Welcome to a world where being a superhero is just another job.
A world where the rich can afford comprehensive hero protection policies that ensure that the best heroes will come to their aid in an emergency. The poor, however, have to make-do with protection from government sponsored agencies with limited resources whose staff are…shall we say…a little less heroic.
We’ve tracked the lives of the heroes that make up one of these government sponsored agencies, Heroes 4 Zeroes, through three books…so far. We’ve seen them through relationship troubles, trips to the supermarket, battles against an unfeeling killer, convention appearances, appearances on reality TV, a takeover of parliament and more! And now all of those adventures are available in one enormous book! Just look at how thick it is…feel that weight…impressive, eh?
“The most astonishing thing about the series, in fact, is its ability to take massive shifts in tone very much in its stride – to modulate from farce to tragedy and make both of those extremes fit and feel right in the narrative frame.” Mike Carey
COLLECTS HERO: 9 TO 5, HERO: 9 TO 5 – QUIETUS AND HERO: 9 TO 5 – DISPOSABLE HEROES.
Created by Ian Sharman and David Gray, the Hero: 9 to 5 Omnibus is out now and available to order from the link below!
Return to a world where the rich can afford the best in super hero protection, but the poor have to get by with the heroic equivalent of third party, fire and theft
Fame! They build you up just to knock you down. When the down on their luck employees of Heroes 4 Zeroes find themselves the subject of a reality TV show they become the target of a group of religious fundamentalists who are decidedly more than meets the eye. How will they cope when a plot to overthrow the government leads to a world without heroes and brings out the wild side in one of their own? Conventions, Reality TV, Politics, Religion, The Monarchy…nothing is sacred this time!
#12 – Disposable Heroes: Holding Out For A Hero – Transformed into Insania, Mental Lady seeks to remake the UK in her own image…and she’ll start by abolishing the monarchy. With heroes outlawed, who can possibly stop her? Is the Queen about to meet an untimely end? This is it, the earth shattering conclusiong to Hero: 9 to 5 – Disposable Heroes!
Written by Ian Sharman and illustrated by David Gray with colours by Patrik Mock, click the links below to download Hero 9 to 5 #12: Disposable Heroes on ComiXology now!
Returning once more to a world where being a super hero is just another nine to five job!
When Frostica flies into a jealous rage after Flame-O and Pink Girl are caught kissing on live TV, the government gives in to pressure from religious fundamentalists to ban super hero agencies.
All hell breaks loose as villains reign supreme across the UK.
Nobody is safe in this mad rampage, not the Houses of Parliament and not even the Queen herself!
“Ahead of its time, this existential masterpiece is the ultimate Brexit allegory, but more importantly it’s a side-splittingly glorious read.”– Annika Eade
Written by Ian Sharman and illustrated by David Gray with colours by Patrik Mock, Hero: 9 to5 – Disposable Heroes is available to pre-order now from the links below!
Return to a world where the rich can afford the best in super hero protection, but the poor have to get by with the heroic equivalent of third party, fire and theft
Fame! They build you up just to knock you down. When the down on their luck employees of Heroes 4 Zeroes find themselves the subject of a reality TV show they become the target of a group of religious fundamentalists who are decidedly more than meets the eye. How will they cope when a plot to overthrow the government leads to a world without heroes and brings out the wild side in one of their own? Conventions, Reality TV, Politics, Religion, The Monarchy…nothing is sacred this time!
#12 – Disposable Heroes: Holding Out For A Hero – Transformed into Insania, Mental Lady seeks to remake the UK in her own image…and she’ll start by abolishing the monarchy. With heroes outlawed, who can possibly stop her? Is the Queen about to meet an untimely end? This is it, the earth shattering conclusiong to Hero: 9 to 5 – Disposable Heroes!
Written by Ian Sharman and illustrated by David Gray with colours by Patrik Mock, click HERE to download Hero 9 to 5 #12: Disposable Heroes on DriveThruComics now!
Return to a world where the rich can afford the best in super hero protection, but the poor have to get by with the heroic equivalent of third party, fire and theft
Fame! They build you up just to knock you down. When the down on their luck employees of Heroes 4 Zeroes find themselves the subject of a reality TV show they become the target of a group of religious fundamentalists who are decidedly more than meets the eye. How will they cope when a plot to overthrow the government leads to a world without heroes and brings out the wild side in one of their own? Conventions, Reality TV, Politics, Religion, The Monarchy…nothing is sacred this time!
#11 – Disposable Heroes: A World Without Heroes – Sentinel Force leads a march of super villains on Westminster, but with super heroics now illegal, who can possibly stand in their way? Meanwhile, who’s pulling the strings of this arch manipulator, can The Loner thwart the theft of some truly excellent boxes and will Flame-O survive his first day at his new job?
Written by and illustrated by David Gray with colours by Patrik Mock, click HERE to download Hero 9 to 5 #11: Disposable Heroes on DriveThruComics now!
It’s Orang Utan Comics’ tenth anniversary and we’re having a party…and you’re all invited!
However, so are space pirates, dragons, Vikings, extra-humans, vampires, axe murdering cheerleaders, werewolves, Boadicca, more vampires, a super hero, outlaws, a gelatinous cube, a doom laden message from the future and a whole cast of weird and wonderful characters.
It’s going to be quite a party.
The Return Of The Son Of Eleventh Hour features eighteen stories from the past, present and, quite possibly, the future of Orang Utan Comics. It all kicks off with a brand new prologue to The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley and ends with a rarely seen Hero: 9 to 5 short. It’s been ten years and OUC are still making comics for a strange new world.
Available to pre-order now on Amazon worldwide, The Return Of The Son Of Eleventh Hour is the anthology that quite literally has something for everyone!
We’re at Booth B11, but we know from previous years that a booth smack bang in the middle of the show floor is surprisingly hard to find, so here’s a plan of the venue on which the location of our booth has been subtly highlighted.
You’ll also be able to find Ian Sharman and Holly Rose at the Ray Gunn & Starburst panel at 4pm in Panel Room 3 on Saturday 20th February.
Ray Gunn & Starburst: An Adventure Through Kickstarter
Saturday 20th March, 4-5pm, Panel Room 3, London Super Comic Con
Nic Papaconstantinou (of the We Have Issues podcast) interviews the cast and crew of sci-fi/comedy audio series The Adventures of Ray Gunn & Starburst. Writer/director Holly Rose will be answering questions alongside the show’s stars, Dominic Westerland, Georgia Humphrey, Ian Sharman and Alyson Leeds. Find out how they successfully Kickstarted the series which recently received a glowing 9/10 review from Starburst magazine.
You can find the Facebook event page for the panel here.
We’ll be selling copies of Ray Gunn & Starburst on CD, which includes the exclusive to CD outtake reel, at the booth and you can also listen before you buy.
You can find Orang Utan Comics at tables 176 & 193 in New Dock Hall at Thought Bubble on the 14th & 15th of November. Yes, we have a whole lovely corner to call our home for the weekend!
You can find out who else is in New Dock Hall here. The floorplan for the Royal Armouries is here and the Thought Bubble Marquee is here.
Come along and say hello! We’ll have new editions of Hero: 9 to 5 and Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus on sale and the new paperback editions of Alpha Gods: Betrayal and The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley too.
We hope you can all join us at the show on March 15th and 16th 2014 as we release two eagerly anticipated new books – Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus and The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley!
To celebrate these spectacular new releases we have a range of exciting special offers for you at the Orang Utan Comics booth (B11).
Buy Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus or The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley and get a free Eagle Award nominated anthology!
Buy any two graphic novels and get a free comic (Shrapnel: Case Files #1 or The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley #1 Convention Exclusive Edition)!
The Alpha Gods: Emergence Special Edition hardback will be available at the special LSCC price of just £10 (regular price £12.99). Further special discounts across our range of graphic novels, see the list below for details.
Special convention offer Five Book Deal: Alpha Gods: Emergence HC, The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley LSCC Exclusive HC, Hero: 9 to 5, Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus and the Hypergirl Ltd Ed HC for just £60! (Regular price for all five is £68.92).
Free set of cosplay art cards with ANY purchase!
And, yes, these offers stack! So if you buy the Five Book Deal you will also receive the Eagle Award nominated anthology, a free comic and a set of art cards, a total value of £83.87 for just £60!
All offers are while stocks last, visit Orang Utan Comics at booth B11 early to avoid disappointment!
We’re also launching the first print collection of our thrice weekly regular web comic, Spacescape.
In Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus the creative team of Ian Sharman, David Gray and Yel Zamor return us to a world where the rich can afford the best in super hero protection, but the poor have to get by with the heroic equivalent of third party, fire and theft. The “Lone Knight” returns from the pages of Hero: 9 to 5, but how will The Loner and the finest men and women that publicly funded super hero protection can supply cope when a mysterious figure leaves a trail of unconnected corpses in his wake? How will a young hero deal with the loss of his mentor? And, more importantly, how will Thunder Woman get her groceries when she runs into Lash Lady at the store? In a world where being a super hero is just another job, what happens when there’s nobody left alive to pay the bill? Quietus – some men just want to watch the world die.
Zakk Ridley is just your average smuggler and rogue until he and his robotic partner, Dan, get caught up in an intergalactic conspiracy. Zakk dreams of an easy life roaming the galaxy and making a fast buck or two, but as they say, in space no one can hear you dream… The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley is written by Orang Utan Comics’ founders Ian Sharman (Alpha Gods/Hero: 9 to 5) and Pete Rogers (The Interactives) with stunning fully painted art by Ewan McLaughlin.
“Those who’ve been following the fortunes of Orang Utan Comics will know that these two books have been a long time coming,” said Hero: 9 to 5 and Zakk Ridley writer, Ian Sharman. “2013 was something of a roller coaster year for me and it feels exceptionally satisfying to be starting 2014 with the launch of two books I’ve been looking forward to getting into people’s hands for years.” Orang Utan Comics have plans for more releases throughout the year, including a hardback collection of Alpha Gods: Betrayal, a series that should also be seeing its animated debut later in the year, and the first print collection of their ongoing web comic series, Spacescape.
The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley and Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus are both now available to pre-order from the Orang Utan Comics online store. Both books will be released at London Super Comic Con on 15th-16th March 2014 at the Excel Centre in London, and there are options to pre-order to pick up at the convention and to pre-order for mail order delivery after the show. All mail ordered books will be shipped signed by writer Ian Sharman, who will be on hand to personally sign books at LSCC. Both books are offered at special LSCC discount prices. The regular price for The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley is £17.99 but you can get this 100 page, full colour hardback for just £15. The regular price for Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus is £11.99 but you can get this 96 page, full colour softcover for just £10.
Also, to celebrate the release of these new books, they’re offering the Alpha Gods: Emergence hardcover for the special price of just £10 (regular price is £12.99).
Out now from Markosia on ComiXology!
Returning once more to a world where being a super hero is just another nine to five job!
Out now from Markosia on 
Celebrating 10 Years Of Orang Utan Comics!
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