Octane Jungle
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In an all-too-plausible dystopian future, the all-seeing, all-knowing, all-killing corporate monolith - The Motherbrain - has virtually dismantled the free market with it's monopolistic vice grip on all viable goods and services. The incorrigible crew of Doc's Pie Hole put their necks on the line night after night in the pursuit of preserving legitimate, free enterprise.
A surly band of outlaws, miscreants and reprobates they may be, but Doc's crew gets the job done every time. They take pride in keeping the contraband economy rolling and remain unflappable in the face of gang warfare, police brutality and the countless other imperilments lurking in the city's seedy underbelly.
Mind-blowing danger, reckless speed and seemingly insurmountable jeopardy are all in a days work for these, our tenacious protagonists. But the sudden emergence of an enigmatic villain is about to propel the denizens of the Pie Hole into a maelstrom of violence and duplicity, which even they might not be able to shoot their way out of.
Blood will be shed! Cars will be crashed! Sh*t will get blown up! Limbs will be liberated from bodies! Secrets will be revealed! It's all part for the course in the Octane Jungle!
it's time like this that i regret missing a Zuda competition. i'd have voted for OJ...
despite the verborragic dialogues, the concept and the crazy mad energy grabbed by the neck. well done!
hope you serialize it elsewhere or are given a 2nd chance here soon.
Bugger. Yeah I really wanted to see more of this too. Please let us know if you ever get this published in hardcopy, I'd buy it - and thanks heaps for entertaining.
Bugger. Yeah I really wanted to see more of this too. Please let us know if you ever get this and thanks heaps for entertaining.
This comic is gold! GOLD.
Ah, sorry to see you guys not come away with number 1 this month. I'm hoping you'll continue this on, or develop something new equally awesome, soon. Either way, epic stuff, keep rocking that neon sunset you bad mama-jamas.
I REALLY want to read more of this. I would pay money to read more of this. Keep us posted, and all the best guys...
Provided that this does not make the jump up to first place today (which, in a just universe, it certainly would), you guys have to promise us to keep on keeping on with this comic. It's far too good to drop by the wayside. The people demand more!
I don't know if positive comments help you out in the rankings, but I sure hope so. I really enjoy this comic. Fun, creative, just plain good times. Good luck.
Man oh man! I have never wanted a comic to win like I want this one to! THere has got to be a way to boot you to the top!
My favorite comic this month - BY FAR.
HOpe you win!
Many thanks to all of you for checking us out and/or supporting and rooting for us! We continue to pimp OJ out wherever possible and we're trying to make a last ditch effort to storm the top 2! Also many many props to our competition. Its a pleasure to be competing with y'all! Everybody keep spreading the word and forcing your friends and family to vote for us! Things have been a bit hectic at OJ central and we have fallen behind on the blog material but head on over there to check out a character profile and some new artwork from Morgan.
http://octanejungle.blogspot.com/
Stay tuned to that very blog for what's next for Octane Jungle!
This has some nice art, but it's too whacky for me. When it's too whacky I end up not caring about the characters.
The art is amazing; the best for this month anyhow. The dialogue was a bit much in places. Cool plot; reminded me of Cowboy Bebop.
The art is amazing; the best for this month anyhow. The dialogue was a bit much in places. Cool plot; reminded me of Cowboy Bebop.
YOu guys are awesome...created a profile just to vote....gonna spread the word!! keep up the good work
I think you deserve better than to be ranked fourth. I'm gonna see if I can round up more of my friends to take a look at this and vote. Good luck, keep the revhead faith.
This comic is my favorite this month
the story is crazy and the art is righteous
The best all around presentation this month with a unique and fun concept. I can't believe you're trailing in 4th place. I hope this turns up elsewhere if you can't pull ahead here.
Fantastic guys. And clearly the pro favorite! Made an account just to vote for this, can't wait to see what happens next! This should be in first. Octane Jungle for life.
This is the most fun of had with a Zuda entry in a loooong time. Super badass comic you've got going. I'll spread the word.
Always glad to hear that someone's as big a DeSoto fan as we are!
@footnote: Am I busted? I figured car fans might catch this...the Baron's car is actually a mish-mash of a DeSoto Fireflite and an Adventurer. Not quite one or the other, but my favorite parts. How else am I gonna fit a saw blade in the trunk?
Are our heroes riding a '58 DeSoto Fireflite convertible? That car alone guarantees my vote. Oh yeah, I like the story and the rest of the artwork too.
@Gnar Duce: F@*^ing @, man!
@Maxwellchris: We originally had a less intense "scratch-out" effect to censor the dialog but Zuda made us black it out completely, making us feel like William Gaines and therefore awesome.
@Frequentcontributer: the dialog in this 8 page "teaser" is mainly meant to give you a sense of the characters and some background on the world and reality we are presenting to you. Its really setting up the story, rather than being a story in and of itself. Personally I enjoy comics with a lot of text but clearly the style (as well as the dialog I write) is not for everybody. I enjoy your honesty and thanks for actually going back and reading it all, even if it didn't change your mind.
After posting my comment, I felt bad for not even finishing reading the end of the comic, so I went back and found that I was right: All of that dialogue did NOTHING to add to the story, and just took forever to read. Two pages of bickering with an old lady about what ticket to take? A whole page of two random teens talking about where they get there contraband? Oy.
The art on this comic is great, and the car chase scenes (a very hard thing to perfect in comics) in the beginning are expertly handled. The pizza delivery reveal gag was a good one, but then there was just soooooooo much dialogue. Even during the chase scenes at the beginning there was a lot of expository "voice over", but the last half of the comic was, for me, unreadable. I skipped the last three pages because I just couldn't take having to read that terrible, terrible dialogue. There was just plain too much of it, and WAY too much "futuristic" slang. Sorry, but you lost me.
Also, this makes me want to read that old Mike Baron/Steve Rude story from PC Comics about a encyclopedia salesman in post-apocalyptic suburbia... Now THAT was funny.
Funny how ultra-violence and gore is fine for Zuda, but "bad words" are not, eh? Was that the creator's choice here, or was that a result of Zuda's policies? Great strip, gave it 5 stars.
@#$%#@%&%!!! #$^^$@# RIGHT!!! ...WHAT THE $#@$%!?! Remorseless Killers! FAST ACTION! NO FILLER!!! GREAT COLORS!!! GREAT ART!!! & STORY!!! ##^%#@#!@$^% YEAH!(like your real life language & your expletive deletion system, also) Plus,... cars are either done right,... or not. Yours are right. Great 645#@#%$#@%^&%^$in' JOB!
Hey, everybody! Thanks for all the kind words, unwanted babies and death threats! We are hard at work on some cool extras to be unleashed soon! In the meantime - tell your friends, enemies, family members and that drifter that lives in your crawlspace to get their sh*t rockin' and vote it up! Keep the Jungle thundering on!
the colors are incredible
I guess I don't get it. The humor I mean. Everyone seems to really like this one. *shrugs* Wish you luck.
My vote goes here for August. Best of luck, guys. I really want to see more of Octane Jungle.
Bravo. Bravo. Awesome angsty style and nice car chases. It reminds me a bit of Rebel (from Heavy Metal), with shades of Mad Max and Lobo. Nice storytelling, although I did get lost with a couple of balloon placements in the pizza kitchen and rednecks' lounge, but that's just being overly picky. Overall it's a colour orgy of blood splatter and octane fumes. Love it. Fantastic!
This madness is entirely wonderful! This is the sort of thing that just makes you glad you aren't color blind. LOL! THe pacing is wonderful, the layouts are so well done. A really wild ride. I hope to see this on Zuda. Good luck to you!
Highly enjoyable.
This is freakin' great! It's got my vote fer now, (haven't read 'em all). Love the imagination and mayhem. Interesting world view, great perspective & interesting plot. Beautiful art. What more could a fanboy want?
Darn good stuff! Y'all should be first.
Glad to see you're moving up in the ranks, 'cause this is the one I voted for. Insane comic.
very interesting story, amazing artwork
*nudge*
You should probably buy adspace on YuGiOh The Abridged Series.
And maybe Project Wonderful.
Dang cool comic!
Keep Climbing OJ!
A lot of pro-icons seem to be in favor of Octane Jungle... Just saying...
P.S. I really, really don't agree with RKB's review. All in all this is probably the strongest comic teaser this month, save for the distractingly censored text. Gorgeous art, solid dialogue and a high-octane pace which is perfectly appropriate for obvious reasons. ;) Good luck in the comp, I know certainly want to read more.
this comic is awesome, i was a little skeptical at first, but now i love it. the art is great and the story is really compelling and original!
love the art. trippy color palette complements the tone and concept. good luck!
My review:
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http://pigs-of-the-industry.blogspot.com/2009/08/zuda-review-octane-jungle-cotton-candy.html
Ooohhh! I really like this! You have my vote!
@TheFarlander: Thanks! Glad we could inspire you to sign up!
@Thedevinbot: Nice Keanu Reeves impression!
@akafallenstar: Are you refering to the Baron lighting his smoke? I always knew smoking made you look cooler!
@James Clayton: Inspired, deranged and insane? Are you describing the comic or the creators? >=)
@girlfriendinacoma: wow! thanks so much! stay tuned for what happens with OJ post-Zuda. For now - keep rallying the troops and you won't have to go far to get more Jungle!
Holy crap! This is one of the best 8 page submissions in recent memory for me and by far the best in this month's competition. Love it. Changed my vote, you got 5 and a fav. Good luck!!! I hope to be able to keep reading this one.
Inspired, deranged and insane: this is great! There's a whole lot of imagination here and it's a strong unique entry. The whole pizza mafia concept kicks arse and I like the colours and visual style. It's got spirit and energy, so good luck in the competition!
fourth panel, my bad!!! hahahaha