9 Volt 4

9 Volt #4 Manga

With manga now outselling American comics, it just makes good business sense to tap that growing market. In that vein, it's my pleasure to announce the latest comics anthology featuring our own ArtAnon Studios: Great things come in small packages! This digest sized collection contains 8 manga stories by those…
September 13, 202111 Comments
Institutional Confidence

Institutional Confidence

As confidence in American institutions drops, support for secession rises. This shift is not exclusive to conservatives. Even liberals, who voted for a higher minimum wage, student debt forgiveness, and a clean withdrawal from Afghanistan, are disillusioned with our rulers. But dissidents aren't immune to cognitive dissonance. Members of Gen…
September 10, 20215 Comments
China Future

Showing up for the Future

The old proverb "The purpose of your life may be to serve as a warning to others" scales up to the national level, if China's swift and decisive reaction to the American Woke Cult is any indication. Over the last few weeks, China has shown that it isn’t just charting…
September 8, 202119 Comments
Pulp Rock

Pulp Rock

Announcing a new, all-star newpub pulp anthology with a killer hook: Adventure Rocks! Rock music and sci-fi/fantasy go hand in hand. The big secret is that musicians are huge nerds. 60s icons like Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix were known fantasy, sci-fi, and comic book geeks. 70s prog titans like…
September 7, 20213 Comments
Samson

Combat Frame Data: MCC-123-1 Samson

MCC-123-1 Samson    Technical Data Model number: MCC-123-1 Code name: XSeed Marine Custom Command Type Nickname: Samson Classification: custom anti-Controller heavy armor Manufacturer: UC Arms Operator: UC Marine Corps First deployment: CY 97 Crew: 1 pilot in lower cockpit in torso, 1 gunner/navigator in upper chest cockpit Height: 20 meters Weight: dry weight 105…
September 6, 20219 Comments
Link's Awakening

A Link to the 90s

Recently in my internet wanderings, I chanced upon a rare buried treasure--the sort that used to pop up regularly before the death of the web. The following piece of archived video only runs three minutes, but in that short time it captures the look and mood of Nintendo headquarters in…
September 1, 20216 Comments