The The Zine Volume 5 Issue 4
The The Zine Volume 5 Issue 4
We have a big issue with lots of comics, art, great stories and only one page to introduce it so lets get started!
The beautiful cover by Shadow marks a change in style for his work. It seems more confident and less heavily rendered. Time will tell if he chooses to keep with this new approach, but I for one like where he’s going.
Matabo created a gruesome back cover for us and also what looks like some Jhonen Vasquez fan art (page 4). I hope to see more of his original work in the future, but this will tide me over till then.
Star is all over this issue starting with several animal pictures (page 21, 22, 24); a new comic (page 26-29); and some illustrations for Larka’s story (page 41, 43). Where does she find the time to make all this great work and still get her homework done? Star, you are getting your homework done, right? STAR!!!
Zeeze created a nice little post punk character illustration (page 23). Who doesn’t like checkered belts and razor cut hairstyles? I’ve owned a few myself.
We have a variety of small one page comics. This issue features the first comics by Delante (page 30, 31); Wil McCloud is back with a one pager extolling the virtues of a free market and free speech (page 20); and another new contributor Jon explores some non-sequential slapstick violence (page 25).
A.I. continues the lives of Terra, Wrath and Vira in a new comic (page 32-35).
Konoha begins rehashing the Dragon’s Dream story in Zaj’s Dream (page 5-19). She has put a lot of work into polishing every page till it sparkles.
Mukey is back again with Cold War chapter 1 part 2 (page 36-39). We are sorry that we miss titled the initial installment in our last issue as World War. Hopefully no one is too confused. I strongly encourage everyone to go back and start reading this great story! It’s an exciting adventure tale with an extensive cast and great dialogue. The stuff I’ve seen for the next few issues is great!
Larka is back and breaking it up a little with a short story called Rebirth of a Legacy (page 40-42). For those following her longer work she says she will be returning to Shadow’s Within the Soul soon.
Well that’s it and I still have a few lines to spare! Until next time!
-The Harding Comic Club
