Comic Book Divas

The Comic Book Divas made their debut at the Dallas Comic Con on August 28th-29th; while there the Divas spoke to comic book fans from all over the state of Texas about comic books and current and upcoming Comic Book Divas projects.

Debuting at their first ever comic book convention were Kara Cagle and Raelynn Blaha; Kara is one of the very first Comic Book Divas models as she has appeared in the first web comic “Scorpion Warrior” as “Priestess Shade”  Kara is also in the company’s first horror comic “Kaci Hansen Presents” and is in the web series “A Life Behind The Mask” portraying “Maddlyn Scientist”.

Kara was just a bit apprehensive but she soon she got the feel for the fans and the convention atmosphere and began taking pictures with fans and cosplayer’s such as “Snake-Eyes” and “Jabba The Hutt”

The Dallas Comic Con was also the first comic book convention for Raelynn Blaha, Raelynn can also be seen in the Comic Book Divas horror comic book “Kaci Hansen Presents” and in “A Life Behind The Mask” as “Luna” the Werewolf.

Raelynn also got into the spirit of the convention as she mingled with fans, talked with customers and yes even took pictures with many costumed and non-costumed fans.

Also attending on Saturday at the convention was model and horror actress Bianca Barnett, Bianca has attended many horror and comic book conventions and she was very inspiring as she spoke with comic book fans but also those in the horror industry.

Bianca Barnett can be seen in two upcoming comics Dennis Willman’s “Ginger Stein: Rise Of The Undead” and the web comic and upcoming comic book “Goldilocks In Zombie Land”.

Bianca was the veteran as she spoke and mingled with fans, she also showed Kara and Raelynn the ropes of comic book convention waters.

On Sunday one of the newest Comic Book Divas models Apple Angel came to the Dallas Comic Con; Apple has been a long time comic book fan so this was not her first convention this was however her first convention as a Comic Book Diva model; customers and fans alike enjoyed talking to Apple about Comic Book Divas and about her upcoming projects.

Apple Angel can be seen in the upcoming “Ginger Stein” The Darkness Comes” and in the “Ginger Stein: Rise Of The Undead” and she will be a pinup in the Playzom Indie Horror Magazine coming 2011, fans can also look for Apple in other upcoming Comic Book Projects.

This was the first out for the Comic Book Divas models, but it will not be their last be sure to watch for Comic Book Divas and the Comic Book Divas  appearing at a convention or comic book store near you very soon.

All of those fans that have been following artist and Ginger Stein creator Dennis Willman and Jeff Hughes owner of Comic Book Divas have been reading about the two giving life to Ginger Stein in the pages of “Ginger Stein: Rise Of The Undead” for several months.

Fans of Dennis Willman, Ginger Stein, and Comic Book Divas won’t need to wait much longer, as Dennis Willman and Jeff Hughes  will be launching “Ginger Stein: The Darkness Comes” this will be a special eight page comic which is going to not only introduce many of the primary characters in the stand alone issue but will also contain some sketch and artwork.

The Synopsis:

“Two months after the outbreak of an ancient necromonic disease in Detroit, Michigan, the US Government is longer able to maintain control of contagion. Panic has slowly gripped the unwitting populace.

The politicians are unable to decide an effective course of action. The best doctors and scientists have given their very best, only to meet with failure. The virus is 100% communicable and absolutely lethal, infection meaning the end of life as we know it and the reanimation of the corpse left behind. And it is spreading faster with each passing day.

On the eve of the day that has been predicted to be the end of the world, December 21st 2011, one of the key players in the cover up regarding the living dead is confident he has secured the safety of himself and his mistress from the coming apocalypse. Little does he know that the infected citizens he used to protect have followed him to his remote retreat, and with them they bring the plague to end all plagues.

And following close behind is the one woman who has the ability to save not only his life, but the lives of every living person on Earth.”

The comic will feature for the first time many of the primary cast and characters including:

• “Ginger Stein” (Lorretta Kenyon-Sand)

• “Mistress Morbid” (Cari Thompson)

• “Nicole Harmony” (Deneen Melody)

• “Zoner Zombie” (Jennifer Morales)

• “Brain Zombie” (Brian Shirley)

• “Hardy Zombie” (John Hardy)

• “Asst. D.A. Mark Sully” (Will Schnell Fake Shemp)

• “Shannon” ( Cammy Anderson Fake Shemp)

• Apple Zombie/Ginger Snaps ( Apple Angel)

Also fans of Dennis Willman should also keep in mind that this will be the first paper comic book that the artist has drawn; fans will also note that Dennis Willman is the artist for the Comic Book Diva web comic series “A Life Behind The Mask”, and like the web series reader’s will not be disappointed.

“Ginger Stein: The Darkness Comes” will be available at the SAC Horror Convention with a limited variant cover; the comic will be available at the Dennis Willman table; while at the convention be sure to have the comic signed by not only by Dennis but also some of the cast including Deneen Melody, Shannon Lark, and Apple Angel.

After the SAC Horror Convention the “Ginger Stein: The Darkness Comes” will be available at Comixpress with the regular cover; this edition will also be very limited.

Not enough “Ginger” news for you? then stay tuned for the big announcement coming soon about the “Ginger Stein: Rise Of The Undead” #1 debut…but that news is for another time very soon!

Be sure to visit the Comic Book Divas website, follow us on Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter for the next big “Ginger” update.

For months Comic Book Divas has talked about the web series “Goldilocks In Zombie Land” and given fans sneak peeks into the artwork about a storybook that has been infected by a zombie virus that turns some of the most beloved storybook and fairy tale character’s into flesh eating zombies.

Well wait no more! “Goldilocks In Zombie Land” has finally launched at http://comicbookdivas.com/goldilocksinzombieland starting with the first three pages.

Each month a new page will be released as visitor’s will read the ongoing battle of Goldilocks and her zombie hunters to fight hordes of the undead and hopefully find a cure for the zombie plague spreading throughout STORYBOOK 2012.

The web comic features some of the leading women in the independent horror industry including Scarlet Salem as Goldilocks, Bianca Barnett as Bo Peep, Tara Cardinal as Jacquelin, Joe Knetter as The Woodsman, Dai Green as Queen Rapunzel, and Michelle Fatale as Mary Lamb, and Asa Hope as Dingy; in addition the web comic is full of cameos by Deneen Melody, Reyna Young, Richard Anderson,  Brooke Lewis, Kayla Perkins, Brandon Slagle, Richard Zerga, Cari Morbid.. and more.

Written and Created by Jeff Hughes

Art By Jason Dube Colorist Sean Salazar

Scarlet Salem as Goldilocks

Typesetting By Jason Dube

Comic Book Divas owner Jeff Hughes, artist Dennis Willman, and Rotting FleshRadio owner Jonathan Johnson are all proud to announce the “FANGS” Rotting Flesh Radio Costumes For Kids Charity Variant.

The “FANGS” RFR Costume For Kids variant cover drwarn and painted by artist Dennis Willman; features Devanny Pinn (as Head Vampire Lily Le Sang) and Michelle Shields (as the Assassin Vampire Sapphire)

The “FANGS” 8 page mini (Sneak Peak) RFR Costumes For Kids Variant Cover will only be available through the Rotting Flesh Radio website beginning August 11th and will run through October 31st 2010; with a very limited run of 100 copies on the Rotting Flesh Radio website, and 20 copies at the SAC Horror Convention September 25th-26th at Tara Cardinal and Devanny Pinn’s table.

Also available will be a limited edition print of the “FANGS” variant cover that will be available at Rotting Flesh Radio, the SAC Horror Convention and at actress Michelle Shields upcoming convention appearance (To Be Announced)

FANGS

“FANGS” is a story about four women lead by KK Ryder on a mission to hunt down “Lilly Le Sang” and her coven of vampires, who have kidnapped their male friends and family.

KK Ryder and her band will hunt these blood sucking femme fatales to save the men in their lives and discover the reason behind the plot, but will the men want to leave and were they really abducted?

Costumes For Kids

Costumes for Kids is program designed to collect new or used costumes, make-up, costumes for disabled children to give them the Halloween they deserve.

The program has officially launched this year and we are looking for haunted attractions, individuals, Halloween enthusiasts and more to donate their new, unused, and gently used costumes.

These costumes in return will be distributed to children who are less fortunate, and children with disabilities including hard to find costumes themes for children in wheel chairs and special needs.

All we ask is that you contact us, and ship your costumes to us so we can have them cleaned and sent to the families in need to give the children a very special Halloween every year. All sizes are accepting from infant on up.

Don’t let the name fool you; We also accept Make-Up (unopened), Halloween favors and decor and such to bring the whole Halloween experience to these children and families.

For more information visit Costumes For Kids

Remember you are not only getting the limited edition “FANGS” 8 page mini comic (Sneak Peak) variant comic book or print; but you are also helping a lot of kids have a great Halloween.

All proceeds go to the Costumes For Kids Charity!

“FANGS” RFR Costumes For Kids Variant Cover Mini Comic $6.00

Variant Cover Art By Dennis Willman

Interior Art By Josh Barker

Written By Jeff Hughes

Published By Comic Book Divas

“FANGS” RFR Costumes For Kids Variant Cover Print $5.00

Art By Dennis Willman

Be sure to look for the “FANGS” variant cover and print on the Rotting Flesh Radio web site COMING SOON!

Comic Book Divas owner and writer Jeff Hughes and Scattered Comics Studios owner and artist Jason Dube are proud to reveal the first pages of the upcoming web comic “Goldilocks In Zombie Land”.

Synopsis

When we were children we all read the classic storybook stories of Red Riding Hood, The Three Blind Mice, Jack and Jill, the Gingerbread Man and many other stories that taught many of us valuable lessons in life.

What if that world did not exist because of a unknown zombie virus that spread like wildfire throughout the storybook world and turned this lovable characters into brain loving flesh eating monsters!?

Welcome to StoryBook World 2012 one of many story book worlds in the storybook universe, but this storybook has been devastated by that unknown zombie virus, turning many storybook residents into flesh eating monsters.

Who can save them?!, Who can stop this madness?!, Who can kick major zombie butt plus have the fashion sense and look really hot doing it?!

That’s when you call GOLDILOCKS!!!!

“Goldilocks In Zombie Land” tells the story of Goldilocks and her band of zombie hunting friends “Bo Peep”, “The Woodsman”, and Jack “From The Bean Stalk) as they fight, hack, slash, and shoot their way through a horde of fairy tale zombies in order to reach Castle Tower the last safe haven in StoryBook 2012 and the home of “Queen Rapunzel”.

The queen has summoned Goldilocks to discuss a mission to rid their world of this very un-storybook behavior, problem will this turn into a suicide mission before their is another Happily Ever After?

“Goldilocks In Zombie Land” will be a 16 page web comic, with pages coming out monthly that will be packed with zombies and zombie killing action in every page, with art by Jason Dube of Scattered Comics Studios bringing reader’s all the zombie mayhem.

As always Comic Book Divas is very honored to feature some of the most talented and beautiful women in the entertainment industry to help bring the story to life and bring the reader even more into the story.

Although the story revolves around Goldilocks (Portrayed by Scarlet Salem) and her band of zombie hunters (Bianca Barnett as Bo Peep, Dai Green as Queen

Rapunzel, Tara Cardinal as Jacqueline Bean, Michelle Fatale as Mary Lamb The Queens Body Guard, and Joe Knetter as the Woodsman) readers will see a whirlwind of zombie-fied storybook and fairytale characters from the “Three Bears” to the “Gingerbread Man”

We wanted to make even the most happiest characters in the storybook and fairy tale worlds very dark and gruesome to the reader, really there was no limit to the characters that we wanted to zombiefy except for space; Jason Dube is really doing a great job bringing these characters from your traditional “Sunshine and Lollipop”  look to that of “Blood, Brains, and Terror”.

Jason has done some frightful things to these characters that is both humorous and a bit disturbing; but that is all part of the fun to the web comic.

On page two of “Goldilocks In Zombie Land” readers will see Goldilocks (Scarlet Salem) already about to meet an old friend…”Baby Bear” but will he has under gone some changes.

On page three, Goldilocks is no longer sleeping with a stuffed animal, no she is

curled up with her shotgun pistols and her ammo of choice “Zombie Ammo”; the contrast of Goldilocks sitting on “Baby Bears” bed surrounded by objects of happier times while she keeps watch is a great scene as it shows past and present events.

Be sure to watch for more updates and new about “Goldilocks In Zombie Land” and other CBD titles and web comics on Comic Book Divas or follow us on FaceBook, Myspace, and Twitter

The SAC Horror And Sci-Fi show will be having their annual convention September 25th-26th at the Scottish Rite Center in Sacramento, California, among the the guests will include many of the Comic Book Divas models including many of today’s top scream queens that appear in many of our comic books and web comics.

Some of the Comic Book Divas appearing at the convention will include:

Deneen Melody -  While she is one of the newest Scream Queens, Deneen Melody is more than just a horror darling. The youngest of 8 children and a Native Texan, Deneen originally started off as a ballerina, training and performing with various companies in the Houston area. Unfortunately, after many years of dancing, Deneen suffered a foot injury that caused her to step back from the ballet world. However, it wasn’t long till she fell in love with the world of film.

Since starting her acting career, Deneen has worked with several professional filmmakers, photographers, and makeup artists in and around Chicago. She also has had several opportunities to travel and work with independent filmmakers across the country. Apart from acting, Deneen has experience in fight combat and does stunt classes in her spare time.

She is also an experienced model and currently models for comics through Comic Book Divas. Deneen will be featured in the new Master’s Devils comic book as well, reprising her role as Devlynn Envy from the film. Movies:

Don’t Look in the Basement, As Night Falls Slices of Life and Distortion.

Deneen is also part of many of the Comic Book Divas comics and web comics including; “FANGS” as “RAVEN” , “A Life Behind The Mask as “BlackBird”, “Ginger Stein: The Rise Of The Undead” as “Nichole Harmony” , Deneen will also be in a cameo in “Goldilocks In Zombie Land” as a zombie killer.

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Devanny Pinn – Devanny Pinn originally started acting in Arizona, where she got her break as a lead in a small horror film called The Lonely Ones. The film went on to break video rental records internationally, and made Devanny well known in the b-horror scene.

Devanny Pinn can be seen in such movies as “12-24”, “Ding Dong Dead”, “Return To Yucca Flats Desert Man Beast”, Since then, the 21 year old actress has been acknowledged as a Scream Queen and served as a spokesmodel for the first International Horror and Sci Fi Film Festival. Devanny has also had success in other areas of the industry. She earned the title of Video Vixen after appearing in various music videos, performed in a female pop singing group, and began bikini modeling. She traveled all across the country hosting events, was a ring girl for MMA and Rage in the Cage, and a featured model in various magazines and online publications.

Devanny is currently embracing her passion for the horror genre; she is working on living up to her title as “one of the hottest up and coming scream queens”. Media cannot get enough of the “Horror Barbie”, raving both about her unforgettable looks and her energy on camera. She has over 10 films in post production this year alone with many more currently in the works.

Devanny is also co-host with Tara Cardinal of the Scream Queens Uncut video show where they interview guests in the horror industry.Devanny is also known for her charity events that help those in dire need like the “Bleed For A Cause” Blood Drive For Haiti that raised blood and clothing for victims of the Haiti earthquake; Tara also works with causes for children this year she will be participating in costumes drives that will benefit both her “World Wide Costume Drive” and the Rotting Flesh Radio’s “Costumes For Kids” costume drive that will be held at the SAC Horror convention.

Devanny will also appear in two Comic Book Divas productions including the comic “FANGS” as the head vampire “Lily Le Sang” and in the web comic “A Life Behind The Mask” as “The Gunslinger”.

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Tara Cardinal – Tara Cardinal (pronounced Tah-rah, not Tear-ah) is an actress, scream queen and producer, Tara Cardinal is one of the top scream queens in the horror genre today, she has been cast in several popular horror movies including Warner Brothers “Delivery” (directed by Jose Cassella) in which she was billed name above the title. Tara is currently shooting the title role in the “Legend Of The Red Reaper” where she will playing Allea; a young warrior who sacrifices her family and true love to save the world from demons.

In addition to her movie career Tara Cardinal can be found being featured in modeling shoots for all the top horror magazines and websites ; she is co-hosts (with Devanny Pinn) “Scream Queens Uncut” a talk show aimed at bring you today’s current events from the perspectives of today’s hottest Scream Queens: Tara and Devanny. Tara is also known for her charity events that help those in dire need like the “Bleed For A Cause” Blood Drive For Haiti that raised blood and clothing and money for victims of the Haiti earthquake; Tara also works with causes for children.

This year she will be hosting costumes drives that will benefit the Rotting Flesh Radio’s “Costumes For Kids” costume drive that will be held at the SAC Horror convention.

Tara is also involved in many Comic Book Divas Projects including the web comics “A Life Behind The Mask” as “Amazonia” and “Goldilocks In Zombie Land” as Jaquelin.

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Kaci Hansen -  Kaci Hansen is an artist, musician, writer, performer, dancer, director and special effects makeup artist, with a passion for all things horror, who tries to find as many ways as possible to integrate her love of the genre in with everyday life. Kaci was one of 13 lucky finalists in Fangoria Magazine’s nationwide search for their 2010 Spooksmodel, where she came in first place in the first fan-voting segment of the contest.

Kaci previously did work with Nothing is Safe films where she acted, wrote, directed and aided in production and special effects makeup. She recently completed her roles in “The Orchard” and “Side of the Road”, helped develop a five-part film project called “The Apartments” where she starred in one segment, directed her own segment, and aided in FX/makeup on all of the segments.

Kaci also founded and dances with Central California’s first and only horror-themed dance troupe, The Horror Dolls. In 2008 she founded the Central Valley Horror Club (the first and only horror-themed organization in Central California), who host numerous horror-themed events throughout Central California, including free movie nights and concerts. In 2009, Kaci and the Central Valley Horror Club hosted their city’s first-ever Zombie Ball, Vampire Ball and Monster Mash.

The Central Valley Horror Club has had an enormous amount of support from the community, being featured in several in publications, and hopes to continue offering horror themed entertainment for a long time to come. In 2009, Kaci began working with Comic Book Divas on her very own horror-comic, titled “Kaci Hansen Presents…” The comic will be available for purchase in 2010 through ComicBookDivas.com Kaci recently starred in hip-hop artist Instant Legend’s music video for “In the Ear”.

She is currently in the process of writing music with her band The Homicidal Housewives, doing various horror conventions promoting The Horror Dolls and “Kaci Hansen Presents…”, and is working on writing various screenplays and stories.

Kaci is of course the hostess of the comic book “Kaci Hansen Presents” and will also be in the web comic “A Life Behind The Mask” as “Gail Force”

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Reyna Young – Reyna has written, Directed, and produced and acted in all of ten short films and produced a Women In Horror Documentary featuring 32 females in the horror genre.

Reyna Young is also know as the Horror Host “Miss Misery” of The Last Doorway Show (a online show dedicated to Independent Horror).

We have about 60 episodes up and running and more to come.Aside from that Reyna has also thrown A Zombie prom, A Women In Horror Con and has been labeled as the queen of horror in the Bay Area.

Her third annual “A Nightmare To Remember International Film Festival” is coming up in June in San Francisco. She has also self published three books and has two more in the works.Movies:

Uninvited, Confession, Confession 2, Confession 3, Sinner Out Of Print, Welcome To My Darkside: Women In Horror Documentary. Santa Baby, The End.

Reyna is also producing her own comic book entitled “Miss Misery’s A Haunting Desire” and a upcoming web comic series “Miss Massacre; that will be published through Comic Book Divas.

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Shannon Lark -  Shannon spent the following years studying the formulas of horror film, as well as investigating the various aspects of filmmaking itself. Her first attempt at the art of filmmaking was with the short Babies For Breakfast, followed soon by Marburg, a 16-minute horror docudrama about disease in Africa. From those early cinematic experiments Shannon has moved on to appearing within numerous independent and short films such as The Cleaner, Rated R for Zombies, and It’s my Birthday. Her feature films include Mr. Cleaver, Retardead (2008), and Walking Distance (2009) in which she stars alongside genre veterans Reggie Bannister and Debbie Rochon.

Dubbed “San Francisco’s gore girl” by the media, Shannon is an established advocate for the female presence within horror cinema. The first ever women only horror film festival, Viscera Film Festival, is an annual event showcasing horror cinema as exclusively created by women. Her anthem of “Bring your daughter to the slaughter” is the siren song to the male dominion within commercial horror cinema.

From the years 2005-2008 Shannon was a featured dancer in the Living Dead Girlz, a horror themed troupe combining burlesque and choreographed dancing arterial splatter theater. The troupe was featured in the 2007 film Brains. Shannon runs The Chainsaw Mafia, a production company focused on horror film and splatter theater. The Chainsaw Mafia is also a website for networking writers, filmmakers, and various artists within the horror genre.

In 2008, Shannon became the first ever “Spooksmodel” for Fangoria Magazine, ruling with its crown of gore from 2008-2009. The “Spooksmodel” appeared at every Fangoria Weekend of Horrors convention as well as appearing in the printed magazine promoting its various functions. Movies:

Babies For Breakfast,Marburg,The Cleaner,Rated R for Zombies,It’s my Birthday,Mr. Cleaver,Retardead,Walking Distance,Brains.

Shannon is also producing her comic book entitled “Fiesta”  through Comic Book Divas.

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Horror Film Festival

In addition to their appearance each of the women will be hosting their own film segments from some of their films and upcoming projects, with a Q&A segment with fans following afterward.

The film festival will start at 10:00 am and last until 12:00 Midnight.

Costume For Kids Charity

The SAC Horror Convention along with guests Tara Cardinal and Devanny Pinn will be taking donations for the “Costumes For Kids” Charity; the charity was started by Jonathan Johnson of Rotting Flesh Radio to help raise new or gently used costumes for underprivileged and disabled children for Halloween.

Both Tara and Devanny will be on hand to take the costume donations, if you are able to donate a costume please be sure to drop off a costume; when visitors drop off their costume they will receive a $1.00 off admission.

SAC HORROR EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEKS AND VARIANTS

Comic Book Divas will also be making available two Exclusive SAC Horror Variants for the convention:

“Kaci Hansen Presents” Photo Cover; will feature a photo cover of Kaci Hansen; be sure to pick up your copy at her table; Kaci will be on hand to sign the cover along with the artist of the comic book Josh Barker.

A “FANGS” SAC Horror Exclusive 5 page mini comic sneak peek will also be available with a special variant cover featuring Devanny Pinn and Deneen Melody drawn by artist Josh Barker; be sure to drop by their tables to have them sign this exclusive.

A “Ginger Stein: Rise Of The Undead” Exclusive will also be on hand at artist Dennis Willman’s table; this will be an SAC Horror Exclusive that will feature an 8 page preview of the comic and a variant cover by Dennis Willman.

“Miss Misery: A Haunting Desire”  will have a Exclusive 8 page sneak peek and a exclusive variant cover by Arianna Sherman; be sure to stop by Reyna Young’s and Arianna Sherman’s table to have the comic signed.

Zombie Prom Sponsored By Last Doorway Productions

Reyna Young’s Last Doorway Production will be sponsoring the Zombie Prom, come to listen to live music, have yourself made up as one of the living dead by a professional make-up artist and get your picture taken by a prom photographer to mark that special moment with your favorite brain eating loved one.

The prom will begin from 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Stay tuned for more updates and news about the SAC Horror Convention.

After speaking with Dennis Willman on Saturday via a phone conference call, it was decided after much discussion that Dennis would take over all art duties effective immediately.

Dennis Willman is going to bring his own unique art style to the pages of the Ginger Stein comic series; beginning with the first arc that will tell the tale of how “Ginger Stein” came to be the zombie killing babe she is today; after that the ride will probably become even more wilder since Dennis has a lot in store for not only Ginger but the series.

“Ginger-Stein is the story of a B-Movie Scream Queen who suddenly finds that the world of horror she has worked in all her life has become a frightening reality. Through a freak set of occurrences, Ginger Stein is transformed into the zombie-slaying character she has portrayed in film for years, forever altered physically and mentally.

But she must come to terms with her new life quickly as the phenomenon that caused her transformation bends the rules of reality and reanimates the dead. As the Army of the Undead rise and begin to walk the Earth, Ginger must rely on her wits, an arsenal of customized weapons, a chainsaw and a sleek ’78 Hemicuda to save the world from complete destruction.

Her journey begins here in the first arc Ginger-Stein: Rise of the Undead.”

Who Is Ginger Stein?

The concept of Ginger-Stein is really a simple love letter to everything that makes the horror and sci-fi genres great, in particular the 1980’s. The story is largely inspired in spirit by Romero’s “Dead” movies, “The Evil Dead” Trilogy and the “Phantasm” series of films.

The series as a whole plays with the established “rules” of the genre and bends them on their ear wherever and whenever possible.

Ginger-Stein herself is the prime example of this, her character a combination of several different archetypes, most dominantly the reluctant heroine. She’s an independent woman who is in no way defined by the men around her or the pre-conceived notions of what “normal” behavior is. From her gold-hued skin to the leather outfits, Ginger is a character that I hope will stand on her own two feet as a fully rounded, flawed and heroic human being.

Visually, she’s the amalgamation of several actresses and models such as Elsa Lancaster, Allison Hayes, Beverly Garland, Sophia Loren, Denise Milani and Cassandra Petersen to name a few. I wanted her to stand apart from other horror based female characters, hence the lime-gold green skin and multi-colored eyes. The white streak in her hair is a nod to Elsa Lancaster in character as The Bride of Frankenstein, which was also the inspirational genesis behind her name.

Her weapons of choice, the sawed-off double barrel 12 gauge shot gun and the chainsaw are directly influenced by protagonists in the ‘Evil Dead” and “Living Dead” films. The ’78 Hemicuda, which factors prominently throughout the story, is Ginger’s signature vehicle and a nod to my favorite muscle car and the “Phantasm” series in general.

Ginger’s journey is one that forces her to look at madness in the face of certain death and to regain a sense of humanity. The make-up she wore in character as Ginger-Stein has now become her actual skin. Everything about the character she had portrayed for so many years is suddenly the reality of her life, from the scars right down to the stitches.

As many Comic Book Divas and Dennis Willman fans know that originally artist Scattered Comics Studios artist Josh Barker was slated to work on the project however after talking with Dennis we both decided that it would be best if he did the project.

Josh Barker is a great artist, as he has proven himself time and again with “Kaci Hansen Presents” and the upcoming vampire comic “FANGS’; but after talking to Dennis it was evident that he was itching to do the project also.

What really made me sit up and notice that Dennis wanted to do “Ginger Stein” was on Saturday when he sent me an update on his work on “A Life Behind The Mask” and the “Ginger Stein” promo stuff; soon after the e-mail a second followed that read:

“Oh, and before I forget, I’m putting together a brief 8-page mini preview comic of “Rise of the Undead” as an exclusive for the Sac Con.”

“Illustrating it, lettering it and everything else myself. Will have it wrapped by the 15th of August if all goes well.”

- Dennis Willman

After I read that e-mail and spoke with Dennis, he explained his concerns and why he wanted to do “Ginger Stein”, I had to agree with him because this was after all his creation, so just like Doctor Frankenstein who better to bring his monster to life?

Normally I would not have agreed to hand over a project to an artist and/or creator, but Dennis is a confident and talented artist and has proven himself with panel work for “A Life Behind The Mask” which is no easy task because of the amount of space that is given to draw in, but he did well enough that it helped in the decision.

Dennis is currently working on a “Ginger Stein” SAC Horror Eight Page Sneak Peek Exclusive, hopefully we will get it done in time for the show, once people see this they will really begin to chant for “Ginger”

Be sure to stay tuned for more news and sneak peeks for “Ginger Stein” and all the other Comic Book Divas up coming projects, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter,

Comic Book Divas owner and writer Jeff Hughes along with artist Dennis Willman began their first web series endeavor together on “A Life Behind The Mask“; they asked some of the most beautiful and talented women in the acting and modeling world to feature their likeness in the web series.

After actresses and models such as Tara Cardinal, Devanny Pinn, Deneen Melody, Michelle Shields, Victoria Paege and a host of other very talented women throughout the entertainment industry.

After months of character design that had to meet the right tone of not only the characters but also of the women that will portray the heroes and villains in the web series; the two have written half the storylines for the series that will rotate between heroes and villains every month.

The series has launched with the first installment starring actress, model, and producer Tara Cardinal as “Amazonia” in “Power And Responsibility”  that takes a humorous look at a hero that finds fighting crime a lot easier than fighting the never ending battle with her family.

In addition the “A Life Behind The Mask” web site will also Spotlight the woman portraying the character and the character throughout the website, also 11×17 prints of the featured hero or villain will be available for purchase from the website.

Be sure to visit Comic Book Divas and “A Life Behind The Mask” for upcoming news and updates to new installments of this exciting and funny series.

Reyna Young aka Miss Misery’s comic book “Miss Misery’s A Haunting Desire” is now in production as the cover of the eerie but humorous tale of Miss Misery’s undying love for her favorite band member is told and we learn just how much can “Really Hurt”.

Reyna Young who created this first installment of the “Miss Misery” comic book series approach Jeff Hughes the owner and primary writer of Comic Book Divas , where they collaborated to bring the story to the pages of of a comic book.

Synopsis:

Miss Misery is a huge fan of her favorite band “DAMMIT”  and follows them everywhere they appear, she is clearly the bands biggest fan, but her heart belongs to John  the band’s lead guitarest John, the only problem is he does’nt know how she f eels.

How does one Miss Misery show her interest? Candy, Flowers, A copy of Guitar Hero? Nah, KIDNAPPING now that’s an attention grabber!

Miss Misery’s first comic book appearance was brought to life by one of Scattered Comics Studios hottest young artists Arianna Sherman; Arianna brought a unique style to the character as she fuses both the unmistakable gothic style and combined it with Reyna Young’s sex appeal.

The image shown will be the cover of “Miss Misery’s A Haunting Desire” is also drawn by Arianna Sherman with colors by Shawn Salazar; in addition the image will also be available as a 11×17 print and also will be available as a trading card.

Fans of Reyna Young and Miss Misery can continue getting the latest news and art sneak peeks on Comic Book Divas, Last Doorway Productions, follow us on FaceBook, MySpace, and Twitter.

Since announcing the “A Life Behind The Mask” web series, both Comic Book Divas fans and fans of artist Dennis Willman have been following the latest news and sneak peek art work on the Comic Book Divas website, and on FaceBook, MySpace and Twitter; with quite a few of comic book news websites covering the web series.

Jeff Hughes, the owner of Comic Book Divas has received the first installment of “A Life Behind The Mask” with art by Dennis Willman; the first page will be released on the website  July 23rd with a new episode every month.

The “A Life Behind The Mask” web series will rotate every month between the storyline between heroes and villains abd will feature a different actress or model throughout the series.

Created and Written By Jeff Hughes

Art and Colorist Dennis Willman

Typesetting Jason Dube

Publisher Comic Book Divas