Author and Lady About Town
Hello sweeties!
Here are some comics from the vault! I know you want them! You know the drill, if you order some comics today I will love you forever! I really will. All comics will be signed by me, and can be personalized upon request.
SQUISH!
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GloomCookie #1 Gothic soap opera with sharp characters and dialogue and gorgeous art grace these vignettes of romance, humor, horror and sorrow. Serena and Ted's tales of social treachery, unrequited love, bad goth poetry and monsters under the bed lure you in with daring imagery and leave you with unforgettabe characters like a children's book of a dark adult world. |
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Nightmares & Fairy Tales: 1140 Rue Royale is haunted by the tortured souls of Madame Lalaurie's victims and now they want revenge. Rebecca and Victoria fight for their lives in the startling conclusion of 1140 Rue Royale. |
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Nightmares & Fairy Tales #3 Our doll narrator Annabelle finds herself back in New Orleans where Dominique's story began. This issue focuses on Dominique, and how she became the "monster" she is today. Having been sent to an ominous nunnery in New Orleans, Dominique finds herself wrapped in terrifying nightmares and unspeakable horrors. Learn Dominique's tale as Annabelle revisits the past in this disturbing story of wicked nuns and monsters in the attic. |
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GloomCookie #2 Gothic fairy tales with sharp characters and dialogue, and gorgeous art grace these vignettes of romance, humor, horror and sorrow. Unrequited love, social treachery, bad goth poetry and monsters under the bed. |
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GloomCookie #5 Damion narrowly escapes the treacherous trap Isabella set for him. He convinces Lex to go away with him to New Orleans to hide from Vincent and Isabella. Vincent, now convinced Damion is indeed dangerous, sees no alternative but to destroy him. While in New Orleans, Damion and Lex go on a haunted tour of the French Quarter where they learn the dark myths and legends that shroud the magical city. |
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GloomCookie #16 The curse is over, Lex's body is missing and Chrys is on the search to find the ones responsible for Lex's death. Being persued by both Chrys and strange gargoyle creatures, Artemus and Isabella are fleeing for their lives... and in the meantime Sebastian's search for Damion leads him to an old spooky house in New Orleans. |
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GloomCookie #22 Vincent and the members of the Carnival Macabre have declared war on Marguerite's New Orleans Carnival for killing Sebastian and the Monster. Meanwhile, back in San Francisco, Vermilion is being tormented by Moon Raven, a vampire-obsessed, socially - deficient freak show of a girl, who has developed more than a bit of a crush on our favorite Bad Goth Poet. |
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GloomCookie #24 In the wake of The Carnival Wars, Sebastian suffers guilt for killing Marguerite, and making everyone in his life disappear. Moon Raven tells Vermilion she has The Power of the Nosferatu and it was she who made all the GloomCookies vanish, catching Vermilion’s extreme interest. Meanwhile Sebastian struggles with the responsibility of his actions and the enormous powers he has at his command. French artist, Vincent Batignole makes his comic debut, bringing a style and grace to the series that blends beautifully with Valentino’s storytelling. |
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GloomCookie #4 Sebastian can't separate reality from his bizarre dreams and vivid imagination as he searches for his father Vincent, the mysterious ringleader of the Carnival Macabre. Are his dreams about Chrys insightful or only proving to confuse him? Meanwhile - See a day in the life of Max as he searches for love via the Internet. Will his search lead him right back to Lex? Or has Lex finally found true love with Damion? |
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Nightmares & Fairy Tales #6 Cinderella's evil step-mother makes a pact with a demon to make her own daughters more beautiful, in hopes of their catching the eye of the Prince at The Royal Ball... But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and one has to wonder what a demon would find lovely. |
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GloomCookie #15 Everyone will be wearing black and not for the reasons you think! With Sebastian's powers out of control, Chrys being haunted by memories from her past, the "monster" from an alternate reality appearing under Sebastian's bed, and a warning Lex receives from Artemus (who we think might just be a werewolf): Chrys & Sebastian head off to the Carnival Macabre in search of some answers, leaving Lex alone to search for her own answers and in grave danger. |
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GloomCookie: The Carnival Wars - graphic novel Collecting issues 18 - 23, featuring The Carnival Wars story arc along with extras from Serena and Sparx: paper dolls, flash tattoo art, and intro by Jennifer de Guzman. |
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Nightmares & Fairy Tales #9: Annabelle and Gwen find themselves in a haunted house filled with mirrors that trap the souls of dead children in this frightening tale. signed by Serena. Can be personalized upon request. |
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Nightmares & Fairy Tales: Beauty & the Beast Serena Valentino & FSc Annabelle recalls the story of a beautiful woman who is tormented by her monstrous father in this modern retelling of the classic fairytale Beauty & The Beast. signed by Serena. Can be personalized upon request. |
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GloomCookie #28 The FINAL ISSUE of Serena Valentino's long running comic series. Featuring art by Vincent Batignole. The GloomCookie universe features and ensemble cast of characters: Tiny heroines, malevolent gargoyles, living wax statues, tortured werewolves, bad goth poets, delusional live-action Nosferatu players, reformed wicked queens & monsters under the bed, just to name a few. But in the center of it all is Sebastian, a young man with extraordinary powers granted by his mysterious family, The Carnival Macabre. Sebastian fears he has wished everything and everyone he knows into creation, including his girlfriend Chrys. He has to come to terms with his powers and the enormous responsibility that comes along with them. signed by Serena. Can be personalized upon request. |
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Nightmares & Fairy Tales: Gwen and Aunt Bea take a trip to San Francisco where they encounter the spirit of a lovely young woman wandering the Sutro Bath ruins in this modern and breathtaking adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. signed by Serena. Can be personalized upon request. |
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Nightmares & Fairy Tales: A Late 1940's Thriller, in Glorious Black & White! A frightening tale or murder, romance and ghostly visits from the beyond. Told in two parts. Written by Serena Valentino and illustrated by FSc. Both copies signed by Serena. Can be personalized upon request. |
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GloomCookie: The Final Curtain Signed by Serena (can be personalized upon request) Sebastian is uncertain what in his life is real or created from his own imagination. He fears his imagination has manifested his own version of reality, as he finally comes to terms with his powers and the responsibilities that come along with them in the aftermath of the Carnival Wars. GloomCookie Volume Five: The Final Curtain collects issues 24-28 of the GloomCookie comic book series. |
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Nightmares & Fairy Tales: Signed by Serena (can be personalized upon request) In Antebellum New Orleans, Delphine Lalaurie inflicted unspeakable acts upon her slaves in the house at 1140 Rue Royale. Now their tortured souls are seeking revenge on the house's new occupants, an elderly woman named Victoria and her young niece Rebecca. Rebecca must fight for their lives as she learns of the house's horrifying past, encounters monstrous nuns with a deadly secret in the attic of their convent, and becomes possessed by one of the spirits in her new home. With the knowledge this spirit gives her, Rebecca realizes she must help the victims of Madame Lalaurie find peace. Serena Valentino weaves a tale of horror and intrigue and Crab Scrambly illustrates with keen attention to detail and mood in Nightmares and Fairy Tales: 1140 Rue Royale. |
SQUISHINGS!
(now that's a word from the vault!)