As Above is an ongoing fantasy series set in the kingdom of La’Silrey after the death of the “Immortal Queen” at the hands of one of the Seven High Priests. With the kingdom destabilized, powers from across this land must come together to rebuild. A country once frozen in time, La’Silrey is now shaken apart by change. 

Part 1: The Summit kicks off this series as La’Silrey prepares for this meeting of leaders amidst a divisive uprising. Conspiracies run wild and loyalties are frail as the late queen’s daughters, the Council, the regional leaders, and the Seven Priesthoods forge unlikely alliances and disastrous rivalries. 

As Above is written by Hudson Vera, known on social medias as “Cazimiz”. This story is his magnum opus that began development in 2009, culminating to finally hit the page in 2024. 

Unfortunate is the prequel series to As Above written in Winter of 2023 and published between February and April of 2024. It follows the character Pan, a quick-tempered thief from the Kingdom of Commons as they learn magic from the God King Mes. Set to the themes of the Major Arcana of the tarot, this series tells of how La’Silrey’s founding came to be. 

This project was conceptualized in 2023 after the creation of Pan’s character inspired a more intimate story within La’Silrey’s past. After years of writing Mes as a revered figure of legend, Pan’s story posed the opportunity to show who the mysterious “Old King” really was. 

Hudson Vera set out to create and finish this comic with three intentions in mind: make a comic, finish a comic, and learn what he didn’t know. He succeeded in all three goals and the result is a quirky and fun read. Don’t let the amateurish art style and quick pacing fool you, there’s plenty of lore and thematic messaging to find in this story. 

Mercury’s House Comics is an independent platform created by Hudson Vera to solve a few key issues he had in wanting to publish comics. Those issues being: divest from dependence payment subscription platforms, have full control over organization and presentation of the site, be unbeholden to potentially aggressive terms of services, and release his comics with long term goals kept in mind for a strong foundation. 

Launched in late Spring of 2024, Mercury’s House Comics has come a long way from the days of a single chapter cover linking to the three pages of As Above’s prologue. The site now has much to offer, including two comics, Character Bios for all debuted As Above characters, a Member’s Feed for exclusive paid-subscription content, an Art Feed to feature all of the full art pieces done outside of chapter releases, News & Updates, and much more!

The added advantage of a single, independently owned platform is an opportunity to create a wider presentation of canon material, without being restricted by existing-publisher’s structures. 

If you can get past the amateur art of Unfortunate, then it’s recommended to start there for the full impact and easter eggs in As Above. Lots of foreshadowing towards the wider narrative is woven into that short, seemingly simple story. It’s roughly 120 pages and can be read in one day if you have the time. 

If Unfortunate doesn’t sound interesting to you, jump right into Chapter 1 of As Above. Once you love it, go back and read Unfortunate to see what pieces you can start to put together. 

Previously, As Above was on a once a month schedule. However, over Summer 2025, the need to have a more flexible upload schedule was announced in order to manage promotions and improve quality and length of chapters for better pacing. Uploads will be consistent with a timeline between 4-8 weeks for each chapter and plenty of content to enjoy in between through the Member’s Feed, Art Feed, and social media activity. 

Cazimiz, real name Hudson Vera, is a disabled, independent artist based in the USA. He started off making astrology meme comics in online spaces in the 2020s. After learning Hellenistic Astrology and practicing professionally, he eventually left these spaces to focus on art and pursuing his life long goal of creating a comic. He integrates his background in Linguistics and ESL education, multiple branches of more esoteric astrological concepts, and a love of animation into the stories he writes. 

You can follow Hudson on most social medias under the handle @cazimiz (with an exception for X/Twitter). 

As of September 2025, the most active platforms to find him on are BlueSky and Instagram. 

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Additionally, you can follow Hudson on most social medias under the handle @cazimiz (with an exception for X/Twitter). He posts official updates, frequent teasers, and more short term delay statuses. 

We will be launching official Mercury’s House Comics social medias soon as well, so look forward to that.

You can follow Hudson on most social medias under the handle @cazimiz (with an exception for X/Twitter).

As of September 2025, the most active platforms to find him on are BlueSky and Instagram.