Issue 18 is out now!

Issue 18 of 100% Biodegradable has just been released on Comicsy and Drivethru, alongside a rather lovely front cover by Brett Burbridge.

Inside issue 18: Paranormal Investigator 'Daversham Rex' attempts to solve the murder of a recently resurrected femme fatale, a fare dodger accidentally boards a train bound for hell in 'Bad Conduct' by David Hailwood, Mats Engesten and John Robbins, a pregnant woman on the run seeks refuge with a mysterious order of nuns in 'Nuns of Travena' by Jordan Sam Adams, Denis Vermesse and Ken Reynolds, the crew of the Skow 709 make contact with ugly alien life whilst escaping even uglier mercenaries in the fourth part of ‘Skowdogs’ by John Freeman, David Hailwood, Dave Thomson and Ken Reynolds.  All this, and more!

The anthology is 36 pages, colour and b/w, and available at the following links for just 69p:

http://www.comicsy.co.uk/biomekazoik/store/products/100-biodegradable-issue-18-digital-download/

http://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/221842/100-Biodegradable-18

A ComiXology release will follow at a later date.  In the meantime, you can grab previous issues here:

https://www.comixology.co.uk/100-Biodegradable/comics-series/17594

Right, time to get cracking on the next print collection which will contain many strips from issues 15-18 and hopefully be released before the end of the year.

100% Biodegradable 9 - Out Now!

Issue 9 of 100% Biodegradable is now available to buy on Comicsy and Drivethru!

Inside the issue: a patient seeks psychiatric counselling when his dreams of distant planets begin to physically affect him, zombies cause bedlam at the local zoo, a man of medicine in ancient Egypt begins to raise heretical questions about his profession, an overly dedicated postman crosses a post apocalyptic wasteland in an attempt to make a first class delivery, a psychologically disturbed individual begins to lose his grip on reality after dying over a hundred times in his sleep, one lone soul crosses the treacherous plains of Yomi, and Travis Wilson attempts to drown his sorrows at a Martian casino in the third instalment of Death Duty (all other strips are self contained).  

Featuring the likes of John Freeman (Marvel UK, Judge Dredd Megazine), Gary Crutchley (2000ad, WESTERnoir), Mats Engesten (Final Death Race, Autopsy), Paul Harrison-Davies (Boom Studios, Blank Slate), Tony Suleri (Slumdroid, Cosmogenesis) and many more!  There are in fact 20 creators crammed inside the confines of the anthologies 30 pages, and 7 strips to sink your teeth into.

Issue 9 also features a hand painted cover by the ever-talented Alan Burrows (2000ad, Transmetropolitan: Tales Of Human Waste, and co-creator of Death Duty).

So, if you happen to have 69p/$0.99 spare, please head to Comicsy or Drivethru and grab yourself a copy.  ComiXology release will happen at a later date, as it's only just been submitted.

Also keep your eyes peeled for an extra special Drivethru bundle, containing the first three issues of 100% Biodegradable and a nice selection of indie comics from three other Biodegradable creators (more news on this soon!).

Before I sign off, I'd just like to say huge thanks to John Kirkham for all the support he's given me and the comic in his tenure as Assistant Editor.  He's stepping down from the role to take a well earned break, and Ken Reynolds will take up the position from Issue 10 onwards.  Cheers, John!  Thanks for giving Biodegradable a rather professional sheen with your superb graphic design skills - you'll be missed.  And welcome aboard, Ken.  Let's see where this crazy world of comics takes us next, eh?

A Hope In Hell Preview

Coming to Issue 9 of 100% Biodegradable - A Hope In Hell by Paul H. Birch and Gary Crutchley (with inks by Mats Engesten, colours by Yal Zamor, and letters by John Robbins).

Gary Crutchley (2000ad, Death Race, Accent UK's Zombies) also has another comic out at the moment - WesterNoir, scripted by the equally talented Dave West of Accent UK.  You can check out preview pages, or make a purchase here:  http://www.accentukcomics.com/WesterNoir.html

100% Biodegradable 5 now available on Comixology!

100% Biodegradable Vol. 5

Cover by: Simon Mackie Written by: Paul H. Birch, David Hailwood, Graeme Neil Reid, Dave Roberts, Mister Roberts, Tony Suleri Art by: Brett Burbridge, Mats Engesten, Simon Mackie, Graeme Neil Reid, Tony Suleri, Dave Thomson Lettered by: Hard Disk, Ken Reynolds, John Robbins Edited by: David Hailwood, John Kirkham Price: $0.99 Bursting forth from some of the most deranged minds in the comics industry come six self contained sci-fi tales; The Thing From Another Postcode by Dave Roberts (Futurequake, Something Wicked) and Dave Thomson (Psychedelic Journal Of Time Travel, Dr WTF?) Peter Elvis Twigs receives a remote control and instruction guide for planet earth from an intergalactic delivery man, and begins to fantasise about all the good things he could do for humanity and, more importantly, himself. Job For Life by David Hailwood (Toxic, Strip Magazine, SPOD! Oddities From Space) and Brett Burbridge. Jake Brikk, pizza delivery boy extraordinaire, has 30 seconds to make his pizza delivery; if he fails, the entire delivery business will be handed to the customer and Jake'll be out of a job. Can't have that - Jake loves his job with psychotic devotion. The Golem Rises by Mister Roberts and Simon Mackie (Hallowscream, Temple Showcase) Something is pulverising people, defiling corpses...leaving one helluva mess. Fortunately detective Ballard has an outlandish theory that just might make sense of it all. Marren Kane by David Hailwood and Tony Suleri (Slumdroid, Cosmogenesis, Bulletproof) Dragged against his will into the cities sewer systems by a deranged cult of partially sighted cyclops worshippers, mutant superfreak Marren Kane must face his deadliest enemy yet; a gigantic amorous squid! I Married A Creature From Outer Space by Paul H. Birch (Creepy Kofy Movie Time, Bulletproof, Toxic) and Mats Engesten (Brainstorm Comics, Atlantis Studios) A troubled couple go to a marriage guidance counsellor to sort out their relationship problems. Oh, how Mrs Twinkle rues the day that she married a scrawny little maggot of a man from Mars! First Impressions by Graeme Neil Reid (Judge Dredd, 2000ad, Meanwhile) Peaceful alien explorers land on Earth and attempt to make contact with its inhabitance. Just one slight problem...it's 85,000,000 B.C. and dinosaurs rule the planet! Buy now on comiXology!

100% Biodegradable 4 now available on ComiXology!

100% Biodegradable Vol. 4

Cover by: Stewart Moore Written by: Jim Alexander, Paul H. Birch, David Hailwood, Simon Mackie, Stewart Moore, Mike Parsons Art by: Mats Engesten, Jon Haward, Simon Mackie, Stewart Moore, Mike Parsons, Tony Suleri, Dave Thomson Colored by: Gavin Ross Lettered by: Nigel Dobbyn, John Robbins Edited by: David Hailwood, John Kirkham Price: $0.99 Hard boiled detectives, high speed car chases, brain harvesting aliens and adulterous martians! If you like your comics fun and freaky, you've come to the right place. 'Pure and brilliant pulp. 8/10' - Robert Wallis, A Place To Hang Your Cape. 'The kind of smart script and stylish art that would feel right at home in the pages of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic!' - Alex Thomas, Pipe Dream Comics 'The stories are irreverent and funny, but the longform tales ooze action and the kind of wonderful craziness we've come to demand of the creators involved.' - John Freeman, Down The Tubes Buy now on comiXology!

Issue 5 of 100% Biodegradable out now!

Issue 5 of 100% Biodegradable is now available on Comicsy or Drivethru for just 69p/$0.99!

Crammed with 6 self contained sci-fi strips from some of the most deranged minds working in the UK comics industry today (Tony Suleri, Simon Mackie, Brett Burbridge, Dave Thomson and Graeme Neil Reid - to name but a few). This is also our most colourful issue yet, and has a distinct B-movie vibe!

Spread the word, buy the comic, and let the offbeat alien invasion begin!

Issue 5 Preview - I Married A Creature From Outer Space!

Coming to the July edition of 100% Biodegradable...I Married A Creature From Outer Space!  A comical tale of love, hate, martians and marriage from Paul H.Birch and Mats Engesten.

Grab previous issues at the following places:

Comicsy
Drivethru
Comixology

Biodegradable on Speech Balloons

Paul H.Birch, who wrote the rather marvelous Martian Affair strip for Issue 4 of 100% Biodegradable, has been kind enough to plug the comic on Birmingham's Speech Balloon's blog.  You can read his plug here:   http://blogs.birminghammail.co.uk/speechballoon/2014/06/100-biodegradable-4.html

There'll be plenty more from Paul in upcoming issues, including 'I Married A Creature From Outer Space!' (illustrated by Mats Engesten) which will be appearing in Issue 5 (out mid-July).

100% Biodegradable Issue 4 Available Now!

Issue 4 of 100% Biodegradable is now available to buy on both Comicsy and Drivethru for just 69p/$0.99.

Featuring contributions from Jim Alexander (Judge Dredd, 2000ad, Planet Jimbot), Jon Haward (Judge Dredd, 2000ad, Tales Of The Buddha), Nigel Dobbyn (2000ad, Sonic The Comic, The Beano), Stewart Moore (Futurequake, Tin Man Games, The Solomon Kane film), Tony Suleri (Slumdroids, Cosmogenesis), Simon Mackie (The Temple Showcase, Satyr, Hallowscream), Paul H. Birch and more!

The fantastic cover illustration was provided by Stewart Moore (with design elements by John Kirkham).

Issue 4 Preview - The Martian Affair

Scripted by Paul H. Birch and illustrated by Mats Engesten comes a rather marveous space adventure...The Martian Affair (with colours by Gavin Ross and lettering by J.Robbins).  Keep an eye out for it in the next issue of 100% Biodegradable, due out on the 17th May

A bit more about the creators:

 

Mats Engesten is a Swedish artist with more than fifteen years of experience in comics, illustration and advertising.

He studied art at the NTI School in Stockholm, sequential art and cartooning at The Cartoonist School in Hofors, Sweden as well as many years of life-drawing classes. He's worked with a variety of clients such as the LO Union, various rockbands and american comics publishers like Brainstorm Comics and Atlantis Studios.

 

His website can be found here.

Paul H. Birch is a comics journalist and writer, who regularly maintains Birmingham’s Speech Balloons column.  He has written for various professional and indie comics over the years, including Egmont’s Toxic, Creepy Kofy Movie Time and Bulletproof.