Friday 5 Jan 2024

Hi everyone! Just a quick note about Zeros Volume Two!
Well it’s been a busy old time. I’m self-employed now (as an Editor and artist) plus I am doing a spot of teaching (just a couple of lessons a week) so I haven’t had as much time to work on Zeros as I’d like. In fact, November 2023 was one of my busiest times and then I spent December mostly recovering!
But I have been plugging away at Zeros – the next 2 chapters are done and I’m working on the following two now. And then that leaves 3 or 4 more chapters until the end of Vol 2. I know the story and I just need to script it. I’ve also been working on something a bit special in the lead-up to the new chapters.
At the moment, I just need to finish off my Mysterious Doors comic (the one I’m doing for my local arts centre – you can read it all here: https://stanleyarts.org/inventing-south-norwood/invention-zines/) I’m working on the final issue now (#8) – I reckon I’m about 70% there with it – and then that project is over (apart from a book collection they’d like to do with it).
It was my dream to start running new Zeros from January 2024 – (I have this thing about releasing stuff in Jan, as it’s always such a quiet month) – but I don’t think it’s quite ready yet. I want to get a bit further ahead and have an unbroken run on it until the end of the year.
So I reckon I’ll probably start releasing it from around April 2024 (in my college half term and after my birthday) – I feel comfortable with that.
So not long to wait! I have some exciting Zeros things on the horizon – the final ‘Before Stories’ chapter (with a game-changing ending), and then the final chapters of Vol 2, as the plotlines merge together and things kick off, as they always do! And then the epilogue, and that’ll be it until Volume 3!

Monday 17 April 2023

Issue 4 of my free new Stanley Halls comic is out now!

You can either read it online here (you just need to scroll down a bit):https://stanleyarts.org/inventing-south-norwood/invention-zines/

…or you can get a physical copy from Stanley Halls in South Norwood – the comics are in the communal working space/cafe.
You can also get copies from me – details down below with the blurb for issue 1 of the series.

Here’s some info:
It’s Chapter 4 and our 12 trapped characters explore Stanley Halls, with their mysterious doors taking them to 1844, 1901, and The Great North Wood in 1633! But someone is starting to act suspicious…
Plus in our special back-up strips, we continue the origins of Captain South Norwood and Pat of the Palace, while Ann Fluencer gets an extreme makeover! Also, learn all about the Great North Wood in a special fact feature, and find out what’s going on at Stanley Arts in our calendar!

Thursday 9 March, 2023

Hi all

I’ve put together a nice collected digital issue of Zeros 2.5 – it’s 30 pages long and has some cool extras at the back.Sadly though, the Amazon Kindle people aren’t approving it for sale – it’s all a bit of a mystery.

They said there are copyright issues (there aren’t), my sales tags are wrong (they’re not) and that it’s not a comic (it is), and it’s really hard to actually speak to someone there. 

So anyway, I’ll have to sell it myself or find somewhere else to sell it. But in the meantime, if you would like a copy, feel free to send £1.50 to me at martrpeden@yahoo.co.uk and I’ll get one over to you!

Thanks
Martin

29 January 2023

Issue (3) of 8 of ‘The Mysterious Doors of Stanley Halls’ is out now!

You can read it online here: http://www.stanleyarts.org/inventing-south-norwood/invention-zines/

If you’d like a physical copy, it’s available from Stanley Halls/Stanley Arts in the communal working area (it’s normally in the cafe but that’s closed for refurbishment at the moment). There are copies of each issue there right now.

Or if you’d like me to send you a physical copy, please just send the price of a stamp (95p for first class, 68p for second class) to my Paypal (martrpeden@yahoo.co.uk). If you’d like to subscribe for 8 issues, then please send me the price of 8 stamps via Paypal (£7.60 for 1st class, £5.44 for 2nd) – or just send me the amount of stamps for the amount of issues you’d like.

6 November 2022

Hi everyone
Two bits of exciting news!

Bit of News 1:
Issue 2 (of 8) of ‘The Mysterious Doors of Stanley Halls’ is out now!

You can read it online here: http://www.stanleyarts.org/inventing-south-norwood/invention-zines/

If you’d like a physical copy, it’s available from the Stanley Halls/Stanley Arts cafe in South Norwood – totally free. There are copies there right now.

Or if you’d like me to send you a physical copy, please just send the price of a stamp (95p for first class, 68p for second class) to my Paypal (martrpeden@yahoo.co.uk). If you’d like to subscribe for 8 issues, then please send me the price of 8 stamps via Paypal (£7.60 for 1st class, £5.44 for 2nd)!

Bif of news 2:

A brand new Zeros chapter starts on Wednesday 6 November!

This one is called ‘The Before Stories’ and we find out what happened to Class O in the 10 years between volumes 1 and 2.

There will be five short chapters which focus on Rex, Yuki, Invisigirl, Bubble/Speck and Sara (featuring Will and Skater Ray).

It’s going to be really unique and interesting, and there will be quite a few surprises!

18 August 2022

Hi everyone
 
My new comic is out! It’s the one I’m doing for the local arts group and it’s called ‘The Mysterious Doors of Stanley Halls’.
 
 
 
 
The first issue is 16 pages long (plus covers) and the series will be 8 issues long. You can read the first issue here online:
 
If you’d like a physical copy, it’s available from the Stanley Halls/Stanley Arts cafe in South Norwood – totally free. There are copies there right now.
 
 
 
 
Or if you’d like me to send you a physical copy, please just send the price of a stamp (95p for first class, 68p for second class) to my Paypal (martrpeden@yahoo.co.uk). If you’d like to subscribe for 8 issues, then please send me the price of 8 stamps via Paypal (£7.60 for 1st class, £5.44 for 2nd)!
 
I’ve gone back, a little bit, to my old O Men drawing style, so see what you think! It’s a thriller/magic/sci-fi story about a group of people who get trapped in a famous local building! There are also some fun cartoons, such as ‘Captain South Norwood’.
 
 
 
 
It’s gonna be fun!

Also, if you’re local to South Norwood, they’re inviting applications for their second round of mini grants to engage the local community with inventions. You have until the start of September to apply and more info can be found here.
This is the criteria:
  • Be inspired by South Norwood invention and creativity
  • Take place within the South Norwood High Street Action Zone
  • Be presented by the end of January 2023
  • Be an activity that people can attend for free
  • Engage local people to learn more about the project and local heritage (this is the main one, we’d like something with allows people to actively get involved in one way or another e.g. talks, tours, workshops etc)
 
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6 February 2022

Hi everyone,
Zeros is back!
Yes, after a little break, the brand new Zeros chapter is here.
It’s Chapter 11 and it’s a full 22-page EPIC called ‘Lost Angeles’.
 
Now, I think I’m known for my ‘strong female characters’ but this one is mostly about the boys of Class O (Will, Toon, Brains, Yuki and Rex) as they head off on an adventure. (I’ll let you into a secret – it was going to also feature a few other characters from the other classes – Skater Ray, Hat and others – but it was just getting too ‘busy’).
 
It is told from Will’s perspective and we delve into some of his deep secrets… What are they??
 
The story will run on this website and Facebook/Instagram/Twitter every Tuesday and Friday. I might not be putting the collected issue onto Comixology/Amazon until the chapter has finished.
 
We’re heading into the final chapters of Zeros Volume Two! After ‘Lost Angeles’, we have some special chapters called ‘The Before Stories’, which will turn a lot of things on their heads, and then we head into the final three or four chapters of the volume. It’s going to be explosive!
 
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2 November 2021

Hi everyone!
Just a couple of quick updates  🙂

We’re now on chapter 10 of Zeros volume 2, and this is a full 24-page story which I’ll be releasing page by page on Tuesdays and Fridays.
If you can’t wait and want to read the whole thing now, it’s available on Amazon Kindle here:

20 June 2021

Just to say that the next batch of Zeros chapters will be released digitally on 30 June on Comixology/Amazon Kindle, in an issue containing chapters 7, 8 and 9.

Chapter 7 will hit this website on 30 June, Chapter 8 on 5th August, and Chapter 9 on 2 Sept.

1 March 2021

Hello hello hello! Vol 2 Chapter 3 is up on the website now – ‘After Party’.

7 Feb 2021

Hi everyone – just a couple of bits of news from moi:

– Chapter 2 of Volume 2 is now up on the website!

– You can hear an interview with me alllll about Volume 2 here:
http://parttimefanboy.com/?p=6036&fbclid=IwAR0vMTV8Aj6RRCaRZif8VhQZ5Rf4Oc0522gwIe8KyyoYGmtE6n9AHEV8s8o

16 January 2021

Zeros is back, everyone! Volume 2 is here and I’m going to try to remember to update this News page more often!
The plan is to release a new chapter at the start of each month (I don’t think releasing a new page each week works well for Zeros). Further along, I might actually release 1 or 2 pages each week when the story works that way (and if I’m far enough ahead).
Anyway, if you can’t wait for more Zeros, the first three chapters are available as a special digital comic on Comixology and Amazon Kindle (you can see the cover below). The issue also includes an interview about the series with me. Otherwise, you can come back here for Chapter 2 on 1 Feb!
I’ve just released some Chapter 1 notes on the new Notes section so please check them out (click on the Notes tab at the top of the webpage)!
For the latest Zeros news, you can join the ‘Zeros Comic’ Facebook group, I’m on Instagram (Martin Eden or martrpeden) and Twitter too (spandexcomic).

14 October 2020

Hi everyone – gosh I’m so bad at updating this News section, sorry! I’d definitely like to post more.

So what’s been happening? Well, all of Zeros volume 1 is now available digitally on Comixology and Amazon Kindle (it literally took a few weeks to figure out how to get this big book on Amazon lol) – either in single issue form or as a full 180-page collection! I am not planning to release the book myself (I have nowhere to store any more books) but I’m going to try and get a publisher.

I have been working soooooOOOOoooooo hard on volume 2 – literally almost every day since I finished volume 1 towards the end of 2019 – and I really wanted to release some chapters during the lockdown, but I also wanted to just get ahead with the new volume.

It’s looking like I will start releasing volume 2 right at the start of the new year – I’ve got some cunning plans – so stay tuned (please subscribe to the newsletter) and all will be revealed soon! Volume 2 is going to be verrrry exciting!

29 July 2019

The first Zeros issue is also available digitally on Comixology here: https://www.comixology.co.uk/Zeros-1/digital-comic/530743

So that’s the first three chapters collected.

I released the brand new chapter 4 recently, and chapter 5 is due up soon!

11 June 2019

Thanks to everyone who checked Zeros out at the ICE Brighton comic con yesterday! It was so nice to see people of all ages connect with it.
Today I’m launching the story online! The first chapter is up on this website and I’m also putting the pages up on the Zeros Facebook page.
If you’d like a print copy of Zeros 1 (the A4 preview/sample issue), it’s available through Paypal for just £3 – hopefully this link works: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr…
(If the link isn’t working, please just pay £3 on Paypal to martrpeden@yahoo.co.uk)
So here we go! It’s all very new and experimental for me, but I can promise you that some of the storylines will blow your socks off! I’m very excited about this new comic series.

31 May 2019

Chapter One is coming on Sunday 11 June! Chapter Two will be up on 18 June!

I’ll be launching Zeros officially at Brighton’s ICE comic con on Saturday 10 June with a special preview sample Zeros issue! ICE details here: https://brightoncomicexpo.wordpress.com