New project!

So – after 8 issues, Spandex is done – and after 43 issues, The O Men is done too! (Although I do have more plans for the characters eventually.)
So what’s next? Zeros! It’s set in the same universe as Spandex and The O Men but in the future. It’s an all-ages comic but it will feature characters from Spandex and The O Men, and it will address similar themes (yes, really!).
You can read the story completely for free at http://www.zeroscomic.com, and I’ll also be collecting chapters of the saga together for a small print run, plus for sale on Comixology.   I’ve got five volumes planned and I’m also hoping to get it published, so wish me luck!

Podcast interview

The Part-time Fanboy podcast were kind enough to interview me about the end of The O Men! You can find it here:

http://parttimefanboy.com/?p=4217

Thanks to Kristian for the continued support!

O Men book 5

It’s heeeere – the digital version of the very final O Men book – now available on Comixology and Amazon Kindle. 216 pages, the final 8 issues, all for just £2.49! Discover the final fate of each character – and how does the end of The O Men tie into my next big series? My lips are sealed!

 

The final issue!

My final O Men issue goes on sale today on Comixology and Amazon Prime! Discover the final fate of each character! It’s here: https://www.comixology.co.uk/The-O-Men-3-3/digital-comic/464844?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9Jc3N1ZXM

Print version coming digitally on 5th Feb, or available in print now here: https://theomencomic.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/the-final-o-men-book-finally-on-sale/

 

The O Men 3.2 now on sale digitally

The penultimate O Men issue is now on sale digitally on Comixology and Amazon Kindle! It’s called ‘Perception’ and reveals everything you need to know about Miss Scarlet!

Here’s a link for Comixology: https://www.comixology.co.uk/The-O-Men-3-2/digital-comic/464836?ref=cGFnZS92aWV3L2Rlc2t0b3AvZ3JpZExpc3QvbGlzdDE0NTI4

And here’s the Amazon Kindle version: https://www.amazon.co.uk/O-Men-3-2-Martin-Eden-ebook/dp/B01N7C7CIR/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1481743821&sr=1-6

 

The final O Men book – finally on sale!

Hi guys,
I’m pleased to say that the print version of the very final O Men book (Book Five) is now available to buy! It contains the last 8 issues of The O Men (plus an ashcan that recaps the series) – it took a couple of years to create and I am really proud of it!
It’s just £8 including postage, and you can get it by sending the money to me on Paypal (using the email address martrpeden@yahoo.co.uk). It’s $12 for US readers.
These are all the issues I created after my work on Spandex, so I think they take on a different ‘feel’, and hopefully it works, to some extent, almost as a self-contained book. Also, you will get hints about my next big project!
All other O Men books are available through the O Men website: https://theomencomic.wordpress.com
Digital versions of the final two issues and the final book will also be available soon on Comixology and Amazon – I will put release dates on the O Men Facebook page when I know them. I’ll also be sending print versions of the final two issues to subscribers soon.
Oh, the book will also be in London’s Orbital Comics and Forbidden Planet very soon.
My 18-year saga has finally ended!
Cheers
Martin

Thought Bubble! Final O Men!

Hi guys, so this weekend I will be at the amazing Thought Bubble convention in Leeds, selling my wares! The very final O Men book will be debuting at the show, and you can find out what my next project will be – it’ll be on my banner (it’s something you may not expect!). Have a look at this map – I’m in the main hall, towards the back on the right! If you’ve never been to Thought Bubble and are tempted to come – come along, it’s amazing (but maybe check they’ve got tickets available first). I’ll be putting O Men book 5 on sale after the show!

Inktober Day 31 – Miss Scarlet

Maybe a writer shouldn’t pick favourites, but I… saved Miss Scarlet for last!

Red was a bit of a muse for me – I really enjoyed writing her and the way she’d take over a scene – either with her outrageous humour or actions. She was also very human, often saying or doing things she comes to regret later. A lot of the O Men’s themes tie in with Miss Scarlet, and a lot of the series’ mysteries involve her. You’ll find out a lot about Miss S in the penultimate issue, and I hope people like it!

And that’s it for Inktober! I wasn’t going to do inktober at all, but got a little inspired by some music (like I often do) and then thought it would be a fitting tribute to the O Men series. It’s also been a great learning process for me – learning from some of the weaker drawings and being motivated to do better. I’ve also found it interesting to see what people respond to the most – there was one pic I was actually struggling with and was on the verge of scrapping it – and it turned out to be possibly one of the most popular pics – that’s the UK Ultra Knights one!

Inktober Day 30 – The USAviors

The USAviors (at one point called The Hard Corps) were my all-action American superteam. I did like them and their super-names. elite was the all-guns-blazing leader, Hotfoot the flighty/sexy member/sometime partner of elite (and daughter of Hotfoot, who joined Kelly’s O Men team at the start of volume two).

Kamikaze and Girl VII were the cool Japanese brother and sister duo (Girl VII was named after a St Etienne song).

Sugar I loved, she was my Rogue-type character, and she represented my homesickness sometimes (when I first moved to London from Birmingham, I would get homesick very often for a long time), and Underdog was kind-of my savage Wolverine/Midnighter character.

I wanted to do quite a bit with the team in the final issues but didn’t have as much room as I wanted – the plan was for Sugar and Underdog to join the O Men at one point, but this didn’t really happen. Keep an eye out for the USAviors in the final issues though, and a twist with Underdog.

Intoner Day 29 – Malice

Some of the early O Men stories were heavily influenced by 90s Vertigo, and Malice was definitely a 90s Vertigo stye villain. She allowed me to do some fun things quite early on in the series, and feature quotes and extracts from some of my favourite books and comics at the time, such as Stephen King’s The Regulators, The Invisibles and Akira.