The Obzerian Chronicles Graphic Novel

Three writers, four artists, six UNIQUE stories.

Hello! 

My name is Headless Hammerhead and I am excited to present my lifelong dream to you: a collection of horror and sci-fi stories presented in comic book format, written and drawn by me and some of the best undiscovered creators in the industry!

We found an ancient tome at an abandoned castle somewhere in Romania, and we translated the first chapter. It spans the ages - time and space - maintaining a log of supernatural events in dimensions known and forgotten... now we're presenting it to you in comic book form!

Where "The Obzerian Chronicles" were found

We recently launched a campaign to fund a Limited Ashcan with previews of the six stories, and raised enough funds to be able to create the full thing - a 180 page, 6-story Graphic Novel-style trade paperback: "The Obzerian Chronicles"!

"The Obzerian Chronicles" Limited Preview Ashcan Cover

Your backing helps us to bring this project to life in a way I only dreamed about, and shows us and the big comics publishers that independent creators still have an audience. Plus, it'll help us decide whether to translate and release any future "Chapters" to make this a series! The Stories:

The Legion of Jakar: A group of teens finds out about a mysterious "Traveling Zoo" that has rolled into town, which promises to present "The Hounds of Hell" to spectators. The teens plan to sneak in and catch a glimpse of the creatures, but accidentally trigger what could possibly bring Armageddon to the world. Inspired by "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury and "Revelation" from the Bible, this story will grip you and make you want to keep your children as close as possible at all times!

Apotheosis: Humanity is on the verge of unleashing the full potential of quantum teleportation. Inanimate object and animal trials pass with flying colors, but something goes terribly wrong during the first human trial, as the man orchestrating the entire teleportation project finds himself trapped in a strange place beyond time and space. BONUS! This story will also have a Romanian version available as a limited-run individual issue!

Cthonian: A mist rolls in one night into a quiet New England town. Shortly after, the police are called to investigate a corpse found in the middle of the street. When police arrive at the scene, not only can they not find an apparent cause of death, but they are perplexed by the condition of the corpse: It is still standing.

Old Cigar Road: A man is called by his thoughts and dreams to his childhood town in Virginia to find closure for his brother's disappearance - on the way he meets a young man who had a similar childhood, and is the only other person on the bus headed to the small town of Battlefield Post. Both of them want to see Old Cigar Road and a mysterious old woman who holds the secrets of their calling, but what truly lurks at the end of Old Cigar Road may be more than they bargained for and may cost them their souls! Inspired by the Film "2,000 Maniacs!" and the song "Prodigal Son" by Iron Maiden, this story will lead you to think twice when curiosity's itch takes a hold of you to act impulsively.

It Walks Among Them: A group of explorers set out to search for the secrets to the construction of Nan Madol, but during the first night, one of them disappears. Stories of a mysterious Dweller, supernatural forces, and powers beyond human comprehension flood into the adventurers' minds as they try to sort out what is real and what is not - before the mysteries of a forgotten civilization consume them all. Loosely based on "The Wendigo" by Algernon Blackwood, this story is a cautionary tale about heeding ancient warnings and respecting native beliefs.

A Grisly Sight on Christmas Night: A native village in the jungles of Brazil is raided by a neighboring tribe during a ritual while many miles away a family in Texas celebrates the Christmas season with a get-together. However, something unknown links the two groups, and leads to a sinister force being unleashed that will bring terror to their doorstep.

Inspired by the song "Synchronicity II" by The Police, this story shows the parallel tragedy of those who give in to their dark side and unleash the monster within.

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We have the best talent in the world working on this project:

Vasilie Odin Crisan / Innkeeper Vase is an active community member in the world of roleplaying games and horror storytelling, serving as the Innkeeper for the "Twisted Tentacle Inn" YouTube Channel. He is also a personality on the "Great Old Ones Gaming" Podcast, where he discusses gaming trends, strategies, and storytelling within the gaming community.

With over a decade of experience in roleplaying games, Vasilie has written dozens of adventures and horror stories that delve into the realms of cosmic horror. His most recent work, "Horror at Yishusu Landing," spans  350 pages of content for both Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder. Beyond his creative endeavors, Vasilie finds joy in watching movies, reading comics, and cherishing quality time with his wife Lua and their two beloved dogs, Thor and Loki. _____________________________________________________________________________

Iulia Grosu is a Romanian artist born in 1996. Her childhood was spent drawing and watching The X-men and Spider-man animated series. She went on to study traditional painting in Târgoviște followed by a Master's degree in traditional graphic arts at The National University of Fine Arts in Bucharest.

In the following years she started dabbling in digital art and forging her own style, while cultivating a growing interest in comics. Some of her favorite artists and influences are Greg Capullo, Jorge Jiménez, and Dave Greco.

This is her debut work into comics, having up until now worked mainly in publicity, designing characters, and animations for commercials.She aspires to draw comics full time, both working on established characters and writing her own comic. _____________________________________________________________________________

Bogdan Şolcă is a Romanian writer. Fascinated by computers from a young age, Bogdan likes to keep himself up to date with the latest IT&C developments and is a senior tech writer for a respectable online publication. He first discovered comics in the early 1990s, but only got into comic book collecting a few years ago.

His young adult life was heavily influenced by Ender’s Saga by Orson Scott Card and The Matrix trilogy by the Wachowskis. He is also quite enthusiastic about astrophysics and metaphysics, both of which are interwoven into his “Apotheosis” story.

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Daniel Traistaru is a visual artist who works as a Graphic Designer and as freelance comic book artist. He's been in the artistic field for six years, and over time has had various projects, collaborations with different artists, and publications both in music and indie comics, such as “Geek Wality Comix” and “Bear Max Press", "Dark Atom Studios", "Scattle", "Magnavolt", "Den Haku Records", and more! These have helped him develop his skills and style, but of course there is always room to improve! From the point of style, Daniels's has several elements from the Golden Age period of comics mixed with something modern and new. He is deeply influenced in the chromatic choices he makes by the visual direction of FCO Plascencia, Alex Sinclair, and Alejandro Sanchez - and in his drawing style by Greg Cappulo, Sanford Greene, and Ryan Ottley. He tries to create an atmosphere and tell a visual story that will delight the reader through vibrant colors and harmony.

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Giovanni V. Crisan / Headless Hammerhead is a Panamanian writer and artist, and is the author of nine books, including "8:51 On the Blinking Clock and Other Stories", "The Obsidian Chronicles", and "Milk, Turkey, and Neurosis: Or, How Mother (Almost) Ruined My Life" under the pen name Grace Ann Feldman.

He is an avid comic book collector and reader, and loves music and art of all types - and deeply enjoys trying new styles and techniques in the art world. He is currently working on short graphic stories "Murderous Mary: The Hanging of a Giant" and "Hairycane".

Giovanni lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA with his wife Colleen, two children (Nathan and Kaylee), and their dog, Penny Petunia.