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Who Are ZONE?

ZONE is an anthology of comics created by residents of Guernsey, or people they invite. It is published about once a year. All the funds made from selling ZONE go into printing the next issue.

Tyler Ayres

Daily life, ghosts, UFOs, aliens, old horror movies, blood, fashion, anime, surrealism, other artists, paranormal, aquariums, getting drunk, movies, music, weird looking animals and other stuff. I also like to write sometimes.

Ric Carter

Ric Carter has written hundreds of short stories, some of which he has published on his blog. He has been shortlisted for the Bristol Prize and the Fish Prize and is currently working on various novel-shaped projects.

Jonathan Dawe

A passion for storytelling and love of the macabre, myth and history has driven Johnny from an early age to various creative exploits. Johnny wrote and directed a no-budget Gonzo-style horror film, The Sickle Beast. He writes and produces his own role plating games, source modules and campaign adventures. As well as having written a graphic novel Johnny is just putting the finishing touched to his first novel.

Ryan De Haaff

Ryan De Haaff is a Guernsey based designer and illustrator.

Patrick Devaney

Citizen-X is Patrick Devaney, a synth junkie from Guernsey, Channel Islands, who makes music from a head full of dreams, using only his iPad and a selection of iOS apps. He contributed music to accompany the strip 'Sydney Vane House' to ZONE 4.

Mikal Dyas

Mikal is a freelance illustrator and designer. His clients have included Fat Cat Records, Blonde Records, Twist Records, and Rocquette Cider.

Colin Ferbrache

Colin is a writer and trash artist, founder of Black Moor Press and founded the Lobrau zine with Llewellyn Van Eeden.

Adam Gillson

Adam, older of the Gillson brothers, is a very general creative taking his roots from graduating in Fine Art, taking inspiration from street cultures. The utilisation of a skateboarder, the risk of public painting of graffiti, and having no boundaries when it comes to trying new things and pursuing his dreams. "This is not a rehearsal, live the life you dream."

Kit Gillson

Kit (the younger of the Brothers Gillson) is a filmmaker who delights in the magic of illusion and the unreal. He's been infatuated with the fantasy genre since reading The Hobbit and a fan of comics since discovering Asterix.

Theo Leworthy

Theo is a writer & copywriter for clients such as Specsavers, Kiss Design Ltd and Dominion Funds.

Megan Marett

Megan works as a freelancer and loves creating unusual and bold images with a keen interest in popular culture.

Hugh Rose

Illustration, Toys, Murals

Llewellyn Van Eeden

Hailing from South Africa, Llewellyn currently works as a graphic designer, illustrator and animator. In his spare time he dabbles in music, comics and founded the Lobrau zine with Colin Ferbrache.

Russell Wicks

As a keen hobbyist and lover of fantasy, sci-fi & horror, Russell spends most if his spare time painting, modelling, gaming and watching low budget horror movies. His inspiration for drawing and painting are taken from the tales of H.P.Lovecraft & Tolkien, the art of early 2000AD and many years of gaming.

Cover artists

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Gerhard Human

Gerhard Human is a South African contemporary artist and comic creator.

Kev F Sutherland

Comic writer & artist for The Beano, Marvel, Doctor Who & presenter of Comic Art Masterclasses.

James Kochalka

The first Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont. Eisner, Ignatz, and Harvey award winner. Rock star, video game designer, wild berry picker.

Mark Stafford

Mr Stafford is Cartoonist in Residence at the Cartoon Museum, and the co-creator of the graphic novels Cherubs! (with Bryan Talbot) and The Man who Laughs, Lip Hook and the Bad Bad Place (with Dave Hine) amongst a fair few other things