Sparkler Monthly Issue #1 Available

Comics, prose, and audio drama series free-to-read online

TORONTO, ONTARIO - July 28, 2013 - Chromatic Press Inc. has released Sparkler Monthly Issue #1. This online magazine includes the following serials which are currently free to read/stream:

• Off*Beat - the first chapter of the long-awaited final volume, this popular coming-of-age story by Jen Lee Quick was first released by TokyoPop Inc. but never completed
  
  
• Tokyo Demons - the newest chapter in the online webfiction series by Lianne Sentar (Sailor Moon novels) with illustrations by rem (Vampire Kisses, Soulless)
  
  
• Awake - the launch chapter of a new sci-fi audio drama by Tory Woollcott (Mirror Mind), Barabara, and Rebecca Scoble
  
  
• Dire Hearts - the opening chapter of the new fantasy manga by Christy Lijewski (Next Exit, RE:Play)
  
  
• Gauntlet - the first chapter in an illustrated webfiction thriller by T2A and Ellery Prime
  
  
• Tokyo Demons Audio - the dramatized audio book based on the prose novel and produced by Rebecca Scoble
  

The first and current issue of Sparkler Monthly will always be free to view and stream online, whereas past issues will be available via a $5 monthly membership.

ABOUT CHROMATIC PRESS: Chromatic Press Inc. is a startup company publishing fiction in a range of genres and mediums (comics, prose, and audio), targeting a feminine audience aged 15-30 and aiming to present viewpoints not heard enough in mainstream media.

Sparkler Monthly can be viewed at http://www.sparklermonthly.com

Chromatic Press Inc.'s company site can be viewed at http://www.chromaticpress.com