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Cover of Zero Zero #12 (September/October 1996), drawn by Max Andersson
Cover of Zero Zero #12 (September/October 1996), drawn by Max Andersson

Zero Zero is an alternative comics anthology that was published by Fantagraphics Books from 1995 to 2000. Max Andersson (born 1962 is a Swedish comic creator and film maker mostly doing "underground style" and "artistic" comics The term "alternative comics" is one of several labels applied to a range of Comics that have appeared since about 1980 in the wake of the Underground comix Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of Comics that are too short for standalone publication Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of Alternative comics, classic Comic strip anthologies Magazines Graphic novels It was notable among comics anthologies for the number of serialized works that appeared in its pages, including Richard Sala's "The Chuckling Whatsit", Dave Cooper's "Crumple", Mack White's "Homunculus", Kaz and Timothy Georgarakis's "Meat Box", and Kim Deitch's "The Strange Secret of Molly O'Dare" and "The Search for Smilin' Ed". The term " serial " refers to the intrinsic property of a series &mdash namely its order. Richard Sala is an American Cartoonist, Illustrator, and Comic book creator with a unique Expressionistic style whose books often David Charles Cooper (born 1967 is a Cartoonist, commercial Illustrator and a Graphic designer who lives in Ottawa, Canada. Mack White (born December 20, 1952 in Mineral Wells Texas) is a Comic book artist and writer who lives in Austin Texas Kim Deitch (b 1944 is an American Comics artist He was an important figure in the Underground comix movement of the 1960s regularly contributing comical

Zero Zero was published in a typical 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" comic book format. Issues ranged between 40 and 64 pages in length, printed mostly in black-and-white with a color cover but occasionally including sections printed in one or two colors, notably a series of stories by Al Columbia. Black-and-white is a number of Monochrome forms in Visual arts. Al Columbia (born 1970 is an American Cartoonist, Illustrator, Writer, Photographer and Musician. Zero Zero's release schedule was irregular, fluctuating between bimonthly and quarterly intervals over the course of its run. A total of 27 issues were released.

The back cover of each issue of Zero Zero featured a captioned illustration depicting a numbered "Sign of the Impending Apocalypse", implying that the anthology's title is an oblique reference to the coming millennium. A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum For the final issue this feature was replaced with an Al Columbia strip depicting the demise of an experimental subject named "Cheapy the Guinea Pig," which can be taken as a metaphor for the end of Zero Zero itself.

Partial list of contributors

David Mazzucchelli (born 1960 is an American Comic book artist and Illustrator. Mark Newgarden is an American underground Cartoonist born in Brooklyn in 1959 Archer Prewitt is an American musician and visual artist associated with the independent music scene in Chicago, Illinois. Manuel "Spain" Rodriguez (b 1940, Buffalo New York) is an underground cartoonist best known for his character Trashman. Joe Sacco (born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese -American Comics artist and Journalist. Richard Sala is an American Cartoonist, Illustrator, and Comic book creator with a unique Expressionistic style whose books often Henriette Valium (born May 4, 1959) whose real name is Patrick Henley is a Comic book artist and painter based in Montreal, Mack White (born December 20, 1952 in Mineral Wells Texas) is a Comic book artist and writer who lives in Austin Texas
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