Blood Stain

Originally published as a webcomic, this series began as a kind of coping mechanism for creator Sejic (Tales of Honor) during a low time in her life. It introduces Elliot "Elly" Torres, a twentysomething college graduate struggling to find and maintain a career or at the very least any job at all. Her family could benefit from Elly's landing a steady position and bringing in some money, but nothing seems to work out. She stumbles upon an interesting announcement for an assistant in a science institute, yet her first conversation with the creepy voice on the other end of the phone places doubts in her mind that this company is where she belongs. When Elly spontaneously takes the mysterious assignment and leaves her family and boyfriend behind, we only get a glimpse of a shadowed Dr. Vlad Stein, a wild-haired scientist in a blood-stained lab coat. Will Elly find a career to be proud of? The art is beautiful, and even the blood stains are soft. Volume 2 is scheduled for release in September.