on their way to totoro

Pauliina H. and Minna O. for Spera-Comic.com

Nick Edwards for Spera-Comic.com

Spera: Volume II

This is Kyla Vanderklugt's promo piece for the new four-issue Spera series that will begin coming out in print by the end of the year.

Yup, Spera is finally continuing -- and not just in beautiful, printed issues bursting with art, but also online via free short comics! Watch out for shorts by Cecile Brun and Missirina on the Vol. II page of Spera-Comic.com. Both the issues and shorts will comprise Volume II of the story.

The story is a direct continuation of Volume I (Parts I-IV of the site) and finds the characters coming to grips with the large, odd and action-packed city of Kotequog.

Keeping with the spirit of Spera-Comic.com, each issue from the mini-series will be illustrated by a different artist: the first by Giannis Milonogiannis, the second Kyla Vanderklugt, the third Afu Chan and the fourth by Timothy Weaver. The cover for each issue will feature art by Afu Chan and will be designed by Joel Hentges, designer of Spera-Comic.com.

Included in each issue will be short comics by artists such as HamletMachine, Paul Maybury and Julia Scott, along with pin-ups by artists such as Jack Teagle, Luke Pearson, Nick Edwards, Harvey James and Angie Wang.

Also included will be a lot of action, humour, drama, monsters, animals with eye patches, drunken adventurers and evil clerks, along with the usual giant flaming dogs and troublemaking princesses.

Please keep an eye on this blog for further information and news!

Joan Casaramona for Spera-Comic.com

Jaime Herrera for Spera-Comic.com

Angie Hoffmeister for Spera-Comic.com

Neon Horses: Yaoism

Yaoism is the story of a girl obsessed with yaoi -- or boy love -- comics. And movies. And videogames. And music.

Sometimes this girl wishes she was one of the love interests. Sometimes she kisses the holographic poster of her favourite singer before bed. Sometimes things come to life that should not.

Yaoism is the third and final story in the trio of science fiction love stories known as Neon Horses. The super cool illustration is by saicoink.