Broken Frontier

UK independent comic publisher MOONFACE PRESS has announced details of BLOOD PSI, the second in its series of standalone titles under THE ONE-SHOT CLUB banner.

BLOOD PSI – solicited in May’s issue of Previews and shipping in July – is written by Andy Winter, drawn by Keith Burns and boasts a cover by Declan Shalvey. The US format book has a full-color cover, and black and white interior art. The 32-page title has a 24-page main story, a sketchbook section and an A-Z of British vampires feature. It retails for $3.50 (£2.20).

Here’s the solicitation copy…

A vampire murder mystery set in gothic London. When her best friend in the capital’s close-knit vamp community is slaughtered, Ruby vows to track down the killer – but the hunt may just unearth painful memories from Ruby’s human past she hoped would remain buried forever. A must for fans of Buffy and British TV’s Ultraviolet.

BLOOD PSI is the second in a series of standalone titles from Moonface’s One-Shot Club, following the success of last year’s critically acclaimed HERO KILLERS. Also slated for release this year are SEPTIC ISLE (a British spy thriller set in the aftermath of the 7/7 London bombings) and BROTHERS (two feuding superhuman siblings fight crime… and each other).

Moonface Press’ Andy Winter commented: “BLOOD PSI concerns Ruby, a powerful vamp who has never really come to terms with the hand life (and death) has dealt her. She’s forever torn between her vampire present and her human past and, although she has plenty of friends in London’s close-knit vamp community, she’s never felt completely a part of it. When one of her best friends is cold-bloodedly slaughtered, she finally has to choose one side or the other.

“BLOOD PSI is a murder mystery – but the mystery is not who did it (that becomes clear fairly early on), it’s why they did it that’s important. Especially to Ruby…”

Winter added: “The idea behind THE ONE-SHOT CLUB is to give readers a bit of instant gratification – all the books in the line will feature self-contained stories with no cliffhangers and a definite ending. The idea is to really spread our wings to take in a host of different comic genres.”