Web comic presence has been steadily increasing over the last few years. From the many online comics that have come and gone, one in particular is withstanding the competition….and blowing its freakin brains out!

The Black Cherry Bombshells is a web comic about a band of kick-ass chicks surviving in a zombie apocalypse. The colors are vibrant, the artistry is unique, and the story line gets better every issue.
Right before Comic-con ‘09, I had the honor of interviewing the talent behind the girl-on-zombie violence: Sacha Borisich (artist), Johnny Zito and Tony Trov (writers).

Geek Girls Network: Since the members of BCB are geographically spread, how did everyone meet?

TT Johnny and I grew up together.  Now we’re roommates/writing partners/french onion soup enthusiasts.

JZ We met Sacha online on the now defunct ComicJobz.com.  We had all the same influences and hit it off right away. 

SB It was a great place to meet people who wanted to write and draw comics. Tony and John posted an add for a zombie girl gang comic. They expressed their ideas and we hit it off well.

Everything they liked I liked in turn so we had good work chemistry pretty much from the beginning.

TT However, we all finally met in person this past November. We all got together in New York and toured the DC offices. 

JZ – We’re going to see Sacha again at San Diego Comic Con.  She lives in LA so we’re the ones making the commute this time.

TT And colorist/letterer John Dallaire lives a few blocks away from us here in Philly.  We get to hang out all the time. 

GGN: How was the idea for Black Cherry Bombshells born?
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