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Billionaire Solomon Kane believes his family has been charged by God to rid of the world of mythical creatures. A mysterious crew comprised of gentle beasts including Bigfoot, a Chupacabra, and the Mothman must now unite and fight to survive.<br \/>\nThe 96-page graphic novel is written by Andrew Shayde with art by Levi Zimer. Shayde started in HIV at Equitas Health in Dayton, Ohio but currently works in Oregon for Cascade AIDS Project. He spent many years in HIV Prevention and testing but now plans fundraising events for the agency such as AIDS Walk Portland.<br \/>\nCascade AIDS Project is a top AIDS Service Organization covering Oregon and SW Washington and is about to open Prism, the state\u2019s first LGTBQ Health Center.<br \/>\n\u201cI love urban legends. Stories about Bigfoot or Nessie I can\u2019t get enough of. There is a part of me that really hopes there is magic and mystery left in this world. This hope is why I wrote the series <em>Monster Among Us<\/em>. Throughout the series readers see dozens of mythical creatures and end up, most likely, rooting for them. But behind <em>Monsters<\/em> there is a very clear message about minorities and their treatment from those in power. It\u2019s something our country is dealing with in big explosive ways right now like the stigma stilled placed on folks living with HIV\/AIDS, and the backlash on the Transgender bathroom laws.\u201d Shayde continued.<br \/>\nTidalWave Productions is gay owned and operated.\u00a0 Davis who has been HIV positive for 16 years has produced the first mainstream HIV character into the world of comic books.\u00a0 The award winning <em>Lost Raven<\/em> showcases a man newly diagnosed with HIV.\u00a0 The graphic novel has been featured in HIV Plus, The Advocate and POZ Magazine.<br \/>\nTidalWave which publishes other LGBTQ titles such as <em>Female Force: RuPaul, Lost Raven, Political Power: Anderson Cooper, The Fabulous Beekman Boys: PolkaSpot<\/em> and much more.<br \/>\n<em>Monsters Among Us<\/em> is available on your e-reader from iTunes, Kindle, Nook, ComiXology, DriveThru Comics, Google Play, Trajectory, My Digital Comics, Overdrive, Iverse, Biblioboard,\u00a0ComicBin, Axis360,\u00a0Blio,\u00a0Entitle,\u00a0Comicblender, Kobo and\u00a0wherever\u00a0eBooks are sold.<br \/>\nThe next chapter is released on March 8<sup>th<\/sup>; <em>Monsters Among Us: A War of Witches. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reality TV Star Andrew Shayde, from the Emmy award-winning The Amazing Race who has worked in HIV\/AIDS for almost 13 years, just released his first graphic novel called Monsters Among Us. 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