By Aliraluna
1. How did
you both come up with the idea of creating this unique comic and why?
It started as a final
project in college. The assignment was to bind a collection of poems or
whatever we wanted; it just had to be more than a few pages. We decided to work
together in something different and made a coloring book featuring our Little
Reaper. The Little Reaper himself was product of random doodling by Ariana. It
was one of those moments were an artist imagines this whole world around a
single character. Later on, we spoke about starting a web-comic and after
brainstorming a bunch of ideas, we realized that we had the perfect characters
and settings all along! And that’s how it came to be.
2. Tell us a bit about both of you.
Both of us were born
in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Ariana resides in Carolina, while Jessica lives in
San Juan. We graduated from the University of Puerto Rico in Carolina with a
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Arts. In our free time we like to work on original
art in various mediums (original characters, fun settings, cute situations,
etc.)
Ariana Reyes
DOB: August 4 1989
Zodiac sign: Leo
On her free time she
browses the Internet for new web-comics to read. Her favorite comic of all time
is Bill Waterson’s “Calvin and Hobbes”.
She also enjoys reading Graphic Design blogs and watching series and
horror films on Netflix.
Jessica Rosado
DOB: October 2 1989
Zodiac sign: Libra
On the little free time
she has, she enjoys canvas painting and watching TV series like The Walking
Dead (mega fan!). Her favorite web-comic is “Loading Artist”.
3. What
are your current and future works, if any?
For now we’re
focusing on The Little Reaper in Love. We’re planning on releasing a graphic novel,
which is still in the planning stage. There’s also talk of a mini-comic book
series about stray “sato” dogs in Puerto Rico.
4. Talk
about Little Reaper in Love and your favorite character.
The Little Reaper in
Love is about a group of ghouls and creatures that live in a Municipal Cemetery.
Our resident, Reaper, is in love with a ghost –which frightens him, if you can
believe it- and decides to turn her into a Reaper as well. The web-comic
focuses on the many dates and situations that the Lil’ Reaper has to go through
to impress The Girlfriend, bringing along his loyal friend the Zombie and
“battling” The Vampyr for The Girlfriend’s affection.
Jessica’s favorite
character is The Zombie because even though he doesn’t speak, his actions speak
for him. He’s the Renaissance man around the Municipal Cemetery, which means,
he does everything.
Ariana’s favorite
character is The Little Reaper ‘cause he acts so tough but he’s very caring and
naïve.
5. How
was your experience in Puerto Rico Comic Con?
Simply epic! It was
our first convention and we’re already planning for next year. We’re still
dreaming about that weekend like it was yesterday. As aspiring web-comic
artists, it was an amazing event to get exposure, meet other talented artists,
make business contacts, and of course, talk face-to-face with our readers or
like we affectionately like to call them: “Residents of the Municipal
Cemetery”.
6. Last
words (write anything you would like to say to your current and future
followers).
We want to thank
everyone for the support! We started back in August 2013 and since then it has
been a humbling experience; from meeting and learning from other artists to
participating in festivals and conventions. Keep reading The Little Reaper in
Love, there are more surprises to come, and to those who haven’t read it yet or
are planning to: We welcome you to the Municipal Cemetery!
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