Posted April 26, 2023 at 05:33 pm

Hey folks, this is just a reminder that I'll be at the Toronto Comics Art Festival this weekend at table 2079! I'll have some comics, prints and stickers.

I'd also like to apologize for the radio silence lately. I've been kinda pulled in every direction the last month or so but things should be returning to normalcy soon. First order of business when I get back is getting back to updating the comic and setting up a proper merch shop! 

Anyways, hope to see you there! 

Posted August 9, 2022 at 11:59 am

Hey all, this is just a quick announcement to let everyone know that on September 17 and 18th I will be exhibiting at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland! I will be debuting Ozzie the Vampire V-Sides #1, a collection of Ozzie short stories mostly set between Episodes 7 and 8. If you're in the area, stop by and say hi!

As for the second announcement:


I'm working on my debut graphic novel series! Bringing this world to life has been a dream come true. I'll have more to share about this series in the coming months, but expect lots of laughs, massive monsters and of course, my trademark over-the-top fight scenes!

Posted May 5, 2022 at 02:26 pm

Hey all, just wanted to let everyone know that Episode 8 of Ozzie the Vampire, titled "Heart School", will begin airing on May 16th! I apologize for the wait, I've been going through some incredibly stressful things in my personal life lately, and balancing that with work has been mega tough.


Patreon Stuff: 

By the way, Patreon subscribers can begin reading the new chapter now! Also, there's some new Ozzie V-Sides comics available to read: "Sick Day" and "Playing With Portals". These are mini stories set between Episode 7 and 8 of Ozzie, involving Kimmy's recovery after the last battle and her learning to use Dantalion's power. I'm also finishing up the color version of Monster Country #3, which I'm hoping to release there later this month. 


New Comments System:

A cool thing that is happening is that Hiveworks is moving the comments to a new system called Hyvor! It is approximately 5,000x better than Disqus and I'm so excited to see it implemented. I'm not sure exactly when this change is happening, but I wanted to give you dear, beautiful readers the heads up.


Gotta Go Fast:

And finally, I can announce that I got to draw the variant cover for IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog #51!


My soul is forever linked to Sonic the Hedgehog so drawing this was spiritually healing. The issue drops July 27th, please pick it up if you can! 

Posted February 2, 2022 at 03:57 pm

Hey all! Been a while since I've written one of these. I had been hinting at a couple new announcements lately, and I can finally make the first one--Ozzie the Vampire is now being published by Hiveworks! We've got a fancy new site, and down the line I'm hoping for the books to be readily available and to have some actual Ozzie merch you can get your hands on. I've also set up a fan art section on the Extras page, so if you've drawn any stuff you want displayed feel free to email it to me, or @ me on Twitter or whatever! 

The second thing I wanted to talk about is that I've been developing a side series for Ozzie called V-Sides. The plan for this project is going to be shorter stories set in the Ozzie the Vampire world, but not necessarily involving the main plot. For example, one story I have planned involves Kimmy's family, and another might be about Alastor's adventures thousands of years ago. I'm hoping for this series to be about 6 issues, with the first issue out later this year, but with the pandemic still raging a lot of things involving comic conventions feel up in the air right now, which makes it hard to plan new releases. Either way, my goal is to have these comics available both physically and in an Ebook format.

As a reminder, Ozzie the Vampire updates Mondays and Thursdays, but right now we're updating Monday through Friday until Episode 7 finishes. If you'd like to read ahead, you can subscribe to my Patreon, where new pages go up as soon as I draw them.

Phew, I think that's everything for now! I still have another announcement to make, but it has to wait a little longer. As always, thank you all for reading and supporting my stuff. It really means the world to me! 


Posted May 6, 2019 at 07:38 pm

My two latest books– Ozzie the Vampire Volume 2 and Monster Country #1 Color Edition are now available in my store!

http://ericlide.storenvy.com/ 

If you can’t make TCAF this weekend they’re available here in limited quantity. 

Ozzie the Vampire Volume 2 is 280 pages and collects Episodes 3, 4 and 5 (Blood Line, This Immortal Coil and The Vampire Strikes Back respectively)

Monster Country #1 Color Edition is 32 pages and a reprint of the original 2011 comic now in full color with remastered artwork. (Monster Country #1 is also available digitally here)

Posted March 28, 2019 at 05:26 pm
Ozzie the Vampire Volume 1 is back in stock in limited quantities on my store! Grab one if you’re not gonna make TCAF! 

 

Speaking of TCAF, I'll be exhibiting there this year! If you're willing to trek to the mysterious, magical land of Canada, or are blessed enough to already live there come have a merry time with me. Ozzie the Vampire Volume 2 should be debuting there, and I also hope to have a brand new Kimmy-themed minicomic. 

 

Also, I've started a new itch.io page for digital PDF versions of my other comics! Debuting there is the new remastered and colored version of Monster Country #1. I'll be putting more content up there steadily throughout the year.

Posted January 12, 2019 at 10:39 am

Since this chapter is coming to a close, I thought it had been long enough for a new popularity poll drawing! Basically you vote for your favorite character and the top 5 most popular ones will get a special illustration from yours truly. 

POLLS ARE CLOSED

Thanks for voting!! 

Posted September 14, 2018 at 08:32 am

Just a reminder that I'll be at the Small Press Expo this weekend! Table I4. I'll have copies of Ozzie the Vampire Volume 1 and a brand new minicomic called Pickle Jar. 

 

If you can't make it to the show information on how to grab these books online will be coming soon! 

Posted August 20, 2018 at 07:45 pm

So hey! News! Ozzie the Vampire Volume 1 is finally on the way! This book will collect Episodes 1 and 2 of the main story, the original Ozzie the Vampire minicomic "Rest In Pizza" and a bunch of other bonuses including some brand new material! The book is planned to debut at the Small Press Expo in September. Volume 2, collecting Episodes 3, 4 and 5 is currently planned to release in 2019. 

 

Speaking of Small Press Expo, I'll be there! This was kind of a last minute deal, so I'm still scrambling to figure out exactly what I can bring with me to sell but I'll update this space soon with further details.