People don't believe in magic anymore, so that magic is being stolen from them...secretly. Forged in the flames of the Salem witch hunts, Witch Hunter is resurrected 300 years later at the dawn of a new world order to fight the powers that be which hide in the shadows and point the finger of blame at everyone but themselves. He hunts the hunters.

We caught up with Witch Hunter writer, Vincent Ferrante, at the New York Comic Con.

The Big Bad Wolf: Can you give us a synopsis of Witch Hunter?

Vincent Ferrante: In Witch Hunter's world, nobody believes in magic anymore.The powers that be are sucking magic out of everyone so that they can create a new world order. So basically what Witch Hunter does is, he hunts the hunters. He goes after the powers that be, that hide in the shadows and he tries to protect humanity.


The Big Bad Wolf: Who are the main characters in the book?

Vincent Ferrante: The main characters are Witch Hunter, The Woman in Black, and Witch Hunters companion Kitty.

Kitty wears a mask because her face was taken away from her because of vanity. Kitty is able to see peoples true nature by what comes onto her mask. She is Witch Hunters traveling companion, learning humility. She has no visual element anymore so she is exploring what she is inside.

The Woman in Black was so abused when when she was little. Now she uses her power to get things from people and keep them at bay. There will be a lot of self discovery.

I don't really think that you can have horror and drama without humor to balance it out. We have been having fun with it.

Planet Lovecraft Magazine, which is a new horror book, wants us to run a ten page Witch Hunter comic each issue. Dave Ryan who is doing War of the Independents has included Witch Hunter as well and also letting us do a backup story.

The Big Bad Wolf: How many issues of Witch Hunter have there been so far?

Vincent Ferrante: In the 90's we ran a Witch Hunter strip in a magazine called Comic Culture Magazine. Then we did an ashcan addition that was sold at conventions. The first issue is a 48 page special. Frank Brunner is our new cover artist starting with issue two. We will probably do six issues this year.

We are also releasing a second book, like an anthology. It is going to be sort of like the Eerie and Creepy magazine from the 1970's.

The Big Bad Wolf: I see an awesome Witch Hunter statue at your booth. What's the story behind that?

Vincent Ferrante: I met a sculptor from Florida. He asked if he can do a statue. He did this great prototype. He did a mold and we can get 200 castings from it. We are going to start selling it as a limited edition. He plans on doing a Woman in Black next.

The Big Bad Wolf: Where can fans get more information on Monarch Comics and Witch Hunter?

Vincent Ferrante: You can reach us on MySpace at: www.myspace.com/witchhuntercomicdotcom.

We also have a website MonarchComicsLair.com.


The Big Bad Wolf: Finally, what would you like to say to fans reading this?

Vincent Ferrante: I hope fans have a lot of fun with this. If they feel inspired or empowered by it in any way, then I feel like I have made you happy, and that is fine with me.

The Big Bad Wolf: Thank you for your time, Vin. Good luck with everything Witch Hunter related.

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