”PRINCESS” is a story about a 15 year old girl named Shin ”Nii Nii” Kano, her name ”Kano Shin” comes from Japanese ”Kanash?” which means ”sad”. Shin is possessed by a demon which has been passed down in her family for generations,she is a ”princess”, a carrier which is sealing away the monster in order for the world to live in peace. A sacred group ”Sealers” live only to make sure that the demon will never escape from Shin’s body. She possess and incredible strength and agility and is nearly invincible,all this steps were taken just for the sake of the demon being sealed away forever. Unfortunately Shin begins to doubt her role and the ”Sealers”. They are capable of anything,even murder of the previous carriers,just so they task was done. ”The greater good above anything else”.

One day Shin meets a girl, which is a key to all secrets of the ”Sealers”  and their brutal crimes. At the end… the enemy is not the demon,but the most trusted.

Here is a little synopsis for Desolate Ceremony.

Desolate Ceremony is a story about middles and never quite finding the beginning of things. It’s about hidden secrets, impossible friendships and a girl who doesn’t know what a moon is. Follow Dee the demon who’s unable to hate and Bunny the Dustbunny (who practically hate everyone) as they are banished from the Dark realm and travel to other worlds and meet incredible people.  There’s also going to be an apocalypse but that’s not important right now.

This is my first big project and it’s going to take awhile to complete, if I’m willing to stick with it to the end then I hope you are too

So far, Desolate Ceremony, has been a pleasure to read and Anthea would love your support!

You can read, Desolate Ceremony, here: http://zenpop.org/webcomics/?album=1

Hayley has annouced the release date for her upcoming pilot for Space Officer Triggs. Here is what she has to say:

VERMILION, the pilot episode of Space Officer Triggs, will be released online on the 26th October.
Believe me, if there are two things I am looking forward to the most this year – it is the release of this comic and the film, Ra.One. So, why not make this day even more special and celebrate the two releases together?

That said, a week before the comic is out, on the 19th October, the cover to the comic will be unveiled.

Updates are to be weekly for the first 5 weeks. After that, I cannot promise how frequently they will be, but they should not be too long apart, with the help of God.

This comic will be experimental through the course of it. This is, after all, a pilot. Some pages may look different depending on what hand I’ll need to draw with, etc.

That said – I am extremely looking forward to sharing this first, full length comic of Space Officer Triggs, and I hope you will all enjoy it.

To keep up-to-date with the development of S.O.T. you can visit the official blog here: http://space-officer-triggs.blogspot.com

You can read Vermilion here: http://zenpop.org/webcomics/?album=2

Seriously guys, you didn’t make this easy, not in the slightest.  Everyone’s entry has such a cool concept behind it and ideas that I just wanted to steal all for myself!  (joke!)

Unfortunately there could only be one winner and one runner up

First we’ll start with the Runner Up. The judges and I got stuck between these three:

After a lot of discussion we choose Bogurd by Mini-Bubble over on DA http://minibubble.deviantart.com/

Congratulations Minibubble You will get a free PDF Download of Desolate Ceremony-Wayward Child, a sketch of your design AND  your design will have a small appear in the comic. I decided to upgrade the prizes because the entries were so awesome.

Now for the winner.

This design as pick because they fitted right into the story so well, and they suites into a role that’s been needed to be filled.  With a great concept and character the winner is:

http://space-aged.deviantart.com/

Congratulations!

You won a sighed copy of Desolate Ceremony-Wayward Child; your design will have a permanent role in the comic. You’ll also be getting drawings and such.

Thank you to everyone who enter, don’t feel down if you did not win. You’re design was great and you should be proud!

And a million thanks you to my lady judges  http://oh-mrs-o.deviantart.com and http://ellenwoods.deviantart.com

- Anthea

In celebration of Desolate Ceremony-Wayward Child now available in print and in a PDF download I’m going to be holding a contest: Design a demon contest! It’s simple; design a demon to live in the Dark Realm. The best design wins! Rules: -No tracing/coping/art thievery. That’s just not cool. -No bishi men. Seriously. -All entries must be emailed (antheawestart@hotmail.com) to me before July the 5th What the winner wins! -A signed copy of Desolate Ceremony- Wayward Child -Their design will appear in a chapter of Desolate Ceremony The runner up will get – a free downloadable PDF -A sketch drawing of their design All entries will be judge by myself and the lovely Ellen Woods (www.ellenwoods.deviantart.com) & Katie O Meara (www.oh-mrs-o.deviantart.com) / <b>If you couldn’t be bothered to enter or even wait for DC to update you can buy a PDF download RIGHT NOW for both the prologue and the fully completed first chapter right here at Zenpop.org >>>> http://zenpop.org/products-page/series-downloads/

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