Hey, everyone! My name is Ash Jackson. I’m the Artist/colorist of EVE: Vampire Diva.

For those of you who don’t know, Eve is a celebrity by day, dealing with slimy agents, paparazzi and everything else super star divas (even the washed up ones, like her) have to, and a vampire by night battling werewolves, witches, vampires and other supernatural threats to mankind.

So, needless to say, there is a huge variety of stuff I get to draw/color on this book.

So, I’ll try to show a little bit of everything that went into making this book .

Here it goes!

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A six year old boy, Howard Lovecraft, will soon stumble upon the legendary Necronomicon and be transported to a world inhabited by horrifying creatures.

We spoke with writer, Bruce Brown, about the upcoming title from Arcana Studios.

Can you give our readers a synopsis of Howard Lovecraft & The Frozen Kingdom?

Bruce Brown: After visiting his father in Butler Sanitarium, young Howard Lovecraft ignores his father’s warning and uses the legendary Necronomicon to open a portal to a strange frozen world filled with horrifying creatures and grave danger! Alone and scared, Howard befriends a hideous creature he names Spot who takes him to the castle of the King where he is captured and sentenced to death.

The Big Bad Wolf: Who are the main characters?

Bruce Brown: Well, first and foremost, our lead character; six year old Howard Lovecraft. Since in real life, H.P. Lovecraft was a child prodigy, I felt that I could make him a more mature character than your usual six year old. Then there is Howard’s father, Winfield Lovecraft, who was driven insane by his contact with the Necronomicon, plays a pivotal role in setting this story in motion. Once Howard enters the Frozen Kingdom, the King, is a critical character in the story and last but not least, Howard’s side kick; Spot is right by Howard’s side all throughout this adventure.

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THE MAKING OF HOWARD LOVECRAFT & THE FROZEN KINGDOM

The origin of Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom begins when I was co-writing several books with author Dwight L. MacPherson. Dwight had approached me about doing another book together that was a Lovecraftian tale. We talked on the phone about this new project when shortly into the conversation he asked me if I was a fan of Lovecraft. To his surprise, I responded that I hadn’t read any of his work. Of course, before I could begin this project, Dwight strongly recommended a crash course in H.P.’s work. So, I quickly was off to the book store!

Upon reading H.P. Lovecraft’s work, who could not fall in love with his amazing work of fiction?

Usually, when I find a book I love, I am very curious about the person that wrote it.

I always feel it gives you a little more insight into the story you are reading if you know about the author. So, I began to do a little research on H.P. Lovecraft himself.

I quickly learned that he was a child prodigy. At age two he could recite poetry and by age six he was writing it; clearly H.P. Lovecraft was a gifted child. But what really fascinated me even more, was the fact that his father, Winfield Lovecraft, suffered from a complete psychotic breakdown and had to be institutionalized when Howard was three years old. Later in life, Howard’s mother suffered a nervous breakdown. One article I read wondered if H.P. had known what happened to his father because, I believe, Winfield Lovecraft was out of town on business at the time when he suffered his breakdown. I thought of Batman of all things. How he was shaped by a childhood trauma. I began to think, even though the facts didn’t support it, what would happen if Howard was there at the time of Winfield’s breakdown. Then I began thinking about a story, in my mind, of that moment. The idea intrigued me more with thoughts of how I could tell that story, and weave into it, Lovecraft mythos into the tale. Not a single word was on paper, when I ran across a thread on Arcana’s forum about a horror anthology they were putting out called Velvet Rope. It seemed the perfect opportunity to tell my little Lovecraft tale.

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The Pitch: A hardcase with a secret leads a small group of mercenaries onto an island full of zombies in order to rescue a scientist.

The Good: The concept. The Marlow character and his associates. The art by Mathew Reynolds shows a lot of promise with inspired panels/poses. Running some of the original proposal pages [by a different artist] was cool.

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Eve is a vampire whose current human guise is of Jessica Evelyn Murphy, pop diva singer & actress. At night she battles werewolves, vampires and witches and during the day she faces an even scarier lot . . . Hollywood.

We spoke with writer, Frank LaPerch, about EVE: VAMPIRE DIVA.

Christine Caprilozzi: How did you get your start in Comics?

Frank LaPerch: After submissions on various projects, Arcana showed immediate interest in Eve and became my first published work.

It was really cool because I had been given Sean’ O’Reilly’s (Owner and Operator of Arcana) email from someone who saw the Eve project and I just took a chance and crossed my fingers. Once Sean saw the first 7 pages he immediately wanted to publish it and has shown nothing but faith and support in the character.

Christine Caprilozzi: Who or what was your inspiration for the “Eve” character?

Frank LaPerch: I had a bunch of characters I was working on pitches for, but they were all male protagonists. My wife said, “Why don’t you create a female super-hero?” And that was it – I had to meet that challenge.

From the start I had an idea of what she’d look like and that she’d be a vampire, but I knew it had to have more. If she was going to stand out and be really interesting as a character, there would HAVE to be a twist.

And then it hit me when I thought about today’s celebrity culture and supermarket tabloids. What if one of the aging pop stars or Hollywood actresses who always deny the accusations of rounds of plastic surgeries was actually telling the truth? What if the reason they barely aged was because they were a vampire!

So in the end, Eve was inspired by my wife’s challenge and an interesting “what if?” when looking at today’s celebrity obsession.

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Our subject today is Arcana Studio publisher, writer, and concept artist Sean O’Reilly. As CEO of Canada’s largest comics company, O’Reilly has influenced the careers of many creators, and has written books including Kade, Clockwork Girl, and The Greatest American Hero. He splits his time between California and British Columbia.

His newest project is The Gwaii from the Arcana Kids imprint. You can find out more about Sean O’Reilly and the comics from Arcana Studio at www.arcanacomics.com.

Question 1: When did you first decide that you wanted to create your own comics for a living?

When I went to the San Diego Comic Con for the first time. I thought it was simply awesome, and I really wanted to be part of the industry.

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Thanks to new player COG 1 Entertainment, four more independent comics are heading for the screen. The production company is part of the COG 1 digital design firm, which has produced websites, advertisements, and casual online games for companies including SanDisk, IFC, and Fuse. COG 1 Entertainment is set to announce its first several comics-inspired film and television projects at New York Comic Con this weekend, but CBR News caught up with producer David Uslan to get an in-depth preview right now.

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