The The Zine Volume 4 Issue 10

There’s Anakin Skywalker, not even ten years old, piloting a pod racer around a tight curve. Another pod is closing in on him, the other pilot (who is not human, nor a close approximation) snarls or maybe burps, when suddenly his pod bursts into flame. A small clique of Tuskan Raiders (or Sand People to the uninitiated) is perched above the bend, the one holding a still smoking rifle raises it over his head and bellows an all to familiar sound.

This sequence takes all of five or maybe seven seconds. It does not advance the plot and it does not advance character, and yet here it is. A part of film history, so to speak. It’s been ten years of Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and yet this one instance, the Raider with his gun and his immediately recognizable yawp of victory and success, how many Star Wars fans remember it happening?

While it’s hard to call this sequence “fan service,” given that the limited Tuskan Raider dialect has no word for “lewd” or “racy,” it’s not hard to draw a connection between the two.

Some readers of anime and manga, certain fans of the genre, have an appetite for titillation. The human form, as idealized by the artist’s hand, should never be censored even at the expense of narrative. Yes, Story should be God in the hearts and minds of aspiring writers, but every now and then, eye candy plays the scantily-clad emissary of His word. And comics, while being a medium to convey the tenets of Story, are first and foremost a visual medium. (They won’t be releasing a Watchmen audiobook anytime soon, or at the very least, they shouldn’t.)

There are aspects of this issue which are explicit. Young artists have bravely tackled human sexuality, homosexuality, lust and other prurient tracks often thought of as
“mature.” But this issue isn’t trying to titillate for the sake of titillation (unlike “professional” fan services). These writers aren’t composing (ahem) “dirty pictures” for the sake of being dirty. This issue is, by this writer’s estimation, a reflection of an entire culture’s current trend towards provocation. If there is a controversy at the heart of fan service, it’s this: Why be titillating for the sake of titillation? Should anyone hear such a
question posed in earnest, respond simply, “Why not?”

What you, dear reader, will find within this issue is nothing more or less than a testament to the human condition. And to the artists who bravely submitted their most personal works for this issue, you have my sincerest gratitude.

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The The Zine Voume 4 Issue 9

Whether you are feeling the heat of deadline pressures of the warmth of summer this issue has the perfect theme for you: fire!

Did you see our new Zine header on the cover? Chiefly designed by A.I. and if you look in the upper left corner you will see the mini version of the new comic club logo chiefly designed by Kanami. Both the logo and the header contain embellishments by Kage, and Matabo. Thank you to everyone who sent in submissions there were so many great ideas!

So many people are interested in our end of year party, May 27th, we have had to make it invite only. All comic club contributors are allowed 2 tickets each. We will be showing animation and giving prizes for best costume.

Another great cover by Max.J. A flaming angel? Where does he think of these things?

Matabo’s burning with passion so this time he decided to write a poem rather than make an illustration (p1).

The Dark Rabbit: Little Usagi Riku is back with a short strip “The Fire Trick” (p2). I love her unique and nuanced style full of grit and detail!

On page 3 Kaname is reverting to her older toning technique, which should look better with our new production methods. Kaname joined Aidou, Makoto, & Itachi, in helping with Kami’s Chibi Adventures (p9) a team effort that reads a like an episode of Zippy.

K.K. has a cute cat for you to enjoy on page 4. It’s a happy kitty!

Then we have the beautiful drawing talents of Ryvirus starting on page 5. Lots and lots of Fire and don’t forget to check out the burning back cover she created for this issue.

We have the second installment of the late blooming hit “Fated” by Tangerine and the little cliff hanger at the end left my heart racing. Make sure your sitting down when you read this one. Where did she get those wonderful story telling skills?

AI is bringing back Sin on page 15. It’s an amazing 10 pages that will make you laugh, make you cry, make you wonder why, and it may even leave you a little itchy. It looks like all of the work pestering her has paid off because there are quite a few things resolved in this episode. For all fans of Sin, including myself, this issue is not to be missed.

Konoha ends the issue with a 4-page installment of Bonded with another beautiful cover by our art director Kage. If you want the lowdown skinny on all things bonded you will have to read her letter (which can be found on pIV of the readable pdf file).

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The The Zine Volume 4 Issue 8

This is the Demonic Issue of The The Zine. Wonderful happy topics like love or puppies can be fun, but there is something about the scary dark and dirty topics that gets my mind spinning.

Building on the success of Shine we are publishing more work beyond The The Zine. Given our theme for this issue it seems appropriate to be releasing Kurai The Demon Kid.

Our icon contest is over, but we are still trying to pick a winner. There were so many great entries. Hopefully you will be seeing the winner on the cover of our next issue.

The next big event is our end of year party on May 27 coinciding with the publication of our last issue. Were planning on having food, a cosplay contest, and maybe show some animation. No matter what we do I’m sure it will be fun for everyone who attends. As usual all are welcome and it doesn’t matter if you have been to comic club before or if you have not.

It’s spring so our poets are all occupied with unrequited love. On page 1 we have Michael Folayan’s first poem and illustration in The The Zine? “You and Me.”

On Page 2 Max.Jay’s poem “Now What?” is complemented by a nice illustration by Pa-san. Max.Jay also created the alluring and disturbingly ambiguous image on page 9.

Konoha is dreaming away with her first poem in The The Zine? (p4) and she doesn’t stop there. She has a Inuyasha piece for the fan art section (p6), continues here team up with Kage in Bonded (p22) and finishes the issue with an episode of Dragon’s Dream joined again by Ryuun doing backgrounds (p34).

Flare closes the poetry section with his poem Love (p5).

Star did the cover and submitted some fan art (p7). Both are inspired by characters from the Subeta website. She wasn’t able to finish a comic for this issue because she lost track of time and she’s experiencing some writer’s block. If you have some suggestions for her comic she would enjoy hearing them. Hopefully she will be back in the next issue with an update for Shadows of Doubt!

Lliloshortie has a crusading image on page 8. It looks like he’s getting ready to tear things up.

Sanji has a heavily rendered drawing in graphite on page 10. From what I hear it’s preceding a story yet to be finished. The image depicts a normal high school romance, except the girl, Kairi, makes a contract with a vampire and her jealous friend. The friend has a secret of his own. I’m curious to learn more about Kairi and her bloody path to true happiness.

Matabo has his first comic in The The Zine starting on page 11. I’m not surprised that he named one of his characters after himself and made him a god.

I am very excited to tell you about Tangerine’s work in this issue it’s 5 great pages, splendid layout, pacing, and a touch of humor, with a nice cliffhanger ending (p13). Just read it and you’ll see why I am eagerly anticipating the next episode of Fated.

A.I. doesn’t think I write enough about her so the rest of this is about her. It looks like A.I. is starting a new series called Mortal (p18). Cute demons manipulating cute young gods! What is the world coming too? It’s dark and dramatic. What’s darker than being forced to get married on your 100th birthday?

Mortal is good, but what I really want to know is what happened to the princess in Sin? Please A.I. don’t abandon Sin! It was so funny and cool and I want to know if Wrath gets the girl in the end or if everyone ends up with Ninja flees!

Maybe you can help me out. If you see A.I. around start dropping subliminal hints like this. “Hey, you have got to try one of these cookies. They are SINful.” or “AI you are looking SINsational today.” or “Could you help me with my math homework I’m trying to figure out the difference between SIN and coSIN.” “The stars SINtillate so beautifully.” “Oh just leave the dirty dishes in the SIN-k.” I have a feeling if we’re consistent we will be seeing another quality episode of Sin in no time!

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The The Zine Volume 4 Issue 7

The topic for this issue of The The Zine is Random. What on earth were we thinking with such a random topic? That could mean anything! Flinging the doors open to such creative possibilities is overwhelming! For some of our contributors pent up objectives, an open topic, and spring break all came together to produce some serious output!

Speaking of output: Waoooweee! What a week! The Harding Comic Club is releasing two, count them, TWO publications simultaneously! First the one everyone has been expecting Issue 7 of The The Zine, but we are also releasing the first volume collecting Annie Moua’s Shine!

Shine is the story of a sophomore attending Harding High School and all the dramatic heartache and romantic intrigue that faces her. It’s full of fun and excitement set in dream locations with an astronomical costuming budget. I highly recommend finding a copy or checking it out online. You will not regret reading Shine!

We are announcing the every hive needs a queen logo design contest! The solitary queen is a matriarch and symbol of the honey bee colony. Thousands of worker bees labor tirelessly toward a common objective under her unwavering leadership. The Harding Comic Club is just like a bee colony, except we have no symbol to guide us. Nothing, but you could change all that in our logo design contest! The winner will have their logo represent The Harding Comic Club and will be featured on our publications like The The Zine and on our website www.hscclub. net. It will be seen everywhere the Harding Comic Club is seen!

As with all comic club activities everyone is welcome to submit an entry whether or not you have ever attended Comic Club.

Entries are due at the comic club meeting April 22nd immediately after school in room 1440. If you can’t get your entry to the meeting an entry can be turned into a comic club officer or Mr. Brandt before the due date.

OK, now for the meat and potatoes!

We start off with an illustration by Maxamillian Jay on (page 1) this leads us into another example of his masterful poetry (page 2). If you still haven’t caught the bug for his poetry and are scratching your head wondering “Why do so many people think this stuff is great?” Do yourself a favor and lock yourself in the bathroom. Then read it aloud to your self. Max. J’s genius really comes out when you read his work out loud. It’s meant to be performed. His sense of rhythm turns words on a page into music. While the imagery he writes will make movies in your head.

Following Max. J are two Naruto parodies the first is by Nana in which Sasuke must make a choice. Nana is experimenting with new pencil shading techniques (page 3). The second parody by Wangsta is a great example of her inking talent and a fun submission as well (page 4).

We have another exciting moment in the life of Hue Lor (page 5). He’s sorry he was unable to ink it, but this gives you a chance to see how tight his pencil work is.

Robert Griffen and Hannah Moreno are back with another Angry Eddie comic (page 6). Pore Angry Eddie always tormented by his creators.

A I has a fun new two page story called Tazan (page 7). If you ever wanted to see Tarzan as a girl check it out something that is like Tarzan with a guy named Tazan (who isn’t a girl) check it out. She also did our beautiful cover!

Star felt very random for her submission in this issue (page 9). What does it mean!?! Then continued the senseless randominity on our back cover.

Now our editor Konoha is the heavy hitter for this issue coming in with a whopping 14 pages! Her first submission is a short autobiographical piece (page 10). She follows this with a random episode of Dragon’s Dream (page 12). Finally she closes the issue with a bit of a formatting experiment that reads Japanese manga style starting on page 28.

Wait! What’s this? Oh my, you’re going to have to sit down for this one. Are you sitting? Good because the second installment of Charles McGregor’s action story ‘Tribal’ is hitting the presses! (page 20) Ok, ok stop screaming and start reading. There are some very happy Tribal fans out there. Wow, I have a feeling we are going to be seeing some serious exposition in the next episode.

Well, that’s all I’ve got for this issue. Don’t forget to check out Shine and your logo contest designs are due in one week!

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The The Zine Volume 4 Issue 6

Ninja. What a great topic! You could have happy ninja, sad ninja, emo ninja, ask a ninja, and FLYING NINJA!!! Yes Flying Ninja is back, but first.

We have a nice little cover featuring the stylings of Max J who has been busy in this issue. He also wrote and illustrated two poems which Flare claims will be inspiring to the artist in us all (p3). Then he also submitted some nice art (p5).

Speaking of Robert aka Flare we start this issue off with a poem of his recommended by Max J (p1). Flare seems to be reaching for some new forms and I’m excited to see where it takes him.

Lu² is back with her second submission of the year (p6). I’m sure it’s hard being a senior trying to squeeze everything you can into that last year.

Oh. eM. Ge. Geee. You can’t see me. Mee. I’m blending in just like a pine tree. TREE! Sorry about that I just got a little distracted for a moment. Ahhh speaking of pleasant distractions Pa-San has placed two of them in this issue (p8 & p39)!

With a theme like Ninja Chewy is in her element so of course we can expect something great coming from her. She has submitted her first work as an author (p9) and she has been inking Big Pride’s work again Where we discover the origins of the FLYING NINJA (p10)!

Wangsta’s back (p11) and with a great new story involving ninja and coeducational intrigue. Can you say layout talent? The execution is so good on this one: layout, pacing, character variety. I hope there is more!

AI the once and future mangaka has some laughs waiting for you on (p17). All sprouting from a very little ninja surprise in the world of Sin!

Then Star continues to explore the relationship between Star, Biocide and Bio’s brother (p20). There is nothing like familial competitiveness to add drama to a story.

Winding down the issue is the continued team effort by club officers Kage and Konoha in Bonded (p 23). Then Konoha brings us back from the Land of Muse in Dragon’s Dream (p 28).

Finally we close the issue with the latest contribution by our dark horse contributor Lil Usagi Rikku taking up the coveted back cover location.

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The The Zine Volume 4 Issue 5

A quick glance at the table of contents will show you that we have 25 articles from 21 contributors! Does it get any better than this!?!

The theme for this issue is Ghosts and Rejection. Ouch! We all know a thing or two about those topics so there is plenty of great material and our contributors lost no time in exploring it’s full potential.

First Off we have a great cover by one of our star artists Star! (What an appropriate name!)

Doing the cover didn’t slow down Star either because she’s right back at it with the next installment of Shadows of Doubt (p57). Will Rhys and Kaze join Star and Biocide as they escape the city? Or will they just stay home and comb their hair? I sense were about to be set up for a big change in this one!

Mukey has created a fun ethereal piece for page 1 and then a disturbing tale of two brothers called Spirit Bond (p17). A little funny & a little creepy. Mukey is a talent worth keeping your eye on!

I’m sure you all know that Tribal is a very difficult comic to produce so it might be a while. In the mean time Charles McGregor has submitted some art for your hungry eyes (p2)!

The phlegmatic Robert Flare is back with another illustrated poem titled Fear of Rejection (p3). I’m sure you all know what he means.

Club President Maximillian Jay is tearing it up with another great poem Rejection & Aggression (p4). I had to insist that it not be type set because he has such a great hand and you would really be missing out if you didn’t get a chance to see it. Then two comics Opium Street (p5) and Spirited (p6) check them out and give yourself some time to digest and enjoy the work of this illustration virtuoso.

Robert Griffen and Hannah have made their first contribution of the year with Angry Eddie (p7) A quick little one pager that explains it all.

You don’t know it, but we’ve been holding a dark horse talent in the wings for some time and in this issue you will get your first taste of Lil Usagi Rikku. Don’t let the little name fool you behind it is some big talent. Rikku’s first effort is a one page ghost story called Rejected (p8). It’s smart & it’s funny.

Then another first time contribution Suicidal Girl by: Pen Boi (p9). If we keep pooling fresh talent this good we are going to have to start selling ads!

Cheese Cake is another first timer getting in on the fun with a quick reminder to our readers to Luff Thy Ghost (p10) which is good advice I personally take to heart.

Then Senior contributor Hue Lor is back, as promised, with the eagerly anticipated second installment of Moments in My life (p11).

Did you hear? Cocoa’s back! The Athena of comic club, born fully formed, has concocted for you the 3rd chapter in her yet untitled series (p13). Chapter 3: Steve & The Ghost is full of great twists that will shock you and may even leave you rolling with incoherent laughter. This is good stuff and if you haven’t read the first two you can find them on the club web site hscclub.net

Have you ever wondered what could cause a girl to scream “bite me” and then a boy to start crunching and gnawing on her arm relentlessly with inordinate exuberance until they eventually fall in love? Well you’re in luck because Kaname is back to answer that question and many more with a prequel called What Happened Before Alice’s First Kiss (p25).

Tangerine is making her debut (p31) with a great untitled piece full of ghosts, love, and bookworms with a twists… how appropriate. Quick Tangerine think of a title! I sense another series!

Arashi and Yura Moon have teamed up on their first effort! A feast for the eyes called Love of My Death (p34) and I can’t wait to see what they do next! Oh, and it reads Manga style so don’t forget to read right to left.

Are you ready for something funny? I know I am and here comes Na Na’s debut story Passion of Kai just in time (p37)! Na Na’s inventive humor is infectious so it’s going to be hard not to share this one with your friends!

Didn’t you love the piece by Annie Moua in the last issue! I think everyone did! Well she is back to continue the story and now it has a name. So get in line because there are all ready many fans of the new series Shine (p41).

Ok So we are all on edge for the next episode of Sin (p51). (I don’t know why I keep typing since everyone has already turned to page 51… I must go on! My integrity is at stake!) We all want to know if Envy and Vanity stay together, but also is Wrath going to have his way with the princess? And how does the princess feel about that? I have a strange feeling someone new is going to enter the scene. Oh and don’t forget to checkout the nice back cover also by AI.

Konoha has told me that Dragon’s Dream’s adventures in The Land of Muse are going to come to an end soon (p62). No worries though because we are finally going to get back to figuring out what is going on with the writer 122.13.7. I for one have been in suspense for months.

This is followed up by a beautiful drawing by our art director; Kage (p67).

Finally we have a stunning finish to this unprecedented issue of The The Zine. I am very excited to tell you A powerhouse creative team of Kage and Konoha have joined their creative talents to bring a new story to our pages called Bonded (p68). I’m glad to say it is nothing less than what you would expect from this talented and prolific team!

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The The Zine Volume 4 Issue 4

First Kiss

How do they do it!?! Quality work keeps rolling in!

Did you see the cover by Cocoa? Isn’t it great! She’s taking a break from contributing a story this issue, but she did turn in some art to tide you over! (p1) Genius!

Max J’s at it again busy with another great back cover and poem with illustrations! (p2) Don’t forget
to check out his other pieces First Class (p3) and Soul Relaxation (p5) I’m sure you will agree he’s the king… er president of style!

We also have a poem by Robert Folayan! (p4) Just as I promised in issue 2. He’s throwing in some graphic stylings of his own just to keep up the visual interest. You will not be disappointed!

Jack Ferobruesse is making his debut contribution on (p5) with a great little character sketch he did in his notebook! He’s a hard guy to track, but when he stops long enough to put pen to paper craziness is quick to follow!

There is so much to be excited about in this issue of The The Zine. Like the return of Flying Ninja! (p6) I love Flying Ninja! I want the shirt, the lunch box, the plushy! Most of all I want more Flying Ninja Comics! I can not gush enough! You must read Flying Ninja! … Flying Ninja!!!

Then Pa San cracks open our minds with her unique collage of kissing culture and some tongue in cheek commentary at the end (p8). Continuing to blow comic making conventions out the window Pa San’s work is exciting both for it’s content and it’s form.

This is Wangsta’s debut issue and what a piece to come in on! Already a master of pacing 1st Kiss (p10) is a 5 page roller coaster of love! You’ll feel like you’ve lived a whole life when you’re done.

Then the stuff that keeps bringing me back, Sin! (that sounded bad) (p15). Wrath seemed pretty determined to put the moves on the royal hostage. What’s this!?! Where is Baka Ranger Red and who is this A. I. impostor? Has the author of Sin been taken hostage too? No worries folks; I did some investigative work and found out that B.R.R. is just changing her name. Different name same great work. Enjoy!

Then the trials of Star and Biocide continue in Shadows of Doubt (p21). The tension is so thick you could cut it with an axe, but I prefer a chainsaw. It’s a real hand wringing nail biter and frankly it’s giving me an ulcer. Star is doing an excellent job at keeping everyone even the Zine crew on the edge of their seats!

I am so happy to say that Konoha is continuing to reveal more about the land of Muse in Dragon’s Dream. (p24) including some exciting back story on Cia Siab aka Emajin8: 122.13.7’s muse. I’m really enjoying this one. With subtle and deep back-story behind every character the more I read the better it gets!

Then Hue Lor is back with “Moments in My Life” (p28) his tell all biography of what he’s been doing in the years since he published last. This time I know he’s here to stay because he’s got the next two issues canned and ready to go.

Remember that piece by Charles McGregor I promised you back in issue 1? Well he is finally presenting the first installment of Tribal. (p29) If you’ve been waiting for an action story it’s here

Then if you’re looking for something short funny and sweet we’ve got Alice’s First Kiss by first time contributor Kaname (p36).

Finally we end on the dark side of love with this amazing first time contribution by the talented storyteller Annie Moua (p37)

Where does all this amazing talent come from???

Harding Comic Club of course!

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The The Zine Volume 4 Issue 3

The Comical Tragedy.

Even with the most intense publishing schedule of any zine crew to date a high volume of work is still coming in! We even held a vote and decided to keep our bi-weekly deadlines! I’m so excited I forgot what periods are for!

To add to the exciting news a forum has been added on a trial basis to the website HSCCLUB.NET where we can discuss comic club! We’re still working out details and any suggestions for improvements to the site would be appreciated!

This issue marks the first writing published in The The Zine! A great poem by our president Max.J! (p1) It’s accompanied by a great drawing by one of our newest members
Michael Cellier! If you have a story or poem you would like to contribute please bring it to a club meeting and we will consider it for publication in The The Zine!

We have another great first time contribution by Big Pride and Chewy (p7) a whimsical piece about flying Ninja’s! It’s sooo great I hope it becomes a regular series for The The Zine!

Another new contribution, just in time for Valentines Day, is Chocolate Wars by Monkey and Cocoa! (p8) Find out who got the most chocolate from the girls on Valentines Day!

Regular readers will be excited to see the conclusion of Cocoa’s Valentine’s Day! (p3) This was such a sweet (& cruelly tragic) story! I can’t wait to see what she does next!

Moo²’s back (p4) with another short sweet and tragically funny story about snow people in spring that just gets funnier every time I read it!

And please don’t miss Pa San’s Comically Tragic “Tragedy of Love!” (p5) She makes such great little strips!

Then it’s time for the big three dramatic anchors of Zine! The latest episode of “Sin” (p13) has Wrath introduce the royal guest to the dangers of the forest & maybe a little romantic intrigue as well! Keep up the good work Baka Ranger Red!

Then in “Shadows of Doubt” will Star stay with Biocide or will his fatal flaw drive her away? (p19) With mentions of new characters It looks like Star’s in it for the long haul on this one!

Finally Konoha takes us to The Land of Muse in “Dragon’s Dream!” (p23) We finally learn about the muses & what they think of people!

Finally another blast from the past with the final episode of Copyright Morons! (p29) Where Professor Aragorn presents the rebirth of Captain America!

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The The Zine Volume 4 Issue 2

Love & Pain: Romance & Horror.

Aaahhh February! Soon it will be Valentines day and with this day comes hearts and arrows; roses and chocolates, but we here at The The Zine are not so optimistic about this dark holiday feigning innocence. Valentines day is the day when hearts are broken, arrows are sharp, and the roses have thorns. Not to mention that anyone expressing true long term affection would pack you a healthy lunch not a box of chocolates! As you can see from our wonderful cover by club president Max.J. the theme for this issue of The The Zine? is Love & Pain: Romance & Horror.

Just so we don’t leave you too shocky we have some first time contributions from Pa on pages 2 and 10 to give us some short breaks from the horror and romance. Then right away on page 3 we jump into the inevitable with a beautiful first time contribution by club member Cocoa.

Baka Ranger Red is back with her second contribution displaying cunning situational humor. A story called “Sin” (page 5) wherein three rascals debate ethics while the fate of innocent royalty is on the line.

This is followed by Star’s second contribution in a story titled “Shadows of Doubt” (page 11) where romantic intentions are interrupted. Oh and don’t forget to check out the sweet back cover also designed by Star.

Finally this issue is brought to a close with the second installment of Dragon’s Dream (page 17). Konoha promises that she will be explaining the muses in the next issue, but in the mean time enjoy the antics as we get to know Zaj and the mysterious muse Ares a little better.

Finally I would like to introduce two of the main forces that have brought Comic Club back for another year our new club president: Maximillian Jay and The The Zine art director Kage! No one has spent more time in comic club over the years than these two. Don’t miss Max.J’s letter immediately to the right.

There is a lot of great work coming down the pipe as The The Zine? goes bi-weekly!

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The The Zine Volume 4 Issue 1

We are very excited to bring you a variety of stories written by students in the Harding Comic Club. I want to bring special note to the first few pages featuring work by some of the most talented cartoonists to ever go to Harding High school.

On page 1 is a great piece by Lu² a senior who had very strong story telling skills as a freshman. She has continued to solidify a clean visual style and improve her storytelling as you can see in her piece “Zombie Romance”. Her sharp dry wit really shows in this quick little story and it is a joy to read.

This is followed by a piece by Moo² another senior at Harding who’s autobiographical work in Jr. high blew me away with its confident style and harsh critique of sibling relationships. Her morose sense of humor seems to have taken on a lonely tone as of late and I wonder if it’s a symptom of her older sibling’s decision to study abroad.

There are a couple of firsts that you should definitely check out like the boom piece (page 3), Sin (page 4), and Dragon’s Dream (page 12). While these artists continue to struggle with initial production issues they are highly motivated and prolific. Each of these artists is sitting on several stories 4-12 pages in length involving ornate social plot lines. They are highly invested in their characters and seem dedicated to producing work in a serial format. So go ahead and get to know their stories because I can guarantee
you will be seeing more of these characters.

Page 17 features a short treat for the fans of Zine³ with a one pager by Kelsey about the trials of life after high school.

Also take some time to check out our back cover with a small piece by Charles. We look forward to seeing some more work coming from this talented artist/story teller (& game designer!?!).

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