Luana Vecchio’s Dominatrix Domino Inspires NIIS’ New Music Video

Luana Vecchio, creator of Lovesick, and punk band NIIS (no, me neither, and I’m a huge punk rock fan) have teamed up for a new song inspired by the erotic series featuring dominatrix, Domino. Directed by Meriel O’Connell the music video for “Lovesick” features NIIS lead singer Mimi Doe as “a seductive yet terrifying dominatrix, alluding to Mother Demon Domino, luring in her prey”. 

Plus, Image Comics remind us that Domino’s origins will soon be explored in Vecchio’s new miniseries Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale, which you can read more about, and catch a first look here.

Here’s a reminder of the original series synposis:

“In Lovesick, dark web subscribers pay a high price to be maimed, tortured, and killed by ruthless and irresistible dominatrix Domino. This is what they call “love” in the Lovesick Club. But as Domino faces emerging threats and mounting pressure from a needy audience, what price will she have to pay for success in this literally cutthroat world? And what will she have to become to survive? Vecchio invites you into a digital underworld of cannibalism and bloody neon to explore the limits of consent, love, and idolatry in one of the most erotic and extreme stories in recent years”.

As for this collaboration with NIIS, Vecchio states:

“One of the things I love most about art is how creating it inspires others to create more. It’s incredibly beautiful and, in a way, so romantic. That’s exactly what I thought when Mimi sent me the demo of ‘Lovesick.’ I was amazed that someone on the other side of the world could create something that captured the essence of my work so perfectly. NIIS’ ‘Lovesick’ is bold and addictive, just like the world of my comic.

As I listened, I could imagine each scene vividly coming to life. When I wrote Domino, I envisioned her as a natural performer who loves to dance and sing; I had a clear sense of her voice, sweet like a mother’s yet sharp as a demon’s. I’m almost spooked by how perfectly Mimi captured her, as if she read my mind. I was blown away by the quality of NIIS’ music video. Everything is so perfectly done! I love how the visuals echo Lovesick’s style while the band still told their own story. Hats off to everyone involved—I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched it!”

Doe added:

“When we were writing the song ‘Lovesick,’ my guitarist started kicking around a dark riff. I hadn’t found the words to put on it yet. Actually, I wasn’t really feeling inspired until that night. I was laying in bed with my boyfriend and he asked if I wanted to read together. He pulled out Lovesick and I immediately was awestruck. I couldn’t get enough of Domino. She was so beautiful, strong, scary, and so fragile at the same time. Domino’s character conveyed so much power to her audience, and the fragility and incompleteness spoke to me so much. I kept getting lost in her character amongst everything else going on in the comic. ‘I would never let you shatter me’ continues throughout the song because I truly feel as if no one could shatter Domino, except maybe herself.

For the music video, Meriel O’Connell directed it and she was so amazing. I explained to her how much the comic meant to me and how I really wanted to incorporate Domino’s character into the story. She really went above and beyond, and took it and ran. I’m grateful I got to live in a world where I was my version of Domino for a second. I just can’t wait for Luana’s next chapter.”

 

The music video for NIIS’s ‘Lovesick’ is  available to purchase or stream now with Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale #1 out on Wednesday, December 11th (FOC is November 11).