In The Mind of The Spirit-Seeker: Who is Travis Vail?
Character Art by Mary Landro
Throughout the Dark Titan Universe, there are heroes and villains. Heroes such as The Voltage. Villains like Oranos. Others are sometimes labeled vigilantes or cosmic beings like The Swordman and Darkous of the Astrals. However, in the far corners of the Dark Titan Universe rests the supernatural. As the battles of the risen heroes continue, the supernatural elements have wars of their own. Far greater than the natural battles of humanity. One individual in the trenches of the supernatural is none other than Travis Vail. Also known as The Spirit-Seeker.
Travis Vail’s backstory is shrouded in mystery just like the origins of his work. His brooding, sometimes cunning demeanor can stop a first encounter. His devotion to his work is paramount as he will not allow anything or anyone outside of it to interfere.
The first appearance of Travis Vail was an investigation regarding a haunted house. Which he solved with ease. From there, Travis Vail traveled across the world solving cases and creating enemies in the process. Supernatural enemies such as Leta, The Fog from Within, and the Satanic Priest Vernon Lance. Eventually, one of his later case involved him traveling to Black Raven Hotel, a mysterious place in the outskirts of Vancouver, Canada.
Inside, Travis Vail came into contact with a lieutenant demon named Kamagrauto. This demon knew more about Vail than he knew of himself, speaking forth a proclamation of what his future would bring and others he would meet who operate in his corner of the world, as Vail previously believed he was the only one seeking out the paranormal.
Seeking to find more answers, Vail had met with his usual contacts who aided him in his earlier cases as he uncovered a strange cult made up of plague doctors and a distressed warlock named Balthazar. Afterwards, Vail contacted another occult detective, Gabriel Abraham as he knew something darker was about to rise. From there, Vail and Abraham recruited other supernatural figures and beings from Cinderella to Creed to Death Chaser to even The Ghost of England and The Mutant-Thing. The group guarded by the two spiritual guides of The Visitant Outlander and The Dark Manhunter, the group labeled Heaven’s Called came together to stop the deadly threat of the powerful demon Demonticronto and his ally, The Sin Phantom.
Later, Vail’s investigation continued as he encounter Leta once more, seeking to aid of Doctor Fortune to defeat her, confronting The Mythologists and their leader with his supernatural allies before having to stop Balthazar once more. Now, Travis Vail continues his work in stopping all supernatural threats wherever they may be.
The Spirit-Seeker is set to return this Fall in Dynasty Wars, the final installment of the Dark Titan Universe Saga series.
Until then… read the tales of Travis Vail’s investigations with The Casebook of The Spirit-Seeker. Available wherever books are sold from Dark Titan Books.