# Depressed Monsters

> Ryan Brunty’s Yerman character across art, apparel and collectibles

- Trade: Art & Design
- Location: Las Vegas Valley (serves Las Vegas)
- Website: https://depressedmonsters.com/
- 702 Alliance status: Listed: researched from public sources, not yet claimed by the owner
- Profile: https://702alliance.com/members/depressed-monsters/

Yerman, the character at the center of Depressed Monsters, gives Ryan Brunty's art business a recognizable face. The Las Vegas artist developed the brand around illustrations that bring difficult feelings into a colorful character-based world.

Depressed Monsters dates its beginnings to 2012. Brunty's public account connects the early drawings with his own experience of grief, a personal origin that remains part of the way the business describes its work.

## From drawings to objects

The online shop carries shirts, hats, pins, toys and other accessories alongside art-related products. Titles such as *Brains Are Buttheads* and the Brain Blast, Brain Bucket and Brain Guy pins show how the recurring themes move into books and small collectible objects.

The range is deliberately broader than a single print format. A customer might encounter the character on a shirt, through a book or as a collectible, while the artist's larger work also includes murals and event projects.

## A Las Vegas practice

The City of Las Vegas's published muralist registry identifies Ryan Brunty as the founder of Depressed Monsters, independently corroborating the local artist and business. His own project history includes Gold Spike, Life Is Beautiful and other Las Vegas art and music settings.

Brunty also presents talks through the business website, extending the conversation around his creative work beyond retail products. The company's site describes donations from a portion of its proceeds to mental-health organizations as part of its history.

Depressed Monsters operates through its online shop and published business contact. The artwork, merchandise and public projects all lead back to Brunty's character-driven practice, giving the brand a specific local author rather than an anonymous collection of designs.

## Contact Depressed Monsters

Las Vegas art and apparel business
[Business website](https://depressedmonsters.com/)

Researched October 12, 2026. [Source 1](https://depressedmonsters.com/) · [Source 2](https://depressedmonsters.com/pages/about) · [Source 3](https://depressedmonsters.com/pages/talks) · [Source 4](https://files.lasvegasnevada.gov/cultural-affairs/ArtsRegistry/Pre-Qualified_Muralists_2023.pdf). Independent researched listing; not an owner interview. For corrections or removal, email [cody@702alliance.com](mailto:cody@702alliance.com).

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