The ENTITY years...
ALTERNITY SAGE 1-2-3-4 1993
Black and white series. All had foil cover treatments in varying styles.
(hard to tell from these images, apologies.)
Introduction of PARADOX & NIRA.
Black and white series. All had foil cover treatments in varying styles.
(hard to tell from these images, apologies.)
Introduction of PARADOX & NIRA.
Alternity Saga 1 - art & story: BILL MAUS - cover: TOM TAGGART plot: STEVE STERN
Alternity Saga 2 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Alternity Saga 3 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Alternity Saga 4 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Alternity Saga 2 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Alternity Saga 3 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Alternity Saga 4 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
THE HUNTED 1-2-3 1993
Black and white series. All had silver foil cover treatments..
Black and white series. All had silver foil cover treatments..
The Hunted 1 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Direct Market issues were polybagged and included a Chromium Collector card.
The Hunted 2 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
The Hunted 3 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Direct Market issues were polybagged and included a Chromium Collector card.
The Hunted 2 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
The Hunted 3 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
YOUNG ZEN 1-2-3 1993
Black and white series. All had gold foil cover treatments.
Black and white series. All had gold foil cover treatments.
Young Zen 1 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Young Zen 2 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Young Zen 3 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Inks were handled by; SCOOTER TIDWELL. Letters by; KAREN HATHAWAY
Young Zen 2 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Young Zen 3 - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Inks were handled by; SCOOTER TIDWELL. Letters by; KAREN HATHAWAY
STARQUEST 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1994-1995
Black and white series. All had gold foil cover treatments.
Black and white series. All had gold foil cover treatments.
STARQUEST 1; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 2; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 3; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 4; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 5; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 6; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 7; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Letters by; DAVID LAWRENCE
STARQUEST 2; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 3; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 4; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 5; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 6; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
STARQUEST 7; OMINOUS - cover, art & story: BILL MAUS
Letters by; DAVID LAWRENCE
A FIRE UPON THE ERTH 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1994-1995
Entities first Zen Color series. Book 1 featured a CHROMIUM cover. Variations include, a CHROMIUM version of Book 0. There was also a variation of Book 2, that was polybagged to include an exclusive CHROMIUM ISHIDA card. Pretty sweet.
Entities first Zen Color series. Book 1 featured a CHROMIUM cover. Variations include, a CHROMIUM version of Book 0. There was also a variation of Book 2, that was polybagged to include an exclusive CHROMIUM ISHIDA card. Pretty sweet.
ZEN COLOR 0; ORIGINS -
story: STEVE STERN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: KAREN HATHAWAY, cover: JAE LEE, cover colors: BILL MAUS
ZEN COLOR 1; A FIRE UPON THE EARTH -
story: STEVE STERN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: DAVID LAWRENCE, cover: HOANG NGUYEN, cover colors: BILL MAUS
ZEN COLOR 2-3-4-5; A FIRE UPON THE EARTH -
story: STEVE STERN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: DAVID LAWRENCE, cover: TATSUYA ISHIDA
Also of note... TALES OF STARQUEST appeared in these four books as a COLOR mini series
entitled THE CRUSADE. Story and art: BILL MAUS
ZEN COLOR 6; A FIRE UPON THE EARTH -
story: STEVE STERN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: K. L. MACKENIZIE, cover: TATSUYA ISHIDA
Also of note... Version 6a, was a cover variant issue. Cover: JOEL ORBETTA
ZEN COLOR 7; A FIRE UPON THE EARTH -
story: STEVE STERN, script: STACY FREEMAN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: K. L. MACKENIZIE, cover: TATSUYA ISHIDA
story: STEVE STERN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: KAREN HATHAWAY, cover: JAE LEE, cover colors: BILL MAUS
ZEN COLOR 1; A FIRE UPON THE EARTH -
story: STEVE STERN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: DAVID LAWRENCE, cover: HOANG NGUYEN, cover colors: BILL MAUS
ZEN COLOR 2-3-4-5; A FIRE UPON THE EARTH -
story: STEVE STERN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: DAVID LAWRENCE, cover: TATSUYA ISHIDA
Also of note... TALES OF STARQUEST appeared in these four books as a COLOR mini series
entitled THE CRUSADE. Story and art: BILL MAUS
ZEN COLOR 6; A FIRE UPON THE EARTH -
story: STEVE STERN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: K. L. MACKENIZIE, cover: TATSUYA ISHIDA
Also of note... Version 6a, was a cover variant issue. Cover: JOEL ORBETTA
ZEN COLOR 7; A FIRE UPON THE EARTH -
story: STEVE STERN, script: STACY FREEMAN, art; TATSUYA ISHIDA, colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: K. L. MACKENIZIE, cover: TATSUYA ISHIDA
COVER VARIANTS;
ZEN COLOR 0; JAE LEE chromium
ZEN COLOR 0; 6a: JOEL ORBETTA
ZEN COLOR 0; JAE LEE chromium
ZEN COLOR 0; 6a: JOEL ORBETTA
UNTITLED 1-2 1995
Last of the Entity published Zens'. Full color, 3 book series. Only the first two were published by Entity. Book 1 was preceded by a promotional ashcan issue. Full release offered a "regular" cover and a "platinum edition" cover variant with silver foil enhancements.
Zen Comics Publishing completed the story with issue 3, uninterrupted.
Last of the Entity published Zens'. Full color, 3 book series. Only the first two were published by Entity. Book 1 was preceded by a promotional ashcan issue. Full release offered a "regular" cover and a "platinum edition" cover variant with silver foil enhancements.
Zen Comics Publishing completed the story with issue 3, uninterrupted.
UNTITLED 1-2
story: STEVE STERN, art; JOEL ORBETA, color: HOUSE OF MAUS, LUANNE McCLELLAND, letters: KEVIN MACKENZIE
story: STEVE STERN, art; JOEL ORBETA, color: HOUSE OF MAUS, LUANNE McCLELLAND, letters: KEVIN MACKENZIE
SOURCE BOOKS 1993 & 1994
Entity published two source books to help fans keep their collections straight.
Entity published two source books to help fans keep their collections straight.
THE OFFICIAL, AUTHORIZED ZEN INTERGALACTIC NINJA SOURCEBOOK 1993
Edited by DON & LAURA CHIN. cover: BILL MAUS. poster art: TATSUYA ISHIDA
Black and white newsprint. Full color glossy insert poster by; TATSUYA ISHIDA
This book featured a chronology of Zen books up to 1993, an interview with Steve and myself, as well as nostalgic tidbits and photo's, like the Zen chainsaw sculpture made in Maine, various black and white renderings by a litany of artists, excerpts from Steves' novelization and screenplay, an article about Zens appearance at the NY toy fair in 1992 and other historical tidbits.
SOURCEBOOK '94 - 1994
Edited by DON & LAURA CHIN. cover; JAE LEE. poster art; SAM KIETH
Dedicated to ROSS ANDRU (1927-1994). This book featured some fancy foil. The Jae Lee image was solid blue foil. (sexy). Again with the chronology, but longer. Interviews with Tatsuya Ishida and Bill Maus, an article about Zens' licensing milestones, excerpts from Steve's third draft screenplay, and a repeat performance of the Dan and Steve interview.
Edited by DON & LAURA CHIN. cover: BILL MAUS. poster art: TATSUYA ISHIDA
Black and white newsprint. Full color glossy insert poster by; TATSUYA ISHIDA
This book featured a chronology of Zen books up to 1993, an interview with Steve and myself, as well as nostalgic tidbits and photo's, like the Zen chainsaw sculpture made in Maine, various black and white renderings by a litany of artists, excerpts from Steves' novelization and screenplay, an article about Zens appearance at the NY toy fair in 1992 and other historical tidbits.
SOURCEBOOK '94 - 1994
Edited by DON & LAURA CHIN. cover; JAE LEE. poster art; SAM KIETH
Dedicated to ROSS ANDRU (1927-1994). This book featured some fancy foil. The Jae Lee image was solid blue foil. (sexy). Again with the chronology, but longer. Interviews with Tatsuya Ishida and Bill Maus, an article about Zens' licensing milestones, excerpts from Steve's third draft screenplay, and a repeat performance of the Dan and Steve interview.
ZEN ILLUSTRATED NOVELLAS 1994 & 1995
Entity published this series of comic sized prose books. Black and white full page ills scattered throughtout by various artists.
Entity published this series of comic sized prose books. Black and white full page ills scattered throughtout by various artists.
MISTRESS OF CHAOS - April 1994
story: STEVE STERN, based on a story idea by CATANIA (?)
art; BILL MAUS. Black, white and gray ink and air art.
Story description (found on the back cover): Magril, the mistress of chaos, is recruiting an army of crazed serial killers to spread insanity throughout the universe. Zen Intergalactic Ninja may be the mightiest warrior in the cosmos, but he'll need all the help he can get if he's to foil Magril's evil plan! That's where the fierce Daxan cat-man, Ja'en, comes in - - If he doesn't kill Zen first!
MERCENARY BLUES - July 1994
story: NAT GERTLER
art; BILL MAUS & BEN GO. Black, white and gray ink and air art.
Story description (found on the back cover): The child of a wealthy ammunitions supplier has been kidnapped, and Zen has the near-impossible task of finding him in a hostile galaxy! It's intergalactic intrigue and action as only America's number 1 alien hero can deliver!
SCORPION MOON - October 1994
story: DON CHIN
art; BILL MAUS. Black, white and gray ink and air art.
Story description (found on the back cover): Zen is mysteriously locked up in the galaxy's most notorious penitentiary, SCORPION MOON! Inside the prison walls, he must fight to survive against some of the fiercest criminals in the universe - - many of whom he put there! His uncanny combat skills catch the attention of the attractive, but deadly assassin Kor'ell Loy - - who has big plans for Zens' martial arts fury once they escape! But is she friend... or foe?
IMMORTAL COMBAT - February 1995
story: CHARLES MARSHALL
art; DELL BARRAS. Black 'n white art.
Story description (found on the back cover): Immortal Combat runs America's favorite alien hero through a gauntlet of the most notorious warriors of past, present and future.
story: STEVE STERN, based on a story idea by CATANIA (?)
art; BILL MAUS. Black, white and gray ink and air art.
Story description (found on the back cover): Magril, the mistress of chaos, is recruiting an army of crazed serial killers to spread insanity throughout the universe. Zen Intergalactic Ninja may be the mightiest warrior in the cosmos, but he'll need all the help he can get if he's to foil Magril's evil plan! That's where the fierce Daxan cat-man, Ja'en, comes in - - If he doesn't kill Zen first!
MERCENARY BLUES - July 1994
story: NAT GERTLER
art; BILL MAUS & BEN GO. Black, white and gray ink and air art.
Story description (found on the back cover): The child of a wealthy ammunitions supplier has been kidnapped, and Zen has the near-impossible task of finding him in a hostile galaxy! It's intergalactic intrigue and action as only America's number 1 alien hero can deliver!
SCORPION MOON - October 1994
story: DON CHIN
art; BILL MAUS. Black, white and gray ink and air art.
Story description (found on the back cover): Zen is mysteriously locked up in the galaxy's most notorious penitentiary, SCORPION MOON! Inside the prison walls, he must fight to survive against some of the fiercest criminals in the universe - - many of whom he put there! His uncanny combat skills catch the attention of the attractive, but deadly assassin Kor'ell Loy - - who has big plans for Zens' martial arts fury once they escape! But is she friend... or foe?
IMMORTAL COMBAT - February 1995
story: CHARLES MARSHALL
art; DELL BARRAS. Black 'n white art.
Story description (found on the back cover): Immortal Combat runs America's favorite alien hero through a gauntlet of the most notorious warriors of past, present and future.
ONE SHOTS 1994 & 1995
Odds and ends you may never have known about. Now you know...
Odds and ends you may never have known about. Now you know...
SPRING SPECTACULAR - Details to come. Don't seen to have this book handy at the moment.
SUMMER SPECIAL - Video Warrior - July 1994
story: ANT GERTLER
art; RAFF IENCO. Black 'n white art.
letters: DAVID LAWRENCE
Dedicated to the memory of DON THOMPSON
HAZARDOUS DUTY - 1995
full color book, preceded by an ashcan promo pictured above.
story: STEVE STERN
art; KALEB & MIKE TAYLOR.
letters: K.L. MACKENZIE
colors: BEN GO, THAD RHODES & HOUSE OF MAUS
TOUR OF THE UNIVERSE - the airbrush art of Dan Cote - 1995
full page, full color book, preceded by the same ashcan promo book as "hazardous duty" pictured above, but flipped. Several foil variations on the covers. No rhyme or reason. I think they were clearing out their foil stock at the printer. Originally designed to be a laser cut cover, which had never been done before. For good reason, too expensive. 12 samples exist.
text: STEVE STERN
art; DAN COTE.
THE ART OF ZEN INTERGALACTIC NINJA - 1994
full page, full color book.
cover; BILL MAUS. back cover; FRANK BRUNNER
art within, alphabetically:
ROSS ANDRU - FRANK BRUNNER - DAN COTE - STEVE ELLIS - MIKE ESPOSITO
BEN GO - ELLIS GOODSON - ALBERT HOLASO - RAFF IENCO - TATSUYA ISHIDA
KALEB - SAM KIETH - JAE LEE - MARK LEWIS - KEVIN MACKENZIE - BILL MAUS
KEN MEYER, JR. - NELSON - ART NICHOLS - CEDRIC NOCON - HOANG NGUYEN
RANDY QUEEN - THAD RHODES - SCOOTER TIDWELL - NIGEL TULLY
SUMMER SPECIAL - Video Warrior - July 1994
story: ANT GERTLER
art; RAFF IENCO. Black 'n white art.
letters: DAVID LAWRENCE
Dedicated to the memory of DON THOMPSON
HAZARDOUS DUTY - 1995
full color book, preceded by an ashcan promo pictured above.
story: STEVE STERN
art; KALEB & MIKE TAYLOR.
letters: K.L. MACKENZIE
colors: BEN GO, THAD RHODES & HOUSE OF MAUS
TOUR OF THE UNIVERSE - the airbrush art of Dan Cote - 1995
full page, full color book, preceded by the same ashcan promo book as "hazardous duty" pictured above, but flipped. Several foil variations on the covers. No rhyme or reason. I think they were clearing out their foil stock at the printer. Originally designed to be a laser cut cover, which had never been done before. For good reason, too expensive. 12 samples exist.
text: STEVE STERN
art; DAN COTE.
THE ART OF ZEN INTERGALACTIC NINJA - 1994
full page, full color book.
cover; BILL MAUS. back cover; FRANK BRUNNER
art within, alphabetically:
ROSS ANDRU - FRANK BRUNNER - DAN COTE - STEVE ELLIS - MIKE ESPOSITO
BEN GO - ELLIS GOODSON - ALBERT HOLASO - RAFF IENCO - TATSUYA ISHIDA
KALEB - SAM KIETH - JAE LEE - MARK LEWIS - KEVIN MACKENZIE - BILL MAUS
KEN MEYER, JR. - NELSON - ART NICHOLS - CEDRIC NOCON - HOANG NGUYEN
RANDY QUEEN - THAD RHODES - SCOOTER TIDWELL - NIGEL TULLY
ONE SHOTS 1994 & 1995
...but wait, there's more...
...but wait, there's more...
APRIL FOOL'S SPECIAL - AMAZON BIKERS FROM HELLIOS - 1994
black and white art
technically, not an ENTITY title. PARODY PRESS COMICS, which is primarily the amazing and clever BILL MAUS in disguise. The flip side of this book is pictured next to it; RENN INTERGALACTIC CHIHUAHUA.
Amazon bikers from hellios:
plot: STEVE STERN
script: NAT GERTLER
pencils: WILL CYPSER
inks: WAYNE HATHAWAY
cover: NELSON - cover colors: VERONICA MAUS
Renn Intergalactic Chihuahua: SNORIGINS part 1 of 1/2
story: SAMUEL J. BARKEFOSKI
art: by ART
dogvision fx: VIVA LA REVOLUTION
letters: DAVID Y. ME(?) LAWRENCE
editor: IMA AWFULSPELLER
editor-in-chief: HARRY CHIN
cover & everything else: BILL LEE
YOUNG ZEN: "CITY OF DEATH" - 1994
black and white art
story: NAT GERTLER
pencils: NIGEL TULLY & KEVIN MACKENZIE
inks: SCOOTER TIDWELL & BEN GO
ZENisms - 1995
snarky comebacks to use in complex situations, plus bonus "Zensults".
ZENisms thought up by: STEVE STERN
smattering of art by: BILL MAUS
black and white art
technically, not an ENTITY title. PARODY PRESS COMICS, which is primarily the amazing and clever BILL MAUS in disguise. The flip side of this book is pictured next to it; RENN INTERGALACTIC CHIHUAHUA.
Amazon bikers from hellios:
plot: STEVE STERN
script: NAT GERTLER
pencils: WILL CYPSER
inks: WAYNE HATHAWAY
cover: NELSON - cover colors: VERONICA MAUS
Renn Intergalactic Chihuahua: SNORIGINS part 1 of 1/2
story: SAMUEL J. BARKEFOSKI
art: by ART
dogvision fx: VIVA LA REVOLUTION
letters: DAVID Y. ME(?) LAWRENCE
editor: IMA AWFULSPELLER
editor-in-chief: HARRY CHIN
cover & everything else: BILL LEE
YOUNG ZEN: "CITY OF DEATH" - 1994
black and white art
story: NAT GERTLER
pencils: NIGEL TULLY & KEVIN MACKENZIE
inks: SCOOTER TIDWELL & BEN GO
ZENisms - 1995
snarky comebacks to use in complex situations, plus bonus "Zensults".
ZENisms thought up by: STEVE STERN
smattering of art by: BILL MAUS
GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTIONS - 1994
ALTERNITY SAGA- september 1994
black and white art
story: BILL MAUS
art: BILL MAUS
inks: BILL MAUS, DAVID MILLER & WAYNE FAUCHER
THE HUNTED - november 1994
black and white art
story: BILL MAUS
art: BILL MAUS
inks: BILL MAUS, MIKE TAYLOR
tru-vision FX: VERONICA MAUS
TIBERIA'S CURSE (YOUNG ZEN) - november 1994
black and white art
story: BILL MAUS
art: BILL MAUS
inks: SCOOTER TIDWELL
A FIRE UPON THE EARTH - december 1994
also features a cover gallery of art by: JAE LEE - HOANG NGUYEN - TATSUYA ISHIDA
story: STEVE STERN
art: TATSUYA ISHIDA
colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: D. LAWRENCE & K. HATHAWAY
black and white art
story: BILL MAUS
art: BILL MAUS
inks: BILL MAUS, DAVID MILLER & WAYNE FAUCHER
THE HUNTED - november 1994
black and white art
story: BILL MAUS
art: BILL MAUS
inks: BILL MAUS, MIKE TAYLOR
tru-vision FX: VERONICA MAUS
TIBERIA'S CURSE (YOUNG ZEN) - november 1994
black and white art
story: BILL MAUS
art: BILL MAUS
inks: SCOOTER TIDWELL
A FIRE UPON THE EARTH - december 1994
also features a cover gallery of art by: JAE LEE - HOANG NGUYEN - TATSUYA ISHIDA
story: STEVE STERN
art: TATSUYA ISHIDA
colors: HOUSE OF MAUS
letters: D. LAWRENCE & K. HATHAWAY
MILESTONE EDITIONS 1-2-3 - 1994
full color
re-skinning of the classic Archie Comics series (defend the earth).
full color
re-skinning of the classic Archie Comics series (defend the earth).
MILESTONE EDITION 1 - features two never before seen illo's by BILL MAUS.
story: STEVE STERN
art: ROSS ANDRU & MIKE ESPOSITO
letters: BILL YOSHIDA
colors: BARRY GROSSMAN
MILESTONE EDITION 2
story: STEVE STERN
art: ROSS ANDRU, MIKE ESPOSITO & WILL CYPSER
letters: BILL YOSHIDA
colors: BARRY GROSSMAN
MILESTONE EDITION 3
story: STEVE STERN
art: ROSS ANDRU, MIKE ESPOSITO & WILL CYPSER
letters: BILL YOSHIDA
colors: BARRY GROSSMAN
story: STEVE STERN
art: ROSS ANDRU & MIKE ESPOSITO
letters: BILL YOSHIDA
colors: BARRY GROSSMAN
MILESTONE EDITION 2
story: STEVE STERN
art: ROSS ANDRU, MIKE ESPOSITO & WILL CYPSER
letters: BILL YOSHIDA
colors: BARRY GROSSMAN
MILESTONE EDITION 3
story: STEVE STERN
art: ROSS ANDRU, MIKE ESPOSITO & WILL CYPSER
letters: BILL YOSHIDA
colors: BARRY GROSSMAN