August 14th, 2010
This is Kyla Vanderklugt's promo piece for the new four-issue Spera series that will begin coming out in October from Isakai.
Yes, 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 Isakai 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 space for further information and news!
August 1st, 2010
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. Marisa Williams proofread the project.
July 16th, 2010
Although Laon rejected its creator, it is still left with a certain longing, its software and hardware aching for its own personal (mis)understanding of love. With this all too human desire the android sets out to find a soul mate on the cityship of Chiago 2, a strange place that becomes even stranger the more Laon tries to understand it.
Slush is the second in the trio of science fiction love stories known as Neon Horses. Ariel Stater created the stunning portrait of a cool and determined Laon that serves as this story's illustration.
July 6th, 2010
A cityship drifts through space, pushing past the ashes of a long-dead god. Surrounded by such vast emptiness, the citizens onboard learn the only real way to survive is to find true love.
The Sea is the first in a trio of science fiction love stories arriving under the title of Neon Horses. In The Sea the brilliant but eccentric conceptualist Vicente searches for love and, when that fails over and over again, attempts to create it.
This first story is illustrated by Sam Beck (Only So Much, Softcore World, Spera) and was proofread by Marisa Williams. New installments of Neon Horses will appear biweekly.
June 8th, 2010
What could be worse than rain falling on an already dreary day? How about a zombie? How about a lot of zombies?
The Battler is faced with Clot City's most overwhelming zombie invasion yet in Zombies In The Sky, a new story written and created with Ramón Sierra. Helping the Battler are the mysterious orphan Jacob and angelic Crystal, two characters I created in childhood.
Zombies In The Sky is the third and final story in the Battler trilogy (with Respect The Dead and The Battler being the first and second, respectively). Reading the other stories is not required to enjoy Zombies.
In addition to co-writing the story, Ramón Sierra also created the many illustrations that complement the two parts.
May 31st, 2010
Every escapist fantasy must end sometime, and for Pira, Lono and Yonder that end comes in the form of a horrific reality. A battle for freedom ensues that will physically and mentally change the princesses. It is a change that will colour all future adventures to come.
The fourth and final part of the collaborative fantasy comic Spera is now online at Spera-Comic.com. Part IV features the artistic talents of Louise McLennan, Rachel Saunders, Nick Edwards, Sallamari Rantala, Kyla Vanderklugt, Olli Hihnala, Anna Wieszczyk, Giannis Milonogiannis, Eva Eskelinen, Inés Estrada and Sloane Leong. The site was designed and coded by Joel Hentges.
May 19th, 2010
Head to the Spera-Comic.com Gallery for beautiful and exciting new pin-ups by Ingunn Dybendal, farfocle, Bruma Gris, Polly Guo, Matt Marblo, Yana Moskaluk and Mel Stringer (below).
May 4th, 2010
The narrative essay Softcore World has been added to the site. The piece is several things: it is an essay on the act of watching a movie, a short story where the locations are as important as the characters and a screenplay for an ambient film. Each of these aspects relies fully on the others.
Sam Beck illustrated each segment of Softcore World with a series of art pieces presented as frames from the titular film. Through the painstaking attention to detail and atmosphere in these frames the film becomes utterly real.
Marisa Williams proofread the text. Please enjoy our latest project.
March 31st, 2010
The wait is over: the third part of the collaborative fantasy comic Spera is now online at Spera-Comic.com. Exiled princesses Pira and Lono -- along with their companion, the fire spirit Yonder -- have finally entered the realm of Spera. There they discover sights far more disturbing and beautiful than anything that has come before.
Part III features the artistic talents of J. Arashi Hara, Olivier Pichard, Michael Dialynas, Oliver Hull, Cynthia Lim, David Grimshaw, Valerie Chua, Dado de Guzman and Vlad Gusev. Coinciding with the release of Part III is a gorgeous, action-packed pin-up by Paul Maybury (of Aqua Leung fame).
We hope you enjoy the latest chapter of the fantasy epic Spera.
February 28th, 2010
Julia Scott has created an epic, blood-drenched pin-up for Spera.
February 4th, 2010
The second part of the international collaborative comic Spera is now online at Spera-Comic.com! Join princesses Pira, Lono and the fire spirit Yonder as they continue their journey to the land of Spera. Pink skies, rising hills and hidden caves are just some of magical things they'll come across in this latest installment, the continuation of a story that should sate any reader's desire for adventure.
Part II features the illustrative comic work of Mikkel Sommer, Muura, Sam Beck, Kristin Mukai, Luke Pearson, Eva Vercauteren, Stephanie Holmes, Hotcoffee, Julia Scott, Jack Teagle, Katri Kallio, Christina Siravo, Ramón Sierra, Gisel Gonzalez and Gabrielle Rose. Each individual part of the site is designed by Joel Hentges.
With this update we also introduce the Gallery section, where you can find promotional art as well as preliminary art by the project's artists.
January 30th, 2010
What could be a better way of starting the new year than with art by Afu Chan of Hana playing a Spera RPG? Tofuman is a particularly tough boss considering how early he appears in the game!
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This is Kyla Vanderklugt's promo piece for the new four-issue Spera series that will begin coming out in October from Isakai.
Yes, 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 Isakai 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 space for further information and news!
August 1st, 2010
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. Marisa Williams proofread the project.
July 16th, 2010
Although Laon rejected its creator, it is still left with a certain longing, its software and hardware aching for its own personal (mis)understanding of love. With this all too human desire the android sets out to find a soul mate on the cityship of Chiago 2, a strange place that becomes even stranger the more Laon tries to understand it.
Slush is the second in the trio of science fiction love stories known as Neon Horses. Ariel Stater created the stunning portrait of a cool and determined Laon that serves as this story's illustration.
July 6th, 2010
A cityship drifts through space, pushing past the ashes of a long-dead god. Surrounded by such vast emptiness, the citizens onboard learn the only real way to survive is to find true love.
The Sea is the first in a trio of science fiction love stories arriving under the title of Neon Horses. In The Sea the brilliant but eccentric conceptualist Vicente searches for love and, when that fails over and over again, attempts to create it.
This first story is illustrated by Sam Beck (Only So Much, Softcore World, Spera) and was proofread by Marisa Williams. New installments of Neon Horses will appear biweekly.
June 8th, 2010
What could be worse than rain falling on an already dreary day? How about a zombie? How about a lot of zombies?
The Battler is faced with Clot City's most overwhelming zombie invasion yet in Zombies In The Sky, a new story written and created with Ramón Sierra. Helping the Battler are the mysterious orphan Jacob and angelic Crystal, two characters I created in childhood.
Zombies In The Sky is the third and final story in the Battler trilogy (with Respect The Dead and The Battler being the first and second, respectively). Reading the other stories is not required to enjoy Zombies.
In addition to co-writing the story, Ramón Sierra also created the many illustrations that complement the two parts.
May 31st, 2010
Every escapist fantasy must end sometime, and for Pira, Lono and Yonder that end comes in the form of a horrific reality. A battle for freedom ensues that will physically and mentally change the princesses. It is a change that will colour all future adventures to come.
The fourth and final part of the collaborative fantasy comic Spera is now online at Spera-Comic.com. Part IV features the artistic talents of Louise McLennan, Rachel Saunders, Nick Edwards, Sallamari Rantala, Kyla Vanderklugt, Olli Hihnala, Anna Wieszczyk, Giannis Milonogiannis, Eva Eskelinen, Inés Estrada and Sloane Leong. The site was designed and coded by Joel Hentges.
May 19th, 2010
Head to the Spera-Comic.com Gallery for beautiful and exciting new pin-ups by Ingunn Dybendal, farfocle, Bruma Gris, Polly Guo, Matt Marblo, Yana Moskaluk and Mel Stringer (below).
May 4th, 2010
The narrative essay Softcore World has been added to the site. The piece is several things: it is an essay on the act of watching a movie, a short story where the locations are as important as the characters and a screenplay for an ambient film. Each of these aspects relies fully on the others.
Sam Beck illustrated each segment of Softcore World with a series of art pieces presented as frames from the titular film. Through the painstaking attention to detail and atmosphere in these frames the film becomes utterly real.
Marisa Williams proofread the text. Please enjoy our latest project.
March 31st, 2010
The wait is over: the third part of the collaborative fantasy comic Spera is now online at Spera-Comic.com. Exiled princesses Pira and Lono -- along with their companion, the fire spirit Yonder -- have finally entered the realm of Spera. There they discover sights far more disturbing and beautiful than anything that has come before.
Part III features the artistic talents of J. Arashi Hara, Olivier Pichard, Michael Dialynas, Oliver Hull, Cynthia Lim, David Grimshaw, Valerie Chua, Dado de Guzman and Vlad Gusev. Coinciding with the release of Part III is a gorgeous, action-packed pin-up by Paul Maybury (of Aqua Leung fame).
We hope you enjoy the latest chapter of the fantasy epic Spera.
February 28th, 2010
Julia Scott has created an epic, blood-drenched pin-up for Spera.
February 4th, 2010
The second part of the international collaborative comic Spera is now online at Spera-Comic.com! Join princesses Pira, Lono and the fire spirit Yonder as they continue their journey to the land of Spera. Pink skies, rising hills and hidden caves are just some of magical things they'll come across in this latest installment, the continuation of a story that should sate any reader's desire for adventure.
Part II features the illustrative comic work of Mikkel Sommer, Muura, Sam Beck, Kristin Mukai, Luke Pearson, Eva Vercauteren, Stephanie Holmes, Hotcoffee, Julia Scott, Jack Teagle, Katri Kallio, Christina Siravo, Ramón Sierra, Gisel Gonzalez and Gabrielle Rose. Each individual part of the site is designed by Joel Hentges.
With this update we also introduce the Gallery section, where you can find promotional art as well as preliminary art by the project's artists.
January 30th, 2010
What could be a better way of starting the new year than with art by Afu Chan of Hana playing a Spera RPG? Tofuman is a particularly tough boss considering how early he appears in the game!
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