While it’s true that Vampirella, the queen of the bad girls, is currently celebrating the 50th anniversary of her debut in 1969, there’s another sexy comic book character who’s marking her own anniversary in 2019: StarWarp Concepts’ first lady of horror, Lorelei!
Created by yours truly, Lori premiered in 1989’s Lorelei One-Shot Special, a digest-sized small-press comic that I wrote and drew. The positive response it got spurred me on to release another Lori comic a couple of years later (I’m a very slow artist), which in turn led to the publication of a traditional-comic-size Lorelei series in the mid-1990s, this one drawn by fellow small-presser David C. Matthews.
To celebrate Lori’s anniversary, we’re collecting those first small-press stories in Lorelei: Genesis, a 24-page one-shot comic. Sporting a new cover illustration I drew (and colored by current Lorelei artist Eliseu Gouveia), it’s a digital-exclusive flashback to Lori’s early days that critics back in the day really enjoyed:
“Roman obviously likes good-girl art, but the writing is quite good, too—the stories are interesting and intriguing. They move at a good clip and are injected with humor.”—Randy Reynaldo, creator/writer/artist of Rob Hanes Adventures
“Primo material here, folks. Super concept for an exotic succubus-type supernatural ‘superheroine.’ Good storytelling and art, great character.”—Comics F/X
“Roman has created a good comic here. The stories are admirably fast-paced, and the art tells the stories well. There’s drama and excitement in this work.”—Story & Art Monthly
Lorelei: Genesis goes on sale August 14 at the StarWarp Concepts webstore. Stay tuned for further information!
