A comic about imperfect superhumans (secretly about disability).

Zip #5 is coming soon!

Zip #1-5 is Live On Kickstarter Now – the Finale of Our First Collected Trade Paperback!

Comic book cover of a woman in goggles and a tracksuit themed superhero costume is struggling to get free from a hoard of zombies clawing at her.

Zip #1-5 is live on Kickstarter now!

Not only will you be able to grab a copy of our new issue in this campaign, as well as every issue of Zip we’ve every made in bundle rewards (as always), but we’re collecting each issue into an omnibus trade paperback/graphic novel as well!

Mock up of a trade paperback/graphic novel. Comic cover art of a woman in goggles and a tracksuit inspired superhero costume running at super speed, with buildings blurring behind her.
A mock up of our new trade paperback/graphic novel.

In this issue, Zip goes on a date with Brad, where she’s planning to tell him about her secret identity. Meanwhile, Pinstripe is hot on her tail, stalking her at the behest of The Department of Classified Research.

But both of their plans are upended when a cryptid wreaks havoc on a funfair, inducing nightmarish hallucinations within the minds of all its guests.

Some scenes From Our New Issue:

Pinstripe’s Mission

Black and white comic book art. A man with a toothy grin is speaking to another man with black hair. The toothy grinned man says: "This morning I spoke to our the man in charge's secretary. He knows all about your little discover during that debacle with The Hive."
The man continues to speak: "Well, I think this little side project is even more important to our CEO than anyone knew. I still don't know why he cares about this mystery venture as much as he does, but you made me look good, Lucas."
Dialogue continues: "Keep doing that, and big things are going to happen for you, my boy."
Dialogue continues: "There's just one thing I need you to do first. Find her!" The toothy grinned man holds up a polaroid photo of Zip: a woman in goggles and a superhero themed tracksuit.

Kids Catch A Cryptid

Black and white comic book art of a circus tent. Word balloons are coming from the tent, indicating someone inside is talking. Balloon 1 says "What do you reckon it is? Some kind of alien?" Balloon 2: "Don't be daft, Callum, it's like, a lizard, or...?"
The next panel depicts a cryptid creature resembling a spider. There are word balloons above the spider, indicating people talking around it. Balloon 1: "We should tell an adult!" Balloon 2: "What's the matter Callum? Scared it's gonna phone the mothership?" The first speaker responds: "Aw, shut up!"
Black and white comic book art of two kids: a little girl with a backwards baseball cap, and a boy sticking out his tongue. The girl says "But then we'll have to say we watched it eat half the sausages out of the food caravan before it ran here. Right after dad told me to stay away from the fairground while everyone was setting up."
In the next panel the boy is closing a cupboard underneath a dressing mirror. The girl is walking out of the room. She says: "Let's just pretend we don't know how that happened, and keep it locked in here."

Carnival Fright Zone

Black and white comic book art. A huge crowd of people is running in terror, while a woman stands watching them, confused. Members of crowd scream: "Oh god! Oh god!" and "Run! Run for your life!" or simply "AAAH!"
Black and white comic art of a huge monster hulking over a Ferris Wheel, and a woman looking up at it in terror. Her dialogue is: "It's him! But it can't be him!"
Black and white comic book art of a woman running through a huge crowd of people at super speed. Her dialogue is: "He only looks that way in my nightmares!"

In Conclusion…

Our campaign has surpassed 75% funding with 20 days left to go, so back it now to reserve a copy of Zip whether you’d prefer it in single issue format or as a collected trade paperback/graphic novel!

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Zip is published by Markosia in the United Kingdom. © Mike Scrase 2023. ISSN 2976-8721 (print) 2976-8721 (online). No similarity between the names, characters and institutions depicted in Zip with any real life names, persons, or institutions is intended. Any such similarities are purely coincidental. Zip’s Kickstarter rewards are printed in the UK by Stuart Lloyd Gould. You can find our press kit here.