news: come to our party!
Saturday, March 14th is a banner day for sci-fi and humor fans all around the globe. That's because it's our launch party for issue 7 at Frugal Media bookstore on North Lamar!
You really can't miss this one: Zombie killing technique testing. Free beer. Free snacks. Free issues of Space Squid. Public humiliation of writers and artists. Cool books. Funny t-shirts. And yes, we said ZOMBIE KILLING TECHNIQUES.
If you think this sounds sorta cool, head over to Do512 and give it the ol' RSVP. Not required, of course.
Now some of you - probably the ones who are best entrusted with zombie-slaying weapons - are asking, "WTF?!? Zombie killing tests? Are you insane? And where can I get my own zombie?!?"
That's the straight dope. We will be testing the efficacy of legal zombie killing weapons on real actual skulls on Saturday. NO SHIT. Shovels, baseball bats, lightsaber truncheons, whatever.
No guns. That's just too easy. Please contact us if you have a cricket bat, machete, crowbar, or hatchet you want to loan us. :)
So...you're saying that if I show up with my axe and samurai sword, they'll actually let me in the door?
Kinda. We'll do the bashing in the parking lot. Please observe applicable laws in arriving at the store safely. We have no idea what laws govern the transport of samurai swords.
Do I need to bring a raincoat?
If you plan on testing a weapon, please don't come in top hat and spats.
Oh wait. What the hell are we saying? Please do come in top hat and spats.
A raincoat is fine; just don't scare the customers. If you choose, you can have a Squid editor test your weapon for you. Of course, spectators should be safe from gore as long as they don't get too friendly with the corpses.
issue 7 is out!
Sci-fi news of the century! The new Space Squid is finished!
We brought it to STAPLE, Austin's comic convention, and it sold like hot cakes. Well, ok, it was free, but people liked it anyway. We met cool artists and writers. We made fools of ourselves. We ate some cookies from Quack's.
The PDF of the issue should be posted at our free sci-fi page any second now. Wait for it... wait for it... freakin' chill out, man! Whaddya think we are here!?!
free writing contest winners!
It wasn't easy, but we picked the best of the best in our free writing contest. The grand prize: a Nintendo Wii and a copy of the new Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars videogame! Hotttt!
Did you miss out on the contest? No worries! Send us a story after checking out our writer's guidelines! You won't win a free Wii, but you'll have a shot at a small payment and eternal fame. If you have any skillz, you can parley that fame into some free produce at the dumpster of your local supermarket.
issue 5 is FREE
Yerp!
We decided to expand our print run and try to make our first profit by giving away the 'zine and selling ads! Didn't work too well but we are not giving up. Yet.
In that spirit, we want you to have a free PDF of issue 5.
What's in issue 5, you ask? Here's a sampling:
- a plea for help making the ultimate monster from would-be geneticist Dave Mulis
- Jeremy Malish bleeds all over his breakfast
- Blake Newton really likes animals
- Gary Moshimer's story about a mad scientist lineage that puts a whole new twist on Mary Shelley
- Melissa Tyler finds that with power comes condescending customer service
- and our puzzle fun page, comix, cool art from around the world, and monster doodles we forced crying kids to draw at Maker Faire.
But...
before we give away hours of labor and suffering*, the fruit of our shriveled yet precious loins...
we must ask you one small favor:
Please consider buying one of our wee $20 ads or a Squid t-shirt
so we don't feel like such suckers. Ha ha, that's kind of a pun.
Thanks! Ok, now head to the download page and get yer free sci-fi!
* Did you know that we pay our contributors? Not much, but we do.
We've also printed a batch of HOT NEW SQUID FUNNY T-SHIRTS! Yes, you asked for it and you gots it. It's a black and purple design on heavy 6.1 brand-name pre-shrunk cotton. Class = Space Squid.
