Monthly Soft Goth Series • Issue #1 Out Now

Where Softness Meets The Moonlight Veil.

Welcome to Happy Vampire, where gothic storytelling meets tender velvet. Mira patterns, Dov mixes ceremonial dyes, and every monthly chapter weaves a shadowy mystery beneath the misty Portland rain.

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Cover art for Issue #1: The First Bite: Velvet & Moonlight
FREE
24 Pages
ISSUE #1May 2025

The First Bite: Velvet & Moonlight

Mira slips into the nocturnal underground of the Portland catacombs, discovering an ancient covenant bound by threads of spun shadow and pastel dyes. Where midnight meets the softest velvet.

OriginNocturneSoft GothMystery
Cover art for Issue #2: The Blood Sorbet Rite
COVEN
28 Pages
ISSUE #2October 2026

The Blood Sorbet Rite

In the cobblestone alleyways of the Pearl District, whispers of an illicit dye formulation spread. Dov discovers a secret alchemical mixture that turns cold bat-wing cotton into shimmering lunar silk.

AlchemyFashionCoven Secrets
Cover art for Issue #3: Shadows in the Rose Garden
COVEN
32 Pages
ISSUE #3November 2026

Shadows in the Rose Garden

The rival night guild demands tribute at the historic International Rose Test Garden under a blood moon. Mira must weave an impenetrable shroud before the bells of midnight strike.

IntrigueDuelsDark Fantasy
Cover art for Issue #4: The Winter Solstice Masquerade
COVEN
36 Pages
ISSUE #4December 2026

The Winter Solstice Masquerade

Masked immortals descend upon the subterranean grand ballroom. An ancient vampire matriarch seeks the artisan who spun moonlight into lace, setting the stage for a dangerous royal alliance.

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Worldbuilding & Lore

The Three Covenants of the Velvet Veil

Centuries of nocturnal craftsmanship forged the quiet truce between Portland mortals and the shadowy immortals who frequent the midnight street markets.

The House of Mira & Dov

The Portland Basement Atelier

Deeply tender, defiant, and dedicated to slow textile craft. Founded with a secondhand serger and an unwavering oath that gothic attire should be comforting rather than punitive. Keepers of the three ceremonial dye vats: lilac, dusk blue, and blood sorbet.

The Night Market Syndicate

Subterranean River Traders

A clandestine cooperative of nocturnal artisans, shadow dyers, and antique jewelers operating through flooded railway catacombs. Defying traditional vampire clans, they smuggle raw silk, crushed velvet, and antique silver lace under the cover of dense fog.

The High Coven of the Blood Sorbet

The Victorian Aristocracy

An aristocratic circle of immortal patrons cloistered within candlelit West Hills estates. They hold court over quarterly masquerades, demanding garments that shimmer between deep shadow and ripe pomegranate red.

Creator's Studio Dispatch

Wear black. Feel pastel. Independent gothic storytelling from Portland.

“Happy Vampire was born from the paradoxical truth that monsters crave tenderness too. Every panel, character contour, and apparel hem is conceived with love for classic vampire lore, modern rainy-city melancholy, and tactile gothic textiles. Thank you for reading and supporting independent comic craft.”

— Mira & Dov • Portland Studio
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Bring the Moonlit Softness Home.

Immerse yourself beyond the panels with limited-run soft goth apparel cut for long nights and slow mornings. Hand-dyed in small forty-piece runs, crushed velvet chokers, ceremonial spun ribbons, and museum-grade archival prints.

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