Feedback on Vendor Table at 2013 Maidens of Metal II

I had my vendor table and sold /signed some comic books at the MAIDENS OF METAL II - 2013 Show at THE VEX /ARTS L.A. presented by METAL INVICTUS & THE VEX on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

I had some great feedback on the test run of my comic books at a live event. People were excited to see vicious and gory vampires (and the blood and gore) being brought back, and really liked the artwork and thought it was incredible. Everyone I talked to was really glad there was "no sappy romance" in the comic books and that it was action-packed and quite brutal which they wanted to see, and that it was nice to see local bands featured in the comic books. I also had positive comments about my artists' work from other talented artists as well and I thank them for their support and feedback! 

Thank you to Metal Invictus, Angie Gabriel and The Vex for having me as a first-time vendor at the show, the bands with female metal musicians were incredible and amazing, the vendors had some awesome merch, and thank you for everyone's support, and I met some great people and new fans too! It was a great experience! :D 

With Rachel Solis, bassist of the all-female metal band Harlequin. Check them out! \m/ 

With Angie Gabriel of Metal Invictus 

(Metal Invictus is a promotion/booking and professional services company.)

 

With Mike Naz of Enthraller who is in the comic book. 

Thank you Sleepy Jan Photography for the photo!

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who has helped to promote my comic book series, books, films and works, read and bought my merchandise and watched my films. I truly appreciate all the support from all of you, friends, fans, colleagues, and from the companies and professionals that have provided great services for my products and from the writers, media and press who have helped promote my works!

Shout Out in DriveThruComics Newsletter

 

Thank you to Matt M McElroy of DriveThruComics for the mention in their newsletter of my comic book series! I just recently made my comic books available for PDF download on their site. 

Check out DriveThruComics.com for PDF downloads of my Vampire Guardian Angels^TM Comic Book Series!

Banner Link in Price Entertainment Haunted Attraction Specialists

I have my Vampire Guardian Angels banner in the links section of Price Entertainment Haunted Attraction Specialists, Special FX, Props, Performing, Consulting for the Horror/Haunted Attraction Industry (Note: no relation to me :) , but they are part of the horror family!) Thank you to Price Entertainment and to Michael “Mr. Maniacal” Maxim for including my banner in their links section!

So please check out their cool site! Click on the link below!

 

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Happy Happy Joy Joy Psychopathic Guardian Angels

What do my Guardian Angels really think of us humans and our prayers? (Stop right here if you think this is some inspirational article about sweet, protective and helpful Guardian Angels, because you're in for a shock. Because it's not. So for those brave enough, go ahead and read on.) :)

They're not too happy about it anymore. No joy or love or peacefully strumming damn harps in their world.

But isn't it their job to help us humans out, because some other supposedly almighty supernatural being ordered them to? (kinda says so in the Bible, I kinda sorta heard...)

In my comic book series, not anymore. Because in a nutshell, we drive them crazy.

So crazy in fact, they've mentally snapped.

So every time they hear a prayer to them begging for help, they go ballistic.

And they have become sick of answering the prayers of the despairing who pray to them. See, if you have one billion or more people on Earth (just go with me on this math), and almost all of them believe in and pray to Guardian Angels DAILY, and want them to solve major problems, help with a crisis, help end their suffering and pain, or save them from life's miseries, well, that's a goddamn lot of prayers to answer. Like they are some sort of supernatural 24/7 therapist/super hero/savior.

You would think that at some point they don't wanna keep up with this image anymore. 'Cause yeah, whiny, desperate, nagging, helpless humans constantly and non-stop praying to you about their problems can get really annoying at some point. Especially if they keep relying on Angels to save them from everything.

Is it any surprise that they've become disillusioned and angry with their jobs? (Like, Where's the "me" time?)

And even as they become Vampires, unfortunately, they're still Guardian Angels, and they still hear the prayers loud and clear, they can't just tune them out, and they are still programmed to respond. They can't seem to shake that part off yet.

So, the only thing a Vampire Guardian Angel-turned-psychopath can do is, well, shut those darn humans up. For good. So they can have some peace and quiet. And a bloody snack. Think "Serial Killer with black wings, fangs, and sharp swords that hunt you down the minute they hear your prayer to them. You're a target. And a meal. You're kinda like, well,  summoning them big time. You don't wanna do that.

So the moral of my comic book stories are....

A Guardian Angel is a supernatural, unseen being. So, do you really know who you're praying for help to? People shouldn't whine to a guardian angel because you don't really know what a guardian angel really is. You never know what's coming for you. It could be my very angry, and very hungry, Vampire Guardian Angels.

Move Along, No Romantic Vampires Here

Someone asked me the other day if my Vampires were "romantic and handsome".

Oh hell, no.

I proceeded to explain that they were, well, horrifying, bloody, and quite grotesque. And that you would not want to meet one in a dark alley, figuratively speaking.

Needless to say, she was very disappointed.

Well, she's not exactly my target audience.

If you're expecting a vampire love story with vampires as heroic, romantic figures, you've come to the wrong place.

And if you're looking for traditional vampires, I give you something completely different instead. Not the 1800s vampires, not the cloak-wearing vampires. And most definitely not the ...romantic ones.

No, they can't be killed by garlic, sunlight, stakes through the heart, or holy water. Holy water and crosses don't affect them 'cause, well, they are Guardian Angels. From Heaven. Still kinda holy. Sort of. Yeah.

These are not the vampires of legend and folklore stories. And they don't really like biting necks. They actually prefer to use swords and sharp weapons.

OK, so what are they?

Stay with me here. They are Guardian Angels. Yep, you know, the halo-wearing, white winged (well in this case, black winged), supposedly protective guardians of mankind? Um, not anymore.

Picture this: Guardian Angels go bad, become serial killers, basically kill humans who pray to them to shut them up (cause they don't wanna answer prayers anymore.)

Then....

Vampire bites Guardian Angel, Guardian Angel returns to Heaven, and, voila, turns all Guardian Angels into Vampires.

Still with me?

Let's move on. Human prays to Guardian Angel for help. Guardian Angel appears, except that he's a Vampire now.

Vampire Guardian Angel eats human.More like...disembowels. Eats...everything. Not just the blood. Think...disembowel....groovy.

Now that's much better. I prefer something disturbing. Brutal. Violent. Gory. Something that makes you cringe, especially when you pray.

Well, the catch here is, you gotta be desperate. Suicidal. Whiny. That's what attracts Vampire Guardian Angels. 'Cause they hate the begging for help. They really do.

Because they are, well, having issues. If you had to spend thousands of years playing therapist to human problems, I think a little R & R would be needed. But since God doesn't let Guardian Angels have vacations (or breaks), well, a psychopathic, sociopathic breakdown with a deep hatred of humans and calls for revenge for making them answer prayers is in order. Therapeutic for Angels. Bad for humans.

Oh, and the weapons they dispatch you with: swords and every type of exotic sharp weapon you can think of (google "Haladie dagger").

So if you're expecting Vampires that you can have a romance fantasy with, better leave the site. Unless of course, you start getting turned on by bloody gore. (Yes, grotesque can be pretty hot too, if you're into that.)

Oh, and don't pray. :)