Greetings loyal airmen.  This week I want to use this space to hopefully find a courageous comic book publisher. One who is willing to go out on a limb and publish something other than your typical super-hero fare, or traditional horror book.  Almost four years ago I decided to write a comic script that would combine two things that I truly enjoyed.  One was a long forgotten Universal horror movie, DRACULA'S DAUGHTER, and the other my fascination with the World War I flying aces.

After the success of Universal's DRACULA, with Bela Lugosi, the studio wanted to do a sequel immediately.  Alas Lugosi was tired of the role, he'd played the count hundreds of times on stage before bringing the role to the movies, and opted out of the project.  A quick rewrite and Universal released a truly gothic, highly sensual little movie about Marya Dracula, ala DRACULA'S DAUGHTER.  It starred a hauntingly beautiful actress named Gloria Holden and is considered by most horror fans a superior movie to its predecessor.   It has remained one my favorites.  After seeing the modern remake of THE MUMMY, I took it upon myself to redo this little classic into something altogether different.

In my tale, Marya meets and falls in love with Manfred Von Richtofen of Germany.  All this takes place prior to the start of World War I.  When the hostilities begin, Marya travels to Berlin to find him, only to discover he has become the very famous air ace known as the Red Baron.  They begin a torrid love affair which leads to…Well, that would be giving everything away.  I'd much prefer you had the opportunity to read it.   My partner, artist Rob Davis, spent two full years illustrating the entire 108 pages, doing all the assignments; pencils, lettering and gray-scaling.  It is by far his masterpiece of graphic story-telling.  Now we are trying to find a publisher for it.

                              
Here are three pages from the graphic novel, as marvelously rendered by Rob.  I'm hoping by posting these pages and this plea, someone out there will pass this along to an enterpising publisher willing to take a chance on this venture.   THE DAUGHTER OF DRACULA is finished and ready to go.

Of course if no such publisher appears, then Rob and I are considering self-publishing.  This project is just too good to let go unseen by all you loyal airmen.  And that's it for this week.
Ron – Over and Out.