Hey, my tens of readers, one of my little missions here in this space is to draw attention to the work of independent artists who make neat stuff. In the interest of fulfilling that mission, here are a couple of things I think you ought to take a look at, courtesy of my buddy Dan Nokes of 21st Century Sandshark Studios:

First off, Dan’s got a new “slice-o-life” sci-fi webcomic out called Impossible Space Tales of the Last Pit Stop, all about the staff and happenings of a convenience store at Area 51 that caters to all manner of extraterrestrial visitors. It’s pretty great stuff, and you should check out part 1 (of 12) which has just been published at the link above.

Secondly, Dan’s in the process of crowdfunding a combined omnibus edition of his recent post-apocalyptic zombie buddy comedy joint Adam and Eve: Bizarre Love Triangle in the Zombie Apocalypse via indiegogo. If you remember a few months back, I posted a pretty glowing review of this particular project based on the original two volume release:

the real treasure here, the stuff you can’t plaster over with piles of production cash, are the characters: you care about Adam’s against-the-odds journey, and feel his trepidation at making the leap to move on with his life after seemingly losing Lilith, and his growing determination to see his task through to the end, where he has to hope happiness is waiting. Like in all good post-apocalyptic tales, the apocalypse takes a back seat to intimate human drama. How the world got this way is much less important than how the people left behind (both living and undead; yes, even the undead in this case) react to it. Each character gets some nice character beats, adding flavor to the larger package and making the world Nokes has created feel more accessible and real.

This new edition will collect all 200-odd pages into one volume, along with “new bonus artwork and material”. I’m in for a few bucks on this one, and if you’ve got a little cash to spare, you’ll get your money’s worth in terms of good reading and swag.