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Let me tell you about a Kickstarter project I'm backing: Varney the Vampire: A Tale of Arteries and Absolution.
It's a 6 issue comic about Varney the Vampire. Who is real, wants to set the record straight after Bram Stoker plagerized his life to write Dracula, and has recruited his struggling screenwriter nephew to help him. Of course, there are some problems. Varney is feuding with a coven of witches, and his nephew isn't completely convinced that Varney is really who he says.
This is the sort of thing that makes me giggle. I have a ridiculous fondness for the sprawling penny dreadful tale of Varney the Vampire, and the idea of him wanting to finally claim the spotlight sounds like snarky fun. After I made my Kickstarter pledge for it (and convinced![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
skarrin to do the same), the writer Scott Massino contacted me via Twitter and FB, and we've been talking ever since. Scott is a good guy with a wicked sense of humor, and has been kind enough to send me art from the first issue. Also, this project is Scott's dream and his way of getting his life back after some really awful health issues that wiped out everything he had. (I was supporting this project *before* I knew that, but that information makes it even more impressive that he's doing this.)
This series is going to be all sorts of fun. Vampires! Pop culture commentary and snarky humor! Wonderful art by Marcio Takara (who did art for The Incredibles comic)! So go take a look at the Kickstarter page. If you decide to become a backer (and I hope you do!), tell 'em that Jillian sent you. Thanks!
It's a 6 issue comic about Varney the Vampire. Who is real, wants to set the record straight after Bram Stoker plagerized his life to write Dracula, and has recruited his struggling screenwriter nephew to help him. Of course, there are some problems. Varney is feuding with a coven of witches, and his nephew isn't completely convinced that Varney is really who he says.
This is the sort of thing that makes me giggle. I have a ridiculous fondness for the sprawling penny dreadful tale of Varney the Vampire, and the idea of him wanting to finally claim the spotlight sounds like snarky fun. After I made my Kickstarter pledge for it (and convinced
skarrin to do the same), the writer Scott Massino contacted me via Twitter and FB, and we've been talking ever since. Scott is a good guy with a wicked sense of humor, and has been kind enough to send me art from the first issue. Also, this project is Scott's dream and his way of getting his life back after some really awful health issues that wiped out everything he had. (I was supporting this project *before* I knew that, but that information makes it even more impressive that he's doing this.)This series is going to be all sorts of fun. Vampires! Pop culture commentary and snarky humor! Wonderful art by Marcio Takara (who did art for The Incredibles comic)! So go take a look at the Kickstarter page. If you decide to become a backer (and I hope you do!), tell 'em that Jillian sent you. Thanks!
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Anyway, we had one day to write it and two hours to shoot it. Obviously, it's an homage to the old "punny" HBO "Tales from the Crypt" Crypt-keeper bits; those were pretty cheesy, too. The book is a different story.
In addition to what we have shown our KS page, check out a free five-page preview on Marcio's DA site: http://marciotakara.deviantart.com/