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Space Barbarians Of The Ultimate Future Dimensions

I am entering the realm of web comics with the story ZORION THE SWORDLORD. He is one of the immortal SPACE BARBARIANS OF THE ULTIMATE FUTURE DIMENSIONS, but more on them later. I plan to stop reading during my commute and instead draw pages for this web comic while I wait for buses and trains, while I'm on buses and trains or when I have idle time, like drawing during breakfast, or random downtime I find for myself, plotting the story as I go. New pages will be added every Friday. You can start reading it here.
The Story of the SPACE BARBARIANS OF THE ULTIMATE FUTURE DIMENSIONS

When the Space Gods created the universe they did so using a powerful tool, the PHASER-AXE. But the PHASER-AXE is also the most powerful weapon in all of the universe and it gained sentience. With it's self-knowledge it felt hate toward the Space Gods, for the PHASER-AXE is truly the embodiment of all evil, and it set off on its destiny to destroy the universe in the only way possible, by cleaving the HEARTSTAR. Wrapping itself in a comet, the PHASER-AXE, travels toward the HEARTSTAR, hellbent on bringing the universe to its end. The Space Gods then created the SPACE BARBARIANS OF THE ULTIMATE FUTURE DIMENSIONS, warriors in different dimensions of the universe with individual destinies and adventures, existing and operating with no knowledge of each other, in separate realities taking place near the demise of the universe. Each of the SPACE BARBARIANS, through their legion of adventures, is a piece to a puzzle which will stop the PHASER-AXE from completing it's mission: to reach the HEARTSTAR and shatter all dimensions by cleaving the central sun in two.

Some of the known SPACE BARBARIANS include:

• U-Nonymous the Unknowable, barbarian detective addicted to the cosmic drug known as The Make, who seeks to find the Opto-Gravplex and save the planet Pollear-Axis 99 from falling into a black hole.

U-Nonymous

• The Ark of the Desecration, the exiled Black Prince of Elia, now famed bounty hunter in the year 106,672, wielder of the magic sword Megahellnaut and master of strange science sorcery.

The Ark of the Desecration

BronzeGold, worshiped wandering warrior, lover and slayer.

BronzeGold

Hjellhjammer the Heschienne, the hirsute seducer of the Infinite Tesseract, enemy to demons, the Bike Masters and the Cyber-Caesar.

Hjellhjammer the Heschienne

Be on the look out for more news about the SPACE BARBARIANS OF THE ULTIMATE FUTURE DIMENSIONS!!

Dramatic Reading For The PEN World Voices Festival Of International Literature

I'll be doing a serious, dramatic reading of my U.S.Agent story from Strange Tales II at this year's PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature this Saturday along with some fellow NYC-based comic creators like, Kate Beaton, Mike Dawson, R. Sikoryak, Michael Kupperman and Dean Haspiel. Check out all the details here.

2011 Stumptown Comics Fest And Portland

I had the honor and privilege of sharing a booth at this past weekend's Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, OR, with the immortal Jason Leivian, proprietor of Floating World Comics, one of the best comic shops on the planet. The show itself was fantastic. We had a spacious booth to relax in and sell our wares from. I found some terrific comics including some Jademan back issues and several mind-blowing comics from an indie company called Raw Fun. I was introduced to several fine folks from Dark Horse Comics including publisher Mike Richardson. I spoke with Brandon Graham, Nate Simpson, Tom Neely, Rick Remender, and many others. I chatted at length with Matt Maxwell who writes Strangeways, about horror movies, Clive Barker ones in particular, and Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II specifically. I did a few sketches at the con in people's sketchbooks including one of Pinhead for Matt.

On the Thursday before Stumptown, Jason hosted an art opening and signing at the store for me. Floating World Comics is the comic store you think you can only imagine, but there it is, in downtown Portland. I bought many things. During the signing I was able to speak at length with a bunch of folks I only know through the internet mostly.

Other than hanging out with Jason for a quality amount of time, the best part of the trip was meeting all the fine people living in and around Portland. Already plotting a return to next year's fest.

Nick Gazin Covers MoCCA At Vice

Nick Gazin has a write-up over at VICE that includes myself (pictured above) and several other folks, like Rob Corradetti, Whitney Mattheson, Zach Hazard Vaupen, and Dan Nadel, who showed stuff last weekend's MoCCA Festival. Check it out here.

Strange Tales MoCCA After Party

After the Saturday edition of this year's MoCCA Festival, I'll be at The Mad Hatter for the Strange Tales II Party, along with several of my sterling co-creators. Be sure to stop by if you're going to be at MoCCA. Check out the flyer above for detes.