What is Vera Verónez?
Vera Verónez is a webcomic written and drawn by Diana Gutiérrez, a.k.a. Elenis.
I thought Elenis wrote, but does she draw, too?
Sometimes!
What is Vera Verónez about?
I won't tell. Oh shit. I have already told some people.
Okay, which genre will it be at least?
Existential adventuresque parody of detective series. Fantastic thriller of self-discovering social drama. Postmodern psychological comic paranoia. A mix of styles, I think.
With lots of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people struggling with their lives and sexualities?
But of course, with a comic twist. Psst: there will also be some heteros.
I assume the comic will have many graphic sex scenes, then?
No. It will most certainly include adult contents, but I don't intend to draw anything too explicit. (Note: I said too explicit.)
Indie comics bore me.
Vera Verónez will certainly possess some sort of an indie feeling, but I'm very concerned with concepts like rythm and pace and just being funny in a naïf, cheesy way. You will find long conversations about philosophical matters in Vera, but also bad jokes, scenes of action with blows and kicks and the occassional hot girl/guy.
In which format will be Vera Verónez published?
The format is comic book series, divided into four seasons. Each season consists of approximately 10 episodes/chapters, which contain an indefinite number of pages (my current guess is 20-50 per chapter). I still haven't decided if it will be a 2-times-a-week comic or less, but anyway, you would definitely get one page per week.
Wait, you say you are going to gradually publish tenths of pages of your work?
Uh, it's a long-time-run project.
This is a joke, right? I have heard you have got a problem with the term 'regular update'.
I swear that my intentions are honorable!
And you say Vera Verónez already has an end programmed?
Oh yes. You know, my unfinished long-time-run projects make absolute sense in my mind.
¿Por qué escribes en inglés? Tú eres española y casi siempre has hecho cosas en español.
Tiene que ver con el número y el tipo de lectores al que quiero llegar. La página de Vera Verónez estará en inglés, pero el cómic será publicado en ambos idiomas. Eso sí, gran parte de la acción tendrá lugar en territorio ibérico y encontrarás muchas referencias a modos de vivir, tradiciones, nombres, etc. típicos de España.
What is the PayPal button for?
To donate money to me for this comic via PayPal.
You mean you are asking me for money to keep up with the comic????????
Donating money is completely optional. The comic will always be accessible to everyone and I will not keep track of who has donated and who has not. I have being considering this option for some of my online projects and I think I have finally come to terms with myself. Donations will help me take Vera Verónez seriously.
I am new to this, but webcomics sound kind of fun. Could you recommend me some others?
Yes: try Cascadia, Mad About U, Venus Envy, Nowhere Girl, Young Bottoms In Love, Felicity Flint and the Modern Tales website. These are some of the best I have found, although a few are sadly on a permanent hiatus. You may find some of their influence in Vera.
And when is Vera Verónez going to be online?
Tomorrow! No, let's say... hm... Give me some time to think. 0:)
Can't you just give out a small clue about the content?
In the first season you will find homages to cartoon characters, as well as Very Important Men from the political world, present hotheads on the Internet or famous bimbos from the music industry. Some people from other works of mine will appear as characters. But this is all a secret; remember, if they ask you, it was ever only a coincidence.
