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SEQUENTIAL ART | Comic Books &
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TALKING NOGGINS |
by Rob Osborne
Creator
Rob Osborne describes TALKING NOGGINS this way: "TALKING
NOGGINS is a comic strip of zany confabulations. Our
conversationalists grapple with the latest in infotainment and delve
into dopey discussions like you find around the office water cooler.
With TALKING NOGGINS, I'm making a comic strip that is formatted for
comic books and being published as a webcomic.
A new installment will appear on HeavyInk.com at least three times
per week, say on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. With great fanfare
and much trumpeting, HeavyInk is publishing Talking Noggins as its
first-ever original webcomic. And if Talking Noggins gets as hot as
Susan Boyle, then we'll publish the collection as a graphic novel."
TALKING NOGGINS is an original, ongoing webcomic from creator Rob
Osborne and powered by HeavyInk.
Read
TALKING NOGGINS now! |
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THE ACCOUNTANTS
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by Rob Osborne
In
a fluffy, dangerous world, Burt Burns and Slick Sanchez are
certified public accountants. Their office resides above the Hideout
Bar, and the bean counters spend much of their free time drinking
and philosophizing there. But don’t let their inconspicuous
appearance fool you. These CPA’s are involved in a deadly business.
Burns and Sanchez are hit men. Sometimes it’s a scorned lover who
wants revenge. Sometimes a business conflict needs resolved. Burns
and Sanchez don’t really care about the client’s motive, but the
pair steers clear of the more dangerous hits. Anything involving the
mob, drugs, gambling or prostitution is off limits for these
assassins. However, Burns and Sanchez are growing frustrated with
the nickel-and-dime jobs. They’re ready take bigger risks and reap
bigger rewards. Burns wants the fatter paychecks. Sanchez wants the
fast action. Can these killer accountants keep their balance sheet
out of the red?
Originally published by
Zuda Comics,
THE ACCOUNTANTS is available now from
Absolute Tyrant!
New pages! New look! New Accountants!
Read it now!
"Rob Osborne’s new Zuda comic, The Accountants is
the best thing I’ve seen on the site yet..."
- Kevin Church |
BeaucoupKevin.com
"It’s different, it’s funny, it’s easy to read in
that weird-ass viewer program they’ve got over there… it’s got it
all."
- Chris Sims | the-isb.com
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THE NEARLY INFAMOUS ZANGO
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by Rob Osborne
and published by
Absolute Tyrant
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ZANGO #1 | Lord Alfred Zango, Jr. was once the most feared super
villain in Metrotown. He razed entire blocks, crushed super heroes beneath
his heel. Now he’s just a malcontent couch potato. In bunny slippers and
bathrobe, Zango gorges himself on junk food and fumes over the media
attention that other super-baddies receive. Too lazy to leave the house, Zango
sends a gorilla assassin to eliminate his competition!
From the award-winning creator Rob Osborne comes this hilarious and
offbeat look at super villainy.
Zango
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ZANGO #2 | Lord Zango is no longer the terror of Metro-town.
He now pursues a steady diet of daytime television. When Zango learns
that his longtime rival has a new nemesis, his temper explodes and the
couch catches fire. In an effort to reclaim his notorious reputation, Zango
enlists the macabre talents of Deacon Dread. They conspire to turn
ordinary produce into a monster army. But the experiment goes fruity,
and they must face-off with a bad apple of their own creation!
Zango
#2 Preview |
ZANGO #3 | Lord Zango
pouts in his bed, but his pity party is interrupted by a ghostly foe!
Van Freako goes on a fool’s errand! Deacon Dread and Lady Nebula savor a
quiet moment! Someone loses their head!
Zango
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ZANGO #4 | Metrotown’s
greatest hero is dying! Lord Zango is to blame! And the Iron Ox wants
revenge! He wanted to kill Atomic Pilgrim himself! But Zango is in no
condition for a brawl! He’s facing an intervention! The family wants him
to confront his greatest fear! Don’t miss this epic tale of the laziest
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"It’s funny. It’s
violent. It’s every awesome thing..."
- B. Schatz |
ComiXtreme.com
"...Osborne’s art is
fantastic and the story is quite fun."
- Greg Burgas |ComicBookResources.com
"While the first two
issues are straight-up funny and do a great job establishing
the unique world of the series, Osborne's book really starts
to shine in the third issue..."
- Doctor K
"...R.I.P. Van Freako
fights The Atomic Pilgrim, and the beauty of that sentence is
that I don’t even have to explain who those characters are.
You already know that it’s awesome just by reading those
names."
- Chris Sims | the-ISB.com
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"...a
quick-paced and quick-witted funny book..."
- Great Caesar's Post
"It's
funny, strange and has strong cartooning."
-ComicPants.com
"...Funny and
has one of the most absurd takes on a supervillain I’ve ever
had the privilege to see."
- Josh
Pantallaresco |
ComicBloc.com
"Comedy is
difficult in any medium...In
The Nearly Infamous Zango,
creator Rob Osborne makes it looks easy."
- Brandon
Zuern |
StaplePop.com
"...Brilliant concept...fresh and humorous."
- G-Man
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SUNSET CITY: For Active Senior Living |
by Rob Osborne
Sunset
City is a typical retirement community. Its residents enjoy golf and
gossip and they all seem content to fritter away their golden years.
Except Frank McDonald. A retired widower, he wrestles with the
question: Why am I here? Reading the newspaper, Frank keeps up on
the minutiae of the day; it provides a buzz to an otherwise humdrum
life. One morning, Frank is overcome by a startling story, and he
does something extraordinary: He takes life by the balls.
Buy Sunset City
online at
Amazon.com
or
Khepri.com.
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Best Writer/Artist of
2005
"Rob Osborne is
everything that's right about comics."
—Brian Domingos
| PopImage.com
"...A compelling
and unusual story for the comics format..."
9/10
—Don MacPherson
| TheFourthRail.com
"Sunset City
is a great piece of short fiction."
—Brian Wood |
writer of DMZ, Northlanders, and Local
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Favorite Graphic Novel
Of 2005
"Sunset
City is an accomplished, multi-layered work, and it's
depth and skill is remarkable for being only Osborne's second comic.
It's remarkable, and I'm at a loss to think of another recent comics
work that has prompted so much thought and reflection on my part. I
not only strongly recommend it, but would even suggest that a look
at it is essential for anyone interested in comics as an artform."
—Dorian Wright
| PostModernBarney.com
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1000 STEPS TO WORLD DOMINATION |
by Rob Osborne
Award-winning
writer/artist Rob Osborne wants to conquer the world, and he wants
to do it through comics. Seriously. Delusions of grandeur or
tyrannical genius? His wife just rolls her eyes. God provides divine
insight. A monkey chimes in with unwanted feedback. Resistance is
futile!
Buy
1000 Steps online at
Amazon.com
or
Khepri.com.
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"Monty Python
has an American cousin. Osborne manifests the same propensity for
attempting the improbable by means of the ridiculous that propelled
the Pythons to the pinnacle of comedic renown. But the heck with
comedic renown. Osborne wants world domination. Marvelously
demented!"
—Ray Olson |
the American Library Association's Booklist
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"1000 Steps
to World Domination is the greatest example ever of how to take
a very simple idea and transform it into a piece of comedy gold to
be quoted and cherished for years to come."
—Augie De Blieck,
Jr. | Comic Book Resources
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WINNER!
The Isotope Award for
Excellence in Mini-Comics 2003 |
WINNER!
The Broken Frontier Paper Screen Gem
Award for Humor 2004 |
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24 HOUR COMICS DAY HIGHLIGHTS 2006 | by Rob Osborne
The Old
Man And The Pants is the fastest comic Osborne has ever created.
Written and drawn in less than twenty-four hours,
The Old Man And The Pants was chosen for the prestigious
24 Hour Comics Day 2006 collection.
The idea for Osborne's twenty-four hour comic
experiment is also the inspiration for one of his newest works. Old Man
is a collection of stories about an aging fisherman's misadventures. The
Old Man sees the tops of the clouds and the bottom of the sea, and he
lives to tell the tales.
Buy 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2006
online at Amazon.com.
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GO FORTH & CONQUER |
by Rob Osborne
Wit
and Wisdom for the Would-Be World Dominator! Abraham Lincoln guides
you, dear reader, through an exploration of the maniacal mind of the
tyrant. Attila the Hun, Ghengis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte and Lord
Zingo share the insights of successful conquerors.
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VIDEO GAMES
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AMF Bowling World Lanes |
Writer - Rob Osborne
From
the product description: Bowl your way around the globe and
beyond with AMF Bowling World Lanes. Take a trip through eight
fantastic locations. Strike up competition with up to three of your
friends in Bowl Now mode or jump into Tournament Mode to challenge
twelve unique characters. From the highlands of Scotland to outer
space, this is your chance to become the world's greatest bowler.
Rob Osborne wrote dialogue for twelve unique characters in this
Nintendo Wii casual sports game. In Stores November, 2008.
Available at
Amazon and everywhere video games are sold.
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