I hope you like the comic above promoting my upcoming re-release of my urban fantasy novel, The Night Girl. I would like to thank cartoonist Lar deSouza for taking on my idea for a two-panel comic and giving it life. I'm also honoured that he read the copy of The Night Girl that I sent him, and really digested it. Check out the detail in these panels. If you know the story, you'll pick out some key characters and characteristics (check out what's in Perpetua's hair). If ever I can get funding to turn The Night Girl into a graphic novel or an animated feature, I want Lar to take on the project.
Hopefully, this comic attracts a bit of attention, because it says something I've wanted to say for a while, while I'm still allowed to say it, and because I am looking forward to the release of The Night Girl under the auspices of Shadowpaw Press on August 12 of this year. I know Perpetua would have a lot of things to say about the current political situation, and it gives me great pleasure to give her that voice, with Lar's help.
There's a few people I'd like to thank. Thanks to Kisa at REUTS for giving life to The Night Girl back in 2019, and thanks to Ed at Shadowpaw for taking things to the next level. Thanks to Catelli for introducing me to Lar deSouza (and thanks again to Lar deSouza), and thanks to everyone who supported The Night Girl for its whole history, up to and including its publication in 2019, and I look forward to your support for this novel in 2025.
You can learn more about The Night Girl at its official website, and be sure to check out the updated book trailer by Damian Baranowski (thanks again, Damian!). In the weeks ahead, I'll be posting a few more promotional goodies, so stay tuned. And remember: Elon Musk is not a troll. He's just a jackass. Stop demeaning trolls.