with Trevor by subscribing to his newsletter, Mudweed Monthly. You can also find him on YouTube, Bluesky, Letterboxd, and reddit.
Magic is dead. Crime isn't.
The Magic dried up, the kingdom went to hell, and now the last of the bloody Royals is in the ground. It's an unfriendly world, especially for a pair of low-down scoundrels like Duke and Rinehart.Fortunately, their latest job is simple enough: find the runaway sister of a wealthy nobleman and drag her home. But when the girl hightails it into Mudweed — wild country filled with vicious bandits, backwoods cults, and broken-down ruins leaking sour Magic — Duke and Rinehart get more than they bargained for.With a legendary score in their sights, they’ll fight tooth and nail (and pistol and sword) to get rich — or die trying.
A Dark Fantasy Crime Caper
Down in the Dirt kicks off a rough-and-rowdy new series where money talks and blood runs cheap. Featuring:
A vibrant cast of antiheroes out for themselves.
Pistols, trains, and telegrams in a grim, 19th century-inspired setting.
A world where Magic is mysterious, rare, and very dangerous.
Witty dialogue with bursts of brutal, bloody violence.
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Custom Book Covers
I design dynamic, eye-catching covers for self-published authors. Standard prices are listed. Use the inquiry form below for a custom quote based on your specific needs.
Prices include full commercial rights.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Layout Design (typography only) • You provide key art | $250 |
| Full Design, stock art • Stock sourced key art | $350 |
| Full Design, illustrated • Bespoke, fully illustrated key art | $450 |
Custom Fantasy Illustrations
My unique character illustrations are an ideal part of your Dungeons & Dragons game or original world-building project. Great for gifts.
For personal use only. Inquire about commercial rights.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| One character, full color | $200 |
| Two characters, full color | $300 |
| Three characters, full color | $400 |
| Add background | $50 |
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AKA Rob Shank.
I've self-published a handful of comics under the pseudonym Rob Shank.The Impossible Mr. Quix is a pulp sci-fi series about an outlaw scientist and his tough-as-nails bodyguard having weird adventures.Cannon Fodder is a 24-page one-shot full of ultra-violent action in the grand tradition of 80's action cinema (for mature readers only).
Available to purchase digitally on my Gumroad store.
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About
Trevor Burbage is an author, illustrator, graphic designer, and former actor. Like his namesake Richard, he once played Hamlet and has remained fixated on stories of bloody revenge and existential crisis ever since.He was raised on a steady diet of John, John, and Don — Tolkein, Ford, and Westlake. They ended up in a cocktail shaker and the result was Duke and Rinehart, the thieving protagonists of an ongoing series of dark fantasy crime novels which began with Down in the Dirt.On certain gloomy days, Trevor calls himself Rob Shank, writing and drawing his own independent comics. These include the sci-fi adventure serial The Impossible Mr. Quix and Cannon Fodder, a bloody requiem for 80's action films.Trevor lives in the Midwest with his wife, two kids, and a wall of pulp paperbacks.
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