Welcome to our first prequel story, "Ethan Rex and the Ghostly Abbot," drawn by guest artist JingleJude.

In their own words, Jude is a "professional Vietnamese ailurophile, grandiloquent enthusiast, and artist, I guess." An extraordinary artist, in fact––check out their Instagram and prepare to be wowed.

We feel lucky indeed to have the opportunity to work with Jude, who in addition to their dazzling art skills also has a marvelous aesthetic sense that's very in tune with the vibe we were looking for in these prequel tales. 

"Ethan Rex and the Ghostly Abbot" was the first prequel story Nicky and Andrew wrote for this series, and the first story they worked on with Jude, and it went so well that they wanted to work with Jude some more, and at this point it's developed into an ongoing collaboration––so you'll be seeing a lot more of Jude's art as our series of prequel stories unfolds.