Writers: Robert Steven Rhine
Artists: John Cassaday (X-Men, Captain America), Frank Forte (Vampire Verses), Rich Longmore (Iron Guns)
Cover Art: Frank Forte
In the first leg of this twisted horror anthology, Spare Parts, illustrated by acclaimed artist John Cassaday, a lonely embalmer enjoys a morbid hobby. Next, you're invited to The Symposium, where intellectual vampires dine with the world's most fertile minds. And finally, we sew things up with The Tattoo Artist, a short story about a frustrated tattoo artist who gets his first art exhibit after reclaiming his life's work.
Rating: Mature
Format: Black & white, 32 pages
Frank Forte Bio
Frank Forte is an artist, writer, and storyboard artist. His work has been exhibited at La Luz De Jesus Gallery (LA, CA), COPRO GALLERY (SANTA MONICA, CA), CASS Contemporary (Tampa, FL), DARK ART EMPORIUM (LONG BEACH, CA), STAN LEE’S COMIC UNIVERSE (SHANGHAI, CHINA), Sally Centigrade Gallery (Denver, CO), Arch Enemy Arts (Philadelphia, PA), The Gabba Gallery (LA, CA), Dream Factory Art (Frankfurt, Germany), The Phone Booth Gallery (Long Beach, CA) Night Gallery Fine Arts, Cannibal Flower and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery among others.
Frank’s film and TV credits include: SOLAR OPPOSITES, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, Bob’s Burgers, 3 Below (Trollhunters spin-off), Truth or Dare, Insidious: The Last Key, Despicable Me 2, The Emoji Movie, LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat, LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, The Super Hero Squad Show, Marvel Heroes 4D, and more. Frank is also the publisher of Asylum Press an indie graphic novel and comic book
publisher. Frank has written, illustrated and published such comics as; Bob's Burgers, Heavy Metal, The Vampire Verses, Warlash, Fearless Dawn, Billy Boy, The Cletus and Floyd Show.
Inspired by a steady diet of classic cartoons, comics and horror films, Frank Forte continues to explore the realm of disturbed characters that seem trapped in a nightmarish animated world. His most recent series of Neo-Pop paintings incorporate the reappropriation of figures and images we know from the yesteryear of the animated film, comic books, TV, advertising and pop culture as well as introducing Frank’s original characters.
Asylum Press is a publishing company that produces premium comic books and graphic novels within the horror, science fiction, and action genres. We then maximize the value of these branded properties by extending them across multiple media platforms, including movies, TV, and video games, often using transmedia storytelling techniques and social networking to reach a much broader audience than traditional comic book publishers do.
Our books feature original, character-driven stories and cinematic artwork by top creators and newly discovered talent that will appeal to not only comic book fans, but also mainstream fiction readers who don't normally buy comics.
Over the last year, we’ve worked hard to recruit the best artists we can find from around the world and team them up with professional screenwriters to create exceptional material that will captivate readers. We believe quality still matters in this industry.
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