The Vow
A downloadable comic
In the icy forests of Sahull, a monster steals brides on their wedding nights.
The Arcana Imperii—a secret organization dedicated to hunting monsters and investigating magical anomalies—enlists two of its most powerful agents to put an end to the terror.
Lalo and Oz have been at each other's throats since the moment they first met, but the only thing that can match the intensity of their rivalry is the heat of their repressed desires for one another.
Forced together on a dangerous mission where survival is uncertain, neither of them are prepared for the sparks and blood that will fly in the cold north.
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The Vow is a 300 page queer, erotic dark fantasy graphic novel illustrated by Julian Cormac and written by Arden Ripley. If you'd like to read a free preview of the first 40 pages, check it out here.
Contains sex and violence. 18+. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY.
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"Haunting and sexy, Julian Cormac and Arden Ripley's The Vow is a beautiful entry in the anemic category of queer horror erotica." — Nero Villagallos O'Reilly (Split Check, Ultraviolents)
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- The Vow is officially out!21 days ago
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Wow, I loved the preview! Is there still a way to buy a physical copy, or is it too late?
Thank you so much for checking it out!
Unfortunately the guaranteed preorder period for physical copies has ended, but we did well enough on Kickstarter to be able to afford some extra physical copies. If all goes well, we should have those in February. Our plan is to sell the extras ourselves after all backer rewards have been shipped, probably through Julian's Etsy shop. If you want to keep up with updates on that to make sure you grab one, I'd recommend signing up for our newsletter or following this itch page - we'll be sure to give people a heads up when we're ready to sell our extras.
If there's enough continued interest for physical copies after we run out of these, we'll probably look into a print on demand solution of some sort, but we obviously can't make any guarantees about that yet.
Realizing only now that the review function doesn't actually put anything on the page, so -- The Vow kicks ass! It's scary, and sexy, and raw as hell! The illustrations are beautiful, the writing is evocative and direct, and the chemistry between Oz and Lalo truly has to be seen to be believed. If any part of the pitch speaks to you, please pick this up now.
Even with only ("only", they say...) 300 pages to work with, it makes you feel like you've known Oz and Lalo for years. Really hope to see more of them in the future -- or at the very least, I'm really looking forward to seeing what else you two make :)
Woo! I keep forgetting to ask, is this comic two trans guys or two enbies, or? Asking so I can add to some collections of mine and more easily share with others. Thanks!
There's some ✨ fantasy gender ✨ going on that we didn't have too much time to delve into in the book without making it EVEN LONGER than it already is, but the short of it is that in modern-day terms both Oz and Lalo are nonbinary. Both use they/them pronouns.
(Oz is also someone who'd be fine with the term transmasc!)
Thanks for letting me know! ❤