9.14.2004
Diabolos Fantastik
Synopsis for a graphic novel
or ongoing comic book series
Written by Jon Wilkins
VOLUME 1: The Cane of Abel
Abel Winston is a bored millionaire in Victorian England when he decides to dress up like Dracula and stalk the dark alleys of the East End scaring people. One night, he stumbles on an attempted murder and scares the thugs away by accident when he slips and falls from his hiding place. News spreads about the vampire hero and Abel decides to carry on fighting crime dressed as a vampire. At first, he is sloppy, but soon gets better and enlists the aid of assistants who create weapons and special effects for him. His alter-ego is Diabolos, more of an anti-hero, not fighting crime because it is the right thing to do, but because it takes him away from a very boring life. His costume looks more like a toned-down Nosferatu. This comic will have a very dark, comedic tone.
ATMOSPHERE REFERENCE: Dr. Who - The Talons of Weng Chiang. Kind of a cross between Batman: Year One and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, if David Lynch directed it.
