Description: "Ash is a sixteen-year-old girl with even more angst than her idol, Elliott Smith. She's apathetic and therefore believes death is the easiest route to relief. ... Unfortunately, her meticulous plans are ruined when the beautiful knife she buys off a webstore happens to be charmed with a protection spell. Now, Ash has to track down the witch who transformed her clocking out attempt into the worst gift imaginable: immortality"--Page [4] of cover.
Brief description: Der-shing Helmer is the Eisner-nominated and Ignatz-award winning independent science-fantasy and educational comic artist from the CA Bay Area, now based in the San Diego Area. Der-shing is currently the Managing Editor at Vault Comics. She is a self-taught artist, and has a biology degree from UC Berkeley as well as a formal background in secondary science education.