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Dollface – A Virgin Sacrifice Turned Time-Traveling Sex Bot

Published Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:30:56 -0500

It's not often you come across a really good comic idea that can be condensed down to two sentences. But that's the case for the new series Dollface co-created by writer/artist Dan Mendoza and editor Bryan Seaton. Here are those sentences:

Dollface is an ongoing series about Lila, a witch's virgin sacrifice from 17th century Salem, MA who lands in present time in the form of a life-sized, ball-jointed, 3D printed, sex bot. Along with her cute sidekick Ivan, Lila must hunt the witches that murdered her centuries earlier.

Mendoza explains how the series came about:

With Dollface, we're doing something a little different. She's a mixture of my love for Goth and Lolita style and the cute Anime I loved growing up like Sailor Moon. My partner Bryan Seaton came to me with this idea of making a comic about a witch hunting doll that we would incorporate into the Zombie Tramp universe, like we did with Vampblade, and right away, I was like, "how about a Gothic Lolita Ball Jointed Doll?!" it was a mouthful to say but he loved the idea and Dollface was born. Dollface has a much broader appeal, I think. I want teenagers to be able to pick up the book.

He then spoke about the main character:

Lila is a different type of character for me. She's very lovable, happy even. She is very new to this world we live in and it's always exciting to her. She comes from a long line of Witch hunters, and it's that family bloodline that is poison to these Witches. Lila can harness the energy of her Ki (spirit) and project it out as ammunition in her hidden gun arm to aid her in battle. This power of Ki burns witches.

And what's with the sidekick?

Yeah! Lila has a ghost sidekick! He adds to some of the humor that will be in the book but at the same time, Ivan is Lila's customized pit crew. He's part Ghost and part computer/3D printer. When in battle, Ivan can customize weapons or build new parts for Lila on the spot. He's her utility belt, if you will.

So this is a kickstarter project?

Bryan and I think that Dollface will be like no other book you've read. Its concept is original and we have a lot of storylines to tell. Kickstarter is allowing us to tell that story—to have that future. I'm amazed by all the love and support my fan base has given me towards this Kickstarter, and we hope to return that love with awesome incentives as we hit our stretch goals. Check it out! There's a lot of crazy stuff being offered!

Check out their kickstarter here.