"Devil is not so black...
...as he is painted"...
Hello Beautiful Wandering Soul,
I just finished the second episode of “1001 Nights… in Hell! 2 -Khiva-”, and yes, “devil is not so black as he (me, in this case!) is painted”. In my comic I pictured him as a bored bureaucrat who was continuously burning, condemning, and destroying souls… He spends the entire day remembering his brilliant past and hoping for a pay raise!
In this situation, his daily meet with the magnificent Demoness-Sharazade relieves his stressed… soul!
I have to "study" for a Hell-themed comic, while being an atheist and not passionate about magic or esoteric subjects. I found "Satanachia" (Satanakia) ideal for the Demon's "role" because of his capacity to control women and girls and do anything he wants with them (I'll play this card soon or… soon!) and as the leader of several demon armies. After determining who he is, I have to draw his appearance. And here I am, child; for me, the Devil takes just one form: Cernabog from Fantasia's "Night on Bald Mountain"!
I was stunned, and "the Devil" has since assumed that form, so... taken!
By the side of the Demoness-Sharazade, what can I say? the work with Giagei playing as Demoness-Sharazade has been definitely amazing!
Fantastic news: "Cinderella Dreaming" my comic at 80s music rhythm, will be included in a comic bundle for Lifeline Comics' next Kickstarter campaign. Lifeline Comics is a publishing company founded by Kat Calamia & Phil Falco , two of the best independent comic creators, who have also had several successful Kickstarter comic projects with over 1k supporters. I feel really honored!
Immediately after the shipping of "1001 Nights… in Hell! 2 Khiva", I plan to launch on Kickstarter the print and enchanted edition of the digital project "Astro Riders #1, The Bet”…
…a space-comic that I loved for several reasons, one of them is the stunning cover by my dear friend Antonio Palma (Delcourt Editions: “L’Astrolabe de Glace” 1-2, “Le Géant Aveugle”; Glénat: Alexandre le Grand…)!
Then I'll focus on the printing-packaging-shipping of "Mademoiselle De Sade #2”, she's definitely looking forward to being in your hands!
what do you think about Mademoiselle's handcrafted wax-wrapped package? Isn't that fascinating? :) Finally, I'll dive into the "Star Wash" universe for Discordia Publishing! I'm so excited to be working on the next intergalactic adventure for Cherry Poptart's best pal, Ellie Dee, created by the legendary Larry Welz!
Soon, I'll give you the proper (more or less!) coordinates, so you can press the hyperspace button, disappear from our galaxy, and emerge at the "Ellie Dee Star Wash Station", where you'll find: hot action, wonderfully androids washing dirty rusty spaceships, cybersexy spacesuit, foam, and huge evil wormy aliens! :)
Elli Dee & Co.’s early sketches
The hot (quite hot this year where I live, in Italy near the sea!) summer gives way to the fall. In July, I spent a week with my 16-year-old daughter on vacation in Salisbury, southern England.
It was one of the nicest gifts I could receive.
So, dear Friend, I hope you're having a great time and wish you a lovely autumn; that's all from me for now, but I'd love to hear from you, even if it's just a… "Ciao!"
Thank you for the bundle heads up!
Freedom means having no demands, no expectations, no dependencies.
——The Fountainhead (written by Ayn Rand)
الحرية تعني عدم وجود مطالب، ولا توقعات، ولا اعتماد على الآخرين.