The Beast and Snow #4: When Vampire Snow White and Werewolf Belle Face Their Final Monster
If you’ve been sleeping on The Beast and Snow, it’s time to wake the hell up. The fourth and final issue of Lifeline Comics’ sapphic supernatural romance just hit Kickstarter, and this isn’t your grandmother’s fairy tale — unless your grandmother was into bloodsucking vampires, feral werewolves, and queer love stories that don’t pull their punches.
The Fairytale You Never Knew You Needed
Created by the powerhouse duo of Kat Calamia and Phil Falco (the creative minds behind Lifeline Comics), The Beast & Snow takes everything you thought you knew about Snow White and Beauty and the Beast and sets it on fire. This isn’t about poisoned apples and true love’s kiss. Snow White was straight-up stabbed to death by her evil stepmother, and her father only managed to save her by turning her into a vampire. Meanwhile, Belle came to the Beast’s castle seeking vengeance for her mother’s death, only to discover that the Beast was her mother — and then became a lycanthrope herself.
Yeah. It’s that kind of story.
With art by Dorilys Giacchetto bringing the blood, fangs, and tension to life, The Beast and Snow has carved out a unique space in the crowded world of indie comics — one of the most successful mature fairy tale comic series currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter.
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The EverAfterVerse: Where Fairytales Get Dark
The Beast and Snow isn’t just a standalone series — it’s part of the EverAfterVerse, Lifeline Comics’ NSFW dark fairytale shared universe. If you’ve been following the trajectory of indie comics crowdfunding, you’ve probably noticed that Calamia and Falco have built something special here.
The EverAfterVerse currently includes:
- The Beast and Snow — The vampire Snow White/werewolf Belle romance that started it all
- The Witches of Oz — A sapphic romance between Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West, set in the hours before Glinda’s witch trial
- Nightmare in Wonderland — Ex-girlfriends Assassin Alice and Sleeping Beauty trapped in a nightmare version of Wonderland
Each series stands on its own, but they all exist in the same twisted universe where the Evil Queen discovered a magical mirror that allowed travel between worlds, using it to journey from our world to a fairytale kingdom. It’s mythology-building done right, giving readers enough connective tissue to get invested without requiring them to read everything in order.
What Makes This Campaign Different
The first three issues of The Beast and Snow have been Kickstarter juggernauts. Issue #1 brought in 2,280 backers who pledged $81,796, while issues #1-2 scored 1,752 backers and $67,138. These aren’t just numbers — they represent a community that’s hungry for queer stories that don’t sanitize themselves or apologize for existing.
Issue #4 promises to deliver the finale fans have been waiting for. The campaign centers on whether Vampire Snow White and Werewolf Belle can survive an encounter with the Evil Queen, who has now become a vampire/werewolf hybrid. It’s the kind of high-stakes supernatural showdown that could only work in a universe where Snow and Belle have bonded over their shared experiences of being outcasts.
The campaign follows the standard Lifeline Comics playbook — multiple cover options, stretch goals that include free digital comics for backers, and the kind of community engagement that has made Calamia and Falco indie crowdfunding royalty. The duo has been putting out 12-13 comic titles, often launching two campaigns per month, which is both impressive and slightly insane.
Why This Series Matters
Look, the indie comics landscape is littered with NSFW content that thinks slapping “mature” on the cover is enough. The Beast and Snow succeeds because it understands that adult content isn’t just about the explicit stuff — it’s about treating your characters like actual people with complicated emotions, trauma, and desires that can’t be neatly resolved.
In issue #3, Belle and Snow bury Belle’s father at Snow’s insistence, because she believes Belle needs closure before they deal with the hunters sent to kill them. That’s the kind of character work that elevates this series beyond simple monster romance.
The series also represents something bigger in the crowdfunding space. Lifeline Comics has spent years growing an audience for queer comics, character-driven stories, and unique genre spins, building a reader-base of over 60,000 subscribers on Webtoon. They didn’t stumble into success — they built it methodically, campaign by campaign, reader by reader.
When analyzing their success, Calamia and Falco have noted that out of ten NSFW books on Kickstarter, most aren’t doing well — it’s the ones with good products, good audiences, and compelling stories that succeed. The Beast and Snow checks all those boxes.
The Creative Team
Kat Calamia isn’t just a comic creator — she’s a comic book critic and journalist with weekly reviews on her YouTube channel Comic Uno, and currently writes for Popverse with bylines from Newsarama, IGN, DC Comics, Fandom, and TV Guide. That critical eye translates directly into her storytelling, creating narratives that understand genre conventions well enough to subvert them effectively.
Phil Falco brings the structure and world-building that makes the EverAfterVerse feel cohesive rather than just a collection of loosely connected stories. The duo originally mashed together public domain characters, vampires, werewolves, and NSFW content without knowing they’d create more than one issue — proof that sometimes the best creative projects start from “let’s see what happens.”
Dorilys Giacchetto’s art has been consistently praised throughout the series, bringing the right balance of horror, romance, and action that the story demands.
Should You Back It?
If you’re into:
- Queer supernatural romance that doesn’t shy away from the messy parts
- Fairytale retellings that actually feel different rather than just “what if, but gay?”
- Indie comics that deliver on their promises (Lifeline has a solid track record)
- Monster romance with actual stakes (pun intended)
- Supporting creators who are building something bigger than just one series
Then yeah, The Beast and Snow #4 deserves your attention.
