Character sketches from an old novel draft
I have to constantly balance how much writing I'm going to do versus drawing. It's one of the difficult parts of having a lot of tools to work with. In a 2022 draft of a novel that became Vèvè-Punk: Birth of the Dream, I sketched out a bunch of the characters. Adam and Janet remain the big-deal protagonists of the world, but they morphed significantly. I'd say the only thing that remained was their look. Some of these characters didn't make it into future drafts, but they may pop up in another story.
What if gods became corporations—and your soul was their currency?
In Dominick Rabrun’s debut Afrofuturist short story collection:
Behold Fabienne, whose singing births spots of madness on her audience’s skin—and ignites revolution in pre-revolutionary Haiti.
Behold Louis, a boy hacking a supernatural stock exchange through his game console—before his mother trades away her soul.
Behold Adam, death’s favorite driver, who can slip between worlds but can’t outrun what he owes.
Behold Ednice, dead but not gone, smuggling forbidden stories through an afterlife run by an authoritarian god. From the spark of the Haitian Revolution to a tech-noir future where dying is just another subscription service, these ten illustrated stories weave a tapestry of rebellion, grief, and transformation. When gods become corporations, can your soul ever truly be your own?
Behold Vèvè-Punk: Birth of the Dream.