Bloody Mary - Lionfish (Patreon)

Alright guys! The design for Bloody Mary's newest rival is official done!

A trauma therapist and counselor that Mary began seeing at encouragement of her aunt, Doctor Joshua Colms has been offering therapy and rehabilitation to those who have gone through traumatic experiences, usually at the hands of toxic and abusive individuals. He’s seen and heard his fair share of traumatic experiences, and his years of training and education have been a huge help to Mary in her recovery as well as her ongoing pursuit of justice as a vigilante. But even though Joshua is a helpful ally to Mary’s civilian life, there is a dark side to him- Joshua moonlights as the violent and poison-powered vigilante “Lionfish”, distributing a cruel and lethal brand of justice on the equally toxic and monstrous individuals who terrorized his patients. His rise to becoming vigilante started growing from years of watching his patient’s tormentors escape justice within a flawed system, and ultimately came full circle when he lost one of his patience to suicide after news her abusive ex-boyfriend had managed to avoid jail thanks to certain connection. Vowing never to fail another patient again, Joshua became Lionfish, but his own darker brand of justice conflicts with Bloody Mary’s, who feels Lionfish is crossing lines even she wouldn’t cross, despite the kind of monsters she also fights. Their rivalry is someone like Daredevil/Punisher.

So, Lionfish is something I would call a "rival character" in the NRG Universe. This means he is sometimes an ally and sometimes a foe to Bloody Mary (this was inspired by BSDigitalQ). They will work together to fight greater evils if the time calls for it, but the lines that Lionfish is willing to cross that Bloody Mary won't put them at odds. Even more twisted is that Lionfish is Mary's helpful therapist in real life, and neither are aware of each other's secret identities.

Big shout out to our artist Nico for his awesome design work on Lionfish! So awesome to be working with Nico again! Let us know what you guys think with a comment below!

Bloody Mary: The Scream Queen © NRG Comics

Art and Design by @ Nico Quintas