Vampire, PA – FraimWorks – The Art of Brendon and Brian Fraim

VAMPIRE, PA began as a comic book series originally published bi-monthly from Moonstone Publishing with the first issue being released June, 2010. Currently, new issues are being published by American Mythology Productions.

Written and created by: J.C. Vaughn
Penciled by: Brendon Fraim
Inked by: Brian Fraim
Colored by: Mark Wheatley

Vampires in suburbia? Dean Marklin didn’t think so. In fact, he didn’t believe in vampires at all. Then he met one. Then he met lots more, and they all wanted to kill him! Now he’s a vampire hunter, and he’s pursued by a beautiful vampire while he tries to hold onto what’s left of normal life. How do you think that’s working out for him? From the writer of Zombie-Proof comes this trip to Western Pennsylvania’s oddly vampire-rich environment.

The three-issue mini-series is based on J.C. Vaughn's short story "Vampire Hunter Dean," which appears in the prose anthology Vampires: Dracula And The Undead Legions, also from Moonstone Books, and on sale now.

The mini-series is being colored by multiple award-winning creator Mark Wheatley, the driving force behind such projects as BREATHTAKER, BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT, MARS, EZ STREET, LONE JUSTICE, RADICAL DREAMER, and more.

For more information about VAMPIRE, PA, check out this website.

And check out these interviews, one with J.C. Vaughn [click here]

And the other with us! [click here]

CAPTAIN ACTION vs. AL CAPONE: VAMPIRE!

Do you know who the first original superhero action figure was? Following the successful launches of Barbie (1959) and G.I. Joe (1964), Ideal Toys revolutionized playtime with Captain Action in 1966 with an amazing array of licensed character costumes ranging from Spider-Man and Sgt. Fury to Batman and Superman!

Just two years later, DC Comics launched a short-lived but pivotal Captain Action comic book series. Written by future Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter – then just 16 years old – and illustrated EC legend Wally Wood, Captain Action #1 forever established the good captain as a comic book character. With next issue, another great, artist Gil Kane, would join the creative team.

Since then, he’s appeared in comics from Moonstone Books, and Dynamite Entertainment, and in a collected edition from IDW Publishing. Along the way, he’s met a number of great other characters, but that’s never included Al Capone...

UNTIL NOW!

Years after his death, Al Capone has returned to Chicago and he's doing things his way, and it's probably just what you'd expect: trouble for the crime families, the gangs, and the other vampires who rule the night in the Windy City. With his top lieutenant, Duncan Leeds, Capone is once again the boss of Chicago... but he has a powerful rival, Judith, and he's looking for an edge in his fight against her.

This 48-page, full-color, beautifully produced one-shot introduces a brand-new Captain Action villain, the mysterious Professor Fangs!

Al Capone, Vampire creator J.C. Vaughn, a longtime Captain Action fan and regular participant in Captain Action panels at Comic-Con International: San Diego, and the rest of the Capone team – artists Brendon & Brian Fraim, letterer Mindy Lopkin, designer Dawn Guzzo, producer Michael Solof, and editor Jason Odom – have carved out the incredible story of the Captain Action’s first meeting with Chicago’s underworld king, the newly returned Al Capone!