Comics Bulletin logo
Search
  • Columns
    Random
    • Picks of the Week: April 22, 2015

      Robert J. Sodaro
      April 20, 2015
      Columns, Picks of the Week
    Recent
    • The Full Run: Usagi Yojimbo – The Wanderer’s Road Part 2

      Daniel Gehen
      December 4, 2020
    • The Full Run: Usagi Yojimbo – The Wanderer’s Road Part 1

      Daniel Gehen
      October 30, 2020
    • Comictober 2020: DRACULA MOTHERF**KER

      Daniel Gehen
      October 27, 2020
    • What Looks Good
    • Comics Bulletin Soapbox
    • The Full Run
    • Leading Question
    • Top 10
    • The Long-Form
    • Jumping On
    • Comics in Color
    • Slouches Towards Comics
  • Big Two
    Random
    • What Looks Good for 10/28/15: The Big Two

      Robert J. Sodaro
      October 26, 2015
      Big Two, What Looks Good
    Recent
    • Retro Review: Detective Comics #826 Remains a Holiday Classic

      Daniel Gehen
      December 3, 2020
    • Stan Lee

      nguyen ly
      November 7, 2020
    • Collecting Profile: Jack O’ Lantern

      nguyen ly
      October 31, 2020
    • DC Comics
    • Big Two Reviews
    • Marvel Comics
  • Indie
    Random
    • 'Toybox Time Machine' Explores an Alternate History of Childhood

      Robert J. Sodaro
      May 22, 2017
      IDW, Indie, Reviews
    Recent
    • Review: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

      Daniel Gehen
      December 14, 2020
    • The Full Run: Usagi Yojimbo – The Wanderer’s Road Part 2

      Daniel Gehen
      December 4, 2020
    • 4.5

      TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 Lives Up to the Hype (Review)

      Daniel Gehen
      October 29, 2020
    • Reviews
    • Archie Comics
    • Boom! Studios
    • Dark Horse
    • IDW
    • Image
    • Oni Press
    • Valiant
  • Reviews
    Random
    • 4.0

      The Traveler #8 (Tristram's review)

      Robert J. Sodaro
      June 30, 2011
      Reviews
    Recent
    • Review: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

      Daniel Gehen
      December 14, 2020
    • Retro Review: Detective Comics #826 Remains a Holiday Classic

      Daniel Gehen
      December 3, 2020
    • 4.5

      TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 Lives Up to the Hype (Review)

      Daniel Gehen
      October 29, 2020
    • Singles Going Steady
    • Slugfest
    • Manga
      • Reviews
    • Small Press
      • Reviews
      • ICYMI
      • Tiny Pages Made of Ashes
  • Interviews
    Random
    • Paul Cornell: Rhyming Demons and Alien Politics

      Robert J. Sodaro
      June 8, 2012
      Interviews
    Recent
    • Interview: Jon Davis-Hunt Talks SHADOWMAN

      Daniel Gehen
      June 8, 2020
    • Interview: Becky Cloonan talks DARK AGNES and Her Personal Influences

      Mike Nickells
      March 4, 2020
    • Simon Roy

      Interview: Simon Roy on His Inspirations and Collaborations on PROTECTOR

      Mike Nickells
      January 29, 2020
    • Audio Interview
    • Video Interview
  • Classic Comics
    Random
    • Classic Comics Cavalcade: 'Forty Whacks and Other Stories' by Jack Kamen

      Robert J. Sodaro
      December 11, 2015
      Classic Comics, Classic Comics Cavalcade
    Recent
    • Countdown to the King: Marvel’s Godzilla

      Daniel Gehen
      May 29, 2019
    • Honoring A Legend: Fantagraphics To Resurrect Tomi Ungerer Classics

      Daniel Gehen
      February 15, 2019
    • Reliving the Craziest Decade in Comics History: An interview with Jason Sacks

      Mark Stack
      January 2, 2019
    • Classic Comics Cavalcade
    • Classic Interviews
  • News
    Random
    • New Documentary on Showrunners with Joss Whedon, JJ Abrams and More Needs Your Help

      Robert J. Sodaro
      December 5, 2012
      News
    Recent
    • 2020 Ringo Awards Winners Announced

      Daniel Gehen
      October 26, 2020
    • BAD IDEA Announces 2021 Publishing Slate

      Daniel Gehen
      September 29, 2020
    • A Full Replay of NCSFest 2020 is now Available

      Daniel Gehen
      September 15, 2020
    • Press Release
    • Kickstarter Spotlight
  • Books
    Random
    • Review: 'Mangasia' is a Fascinating Journey Through Asian Comic Art

      Robert J. Sodaro
      November 27, 2017
      Books, Reviews
    Recent
    • Collecting Profile: Disney Frozen

      CB Staff
      November 22, 2019
    • Collecting Profile: NFL Superpro

      CB Staff
      August 31, 2019
    • “THE BEST OF WITZEND” is a Wonderful Celebration of Artistic Freedom

      Daniel Gehen
      September 15, 2018
    • Review: ‘Machete Squad’ is a Disappointing Afghan Memoir

      Jason Sacks
      July 31, 2018
    • Review: ‘Out of Nothing’ is the Antidote to Our Sick Times

      Jason Sacks
      July 23, 2018
    • Review: ‘Bizarre Romance’ Shows Rough Edges in the Early Days of a New Marriage

      Jason Sacks
      July 10, 2018
What's New
  • Collecting Profile: Batwoman
  • Collecting Profile: Daredevil
  • Collecting Profile: Floronic Man
  • Review of Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984
  • Review: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
  • Collecting Profile: Transformers
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Contact Us
  • Write for us!
  • Visit Video Game Break!
Home
News
Kickstarter Spotlight

Kickstarter Spotlight: The Children’s Vampire Hunting Brigade: Age of the Wicked

Robert J. Sodaro
May 4, 2015
Kickstarter Spotlight, News

Cover4

Teenage vampire hunters have come to America in the graphic novel, The Children’s Vampire Hunting Brigade in order to seek out a new recruit, unaware they are playing right into their enemy’s hands. Writer David Lucarelli and artist Henry Ponciano have been working together on CHVB for the past couple of years, and on this graphic novel for the past year. Interedted readers can check out the first 38 pages of the first graphic novel online for free.

According to Lucarelli, The Children’s Vampire Hunting Brigade is a coming of age Gothic adventure comic that was inspired by the real life Gorbals Vampire Incident which has been described as “Buffy meets the Outsiders.” The first four issues were printed thanks in part to their first Kickstarter campaign and were later collected into Volume 1 by Creator’s Edge Press.

This Kickstarter campaign is to help with the costs of publishing the second graphic novel in the trilogy, Age of the Wicked. The story is 98 pages of heavily atmospheric and intense adventure in shaded black and white art. In this second graphic novel, Gavin and Doug, the Scottish teenage delinquents who fell into being a part of the Vampire Hunting Brigade dive full throttle into the fight as the vampire threat escalates. They come to America seeking a new recruit for the Brigade unaware that evil forces are secretly pulling their strings.

Now we know what you’re thinking, “I don’t want to dive into the middle of a story!” However, according to Lucarelli, this is a brand new story and there will be a one page summary of everything that has happened up until this point on the inside of the cover to get readers up to speed. (In addition, if you are interested, you can read the first 38 pages of the first graphic novel online.) So, if you like that, Lucarelli is certain that you’ll love Age of The Wicked.

For those of you who read the first graphic novel, you will remember that Percy was the youngest of the original vampire hunters in 1954 at only four years old. By the time our heroes Doug and Gavin met him he was an old man. But now for the first time, we get to see Percy the warrior at the peak of his prowess, even as he struggles not to let the role that fate has dealt him define his entire life. Gavin was never one for the books, but he knows how to fight, and he knows how to party, and the women love his charming devil may care attitude. True, he spends all his money as soon as he earns it on peroxide for his hair, obscure punk and metal CDs, and beer, but he’s only 16, and events are coming that are going to force him to grow up a lot faster than he wants to.

There’s a lot more to Doug than that. He’s the heart and the soul of the Brigade, and more than anyone else the Children’s Vampire Hunting Brigade is his story. Doug always wants to do the right thing, but events will unfold that will make that harder than ever. Moreover, he’s obsessed with a fellow Brigade member as only a 16 year old boy can be. Also, what’s not to like? Lucy is as smart as she is beautiful, and being raised by her uncle Magnus, she knows the supernatural and vampires like the back of her hand. She flirts with Doug just enough to drive him crazy, but her current boyfriend is the singer for a punk rock band, who’s got a big mouth that usually gets him into trouble.

Then there’s Amanda. The half human half vampire girl who was never fully turned and fell into Gavin’s lap as his girlfriend as if by magic. Right now, she’s in tune with the vampires and maybe the Brigade’s most valuable asset when it comes to being able to track them. The only problem is, once you start to turn, it may be a one way street. Aaron Downing is the real-life person who chose the rewards package to be featured as a character in this graphic novel, and you could be too. This time they have three slots for backers to be immortalized in comics. In Age of the Wicked Aaron is an army vet who works as a bouncer at a Texas taxi dance club. Haunted by the demons of his past, he will learn a secret about himself that will forever tie him to the Brigade!

They don’t sparkle!

One final note: The material in this graphic novel is PG-13 in nature, and may be too intense for some younger readers. There is violence, and while there is no nudity there are a couple of panels that imply sex between two consenting partners. You know your children. If they can handle the Walking Dead, they can more than handle this, but Lucarelli doesn’t want anyone buying this book for their little one because it has children in the title and thinking it’ll make good bedtime reading for the toddler set! Be sure to note the shipping charges for each reward levels are different for the U.S. and outside the U.S. And here’s one more piece of art to end on because Henry’s just that good.

This project will be funded on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.

Age of the WickedDavid LucarelliHenry PoncianoRobert J. SodaroThe Children’s Vampire Hunting Brigade

Share On:
Tweet
Interview: Going Deep Underground with Doug Michel. I Don’t Need a Reason, It’s Doug.
An Interview With Logan Ludwig, Author of ‘Moving Panels’

About The Author

<a href="http://comicsbulletin.com/byline/robert-j-sodaro/" rel="tag">Robert J. Sodaro</a>
Robert J. Sodaro

Robert J. Sodaro has been reviewing comicbooks for some 30 years. During that time, his reviews and articles have appeared in numerous print publications, as well as on the web. Subscribe to receive regular comic book articles and reviews.

Related Posts

  • Kickstarter Spotlight: The Standard

    Robert J. Sodaro
    June 23, 2015
  • Kickstarter Spotlight: First Law of Mad Science

    Robert J. Sodaro
    June 23, 2015

Support Us!

Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com

Friends of the Site

  • SOLRAD
  • Your Chicken Enemy
  • Psycho Drive-In
  • Women Write About Comics
  • The Beat
  • Loser City
RSSTwitterFacebookgoogleplusinstagramtumblr

Comics Bulletin is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, audible.com, and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, Comics Bulletin earns from qualifying purchases.

All content on this site (c) 2018 The Respective Copyright Holders