Hi everyone! Cascade #3 has just launched on Kickstarter and this really is the end of an era. That phrase feels especially fitting (and slightly amusing) given that Cascade sits within the Era: The Empowered universe. This issue genuinely marks a turning point for the story. Across the series, we have steadily built characters, conflicts,…
Hi everyone! Shortly after I started writing comics, I saw a comic strip that perfectly summed up a common indie mistake. A character says, “Don’t worry, anyone can do lettering!” and over the next few panels we see different types of terrible lettering: far too tight against the balloon, poor spacing, awkward balloon placement, different…
Hi everyone! Today I want to talk about something practical and important: paying in stages. There is no universal rule for this, but over the years I have lost a significant amount of money to people who did not have my project’s best interests in mind. They were more focused on enriching themselves than on…
Hi everyone! Today I want to talk about “Show, don’t tell” in comics. I was prompted to write about this because I’m in the process of putting together the majority of the New Year, New Stories 2026 comic anthology. I have a different way of writing comics compared to many people, because I did not go…
Herkese merhaba! Cascade #3’ün son rötuşlarını yapıyorum. Bu çizgi romanı da #1 ve #2’de yaptığım gibi sizinle paylaşmak için sabırsızlanıyorum. #3, bu muhteşem destanı sonlandıracak! Bu özel projeyi tamamlamak gerçek bir yolculuktu, çünkü bu ölçekte, istediğim zaman dilimlerinde bir çizgi roman seti yapmak gerçekten zordu. Bu yolculuğa birkaç yıl önce, COVID’den önce başladığımda beklediğimden çok…
Hi everyone! Today I’d like to talk about “New Year, New Stories 2026”! Another year is coming, and as always, we’re approaching the point where “Make 100” goes live on Kickstarter. For the last several years, I’ve used this time as an opportunity to create a project called New Year, New Stories. Its goal is…
Hi everyone! Today I want to talk about my plans for Violete’s return to solo comics. It’s been a while since Violete #2: Backlash, which I still think is one of the best comics I’ve ever written. Although she has appeared as a major part of the Cascade 3-part series, she’s not had as much…
Blue Shift thought the hardest battles were the ones you could see coming – the muggers, the bank robbers and especially the supervillains. This time, there’s no city under siege, no ticking clock, no clear enemy in sight. Only a conversation that feels… wrong. Every word is a thread, and the more she pulls, the…
Some stories never make it to the readers. They sit quietly in sketchbooks, on old hard drives, or in folders marked “someday.” In the ten years of SoV Comics, whole worlds have been started and set aside. Not because they lacked potential, but because even we have to make choices and focus sometimes! Now the…
“We interrupt your regular programming with a public safety announcement from the Emergency Authority.” A dangerous entity is active in the city. An Empowered involved has claimed that it is the result of a failed experiment involving black-market tech and a civilian named Theresa Lin. The subject is now considered a cybernetic threat. It absorbs…
“Would I pick flying again?” Jessica pauses. You can hear sirens in the background, probably from the dumpster fire she just crash-landed into… again. “I mean, yeah, flying’s cool… until you accidentally headbutt a billboard. Or get chased by pigeons.” She straightens her mask. It’s slightly melted on one side. “But I show up. Every…
I don’t know much about empires. But I know what they’re built on: fear, silence, and bodies that don’t get back up. Samuel? He was born into that empire. Silk sheets. Silver spoons. But somewhere along the way, the boy learned to bite. He doesn’t throw punches. He doesn’t carry scars. He passes me the…
No names. No trail. Just legends. Some say the twins aren’t even human, just a red shadow and a blue silence. You anticipate track them, you don’t escape. You only survive if they didn’t want to kill you. One person said Red smiled right before the trap closed. Another claimed Blue never blinked, even while…
You won’t see Penumbra coming. Not when she enters. Not when she leaves. Not even when she’s standing right behind you. Christine Quezon, who prefers Penumbra now, is a professional thief, ghost operative, and one of the earliest recorded Empowered. Her ability? Wraping herself in shadow and changing them into whatever she wants. She’ll steal…
Dear Diary, Today’s heroic highlights: tripped over and faceplanted in mud (fashionably, of course), then got outwitted by a squirrel. If saving the world comes from looking this ridiculous, I’m already winning. Sure, my powers have a mind of their own (seemingly, mostly to embarrass me!), but at least I’m consistent. So what if I’m…
Violete didn’t expect the city to be easy. Crime? She’s got it handled. But life outside the mask? That’s where things start to fall apart. Someone’s been following her, always just out of sight. Her parents’ visa is on the verge of expiration, and there’s no one coming to help. Then, a criminal she had…
Cascade looks like a fight against a towering robot, but the real story is the moment you face something too big for one set of hands. It reminds us that power isn’t just speed or strength, it’s knowing when to reach beyond yourself. When the characters finally start to work together, the impossible starts to…
You ever hear about the twins, Red and Blue? They are known as members of the Assassins Guild. People think they’re just another pair of killers, and they’re right by their definition: they don’t care about fair fights, only the results. When they crossed paths with Melqart, he thought he could take them. And he…
[Note found in a burned-out safehouse] I tried living the life they wanted. Kept my head down. Did what I was told. Pretended the powers didn’t matter. But every time I saw someone in trouble and did nothing… it ate at me. So I left. No plan. Just me, the streets, and this… calling. Then…
Hi everyone! This is an interesting situation. Honestly, I fell into a trap I usually try hard to avoid. Cascade has its roots all the way back in Lacuna, our very first comic, almost ten years ago now. Even then, I knew I was building towards a superhero universe, and the Cascade Event was always…
When you found out about your father’s past, where a man built his empire with the blood of many, you had two choices: look away or stand against him. Samuel chose not to be blind to the luxury he grew up with. Through secret meetings and money delivered to a man who fights where he…
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Hi everyone. The feedback about my comics has always been extremely positive, especially around characterisation. I’d like to believe it’s deserved, when people say that the superheroes that I create are written in a really compelling, real-feeling way. They’re not just a paragon of virtue or a monster that’s unsaveable; they have depth to them….
“The name’s LACUNA. And now I’m gonna kick your ass!” No games. No small talk. Just straight to the action and the kind of confidence you either admire or pray you never have to face. Very iconic. Don’t worry, he is not trying to prove anything. He knows who he is. And if you are…
Do you know what’s scarier than villains who have plans to take over the world? It is the ones who don’t have to lift a finger. Someone who twists your memory and even plants a doubt there. Suddenly, you will question anything about yourself. Blue Shift isn’t in a fight. She’s in a psychological hostage…
Have you ever faced a moment that tested your limits, only to find you’re stronger than you thought? We all face moments in our lives where everything feels like it’s falling apart. There is this fear of failing, and the struggle to keep going even if you feel like giving up. In Violete’s world, danger…
Some of the best comics make us feel like the hero goes through the same things we do. We have all experienced times when we hoped someone would step in and be part of the journey. Lobo 2 is a comic about that: it reminds us that even the strongest person does not have to…
Codename: Fauna Real Name: Quinn Moore Location: [REDACTED] Summary: Subject exhibits the ability to transform into humanoid forms with animalistic traits. His full capabilities remain undocumented. Incident Log: There seems to be a potential involvement of an unknown Empowered with cognitive influence, which enables the community to exhibit an obsession with identifying Fauna. Notes: The…
Classified File: Penumbra Codename: Penumbra Real Name: Christine Quezon Empowered Ability: Shadow Manipulator Summary of Profile: She is one of the first recorded Empowered in the world. She is one of the most resourceful and intelligent Empowered we have encountered… and she uses those abilities to steal whatever the highest bidder wants! Just know: if…
If you asked me if I wanted to have superpowers and what kind, I’d say the ability to fly! Imagine going to places without getting stuck in the traffic… unless you got stuck on something like Jessica does (relatively frequently). She’s constantly wondering whether she is cut out for this. Even her friends admire other…
