Alterna AnniverSERIES: Lilith Dark

Alterna AnniverSERIES

by Charles C Dowd

25 pages, Comic Book

Published July 6, 2016

About the author

Charles C Dowd is a Baltimore based author, illustrator, and graphic novelist. He specializes in fast-paced, character-driven action-adventure stories that often cross over into the ridiculous. Charles’ biggest influences are 80s horror, pro-wrestling, Saturday morning cartoons, and MTV. Some of his comic works include Lilith Dark, and Kidthulhu: Tales of Madness (co-created by Martin E Brandt).

Charles has also successfully crowdfunded several book projects, including his acclaimed picture book The A to Z Guide to Jobs for Girls. Charles’ semi-autobiographical webcomic Big Fat Charlie entertains over 30,000 social media followers via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook each week.

In addition to creating comics and kid’s books, Charles administers the 3,000+ member strong Webcomic Creators Facebook Group, which offers a safe space for webcomic and webtoon creators of all skill levels to talk shop, share knowledge, learn from and support one another.

On his days off, Charles spends time with his wife and two children, their bulldog, chihuahua, and three cats.

Reviews

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This first issue is a wonderful sampler of Lilith Dark, an all-ages comic about a little girl who likes to dress up and play warrior against all the beasties. Sometimes her older gamer brother helps out. She dresses in various headgear which makes her look like Darth Vader and wields a sword though I swear she had a light sabre at one point. There are several little vignettes which are unrelated and yet go together well. The action switches from Lilith's imagination to real life where we get to see what her props have been and then she usually ends up in trouble.This book ends on a cliffhanger and you'll have to get the graphic novel to read the rest. Awesome wicked black and white art!

[John Greenwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the the art, but didn't get hooked by the story. I understand this is intended as an introduction, but I don't have any desire to continue.