Via Newsarama, Vault Comics have announced “Lunar Room,” a fantasy crime series by writer Danny Lore (“Champions”), artist Gio Sposito (“Doctor Who”), and colorist D.J. Chavis, with lettering by Andworld Design. The comic follows Cynthia “Sin” Breaker, a werewolf who used to work as an enforcer for a mob group led by a mage. Now retired, she’s “attempting to create a new chapter for her life and put her history behind her.”
Lore, who is fond of werewolves (their Twitter handle is @weredawgz), said “‘Lunar Room’ started as a conversation with [Vault executive VP of brand/design] Tim Daniel about why I hadn’t done a werewolf comic. That conversation created the seed of an idea: how would I get what I love about werewolves into a script that an artist could have fun with, rather than a more internal-sensation based tale.”
The writer cited inspiration from video games like Yakuza and Grand Theft Auto, which “give themselves space to be a bunch of different kinds of stories.” Lore, who is non-binary, also said “on a deeper level, ‘Lunar Room’ is also about identity and truth. Many of our characters are struggling with losing their identities, their understanding of the truths they’ve been told, and what to do with that hole in their lives. When their personal senses of power are so tied to their sense of self, can someone take the very core of who they are away, and how can they reclaim it?”
“Lunar Room” #1 will be released on November 24, and will run for “at least” eight issues. It will be available with covers by Sposito, and Corin Howell.
