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WHEW. When I opened up this email from Vault Comics and saw the art for Bleed Them Dry, I knocked over my orange juice. No Lie. The pupper was upset that I woke him up from one of his many, many naps. The artwork proved to be both eye-catching and striking. The colors are vibrant! And the premise? *Chef’s kiss* Why wouldn’t I want to read this?! Created by Hiroshi Koizumi, written by Eliot Rahal, drawn by Dike Ruan, colored by Miquel Muerto, and designed by Tim Daniel, BLEED THEM DRY weaves Japanese and Western mythology together to create a deep-future sci-fi epic about Detective Harper Halloway, who’s been tasked with capturing an insidious killer: Someone targeting our immortal brethren, the Vampires that have been living beside us peacefully for centuries. Vault Comics is bringing us BLEED THEM DRY: A NINJA VAMPIRE TALE, a new comic series created in association with Lotus, Nagoya TV, and F.J. DeSanto. It looks absolutely stunning, has a Black female lead character and looks to be a dope remix of all our favorite genres including sci-fi while adding in some historical Japanese references and even vampires as well. BLEED THEM DRY: A NINJA VAMPIRE TALE #1 COVER B “The year is 3333. Earth is in a state of recovery. Vampires are real, and though far less populous, they thrive alongside humans in the Japanese engineered mega city known as Asylum. People have come to understand that some Immortals are good, some are bad, and most navigate the world without incident. There is pe…
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Carrie McClain
Carrie McClain is writer, editor and media scholar. Other times she's known as a Starfleet Communications Officer, Comics Auntie, and Golden Saucer Frequenter. Nowadays you can usually find her avoiding Truck-kun and forgetting her magical…
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