Happy Halloween all of my dear Gatherers and Grand Geeks!  I hope everyone’s day is going spooktacular thus far!  I am still in the throes of utter exhaustion from last weekend’s foray to Los Angeles Comic Con (LACC) where I had the opportunity to see so much great stuff and talk to some amazing folks.  Among those that I had the privilege of speaking to were the delightfully talented creators of Stranger Comics.  Their greatest contribution to the indie world and to comics in general, Niobe, has challenged every notion of whom we consider to be a true hero.  She has become a beloved image to so many readers nationwide and has attained such a fabulous following, continuing to dazzle us with her presence.  Now, if I have stoked enough of your interest to proceed, let us see what I shall recommend to you this week!


Niobe: She is Death #1
Writer(s): Sebastian A. Jones, Amandla Stenberg
Artist(s): Sheldon Mitchell, Darrell May
Cover Artist(s): Hyong Taek Nam, Jae Lee, Sheldon Mitchell, Brianna Pippens, Sheeba Maya, Rahiem Milton
Publisher: Stranger Comics

Synopsis: “After seeing Niobe’s faith tested in the first collection, the follow up title reflects the volatile times we live in today with the visceral sequel: NIOBE: She is Death.  The tale is about a Niobe Ayutamu, a young half-elf warrior woman struggling with her faith in humanity and the world. After witnessing too much wickedness, we see a hero’s journey from a young warrior into a roaming vigilante, a bounty hunter who hunts down slave traders and sex traffickers, rescuing the victims for the families who seek her help. This is the second volume in a collection where Niobe is destined to become the savior of an entire fantasy franchise…”

Stranger Comics

Niobe has become the beloved symbol of hope in an unkind world.  The last time we saw her she was a much younger warrior struggling inside of said world fighting injustice when and where it existed.  As is common with all who fight the good fight, Niobe’s faith has been strained to the limit.  Where once there was idealism now exists only retribution and punishment.  Righteousness guides her actions, but do the ends justify the means? Read on friends and show your support for this funded project that continues the saga of arguably the most noble half-elven fighter ever to grace the pages of comics.

Available in both electronic as well as hard copy media through its funding campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1182319554/niobe-returns-in-erathune-she-is-death-and-essessa?ref=484825&token=f2a99888.  For more information on the publisher’s books, go to http://www.strangercomics.com/.

Essessa: The Fallen #1
Writer(s): Sebastian A. Jones, Joshua Cozine
Artist(s): Canaan White, Darrell May, Blond
Cover Artist(s): Canaan White, Hyong Taek Nam, Jae Lee
Publisher: Stranger Comics

Synopsis: “Essessa has pursued Niobe across the face of Asunda since she was a young girl, but relationships can change. After all, the young savior and Morka Moa have found common ground. What will her father’s general have to tell her?  In her quest to save the soul of the man she loves, Niobe is offered help from an unlikely source… Essessa. But can she trust the Devil’s general? It may be that they have more in common than Niobe ever knew, and that Essessa has her own reasons for rebelling against The Untamed…”

Stranger Comics

Character development has always been an essential ingredient in the realm of high fantasy, and in this new tale of Asunda we see such development in the form of a conscious rebellion from the Untamed.  Essessa was always the one that pursued Niobe across Asunda’s surface, but now, times have changed.  Love now guides her hand to seek alliance with the very one she once pursued.  An angelic force for good driven to walk the fine line between righteousness and evil now comes face to face in allying with the very face of darkness that once hunted her.  A successful team-up in the making? Or is this by The Untamed’s design?  Join the bold adventure now, worthy travelers and read on!

Available in both electronic as well as hard copy media through its funding campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1182319554/niobe-returns-in-erathune-she-is-death-and-essessa?ref=484825&token=f2a99888.  For more information on the publisher’s books, go to http://www.strangercomics.com/.


Stranger Comics has completely rocked the indie world this week for you, dear Grand Geeks and Gatherers!  Sebastian Jones’s world enters a new phase now, with the tale of two females coming under drastic changes to what they once knew.  Niobe and Essessa face changing times and an ever-changing landscape in Asunda.  Every one of you can immerse yourselves in this great fantasy tale by making your contribution to Stranger Comics’ successful Kickstarter campaign.  Show your love for Asunda’s heroes and villains by doing so, and then reading and sharing the tales with all your friends.  For other books by this amazing publisher, go to http://www.strangercomics.com/ and https://www.comixology.com/.  Get the word spreading of this fantastical world and be sure to leave a comment or two. But most importantly…remember…She is Life…She is Death…and GGG!