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Zarjaz #13 Out NOW!
03 months ago
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Word has reached us that Zarjaz #13 has been released – and features the long promised ABC Warriors strip from us!
The story, Broken Dreams, features Hammerstein, the fearless leader of the ABC Warriors, in a solo story that takes a look at what happens on his downtime missions, as he forces himself to relax and prepare for whatever challenges the galaxy will throw at him. It’s a little bit of an off-beat story, and features a couple of cameos from Hammerstein’s past…
Broken Dreams (and these other Ghafflebette stories) can be found under this rather scrotnig cover by Staz Johnson:
Zarjaz #13 is available from the FutureQuake Shop, priced £3.00 (plus P&P) Earth money. Or, if you want to grab your copy from a bricks and mortar shop, you can get it from your local Forbidden Planet International store and Orbital Comics in London! So go and do yourself a favour and discover why Zarjaz is, indeed, The Galaxy’s Greatest Fanzine! And, as always, for all your Zarjaz – and Dogbreath – news, check out The Quaequam Blog – but remember to set your browsers for maximum Thrill Power!
All of the FQP titles will also be available at the Thought Bubble convention, taking place on 19th-20th November in Leeds.
Other Stuff…
07 months ago
A very quick post to let anyone who’s interested in such things know what’s going on with the two projects we’ve got lined up for Zarjaz and Accent UK. As anyone who’s been reading this blog for any length of time will know (and I can’t imagine there’s many of you), we have two other short comic strips complete and in the bag, and it looks like they’ll be seeing the light of day later this year…
Accent UK’s much delayed anthology Predators has been accepted by Diamond and will be in the July issue of Previews. We have a short strip in there called Just Like You, which looks a bit like this:
From "Just Like You"
We’ll have a more in-depth post about this (including order numbers and price) in due course.
ABC Warriors: Broken Dreams, on the other hand, is due to appear in Zarjaz #13, due out in November 2011. And here’s a sneaky peek:
A panel from ABC Warriors: Broken Dreams
Again, we’ll post something more when we have more concrete details.
And what’s next for you guys, I hear you cry? Well, give us a chance to get Babble out of the door, eh?
Zarjaz 11 – The ABC Warriors Special out NOW!
010 months ago
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OK, it’s shameless plug time!
Zarjaz #11 is the long awaited ABC Warriors Special – which features a rather scrotnig cover from current ABC Warriors artist Clint Langley (with a new logo by Michael Carroll):
Zarjaz #11 - cover by Clint Langley
Myself – Lee – Chris Askham and Bolt-01 take on Joe Pineapples, the ultra-cool assassin with the interesting wardrobe in a story called Tin Man:
Joe Pineapples by Chris Askham
Never fear, however, ABC Warriors: Broken Dreams by myself and Bryan will be seeing print later this year.
Zarjaz #11 – The ABC Warriors Special features work from Matt Soffe, Kevin Levell, Rich Clements, Dunk Nimmo, Dave Evans, Eric Moore, Matt Badham and Gibson Quarter, and is available from the FutureQuake Shop, priced £3.00 (plus P&P) Earth money. And if that wasn’t enough, you can also grab your copy from your local Forbidden Planet International store and now Orbital Comics in London! So go and do yourself a favour and discover why Zarjaz is, indeed, The Galaxy’s Greatest Fanzine!
Remember, for all your Zarjaz – and Dogbreath – news, check out The Quaequam Blog – but remember to set your browsers for maximum Thrill Power!
Getting off to a [slow] start…
11 year ago
Wait, it’s 2011?! Already?!
OK, so there’s no denying that the new year has got off to a slow start for us, what with illness and trying to organise things in what we laughingly refer to as “real life”, but we’re now officially back at the grindstone, and Bryan’s continuing to post out of context work-in-progress screengrabs on his blog:
The first art produced in 2011
While it may not be the most exciting image in the world, it’s a small part of an important scene in the story. Honest.
Also, with the news reaching us that the 2000AD fanzine Zarjaz is going to be published three times a year (as is FutureQuake), it’s looking like our ABC Warriors strip, Broken Dreams, is going to be out there sooner than we thought:
Hammerstein, the fearless leader of the legendary ABC Warriors. Programmed to be the perfect soldier, to revel in the heat of battle, he's faced countless enemies through countless wars. But what happens during his downtime?
The strip should be appearing in Zarjaz #12, due out in the Summer. We’ll keep you posted. However, I – Lee – will also be in Zarjaz #11, the ABC Warriors special, with a strip called Tin Man starring everyone’s favourite ultra cool assassin Joe Pineapples:
Joe Pineapples: former member of the X-Terminators - the cadre of elite assassin robots - and one of the most deadly beings in the galaxy. Cool and calculating, he is a literal killing machine that nothing and no one can stop. But perhaps there's something that can make him pause...
Art is by Chris Askham, while lettering is from editor extraordinaire Bolt-01 (AKA Dave Evans).
Also out later this year, is the much delayed Predators from Accent UK, featuring our strip Just Like You, a little chiller in which not everything is as it seems…
From Just Like You
No exact release on Predators as yet.
For now, though, it’s back to work on Babble…
And…we’re back! Kind of…
01 year ago
Wow. Seems like an age since this site was last updated…
Anyway, after all the nonsense with Insomnia, we now know where we stand legally after we were released from our contracts in the way we were, and we’re ready to move on and get Babble out there. Hopefully, if everything goes according to plan, we’ll have a formal announcement later this month, but that’s all we can say at the minute.
In the meantime, both Bryan and Lee have been hard at work, with two completed projects in the bag, ABC Warriors: Broken Dreams for Zarjaz:
A panel from ABC Warriors: Broken Dreams
And Just Like You for Accent UK‘s upcoming anthology Predators:
From "Just Like You" - click to read
Unfortunately, Predators has been pushed back until 2011.
However, Bryan is currently working on a Judge Joyce strip for Zarjaz:
A work in progress from an upcoming Judge Joyce strip
A work in progress from an upcoming Judge Joyce strip
While Lee (working with Dunk Nimmo and Bolt-01) is set to make his Zarjaz debut with a very special story called Death To The Future that marks the first ever crossover between the 2000AD fanzines Zarjaz and Dogbreath:
A panel from Death To The Future. Art by Dunk! Nimmo
Death To The Future will be in Zarjaz #10 and Dogbreath #23, both of which will be getting their official launch at The British International Comic Show later this month. But, if you can’t wait that long, they’re both available now from the FutureQuake Shop.
Check back for more on Babble, or follow the official Twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/Babble_GN.
Babbling all the way into Limbo…
01 year ago
As everyone is no doubt aware, stories have been circulating around the Internet about Insomnia Publications and them ceasing to, well, publish. Unfortunately, this isn’t as clear cut a situation as you’d expect and no one’s sure how quickly – or even if – it’s going to be resolved.
So, it is with a heavy heart that we have to formally announce Babble is being put into limbo for the foreseeable future.
Hopefully, things will be worked out one way or another and we’ll be able to back to work on Babble and get it out there on the shelves and into your hands. We’ve poured a lot of work into the project, and we’re desperately hoping that we don’t have to watch it be shelved forever. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your kind words and support for Babble. It means a lot to us that we had something people were genuinely looking forward to reading.
Never fear, though, because it’s not the last you’ve heard of us!
Coming soon[ish], we’ve got an appearance lined up for a future issue of Zarjaz, with a story called Broken Dreams, featuring a certain war robot…
A WIP panel from Broken Dreams
Later this year, we’ll be appearing in Accent UK‘s 2010 anthology Predators, with a story called Just Like You. With kind permission from the Accent UK team, here’s a sneak preview of that strip…
From "Just Like You" - click to read
We also have a slew of fresh projects in the pipeline that we’ll no doubt ram down your throats in a blaze of shameless self-publicity, both here (while we still have the hosting) and on our respective blogs.
Needless to say, as soon as we have any more information on the future of Babble, we’ll be shouting it from the rooftops. And posting it here.
A Quick Reminder…
01 year ago
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Just a quick reminder that FutureQuake #15 and Zarjaz! #9 are now available to buy directly from the FutureQuake shop, and both feature strips drawn by Bryan!
FutureQuake #15
FutureQuake #15 features a strip called Edge Of Creation by Bryan and Dan Hill, priced £3.50.
Zarjaz #09
Zarjaz #9 features Shako! in Snack Attack, by Bryan and Richmond Clements, and is priced £3.00.
Both comics are available from the the FutureQuake shop, so go over there and buy them now!
FutureQuake #15 available for pre-order NOW!
01 year ago
It seems Bryan has been a busy boy…
The excellent anthology series FutureQuake hits #15 very soon, and features a strip drawn by our very own Bryan Coyle!
A panel from Edge of Creation by Dan Hill and Bryan Coyle
FutureQuake #15 is available for pre-order now from the FutureQuake shop, priced £3.50.
FutureQuake #15
FQ #15, and other comics from the FutureQuake stable, will also be available to buy at Hi-Ex! The Highlands International Comic Expo at the end of the month!
Zarjaz! #9 now available for pre-order!
01 year ago
The Galaxy’s Greatest Fanzine, Zarjaz!, reaches #9 very soon, and features a strip drawn by Bryan!
The Mighty SHAKO! is back in Snack Attack, by Richmond Clements and Bryan Coyle
Zarjaz! #9, and Dogbreath #22, are available for pre-order now from the FutureQuake shop, priced £3.00 each.
Zarjaz #09
Both of these scrotnig publications will also be available to buy at Hi-Ex! The Highlands International Comic Expo at the end of the month!
Remember: it’s not called Zarjaz for nothing!
