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 Cover preview

With issue 5 of 100% Biodegradable coming out at the weekend, here's a preview of Simon Mackie's excellent atmospheric cover for the issue.

The comic will be available on Comicsy and Drivethru at the weekend for just 69p/$0.99 (with Comixology to follow at a later date) featuring contributions from Graeme Neil Reid, Dave Roberts, Dave Thomson, Paul H. Birch, Dave Hailwood, Tony Suleri, Simon Mackie, Brett Burbridge and more!

Issue 5 preview - The Golem Rises

Coming to the July edition of 100% Biodegradable - The Golem Rises by Mister Roberts and Simon Mackie (which is my all time favourite Simon Mackie strip, and I'm glad to have it in the anthology).

Simon has also provided a moody Golem Rises cover for the digital anthology, which will be out mid July on Drivethru and Comicsy.

Issue 3 recently became available on Comixology, with Issue 4 to follow soon.

Temple Issue 16 out now!

 

Featuring a great B-Movie inspired cover from Ben Peter Johnson, the latest issue of the Temple Comic Showcase is available to download now.

The comic contains contributions from various Biodegradable regulars, such as Simon Mackie, Tony Suleri and Dave Hailwood, and is completely free (as are all the previous issues) and available from the following link:

 

http://www.comicsy.co.uk/templeapa/store/products/temple-apa-issue-16/

It's a great place for people who're looking to break into comics and want to get some of their strips out to an audience (some of the issues have been viewed by over a quarter of a million people!), so if you're interested in contributing to the next issue, pop along to the blog and follow the guidelines at the top:  http://templeapa.blogspot.co.uk/

The next deadline is 8th August, so get stuck in!

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).

100% Biodegradable available on Comixology

Issue 1 of 100% Biodegradable is now available to buy on Comixology!  Issues 2 and 3 have also been accepted and processed, so it shouldn't be long before they're available as well.  Thanks to Comixology's Guided View technology, you should be able to read the comic on smaller devices such as Mobile Phones (I've tested Guided View on my ipad with a complimentary copy that Comixology sent me, and it works very nicely indeed).  So if you haven't already brought yourself a copy of the first issue, now is a jolly nice time to do so (all support is greatly appreciated!). I'm hoping to do a write-up on the whole Comixology process soon, so keep your eyes peeled. 100% Biodegradable Vol. 1

Cover by: Dave Thomson Written by: David Hailwood, Simon Mackie, Stu Smith Art by: Stuart Giddings, Paul Harrison-Davies, John Kirkham, Simon Mackie, Tony Suleri, Dave Thomson Colored by: Dave Thomson Lettered by: David Hailwood Edited by: David Hailwood Price: $0.99 Gigantic rampaging rodents...Paranormal Ice-cream Salesmen...psychotic alien cab drivers with a deep hatred for advertising agencies...This science fiction anthology from up and coming talent across the UK has it all! Buy now on comiXology!

Biodegradable Issue 3

Issue 3 of the bi-monthly sci-fi digital comic anthology '100% Biodegradable' is out now!

Deep sea divers, deadly supernatural hell hounds, horny loved up aliens, and lashings of wondrous carnage and mayhem! 

The comic is 30 pages, B/W and colour, featuring strips by Tony Suleri (Scar Comics, Futurequake), Mark Bertolini (Markosia, FUBAR Press) Carl Yonder (Action Lab Comics, Comixtribe) Dave Hailwood (Toxic, Strip Magazine), Dave Thomson (Strip Magazine, Dr WTF?) Simon Mackie, Mike Parsons and Denis Vermesse (cover by Carl Yonder, with design work by Assistant Editor John Kirkham)

The comic is just 69p/$0.99 and available from DriveThru Comics and Comicsy

We're always on the look out for submissions, so if you have anything you think might be suitable (self contained sci-fi/fantasy/horror/adventure strips 1-6 pages in length - preferably in colour) then feel free to send it our way to: biomekazoik@gmail.com.  If you're an artist without a writer then please send samples of your artwork.


Reviews:

“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

“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

“Good old-fashioned sci-fi escapism, and the art of Tony Suleri is worth the entrance fee alone.” Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier

A hearty welcome!

Well hello there, my inquisitive compadres!

Welcome to the brand new blog for Biomekazoik Developments - home to the 100% Biodegradable comics anthology, and the free online board game 'Board Horde'.

As time goes on I'll be using this blog to bring attention to upcoming strips in the anthology, highlight the works of various creators and give a behind the scenes look at the art, writing and editing process.  And maybe, just maybe, I'll one day do an update for that pesky online board game of mine!

Currently the anthology has only been out for two months now, and we've already had masses of high quality submissions - some from newcomers, and others from seasoned pros (the web links to the right should give you an idea of some of the creators whose work will be appearing inside future issues). 

If you happen to be a comic writer or artist who would like to get involved, then we're looking for 1-6 page self contained strips of a sci-fi/fantasy/horror/adventure nature.  Preferably completed strips, though if you're a great artist looking for a writer or a great writer looking for an artist we may be able to pair you up with someone if your work is what we're after.  Feel free to email us at: biomekazoik[at]gmail.com for more information.

I'd just like to say huge thanks to John Kirkham for doing such a marvelous job on the graphic design work for the covers and contents pages (and all the joyous admin work!), and to all the creators who have submitted work so far.  The generosity of some of the professional creators who've taken time out of their busy schedules to rifle through their back catalogue of work at the insane whim of a bespectacled beard-sporting editor has been truly astounding.  Cheers, chaps!  That bar tab at the next comic convention I attend may bankrupt me, as it's growing with every favour...

Anyway, must get back to planning issue 3 (due out mid-March).  Stay tuned as there's fun times ahead, people!

- David Hailwood (editor of 100% Biodegradable)