Layer Zero Anthology

 

 

Layer Zero is our critically acclaimed anthology and  is fast becoming a bit of a springboard to comics stardom, with some of the creators who have seen their work in the anthology having gone on to some impressive things.

 

 

Cy Dethan and Paul Green landed work on the Starship Troopers license, and Paul also now draws the smash hit Flash Gordon, Thomas Mauer has worked for just about every indie publisher you could name, and has since gone on to co-run Kingdom comics at Disney.

 

 

Several of the Layer Zero creators have been signed up for work as writers or artists on full length graphic novels and mini series with a number of publishers: Cy Dethan, Martin Conaghan, Corey Brotherson, Christopher Barker, Steven Stone, Gary Crutchley, James Johnson, Matt Gibbs, Richard McAuliffe, Mark Chilcott and Kev Crossley.

 
The books feature work from an incredible range of new talent alongside experienced professionals from the world of comics (with work under their belts for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Calibre, Heavy Metal, 2000AD, to name a few) and some bold individuals experimenting with crossing over from other creative fields such as journalism, animation, screenwriting, sculpture, fine art and graphic design.

 

 

Layer Zero is published annually with a different theme for each volume

 

 

We are looking for writers and artists – independently or as teams.

 
Submissions should be:

  •  2-8 pages long
  •  Black and White or Greyscale
  •  There is no restriction on genre or art style
  •  The book has an 18 rating for content
  •  Artists, please let me know if you are submitting to work on sequential pages, or to provide pin ups.

 

There is no payment for inclusion in Layer Zero, you should think of it as an opportunity to showcase your work, but you retain all rights and may reuse the work elsewhere.

 

 

Stories in Layer Zero may also work as “pilot episodes” for longer works that we could expand into full length books if they are successful. If you would like to know more about this before you make a submission please drop us a line at submissions@insomniapublications.com

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Quarantined Quarantined

Quarantined follows a group of survivors trapped in a small town in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan shortly after a biological plague is released into the water supply. This plague turns a person into a homicidal war machine, which forces the borders to close, leaving our band of survivors to fight for their lives.

The Indifference Engine The Indifference Engine

Responding to a strangely specific job advertisement, a distinctly ordinary twenty-something suburban slacker finds himself in the middle of an inter-dimensional task force staffed entirely by superhuman alternate versions of himself. Struggling to fit in, he uncovers a conspiracy that strikes at the very heart of the organisation – a conspiracy that only he can stop.

Damaged Goods Damaged Goods

Last seen in the company of Magpie’s serial killing vacationer in Layer Zero: Choices, Richard McAuliffe and Mark Chilcott are back- and this time they’re delivering Damaged Goods.