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Strip XVII: Non-Vampire Diary

J_Scarbrough

on Oct. 12, 2022

And with that, VAMPIRE GIRL concluded its original 17-strip run on Smack Jeeves on March 29, 2012, and to very little fanfare . . . because nobody read it. I could go on about the reasons why, but now is not the time for that.

Admittedly, I wasn't entirely sure how to conclude Levana's story, so I ended up deciding on finishing it the way it started . . . it didn't work for CHEERS, so I don't know what made me think it would work for Levana.

At the time of wrapping up the original VAMPIRE GIRL comic, I did already have an idea for a continuation of Levana's story in a second season if you will, however I ultimately decided against it for two reasons: 1) Levana's story had already been wrapped up in those original 17 strips, so why pull a Disney and take a look at what happens after happily ever after? 2) Again, nobody read the comic in its first run, so why spend time pouring my heart and soul into something that nobody's interested in the first place?

Well, that brings us to all these years later . . . you see, the overall idea of a second season never exactly left my head, it sort of hung around in the back of my mind all this time . . . and, for whatever reason, there has been something of a (re)new(ed) interest in Levana and her story in the past couple of years . . . perhaps now the time is right for a second season after all; so, without further ado. . . .

Next week: VAMPIRE GIRL: The Second Season officially premieres here on The Duck! What does fate have in store for Levana now that she's mortal? Will mortality be everything she could've hoped for and more? Will her transformation be without consequence? Will we be seeing some old friends? Some new foes? Find out next week!