Review: FCHS

At the Heroescon 2009 art auction I was lucky to win an adorable piece of the FCHS female characters as DC heroines.  I’m not sure who was more excited about the bidding on the piece, me or the artist, Rachel Freire.  Rachel is one of the sweetest artists that I have met at Heroescon and based on the overall friendly amtosphere of both fans and professionals, this is saying a lot.

I had missed Free Comic Book Day that year and did not yet have a copy of the AdHouse published FCHS prequel to the FCHS graphic novel .  Shawn (from Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find and the Dollar Bin) hooked me up with a copy after the con and I was introduced to the student body of Forest City High School. FCHS sold out at Heroescon and I was lucky enough to get the last copy at their booth.  I’m glad to see that so many were interested in this self-published novel. 

Vito Delsante, author of FCHS,  describes this series as “Archie Comics meets 90210”.   I’m not sure how many comic fans fall into the viewing audiences of both shows, but I do.  Archie was my original foray into comics and the first 90210 guided me through my high school years.  FCHS falls solidly into my wheelhouse of pop culture. 

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Interview with Dusk writer David Doub

David Doub is just like a lot of us, he’s a comic reader who had aspirations of going from only being a fan of the medium to taking part of it. The difference in his story and so many others with the same dreams is he’s making his dream a reality by self-publishing his work. After years of trying to work both with various publishers and independently, searching for co-workers online and other pitfalls along the way he has reached a goal many of the aspiring will never attain. Not only has he seen his work published but also now for sale.

Recently David sent us a copy of his book Dusk which begins to tell the compelling tale of Eve a former battered wife now in the service of a vampire named Ash and their unusual lives and relationship. David was also nice enough to answer some questions about both the book and his journey making it.

Brian - Tell us a bit about your personal history with comics. Are you a long time reader, what do you read or follow in the industry etc? 

David - Oh I’m definitely a long time reader, for almost 19 years now.

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