Layer Zero
Insomnia Publications’ Layer Zero project is an anthology book showcasing creators with a wide range of styles and approaches, but all dealing with a common theme.
My work has appeared, to date, in Volume #2: Time and Volume #3: Choices.
Waste: A Story of the Road Not Taken
Story by Cy Dethan, art by Ben McLeod, letters by Nic Wilkinson
Waste appears in Layer Zero:Choices
Phrased as a sort of “ghost story”, Waste is about a man whose own future comes back to haunt him. The theme for this anthology was “Choices”, so I wanted to paint a picture of a man who almost lets a mistake in his past destroy him. However, the very crisis that pushes him over the edge ends up offering him the one thing he’s been denying himself all these years: a second chance.
Ben McLeod, in addition to being an immortal Highlander, knocked me sideways with his artwork on this story. The script called for a lot of tight corners and restrictive angles, but his storytelling is rock solid and visually perfect. I seriously want to work with this guy again.
Remember This Moment
Story by Cy Dethan, art and letters by Nic Wilkinson
Remember This Moment, is an attempt to build a narrative with the internal structure of a magic trick. In a former life, I supported myself through performing magic. I won’t trouble you with the morbid details of that here, but suffice it to say that magic and storytelling are much closer relatives than they might appear.
Layer Zero was my first work for Insomnia who will be publishing my first creator owned project, Cancertown, in 2009.
To order :
- Order Layer Zero direct from Insomnia Publications
- More about Cancertown
Layer Zero:Time is sold out and currently out of print