And then, upon having my cover redone by the amazing and talented Slake
Saunders (some NSFW art there)—who has a wicked comic sense to her art—I had
the chance to hang out with her and tell her about my sad, artist-less comic.
She loved what I was describing!
So, I sent her character descriptions and what I had for a
script. Email after email, I got to see
these characters come to life through Slake’s art. Really, it was like she plucked the faces and
pictures right out of my head! She sent
me thumbnails of Aurelio’s and Sophia’s expressions for some of the scenes, and
I was like, YESYESYESYES!!!!!
Now, after almost a year of prep, we’re finally ready to
announce AURELIO!
The comic pages will start going live as of Monday, October
27, 2014, and we will be hosting the comic through Patreon. You can get to it via
www.TheVampireAurelio.com
Aurelio Sangreleyes is a Justicar, a vampire whose job it is
to police vampiric relations with humans and other magickal creatures. He’s been sent by the Council of Matrons to
Boca Raton, Florida, to investigate a new street drug that is being made with
vampire venom. During his investigation, he grabs a bite to eat from the wrong
witch and finds himself cursed by her blood—he is now the sole protector of the
witch’s 15-year-old daughter, Sophia. And the girl’s father is a fallen angel,
a creature vampires are forbidden against acting against. Now Aurelio must deal with the black market
venom trade while also protecting Sophia from being kidnapped and dragged to
hell by her unholy father. Oh, and
Sophia has her own plans about this mess, too.
The comic, itself will be free, but if you want to help us
and get more awesomeness, be a patron for as little as $2 a month! We’ll make it worthwhile with bonus art and
writing.
And if you’re going to be at DragonCon this weekend, I’ll
have special Aurelio postcards at the
HWA fan table and wherever I am around the con!
Thank you, in advance for any support you can give!
Love,
Trish and Slake
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