There’s a slew of virtual comic conventions and events this week, and since we can’t get together and geek out in person, it’s time to have a virtual artist alley!
So a big old welcome to everyone from the Aurora Library Cape Con (Aug 10th-16th), a howdy do to everyone from the Matteson Area Library District’s Fan Fest (August 14th-16th), and a hearty hello to everyone visiting from the Gail Borden Library’s Comic Book Mania (Aug 15th)!
Who is this BMAN?
Hi, I’m Brian Babendererde—but don’t worry about pronouncing it, everyone just calls me BMAN. Twilight Tangents is my little corner of the interwebs.
I’m a veteran of the video game industry, having done art or game design on cult classics like the JRPG inspired SepterraCore: Legacy of the Creator, PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, and Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity.
But I also write and draw the manga inspired comic series Soul Chaser Betty—plus, I have a ton of original art prints, art books, and I take commissions! So let’s check out all the stuff and see what’s new and what’s coming soon!
COUPONS! COUPONS! COUPONS!
Before we go on the tour, I need to let you know about the great deals going on this weekend: all orders in the Twilight Tangents Shop are 15% off with any of these coupon codes: CAPE2020, MAPLD2020, or CBMANIA2020. Just enter one at checkout to get the bonus! You can use these codes as many times as you’d like, and it’ll be good through Sunday, August the 17th (bit they can’t be combined)!
Comics and Graphic Novels
First up, check out my graphic novel, Soul Chaser Betty! Here’s the elevator pitch: Betty is a girl spending her summer vacation with her grandma in the country, but she winds up spending all her time fighting monsters, renegade necromancers, and chaos demons—you know, typical park district activities—and it all takes place in the AWESOME 1980’s!
There’s a 176 page graphic novel collecting all six issues of the complete origin story, Soul Chaser Betty and the Demon Engine!
Then there’s the brand new, stand alone 40 page story Slumber Party of DOOM! If book one was about summer vacation, this story sends Betty back to school in the fall, only to find out that all the mean girls are turning into zombies!
Read the first five pages of the new story HERE, and check out the books in the SHOP.
Art Prints
Illustration is something I like to dabble in. Most of my art prints are original characters and concepts—things that I did for the fun of it! If you like what you see here, check out tons more prints in the SHOP!
Art Books
I’ve got a couple art books for sale as well!
First up is Dangerous Beauty, a collection of tons of my color work, all glossed up in spiffy book form. Then, there’s a collection of my first foray into the wild frontier of Inktober! Check them out in the SHOP.
Feel Free to Explore the Site
Well, that’s my virtual artist alley tour—I’m so glad you stopped by! Don’t forget to take advantage of the CAPE2020, MAPLD2020, or CBMANIA2020 15% off coupon in the SHOP.
Otherwise, feel free to explore the site and check out all the galleries and updates.
I’ve got a new comic in the works, SALVAGE HOUNDS, you can see some of my latest commissions here, or learn about the making of the cult classic video game, Septerra Core.
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