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Mike Scrase
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I'm Mike, the writer of Zip - a comic about imperfect superhumans (secretly about disability), published by @markosia.bsky.social

Our fourth issue is on Kickstarter now!
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Missed our live campaign? You can still get Zip 4 and back issues!

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This issue was inspired by the real-life testimonies of an ex-con murderer, with a time travel twist.

"LOVE the art in this" - Gail Simone.

#comics #scifi #crimedrama #timetravel
A box displaying a Kickstarter project. The featured image is black and white comic book art. Black and white comic art of a speedster super heroine running across rooftops. Text reads: Zip 1 to 4, superhumans as an analogy for disability. Late pledges active. 126 percent funded. A cover image depicting duo chrome comic book art. A half the face of a super heroine with googles is next to a corresponding half of the face of a young man holding a knife, whose face is shrouded by a hood. In the background behind them is a huge clock, whose face is cracking. Black and white comic art. A bald, middle aged man confronting a hooded teenager in an alleyway. Text reads, Man: quote, GIVE ME THE KNIFE! end quote. Teen, quote: Hope it you weirdo! End quote. Man, quote: talk tough all you want, but you end up killing someone and you'll regret it. You think your friends'll still care, a year after you've been to prison? Trust me, they won't. End quote. Teen, quote: I ain't gonna kill you, just cut you if you don't move yourself. End quote. A caption which says "A teenager out for blood. A science experiment gone wrong. Time is of the essence." Next to the caption is black and white comic art depicting a figure whose face is obscured by the shadow of their hood is looking down sinisterly at a knife they are holding.
October 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Updates on:
• New ZIP issues coming to eReader stores/print retailers
• The latest ZIP Kickstarter campaigns
• event/podcast appearances by ZIP writer Mike Scrase
• and more!
PLUS: exclusive subscriber discounts and comics review segment Indie Binge.

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Comic book cover art. A woman in goggles and a tracksuit inspired superhero costume runs from a hulking monster dressed in a suit. The monster is a giant compared to her, and is essentially a living shadow with glowing yellow eyes. Text reads: Social media got you down? For updates on: • New ZIP issues coming to eReader stores. • The latest ZIP Kickstarter campaigns. • New retailers stocking print ZIP comics. • Event appearances by ZIP writer Mike Scrase. • Miscellaneous news about Zip – like podcast appearances, press, and more! PLUS: exclusive subscriber discounts and Mike Scrase’s comics review segment Indie Binge. Join our mailing list. zip comic dot co dot u.k. forward slash subscribe. Black and white comic art of a speedster super heroine running across rooftops. A comic book sound effect 'Zip!' is written below her. Photo of Mike Scrase, a non-binary writer with long hair, a red headband, and soul patch facial hair. He is sat at the Zip exhibitor's table at Bristol Comic-Con. The table has a 6 ft roller banner with the Zip log behind it, and is selling comics, stickers, and A3 posters. The Zip logo is white, and is motion blurred so that it appears to be moving quickly itself. A website article with a cover image showing a superhero with a giant roller (as in the part of a steamroller for which it is named for) for a head. The article is titled "Indie Binge: Steamroller Man A Loving Parody of Classic Superhero Comics". To find this article, simply Google Zip Lines Steamroller Man, or Indie Binge Steamroller Man.
October 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Missed our live campaign? No need to worry!

We have at total of 8 late pledge reward tiers active. kblue.zipcomic.uk

Zip is a comic about imperfect superhumans (secretly about disability).

"LOVE the art in this." - Gail Simone.

#comics #scifi #crimadrama #timetravel
Tablets display Zip covers: issue 1 by Vanessa Cardinali, issue 2: Matt Schofield, issue 3: Francesco Tomaseli, and issue 4 by Giulio Centrella. Find the ‘back issues covers’ section in our campaign story for detailed descriptions. Text: late pledge. Photo composite of print issues 1-3. Covers, in order, by Cardinali, Schofield, Tomaseli. Tablet shows issue 4 cover by Espina. Also featured, stickers and poster. Review our rewards and covers sections for more details. Text says: late pledge. A photo of two alternate covers for our first issue, side by side. Covers by Vanessa Cardinali and San Espina. Find the ‘back issues covers’ section in our campaign story for detailed descriptions. Three tablets superimposed onto a blurry background. The tablets are displaying our main covers. Covers by Vanessa Cardinali, Giulio Centrella, and San Espina. Find the ‘back issues covers’ section in our campaign story for detailed descriptions.
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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THE FINAL HOUR! kblue.zipcomic.uk

This issue was inspired by the real-life testimonies of an ex-con murderer, with a time travel twist.

"LOVE the art in this" - Gail Simone.

#comics #scifi #crimedrama #timetravel
A box display a Kickstarter project. The featured image is black and white comic book art. Black and white comic art of a speedster super heroine running across rooftops. Text reads: Zip 1 to 4, superhumans as an analogy for disability. 1 hour to go, 121% funded. A cover image depicting duo chrome comic book art. A half the face of a super heroine with googles is next to a corresponding half of the face of a young man holding a knife, whose face is shrouded by a hood. In the background behind them is a huge clock, whose face is cracking. Black and white comic art. A bald, middle aged man confronting a hooded teenager in an alleyway. Text reads, Man: quote, GIVE ME THE KNIFE! end quote. Teen, quote: Hope it you weirdo! End quote. Man, quote: talk tough all you want, but you end up killing someone and you'll regret it. You think your friends'll still care, a year after you've been to prison? Trust me, they won't. End quote. Teen, quote: I ain't gonna kill you, just cut you if you don't move yourself. End quote. A caption which says "A teenager out for blood. A science experiment gone wrong. Time is of the essence." Next to the caption is black and white comic art depicting a figure whose face is obscured by the shadow of their hood is looking down sinisterly at a knife they are holding.
October 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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5 hours remaining! kblue.zipcomic.uk

The four available covers for the latest issue of our comic about imperfect superhumans (secretly about disability).

"LOVE the art in this" - Gail Simon.

#comics #scifi #crimedrama #timetravel
A cover image depicting duo chrome comic book art. A half the face of a super heroine with googles is next to a corresponding half of the face of a young man holding a knife, whose face is shrouded by a hood. At the top of the cover, reflected in a upside down kind of mirror image, is this same a woman recoiling back in shock, and an old man in a futuristic jacket looking pained. Each person is split in half from top to bottom, making up one whole as they are side by side. They are stood in front of a huge clock face. In the background behind them is a huge clock, whose face is cracking. A comic book cover depicting a superhero bar. The patrons in the background are outlandish types, some are living flowers, some have tentacles, and some have fins or tails. At the front, the title character of the comic a speedster named Zip, is speaking to another superhero named Planemo, who is dressed in a tank top. There is a pigeon eating crumbs on the bar top. Pixel art comic cover. A superheroine wearing googles and a tracksuit inspired costume runs across a rooftop, towards a hooded person clutching a knife, and an elderly man whose white beard flows in the wind. Behind the two people she is rushing to, there are ripples in the air emanating from behind them. Comic book cover art. A blonde superheroine in a tracksuit inspired costume and wearing goggles running at super speed down a city street. Tall buildings and neon lights blur in the background behind her.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Photo of writer Mike Scrase posing with Zip reader dressed in a cool goth outfit and makeup behind our table at Bristol Comic-Con. Photo of writer Mike Scrase givng the thumbs up with a Zip reader dressed in an Ace Rimmer t-shirt, quoting the classic "smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast" line, behind our convention table. Photo of writer Mike Scrase giving the thumbs up with Zip a reader behind our table. Another photo of Mike Scrase and Spider-Man cosplayer Bristol Spidey behind our convention table.
October 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Photos from Bristol Comic-Con by @creedconventions, October 2025, Ashton Gate Stadium.

I'm with @stoked.bsky.social in that third photo!
Photo of writer Mike Scrase giving a thumbs up with some young Zip readers (ages 8 to 12) behind our table at Bristol Comic-Con. Photo of writer Mike Scrase doing the 'thwip fingers': the gesture Spider-Man makes when he shoots a web (of any size), next to a Spider-Man cosplayer behind our convention table. Photo of writer Mike Scrase doing the 'thwip fingers' Spider-Man makes when he shoots a web, with a Spider-Man cosplayer. Photo of writer Mike Scrase posing in sunglasses with Zip a young reader and his mother behind our table.
October 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Our table at Bristol Comic-Con.

See you in 20 minutes!
Zip's writer Mike Scrase sat at our table for Bristol Comic-Con in Ashton Gate Stadium.
October 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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I wanted to give Zip friends who could show the audience more about superhuman culture. Chief of which is our new character: Planemo - a word in astrophysics which means a planet without a solar system - a kind of cosmic nomad.

Check out Planemo's debut.

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Black and white comic book art. A woman with hoop earrings and her hair tied in a bun.
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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For those who just want to dip their toes in the waters of Zip, you can get our first issue (and a credit in our new issue!) for just £2/$3!

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#comics #scifi #superhero #disability
Two comic covers displayed on tablets, superimposed over a blurry background. Cover 1: A woman in goggles and a tracksuit inspired superhero costume runs from a hulking monster dressed in a suit. The monster is a giant compared to her, and is essentially a living shadow with glowing yellow eyes. Text on the cover reads: Markosia (publisher), by Mike Scrase, San Espina and Ferran Delgado. The Zip logo is blurred, as if moving very quickly itself. Cover 2: A speedster superheroine wearing goggles runs. In the background a face being penetrated by cables is screaming in pain. Two bewildered blue collar types stand amid the chaos, and a skeletal figure looms behind them all. Text on the cover reads: Spectacular debut issue of a very unusual speeder! By Mike Scrase, San Espina and Ferran Delgado. The Zip logo is blurred, as if moving very quickly itself.
October 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Our latest issue is based on the real-life testimonies of an ex-con murderer, with a time travel twist.

kblue.zipcomic.uk

#comics #scifi #crimedrama
Black and white comic book art. A wrinkled man's face looks distressed, as he looks out of the cog-shaped frame around his face. There is a caption next to this, but it is only a repeat of the post.
October 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Print single issues of ZIP (numbers 1-3) are now available to buy at Mike's Comics!

Mike's Comics: Stall 7, Exchange, St Nicholas Market, Corn St, Bristol BS1 1JQ.

Covers by Vanessa Cardinali, @@steamrollerman.bsky.social , and Francesco Tomaseli.
Mike Scrase and Mike Ranahan holding up print editions of the comics mentioned in the post. They are stood in front of a 'Mike's Comics' sign.
October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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From my conversation with the United States Department of Nerds.

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#comics #scifi #disability
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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New update with details about our table at Bristol Comic-Con, this October the 12th at Ashton Gate Stadium.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mik...

#bristol #comicconventions #scifi #disability
A photo of the front and back of a fanned out set of fliers. They contain info on the blurb for our comic, the plot of the new issue, and details of our campaign rewards. Read our campaign story for details.
October 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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For those who just want to dip their toes in the waters of Zip, you can get our first issue (and a credit in our new issue!) for just £2/$3!

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#comics #scifi #superhero #disability
Two comic covers. Cover 1: A woman in goggles and a tracksuit inspired superhero costume runs from a hulking monster dressed in a suit. The monster is a giant compared to her, and is essentially a living shadow with glowing yellow eyes. Text on the cover reads: Markosia (publisher), by Mike Scrase, San Espina and Ferran Delgado. The Zip logo is blurred, as if moving very quickly itself. Cover 2: A speedster superheroine wearing goggles runs. In the background a face being penetrated by cables is screaming in pain. Two bewildered blue collar types stand amid the chaos, and a skeletal figure looms behind them all. Text on the cover reads: Spectacular debut issue of a very unusual speeder! By Mike Scrase, San Espina and Ferran Delgado. The Zip logo is blurred, as if moving very quickly itself.
October 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Pull back the hood on our new issue, based on the real-life testimonies of an ex-con with a time travel twist.

A teenager out for BLOOD.
A science experiment gone WRONG.
TIME is of the essence.

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#comics #scifi #timetravel
Black and white comic art. A figure whose face is obscured by the shadow of their hood is looking down sinisterly at a knife they are holding.
October 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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New update with details about our table at Bristol Comic-Con, this October the 12th at Ashton Gate Stadium.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mik...

#comics #comicconventions #scifi #disability
A photo of a roller banner, showing our blurb, San Espina's cover for issue 2, and some of our reviews. Read our campaign story for details.
October 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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The perils of Eternity...

Our new issue is LIVE.

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#comics #scifi #disability
Black and white comic art. A man in a cape (Eternity) is speaking to a little girl in pyjamas (Zip). Eternity: "But he might end up hurting someone else if I don't step in. He can't kill me, remember?" Zip: "But he can trap you! He can hurt you. He can lock you in a steel box and drop you down to the bottom of the ocean. Somewhere you'll never escape! Or somewhere you'll be in pain forever and ever!"
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Mondays, amirite? 😅

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Black and white comic art of an annoyed man behind the wheel of a vehicle. He says "I see. So today at work, we're firing a laser into the air until it makes a time machine out of a cosmic destroyer of worlds, are we? You'd think I'd get paid a bit more when my job description apparently includes mucking about with the fabric of the bloody universe, wouldn't you?"
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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New accessibility statement added to our campaign story. Important info for Kickstarter users with access needs.

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I encourage all creators who advocate for an equitable world for all to follow suit.

#comics #accessbility #disability
Disability pride flag (visually safe version), with an overlaying Kickstarter 'K' insignia, and a text caption. The text is a repeat of the content of this post.
September 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Things I can talk about for three hours without prep:

Wait... ONLY three things? I have ADHD out the ass, I can talk about WAY more subjects than that for three hours totally sponteneously.
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September 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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THREE NEW REWARD TIERS AVAILABLE.

That's right! Thanks to backer feedback, we are now offering the following reward tiers:
Zip issue 4 (digital) & our new t-shirt.
Digital Zip comics bundle & our new t-shirt
And finally, digital Zip comics bundle & all of our merch.

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A product mock up with a t-shirt overlaying three tablets displaying different comic covers. One cover depicts a busy bar scene, the next cover depicts a woman running at superspeed with buildings blurring past her, and the next cover displays the woman next to a hooded figure wielding a knife. The pair are stood in front of a huge clock. The artwork on the t-shirt is of the woman running, with lightning crackling around her. A product mock up with a t-shirt to the right of four tablets displaying different comic covers. One cover depicts a woman in googles and a superhero costume based on the design of a tracksuit. She is running away from a huge shadow monster wearing a suit. The next cover displays the woman's leg in the foreground, as if she is in a Western style standoff. In the background we see her foe: a shirtless man wielding a bo staff. The next cover sees the woman running with lighting cracking around her, and the fourth cover depicts the woman running at superspeed with buildings blurring past her. The artwork on the t-shirt is the same as on the third comic cover. A product mock up with a t-shirt, smartphones displaying wallpapers, some stickers, and an A3 poster to the right of four tablets displaying different comic covers. One cover depicts a woman in googles and a superhero costume based on the design of a tracksuit. She is running away from a huge shadow monster wearing a suit. The next cover displays the woman's leg in the foreground, as if she is in a Western style standoff. In the background we see her foe: a shirtless man wielding a bo staff. The next cover sees the woman running with lighting cracking around her, and the fourth cover depicts the woman running at superspeed with buildings blurring past her. The artwork on the t-shirt is the same as on the third comic cover. The poster depicts the woman clutching her fist in anguish: the fist is glowing. There are ten smartphone wallpapers and seven stickers.
September 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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More INCREDIBLE double page storytelling from our main artist San Espina.

Pick up your copy of this issue. kblue.zipcomic.uk

#comics #scifi #crimedrama
A comic book double page spread of an elderly homeless man confronting a teenager who has bought and illegal switchblade. Apologies but it is a long sequence and unfortunately cannot be comprehensively described here. For an accessible transcript please visit: zip comic dot co dot uk forward slash alt. Once you have arrived at the page, use the contents table to find the transcript with the heading "Issue 4 - Knife Confrontation".
September 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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We've reached 74% with 20 days remaining! It's looking certain we'll make our goal, so back now and to get your rewards.

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A cover image depicting duo chrome comic book art. Over the top of the comic cover is a banner which says 'nearly funded, Kickstarter'. The cover depicts a half the face of a super heroine with googles is next to a corresponding half of the face of a young man holding a knife, whose face is shrouded by a hood. In the background behind them is a huge clock, whose face is cracking.
September 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Announcing our new issue's latest cover by my good friend @raisegrate.bsky.social . What began as a concept inspired by Ray's childhood fondness for Nickelodeon Magazine evolved into a stylish, pixel art love letter to vintage arcade games.

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Pixel art comic cover. A superheroine wearing googles and a tracksuit inspired costume runs across a rooftop, towards a hooded person clutching a knife, and an elderly man whose white beard flows in the wind. Behind the two people she is rushing to, there are ripples in the air emanating from behind them.
September 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM