Torn between the dimensions of light and darkness, a hero reluctantly battles a technological abomination bent on world domination.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Spotlight - New Draculangela Artists
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Nov 02, 2021 at 10:14:19 PM
Hi Draculangela Demons!
Hope you all had a great Halloween and are taking your time with consuming the sweets! It's always great to see the mini-Captain America's and mini-Spidermen out in force, patrolling the town while being rewarded for their efforts with full baskets of treats.
Speaking of the 'next generation' of talent, I would like to showcase two of our newest artists who have their debut efforts with comic book cover work on Draculangela! Emily (Chiiart 0 on Instagram), is an insanely talented young woman whose illustrations of uniquely striking female portraits immediately caught my attention, and I absolutely love the rendering she created of Draculangela for us. The "look" on Draculangela's face perfectly conveyed the 'attitude' that underlies the storyline for Delusions of Grandeur!...
Once I saw her first effort, I had to have her complete an image of Draculangela's nemesis, RTEMYS!...
Did I happen to mention that Emily is SELF-TAUGHT?!?! We see big things in this talented artist's future, and are proud to have her on board for this issue! Here's the link to her Instagram page to see more of her amazing illustrations! https://www.instagram.com/chiiart0/
Emily's work needed just a touch or two of digital 'enhancement' so I turned to another International up-and-coming artist for a little bit of help. Ildar Kasimov is another artist whose work I came across on Instagram. He is mainly a tattoo artist, but has obvious talent as a digital creator as well. We are working on another project apart from comic books, but I wanted to give him a swing at creating an image for Draculangela, and he knocked it out of the park...
How cool to see her with a modern 'graffiti' style twist as a background! I encourage you to take a look at his work as well at this link..... https://www.instagram.com/kasim.tattoo/
I thoroughly enjoyed working with both of these incredible artists. It's encouraging to see that art at this level is in good hands for the future of independent comics!
I once again hope you don't mind me taking a moment to spotlight another independent creator who is also running his Kickstarter campaign concurrently with ours....
Gaslighters #3 The Dying War from ZombieBangBang Publishing
"Nightmare returns in a 40 page, zombie, fantasy tale of a world changed by a deadly virus that leads to a war against the undead." John Stewart is an Air Force Veteran (thank you for your service John!) who is also a relatively new creator under the Kickstarter Campaign Universe, with two previously successful ventures. John and I have similar long term goals to grow our passions to the best of our abilities, and to provide entertaining and artistic outlets to Independent Comic Backers like yourselves! Please take a look at his funded campaign when you have a chance!.... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombiebangbang/gaslighters-3-the-dying-war
We greatly appreciate you backing our efforts! I take pride in being able to encourage and support artists throughout the world, and it is because of your contributions that Markus Publishing can continue to do so! Please don't forget to share the campaign with friends and family through social media outlets!
DRACULANGELA - DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR - Halloween Weekend Is About To Begin!!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 11:36:28 PM
Hi Draculangela Devotees!!
We are less than 24 hours away from the exciting start to the Kickstarter campaign rollout! We expect to have things underway right around Noon Central Time, Friday October 29th!! Thank you for the opportunity to continue this labor of love based on your contributions to the original chapter of Draculangelas' adventures. We have raised the stakes this time around, with more story pages, more variant covers, and MORE Grand Opening Weekend Early Bird Specials than the first time around!
Here's a couple of treats we would like to share with you going into tomorrow's reveal.....
There are THREE Halloween Sale Opportunites that will run throughout this weekend. You can quickly spot those Sales with the header shown below.
When you see this header, it indicates a Limited Time Savings opportunity that will not be duplicated once the weekend ends. The sale automatically ends at Midnight, Sunday October 31st, so don't delay! We encourage you to lock in to these prices at whatever level you feel most comfortable. Please remember, that you will have the ability to purchase any add-ons you may wish to complete at any time through the end of the campaign, and up to receipt of the surveys we will issue to you to verify your physical mailing address. Feel free to send us a message at any time during the campaign as well with questions you may have!
As a final preview treat, here's the last ghoulish reveal of the cover completed by amazingly talented illustrator Daniel Meikle (dm_art.uk on Instagram). We think it's a wickedly wonderful variant cover to kick off the campaign festivities!...
(SPOOKY, Huh?!)
I would like to forward you all one last thank you for allowing myself and my team to present a second chapter to Draculangelas' continuing saga, and to be able to entertain you with the fantastic imagery of our growing league of artists and gifted storytellers! We hope you will allow us to continue the journey with your continued support for chapter 2!! We are already hard at work on developing 2 spinoffs of her universe, one of which is already being illustrated, as well as refining the story for Draculangela 3, but we can't do so without your support!
(P.S....LAST MINUTE ADDITIONS to the campaign include some devilishly devine "adults only" offerings completed this week!) Trick or Treat!!!!!)
Excelsior!
Mark C.
Markus Publishing
Only 6 Days Left Until The Campaign Launch of Draculangela - Delusions of Grandeur on Kickstarter!
over 2 years ago
– Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 11:56:36 PM
Hey folks! Hope you all have the candy and costumes ready for the kids and yourself for next weekend! We just wanted to reveal two more amazing covers for the opening of the next campaign here on Kickstarter for Draculangela Chapter 2! The incredible Tiago da Silva returns with his follow up to his awesome effort on the premier issue of Draculangela with another outstanding effort. This one is the sole virgin variant among the covers for issue 2....
We also have the phenomenal Vinz el Tab contributing a second effort to the Draculangela Universe! Vinz has stated that he loves creating imagery within the increasingly dark and dangerous Draculangela environment..
We hope you will take a few moments from the fun and festivities of the weekend to see what we have put together for the campaign! We are excited with the results and think you will be too! Thanks again to everyone who has signed up to be notified of the campaign opening through Kickstarter. If you haven't done so as yet, please feel free to do so now so that you will be able to catch the EARLY BIRD SPECIAL TREATS we will be offering for a limited time! Here's the link to be notified...
We hope you have a safe and happy Halloween Weekend planned. What's everyone have for treats for the kids this year (or in case I come knocking at your door!)?
Excelsior!!
Mark C.
Markus Publishing
Draculangela is Back! Next Kickstarter Opens on Halloween Weekend!
over 2 years ago
– Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 11:39:04 PM
Hi everyone! Hope you are having a safe and healthy fall season. It's amazingly warm here in the Chicago area for October. Kind of reminds me of Draculangela's universe!
In case you didn't catch it, we are gearing up for Draculangela Volume 1 - Chapter 2...titled "Delusions of Grandeur". The story begins right where our reluctant heroine left off...with her first encounter with the Bio-Mechs! You may have also noticed that we revealed the standard (main) cover image. It was awesome working with Ty Romsa (has worked for: DC Comics, Konami, TOPPS/Marvel) on the concept for this image....
We think Ty did a phenomenal job with providing a glimpse of the 'attitude' of this next chapter in Draculangela's adventure!
We hope you will consider continuing along with Draculangelas' journey. Please feel free to hit the link below to get set up with a reminder for the grand opening of the campaign. We will be providing early bird specials as a thank you to you all for your patronage on the first issue!....
I hope you don't mind me pitching a few of my colleagues books here as well? These folks have been incredibly helpful with getting Markus Publishing off the ground, providing generous advice for creating a great looking book, and steering us away from some avoidable missteps. Please take a look at their awesome efforts if you are so inclined....
That's all for now fellow comic afficionados! We'll provide more updates as we move closer to the big weekend unveiling!
Excelsior!
Mark C.
DRACULANGELA UNLEASHED!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Aug 06, 2021 at 07:11:58 PM
Hi everyone! We have started the fulfillment process for Draculangela #1! You will receive a tracking email when your package has been ticketed for distribution. PLEASE be patient as this is our first effort with this task so we are being a little extra careful to make sure we complete everyone's order correctly and securely.
In the meantime, we have just released the PDF Digital version of the book for all contributors, as well as appropriate additional files per your pledge scale. We will be issuing the Reward Tier PDF Script from Jay H. before the end of the week, so be on the lookout for that in your inboxes as well. (Don't forget to check your spam folders prior to any inquiries or concerns about receipt of digital files.)
We anticipate completing all deliveries over the next two weeks. Once again, your patience is greatly appreciated.
As for what's next.... Draculangela #2 is coming along nicely. We are reviewing the coloring of the pages, which is about 60% completed. Once the approval is given, we'll be forwarding the book to lettering/design. The Kickstarter campaign for issue 2 should be ready to go in September! We certainly hope that the efforts you will be perusing in issue 1 will entice you to desire more of Draculangela and her exploits. There's more drama, more action, more obstacles and NEW cover artists that we are really excited to share with you!!!
