Moth Seeking Woman (Book 1)

Monsters are supposed to be universally feared... but c'mon. You have to admit they're kinda hot though, right? Sylvie certainly thinks so. She never really had a "type" before she met the Mothman (yes, THAT Mothman)… and now her romantic horizons have expanded. A lot.

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Moth Seeking Woman is a pararomantic teratophillic comic series worked on sporadically over the last 4 years. Inspired by my firsthand experience with being banned from a dating app for pretending to be mothman, this comic has developed into a way to bring a more monstrous touch to mostly fluffy relationship comic.

"Blind Date" was a challenge to myself to start and finish a comic in about a day, in anticipation of Halloween. This wasn't meant to be much more than a one shot sketch but I toyed around with the idea of more cryptids being introduced.

"Movie Night" was started, shelved, and then restarted ages later. I think you can kinda tell that the quality improves halfway through. Oops! Initially Sylvie was going to fall for the vampire too but I didn't want to disturb the cuteness of Maurice and Sylvie. Thus: the vamp's a creep!

"Spumoni Jones is Back on the Beat" was an attempt to inject a lil more nuance to things. Can't be all smooth sailing for their romance. Maurice was adapted from a Monster Of The Week TTRPG character who was an amateur detective novelist so I kept that going here.

"Squatch'd" was a reflection on a meme about "sasquatching" which was like ghosting but with a little lingering commitment or something. Felt like a fun thing to take a little more literally. Plus I wanted to make a comic with a much faster workflow! The all black panels were wearing me out.

"Sucks to Suck" also had a big pause in the middle of the comic, which also shows a weird shift in quality in the middle. Oops. Our vampire makes a reappearance! Too bad I still don't have a name for him.

Finally, "Clothes Encounter" was made for a comic anthology but is included here since it takes place in the same universe as the others. No romance in this one. Inspired by hanging out in parking lots as a teen and meant to explain why the flatwoods monster looks so stylish.

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If you pay 20 bucks, you get access to the printable zine-style versions of the comics. they may not be the most well aligned, but they do print out kinda nice!

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All contents created by Caleb Nelson, 2020-2024. You may not distribute the contents of this comic, unless you ask really really nicely and I give you permission, maybe. Contact me at calebnelsonanimation@gmail.com for publication inquiries.

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Dedicated to Emma. Thank you for being the cryptid I had been searching for from the start.