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As I'm sure almost no-one here has missed, there is going to be a little get together for Tharg and his minions this weekend. I'm more than ridiculously excited- frankly I've looked forward to this more than anything in the last year.

So as not to derail the main thread- I'm starting this one to see how many of us who frequent this place are going to be there.

Back in the day we managed to get a pretty awesome board photo at one of the Oxford Dreddcons, and more recently there was a sizeable group up at Hi-Ex, but this is potentially the greatest gathering of the Hive- ever.

So, who is coming?

I'm not just after current boarders- I'm also very interested to see if we can tempt any old boarders who may now just lurk to de-cloak and say hi.

So, I'll start.

Bolt-01 & Nano-Bolt (She hates that name so please use it all day )

Who else?

It's become something of a Halloween tradition for Bryan Coyle and Lee Robson to do a short comic, but this year (with the help of Bolt-01), we've gone one better and done a full blown 22 page one-shot, called The 13th Stone.

"Taking a job in the small English village of Argleton, archaeologist Joy Lambton finds herself wiling away her spare time investigating the ancient stones that stand on the outskirts and trying to solve one particular mystery that surrounds them: why the few sources she can find claim there are only eleven stones, when there are clearly twelve.

But when she learns of a thirteenth stone, Joy begins to uncover the strange and sinister connection they have to the village..."

You can find more about the comic (including links where you can buy it) here: Imaginary Stories

Sellfy: https://sellfy.com/p/7Vlk/

Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/13thstone

Greetings Squaxx.

Following on from the untimely passing earlier this year of Stewart, we at Zarjaz were asked about putting out a Co'79 special. While this was a really good idea, and something we would have really enjoyed, Tharg did it better by putting Harry Heston in the Meg.

However, what we 'are' doing is beginning work on a 'Archive edition' of both classic 'zines.

What I've done is get a set of scans from my print copies, and I'm using those as a basis for what amounts to rebuilding them. Where possible I'm matching fonts, but I'm also building what I believe the cadets would have if they were putting the work out now.

I've had permission from as many folks who worked on '79 as I can so all being well in the mid-future the Class Of '79- Archive edition will be available to download, for free, for all.

This is a pretty sizeable job, as you can imagine, so I'm asking for some help.

First, can someone help me with a 'clean' scan of:



and are there any squaxx oout there who want to transcribe a few articles for me? There are some astounding articles in these pages, and I'd love to be able to present them in a 'perfect' form once again.

If you are able to help, then please get in touch by PM.

Thanks all.

[Nigel Dobbyn.]

The time has come for Zarjaz, Dogbreath, FutureQuake & Something Wicked to all sit together.

Over the last ten years we have brought you fine Squaxx some of the finest talents in the small press and some of our creators have gone on to work for Tharg himself.

Kicking off this new thread is the cover reveal to the new Zarjaz, by none other than Nigel Dobbyn.

Presenting the Zarjaz summer special 2016, available July 1st, this A4 sized special is a 48 page celebration of all the house of Tharg can offer.

Over the next few days I'll post details of the contents to further whet your appetite!

Don't forget about The Daily Zarjaz either. Free daily strips featuring the cast of 2000 AD.

For a full archive of the Daily Zarjaz, as well as all other news, visit The Quaequam Blog

Remember- It's not called Zarjaz for nothing!

Surpised there isn't a link to this already, but here you go:

The Comics Festival

This is the second year for the event, and once again it is at Edgbaston Cricket ground.

Quite a few 2000 AD related guests (D'Israeli, Mark Harrison, Mike Collins, Leigh Gallagher among many) and also a chance to see the S/D badge that is available as part of the comp running till the end of April for FQP & Zarjaz. Drop by, top up on thrill power and you might get lucky.

This topic has been moved to Holding Pen.

http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php?topic=43004.0

News item from Down The Tubes- covering this upcoming release from the good folks at Time Bomb comics.

Reason for posting? Well, other than the cover above being by Richard Elson & Dave Kendall, the book contains (from my involvement) some cracking creators, including at least two boarders.

And on a personal note- the pages in the news item all feature my lettering- woot!

O, mighty hive mind- repository of all knowledge...

Can someone help me with a SHAKARA related query?

I don't want to say too much here, but it is related to something for Zarjaz.

Thanks in advance.

[PM me if you want anything off this list and I'll pull it aside for you. I'm not asking for anything for them, just for you to cover the postage.]

Hi Squaxx.

Due to circumstances I'm not going to bore anyone with here I find myself having to perform and Extreme De-clutter (sigh...)

So over the next few weeks I'll be popping up to pimp stuff for Ebay I'm sure but to start I'm going to be giving away (for the cost of postage) stuff from my Small Press boxes.

For anyone here who's work this is- just because I'm passing this forward it doesn't mean I didn't like it- in fact there are a lot of things here that contain my own work.

First off:

Title         Issue   Creator(s)                 Note And After this What?    o/s   Pavlos Pavlides         Self published 10pg Brasshouse         #0   Anthony Jones & Adam Bolton   Self Published Drone            #74   Various            Self Published, 2000 AD models special. Eagle Flies Again      #14   Various            Self Published ElephantMen Cover Stories    #1   Ladron, Cook, Starkings etc Evil Eyes         o/s   Ed Traquino                Terrier Fecal Depot         #3   Aaron Murphy         Self Published Flaubert St Cloud (Goat)    SamplerOwen Watts      Self Published From the Tombs      #18   Various            ?? Gothic         o/s   Dave Hitchcock         Black Boar Press Newspaper Hallowscream      #3   Various            Self Published Interesting Times      o/s   David McCluskey              Self Published Lightning Strike Presents   #1   Various         Self Published Misty Special      o/s   Various            Self Published Muscle Memory      o/s   Al Davison         Self Published    Omnivistascope      #1-#6   Paul Scott & Various      Self Published. Paragon         #11, #15, #16 Various         Self Published Puny Earthling      #1   Various            Self Published    Retarded         #1   Lyndon Webb etc              Self Published Robots ...and that      o/s   Paperjam comics      Self Published Secret Avengers      #1   Ed Brubaker & Mike Deodato   Marvel Starscape          #1-#5   Various         Self Published The 90's Revival      #1   David Metcalfe         Self Published The Man of Glass      o/s   Martin Flink         Accent UK Vanguard         #1, #2   Various         Self Published West            #5   Cheverton & Keable      Angry Candy Wolverine         #1   Jason Aaron & Jason LaTour   Marvel X-men Giant Size   First to Last #1   Marvel         Crossover madness

The Marvel type things I've very little knowledge of anymore, but if you have any questions about content- just ask.

PM me if you want anything off this list and I'll pull it aside for you. I'm not asking for anything for them, just for you to cover the postage.

Hey there, Squaxx. I was sent these beautiful renderings in by Mal Earl, and he has hi-res images over on His Blog!



Thought a few folk here might like to see these, too.

http://kleinletters.com/Blog/pulled-from-my-files-27-dredd/

Just seen this on my Blog roll...

Also available from the FQP archive: Something Wicked 01-03. Collecting the first three issues of the annual horror extravaganza!

Including stories by:

Adrian Bamforth, Al Ewing, Alec Worley, Arthur Wyatt, Ben Womack, Bolt-01, Brett Buckle, Brian Janchez, Bryan Coyle, Cavan Scott, Charles Paul Wilson & Steve Talaba, Chris Chapman, Chris Fenoglio, Chris Steifvater Thomas, Christine Harper, Cullen Bunn & Shaun Lee, Dan Hill, Dan Kennedy, Dave Roberts, Dean McDowell, Dom Reardon, Dunk! Nimmo, Ed Berridge, Ed Traquino, Flint Hazabudak, Gibson Quarter, Graham Plowman, James Feist, James Fletcher, James Mackay, James McEwan, Johnny Mcmonagle, Julia Bax, Keith Burns, Kieran Murphy, Lee Robson, Lonny Chant, Mark Woodland, Nick Andreychuk, Paul Carter, Paul Scott, Richmond Clements, Robert Murphy, Scott Clements, Steven Denton, Terry Stock, Tim Twelves, Vicky Stonebridge.

Over 140 pages of strip for only £2.00- these comics are no longer available so this is the only way to experience the creeping dread as Something Wicked this way comes!

Comicsy is the place to go for your copy.

Note- The comicsy download is around 30 meg, the most that comicsy will allow. For a higher resolution edition (around 180 meg) email futurequakepress@gmail.com with your paypal receipt and I'll get in touch.

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Let's get something out of the way- I'm not big on Kickstarting stuff. I'd much prefer to see this set up as a normal title where the publisher puts it all in up front. However I'm not in charge of this but I am friends with the folks that are.

The link above will get you to the relevant KS page, and there is a lot more info there on the first rate creators involved.

2000 AD fans will be interested to know that Rob Williams, PJ Holden, David Baillie and Alwyn Talbot are among the creators who have contributed writing and artwork, and Matt Soffe has provided some promo work as well. That's without putting out that the whole shebang is the brainchild of two of our own- Uncle Fester and Lady Festina.

2000 AD has a long tradition of snubbing the nose of authority, so for me this sits squarely in the worthwhile category.

First off I need to declare that I lettered this so I do have a vested interest in seeing it do well.

Available now on Comixology Job Dun- Fat Assassin is written by Mark Hobby, with art by (FQP Fave) Ben Byrne, colour in this issue by Noelle Dreves and letters by Bolt-01



The issue is available digitally for 0.99$ and is 28 pages of solid sci-fi action with a tone not too dissimilar from 2000 AD

It's not for kids, due to being a bit rude and sweary, but it's a good solid read and each of the creatives have put a hell of a lot of time into trying to get this done.

Issue 02 is being worked on as we speak and will feature colours from our very own CrazyFoxMachine.

To coincide with the imminent release of the new Zarjaz, we are proud to present a short season of strips.



Zarjaz 21 will be on sale early July from The FQP Shop

Oh, mighty Hive I call upon you once again for aid!

Can you please post pics of the crew of the one and only Speedo Ghost here for me. It is for an artist who is potentially working on a strip for Zarjaz that may or may not have links to the classic ACE trucking...

Think we can get away with main cast only, but hopefully some Bellardinelli loveliness will brighten everybody's day.

Starting today!

This 12 part story is being brought to you by the mighty Lee Robson and Bolt-01.

IDW DREDD SALE AT COMIXOLOGY

Exactly what it says, and seems to cover everything published so far.

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Been a while since I did this, sorry if I'm rusty...

Cover- Not my cup of tea. Think the colourscheme overall isn't going to be standing out.

Dredd- Emma Beeby solo script with John Burns on the art. Really nice opener, be nice to see how this plays out.

Brass Sun- Some superb visuals and the story progresses nicely. This will be a lovely read in long form.

Flesh- Having Lee Townsend on inks works in some places, but not in others- His lines are a lot 'cleaner' than McKay but I'm not sure it works. Storywise I'm loving this series.

3rillers- Rewind- As much as I love Eva's colours I almost wish this was B&W so Redondo could have gone to town with his cross hatching. Storywise this went exactly where I thought it would, but still a nice script by Robert Murphy (FutureQuake and Something Wicked alumnus you know, latest issues available now from the  FQP Shop)

Damnation Station- Liking this a lot more now it's got a few episodes under its belt. This series feels a lot more focussed than the original run and I'm glad to have it around.

Overall- The prog is has picked up a lot of pace lately- I'm back to eagerly awaiting each new issue.

Ooh, you can't spoiler tag images? apologies

On September 21st, I'll be taking part in a firewalk to help raise money for a wonderful charity. PHAB take disabled and disadvantaged children from all across the region and provide them with an amazing holiday, full of fun, memories and valuable learning experiences.

As you can imagine, times are tough for charities all over, so I feel it's time I did my best to give something back.



MyDonate is the link you need to visit to help me to raise funds to give my kids a week away from the madness that is my life.

Also- Sour Dough Tharg approves!


I've been here for almost 10 years now, so please prove to me why this is the finest place in the whole web.