A year ago, Blue-Shift launched on Kickstarter, speeding onto our shelves and into our hearts. Her adventure with Shira, Daniel, Cosh and the Necromancer has received critical acclaim from many and it has become one of the most sought-after comics we have ever written. Well, it’s happening again! We couldn’t let this day go unmarked…
Hi everyone! I wanted to give you a quick insight into what to expect from SoV Comics this year, now that Mobilisation: The Bug War #3’s Kickstarter is over! We have a lot more planned, from Blue-Shift #2 (title image pin-up by Chinedu Campbell) and Violete #2 to a new Era: The Consortium comic called…
Hi everyone! Welcome to 2019! We’re back since our break and we have a huge amount to talk about today… Firstly, we have launched two Make100 projects in the last two weeks: Era: Lyres – Definitive Edition (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/make100-era-lyres-definitive-edition?ref=emf4oo) Enter the world of Era: Lyres like never before with the Definitive Edition! Already Funded and past…
Hi everyone! As it is the last Thursday of this year, I thought I’d take a moment to talk about the first few things you can expect to see from us in 2019. There’s some amazing stuff in here, so if you want to know what we have planned, just read on… Era: The Consortium…
Hi everyone! Johnathan Lewis, long-time writer and creator for SoV Comics, along with being one of the writers for Era: The Consortium and many others, has done an interview on our latest comic on Kickstarter, Kazuki and the Deathseekers! You can check it out here: http://majorspoilers.com/2018/10/28/waynes-comics-podcast-353-johnathan-lewis/ If you want to get onto Kazuki and the Deathseekers,…
Hi everyone! Today, a major milestone for Era: The Empowered comics: our fan faovurite, Violete: Unstoppable is now available on DriveThruComics: https://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/253603/Violete-Unstoppable Violete became a fast favourite earlier this year when the Kickstarter was released. If you missed the ride, you should definitely check the comic out, because Violete’s story is inspiring and exciting. –…
Hi everyone! Declaration: The Bug War #1 set some wheels in motion and now it’s time to follow up with them. This enemy will not go away. Good news for everyone following this series on DriveThruComics: Infiltration, the second comic in the series, is up now! https://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/253601/Infiltration-The-Bug-War-2 Join the Bug War as Liam Paine, a…
Hi everyone! If there’s one thing no-one can deny about Penumbra, it’s that she gets around. That’s the story of the “Penumbra Adventures” miniseries Johnathan Lewis and I have been working on. The first issue has already been released, but did you know there’s also a second? Well, you do now! It’s on the store…
Hi everyone! I apologise for the lack of news post last week, but things have been crazy over here at Shades of Vengeance HQ! We did RTX in London a week ago, and then the 4-day EGX (formerly EuroGamer) in Birmingham. If you’re a new fan from meeting us there, welcome! That’s kept us very…
Hi everyone! Today, I wanted to remind everyone about our first full-length Era: The Consortium comic, Counting Down From One! With themes around time travel, how immutable the timeline is and how much people really care about what happens around them, this comic is pretty unforgettable – I still get people quoting it at me…
Hi everyone! We’ve just released Declaration: The Bug War #1 on DriveThruComics, so you can grab the story which describes the start of the Bug War in Digital format there right now! https://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/252719/Declaration-The-Bug-War-1 – Ed
Hi everyone! I’m pleased to announce that our leading lady of the Empowered Universe, Penumbra (have you noticed she shows up everywhere?!), has her first comic available on DriveThruComics! Check it out here to grab your copy: https://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/252074/Penumbra-Adventures-1 – Ed
Hi everyone! Era: The Chosen has broken multiple Stretch Goals and more await. If you want to get hold of not only our latest RPG but some awesome free extras, this is your last chance! You can join us right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-chosen-a-horror-rpg-defend-our-dimension-0?ref=bydwhy Lobo: Dauntless ends on the same day. This comic is approaching Funded, so we…
Hi everyone! Join Lacuna on his first adventure, now through DriveThruRPG! When he discovers he has superpowers, he knows what he needs to do: deal with the kind of people who ruined his life. But everything becomes a little less clear when he encounters Penumbra, another Empowered with control over Shadows. Their adventure is just…
Hi everyone! Great news for fans of Era: The Consortium today, because our second Bug War comic, “Infiltration: The Bug War #2” is being released on our Store! You can get it here in Digital: https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/product/infiltration-the-bug-war-2-digital-version/ and for Physical, here: https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/product/infiltration-the-bug-war-2-physical-version/ Infiltration was released in 2 parts, but both are included in this issue! Join Liam as…
Hi everyone! Era: The Chosen is taking a lot of the headlines this week (unsurprisingly, as it launched yesterday on Kickstarter!). However, there’s a lot of other stuff going on over here at Shades of Vengeance! Evil Overlord is still in printing (see below), but the Kickstarter Expansion decks have arrived with me! The printing…
Hi everyone! I have great news for everyone who likes Era: The Empowered today – Violete: Unstoppable, our fifth comic in the Empowered Universe, is available now on our Store! https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/product/violete-unstoppable-digital/ https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/product/violete-unstoppable-paperback/ Violete is a superhero with super strength and flight, but that doesn’t mean life is easy. She thought “the hero thing” wouldn’t be…
Hi everyone! We’ve made some great strides since last week, and there’s loads of new stuff to tell you about! Infiltration: The Bug War #2 – Part 2 Probably the most exciting news is our latest comic! It’s a continuation of the Bug War series, which began with Hai-Xang Hayden in “Declaration”, and continued onto…
Hi everyone! Finally discover what happened to Liam Paine after he was captured by the Ximians before the first confrontation of the Bug War! Our latest comic follows the story of Liam Paine to its conclusion. Captured by the Ximians at the end of the last issue, he was trapped and hopeless, his only solace…
Hi everyone! As Amy said in her last post, I (Ed) am taking over for a month, while she has a bit of a holiday! I’m going to talk to you about three amazing comics today… Firstly, there’s the Bug War. Some of you may remember the Bug War 2 Kickstarter, which ran at the…
Now that our back-to-back run of convention appearances is over we’re full speed ahead on the creation of our two favorite things, games and comics. Those of you who stopped by at either MCM or UKGE these past two weeks will certainly have noticed that the amount of comics we have on offer is getting…
Last week I gave you all a brief rundown of what we’ve done so far with our Empowered comics. Today I have a chance to do the same for our Era: The Consortium comics series. The Consortium was the first title in the Era line of games and it’s only right that it was also…
In just a few weeks Shades of Vengeance will be appearing at MCM Comicon in London with our first-ever booth inside the Comics Village. In celebration of our upcoming comic book showcase I’m going to take today and talk entirely about what we’ve already created as well as where we’re heading in the world of…
Hello, all you fabulous game lovers out there. Today we’re heading in many different directions so hold on as I take you through a bunch of great things that we’re currently working on. As I mentioned last week, the Battlecruiser Alamo RPG Kickstarter is well underway and has been growing steadily. Thank you to everyone…
I’m taking the day off from Consortium announcements today to talk about one of our biggest events of the year; the MCM Comicon convention in London. Ed and the event team spend countless hours going over every detail to make sure your experience with us is top notch. When you visit our booth we’re ready…
Hi everyone! With the delivery of all of the Blue-Shift rewards, the SoV Comics guys have launched their next Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/violete-unstoppable?ref=3etsak Violete is the story of a hero who is trying to help a city that doesn’t want help. She has powers and feels the need to stop crime, but the police just want to…
We’ve made it to the end of two more successful Kickstarters! Both Era: The Empowered’s full rulebook and Blue-Shift’s comic have now finished their events. Thank you to everyone who stopped in to check these out, passed along the campaigns, or helped these projects by becoming a backer. Your support means that we can keep…
Hi everyone! You may remember our previous comic, Declaration: The Bug War #1. While that story explained the events surrounding the start of the war, the Consortium’s acceptance of the conflict and the journey which Hai-Xang Hayden had to face, it was far from the end of the story. Infiltration: The Bug War 2 follows…
Dragonmeet was our last convention of the year and it was a smash. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and had a chat or played a game. If you didn’t manage to come see us this time around you don’t have to worry because even though this convention season has run to an end…
We’ve already produced several successful comics for both our Era: The Consortium and Era: Empowered universes and we just can’t seem to stop! The comics division of Shades of Vengeance is working double time to increase production and throughout this upcoming year, Ed plans to significantly ramp up the number of comics we’re creating. He…
