First contact with the Ximians was supposed to change everything. It did, but not the way everyone hoped: it tore Hai-Xang Hayden’s world apart. Her mother died in the chaos, leaving her with a name stained by her wild activities and a future tangled in war. The Consortium’s power is threatened, and factions are ready…
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…
The world ended. Then it got worse. Then Athena picked up a demon’s sword… and ended up with the demon in her head. Hi everyone! I’m excited to announce my new comic, Demon Sword, is now live on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/demon-sword-a-post-apocalyptic-fantasy-comic?ref=3il8o4 Set in a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by angels and demons, Demon Sword follows Athena:…
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…
Hi, everyone! I promised last week I was going to talk about the world of Era: Forbidden, so here we are! Imagine the modern world. Now imagine that angels and demons appeared out of nowhere, attacking each other, fighting and not really caring about humans. Aside from demons choosing to feed off humans, that is…
[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…
She can tap any pair of eyes. Useful, until a power-hungry figure named Jan turns her into a walking surveillance hub. Claudette endures the imposed training, memorises every tactic, and then breaks free. The drills intended to bind her become a personal armoury, and the secrets she once witnessed now serve as a compass for…
Personnel: Brynne Abramo (Team Leader), Simon O’Connor (Muscle), Danny Ackerman (Medic), Gerlof Solomon (Explosives), Nurten Vieth (Sabotage), and “Arthur” (handler) Mission Objective: There’s one man who, more than anyone else, pushes the Consortium to its current doomed state. We need to stop him. By any means necessary. A team will land in a world that…
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…
Hi everyone! I suspect that it might have crossed the mind of you wonderful, clever people that the Cascade Event is a confluence of the stories that we have been building for the last 10 years. Since Lacuna: Revelation, I have had a plan for where things are going to go… I’m a plan kind…
There might be heroes that you have not heard about… They are not perfect. They do not have fame, attention, and glory. But they fight for what matters to them. Lobo is determined to save innocent people from the cartels. With his few gadgets and explosives, he’s on a mission to save his city from…
Hi everyone! Perhaps unsurprisingly, I’m still talking about Cascade #2, which is about halfway through its Kickstarter run now. We’re a small distance off “Funded”, so if you didn’t check it out yet, please do so! I’m confident you won’t regret it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/cascade-part-2?ref=1e10wr When you do, you might think “This is one of a long…
Hi everyone! I’m incredibly pleased to tell you that I’ve launched Cascade, Part 2 on Kickstarter after 3 and a half years of perfecting it. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/cascade-part-2?ref=ept5e8 A lot has happened in that time, so I’m willing to forgive myself for being that amount of lazy! When I started working on Cascade with my good friend…
Hi everyone! I’ve just launched a new anthology of comics called “Offcuts”! Over the last 10 years, while we’ve been publishing comics, not everything has been completed. I mean, obviously! These are the comics that were good ideas but, for various reasons, didn’t quite make it. They all have at least one arc (or are…
Hi everyone! I’m going to keep it short this week. Last week, I was not able to join you because I have just moved house from my home of 5 years and that was pretty exhausting! Even so, creation halts for nothing, so I have delivered Violete #2’s Digital Rewards this week, along with preparing…
Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I last made a post, and I thought it was about time I got things moving again in terms of updates, because we are still working hard! COVID-19 has been very hard on everyone, of course, and it’s changed the landscape a lot for us. We’ve done a…
The most infamous day of February is days away, a time for dates, gifts, and frenemies! You read that right – especially if you’re a speedster named Blue-Shift. The fastest person on the planet is not only playable in our RPG but her story is being told in our fabulous comics! In “Frenemies”, you get…
Hi everyone! Ed here. 2019’s been a really busy year for us, and now that we’re nearing the end of it, I thought I’d bring you up to speed on what we’ve done over here! We kicked off the year with a Kickstarter for Era: Lyres ( https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/era-lyres/ ), producing a Definitive Edition Rulebook which offers new…
Hi everyone! You might have noticed that we’ve been particularly busy this year, and there’s a good reason for it. With The Bug War #3: Mobilisation, Era: Lyres Definitive Edition, The Era Zone and Blue-Shift #2 all within the last 2 months, you might think we’ve gone crazy! Knowing that we’re also delivering rewards from…
