Robot Comics is proud to bring Bram Stoker’s Dracula’s Guest to mobiles, adapted by Stephen L. Antczak and James C. Bassett, illustrated by Steven Sanders (Thunder Road) and lettered by Sean Taylor. Available both as an illustrated short story and as an original comic book, this free version of Dracula’s Guest will thrill new and old readers alike.

Two years after Bram Stoker’s death in 1912, his widow published a collection of his short stories, entitled Dracula’s Guest. In her preface to this collection, Florence Stoker wrote of the title story:

“A few months before the lamented death of my husband -I might say even as the shadow of death was over him- he planned three series of short stories for publication, and the present volume is one of them. To his original list of stories in this book, I have added a hitherto unpublished episode from ‘Dracula.’ It was originally excised owning to the length of the book, and may prove of interest to the many readers of what is considered my husband’s most remarkable work.”

The origin of “Dracula’s Guest” as an early, excised chapter of Dracula was universally accepted for seventy years. But with the release of Stoker’s notes for the novel, scholars began to question Florence Stoker’s account. The discovery in 1984 of a manuscript copy of Dracula further argued against “Dracula’s Guest” being a missing first chapter.

Today, hardly anyone believes that “Dracula’s Guest” was ever a part of the original Dracula manuscript. The true nature of the story, however, remains in dispute-opinions range from a missing second (rather than first) chapter to a much later short story only peripherally related to the novel through the characters of Jonathan Harker and Count Dracula.

While it is clear that the style and tone of “Dracula’s Guest” do not fit the book, the story remains an important part of the Dracula mythos -and, of course, a ripping good yarn!

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It all comes to Princess Jillian and Charlie’s Archons against an army of Gobwin Knob’s croaked warlords. No easy feat considering that Jillian is secretly controlled by Wanda’s suggestion spell, and Wanda is dead certain that Jillian won’t betray her. What’s up with these two? By Rob Balder and Jamie Noguchi.

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Robot Comics is proud to bring Bram Stoker’s Dracula’s Guest to mobiles, adapted by Stephen L. Antczak and James C. Bassett, illustrated by Steven Sanders (S.W.O.R.D., Thunder Road) and lettered by Sean Taylor. Presented both as an illustrated short story and as an original comic book, this free version of Dracula’s Guest will provide a thrilling introduction to Stoker’s most well known novel.

Dracula’s Guest follows a curious Englishman on a visit to Munich before leaving for Transylvania. It is Walpurgis Night, and in spite of the hotelier’s warnings, the young man later wanders toward the direction of an abandoned unholy village, where a series of inexplicable happenings will give the Englishman a taste of what soon awaits him.

Included in a collection of Stoker’s short stories posthumously collected by his widow, Dracula’s Guest has puzzled readers and scholars for generations. Is it an early, excised chapter of Dracula? Or the basis of a much larger short story related to the novel? While its nature still remains unclear, the story remains an important part of the Dracula mythos -and, of course, a ripping good yarn!

Antczak, Basset and Sanders take on the challenge of presenting Dracula’s Guest to modern audiences by creating a faithful comic book adaptation of the short story. Currently available for iPhone and iPod touch, the adaptation will be soon be published for Android mobiles, Kindle and various other digital platforms.

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With the announcement of the iPad came iBooks, an eReader and eBook store application for the iPad. The iBooks app uses the ePub format and will have categories ranging from “Comics & Graphic Novels” to “Cookbooks”, and possibly adult content, now forbidden in the App Store.

Yet nothing has been said about iBooks’ availability on the iPhone & iPod Touch. A sign that iBooks won’t be available for these devices, or that Apple is waiting for the right time?  What do you think?

	Josh Hechinger, Writer (Bear Beater Bunyan, The Grave Doug Freshley)
	Jorge F. Muñoz, Artist (Bear Beater Bunyan)

Last month, Robot Comics published the final part of the four-issue mobile comic, BEAR BEATER BUNYAN by writer Josh Hechinger (The Grave Doug Freshley) and artist Jorge F. Muñoz.

Definitely one of the freshest, most inner-child-wild mobile comics we’ve yet published, Robot Comics decided to celebrate the series’ big wrap-up by interviewing the creators on the making of the series, it’s move to mobile, the sudden shift in title, and more.

ROBOT COMICS: So let’s start with revealing where the inspiration for Bear Beater Bunyan came from.  Was this a collaborative creation in concept between the both of you, or originally just your brainchild alone, Josh?  Did the concept change once Jorge came aboard?

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After last chapter’s library apparition, Jonathan will need some convincing before helping Tristan to solve the mystery of the ghost girl. Enter the creepy Miranda, who proposes the duo to have a seance at Tristan’s caravan. By Jason James.

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Parson Gotti faces Prince Ansom and Vinny Doombats on his own. Units will burn and dwagons will die. The battle of Gobwin Knob is on! By Rob Balder and Jamie Noguchi. 133s.

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Another full length review from the wonderful munchkins over at Comics Bulletin.

This one by Karyn Pinter on the glamorous Erfworld #1.

Here’s a snippet:

Parson Gotti is a gamer, but not just any gamer. He’s a mad, crazy gamer who’s bested every strategy game the world seemingly has to offer.  That’s where Erfworld and Lord Stanley come in.  Lord Stanley is in need of a great warlord to lead his armies to victory against Prince Ansom. Using a spell that cost a half million shmuckers, Lord Stanley and his Croackamancer, Wanda, summon Parson to lead their armies and win the final battle for Gobwin Knob.

In many ways Erfworld is brilliant, but too much about it is poorly executed, which was disappointing.  It felt like little sections of the story were left stranded out on a desert island while the rest of the story sailed on by to continue on the next panel.  There were times when there was no wording on a panel, setting up for comedic pause, and that worked out nicely.  But other times the comic just seemed to become scatterbrained and disoriented.  It’s that unfortunate tendency that really cost Erfworld points. Other than that, the comic is a real nerdy joy and it’s cute to boot.  It’s drawn in a very basic, yet fitting style, like a chibi, the sort of tiny, cute anime style. Well, whatever style it may be, it’s adorable.  Even when little demon-things are axing other spider-things in the head it’s cute.  I want to hug the little demon-things, which are called Marbits, with their little pointy ears and beady eyes.  Sorry, my girliness spilled on the page. Some of the sound effect illustrations are hilarious, like the PLOT explosion as the hero is pulled into the game world.  Or the ever-popular PWND as something gets knocked down.  Oh, and I can’t even get started on the secret nerd code woven into the dialog.  There are just moments of silliness, and moments of hilarity, and sheer genius.  The magic word for making something disappear is “Hoffa.”  Come on, how funny is that?!

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It all comes down to a Triple Threat Match between Bunyan, Scarsbury and the Great Bear of the North! The surprising and extra-sized finale to Bear Beater Bunyan, by Josh Hechinger and Jorge Muñoz.

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Darian’s nightmares come true! What might very well be the final confrontation between Darian and the wizard Metezck will define the future and the land of Formera. An action-packed finale by Andrew Dobson, originally published by Alterna Comics.

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