DINNER DATE #2

Adjusting to life as a vampire is hard. No matter how eager her roommate is to see Syd fully embrace her role as creature of the night, these new cravings and all that come with them are a lot more challenging than popular myths would have you believe. Yet, new victims keep sliding into her DMs, and the worst of New York's dating pool are laying their heads on the proverbial chopping block. What Syd can't anticipate, though, are the rather gruesome changes her own prey will go through after she's drained them of life. Oh...and what about that cute rideshare driver she met in the first issue? There are some totally different cravings happening there. This new five-issue limited series from Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph is perfect for fans of Shaun of the Dead, Fright Night, and 1980s romantic comedies. Raised in a family of Holocaust survivors, Joanne Starer is a firm believer in equality for all people and hopes to make the world just a little bit brighter through her writing. She spreads her unique brand of comedy with a conscience across a wide spectrum of themes, including pro-wrestling, the Holocaust, abortion, and modern romance. Starer is best known for her work on Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville with DC Comics, Sirens of the City with Boom Studios, Total Suplex of the Heart with Life Drawn, and The Gimmick with Ahoy Comics. In 2023, Joanne worked with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to create educational comic murals for Cellphone: Unseen Connections, a multi-year installation. Outside of her publishing pursuits, she owned and operated a women's wrestling promotion in Pennsylvania back in 2002, championing equality in pro-wrestling a decade before it became a nationwide trend. Originally from New York, Joanne now resides in Vienna, Austria, with one very demanding cat and too many action figures to count.Boston born and Vienna based, Khary Randolph has worked with some of the biggest media companies in the world, such as Marvel Comics, DC Comics, 20th Century Fox, Netflix, ESPN, NBC/Universal, Upper Deck, Nickelodeon, Epic Games & Samsung. For two decades his award-winning stylish and energetic artwork has been seen in comic books, video games, toys design, animation, and on the walls of the Smithsonian. He is the co-creator of MOSAIC from Marvel Comics, EXCELLENCE from Skybound/Image Comics, and SIRENS OF THE CITY from Boom Studios. Full resume available upon request.