Athena #0
(December 1996)

Antarctic Press, 1996 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
0
Price
2.95 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1996
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
Antarctic Press [above map of Antarctica]
Barcode
?
Editing
Herb Mallette (editor in chief); Elin Winkler (associate editor)
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US (16.7 cm x 25.9 cm)
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Print run: 3000 copies.

Manga-influenced.

Fills in a story gap in issue #1 (November 1995) of Athena (A.M.Works, 1995 series).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Athena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dean Hsieh ?
Inks
Dean Hsieh ?
Colors
Dean Hsieh ?
Letters
Dean Hsieh ?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

It's Christmas at Ground Zero! (Table of Contents: 1)

Antarctic Blast / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Pat Kelley
Pencils
Pat Kelley
Inks
Pat Kelley
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover Antarctic Press editorial/indicia page.

zer0 (Table of Contents: 2)

Athena / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dean Hsieh
Inks
Dean Hsieh
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Athena

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Athena / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dean Hsieh
Inks
Dean Hsieh

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Hephaestus; Kallie; Athena; Jay; Dionysus; Herma

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Athena / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dean Hsieh
Pencils
Dean Hsieh
Inks
Dean Hsieh
Letters
Dean Hsieh (computer and hand lettering)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Athena; Kallie; Jay
Synopsis
Athena meets Kallie and Jay; they move to Pan Athens.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Set between prologue and "act 1" of Athena (A.M.Works, 1995 series) #1 (November 1995).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Athena / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Dean Hsieh
Pencils
Dean Hsieh
Inks
Dean Hsieh
Letters
Dean Hsieh (computer and hand lettering)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Athena; Kallie; Jay; Herma; Dionysus; Daphne
Synopsis
Athena, Kallie and Jay go to Dionysus's club.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Set between prologue and "act 1" of Athena (A.M.Works, 1995 series) #1 (November 1995).

Myth Appendix A (Table of Contents: 6)

Athena / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dean Hsieh
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Explains background of myths and future history/technology.

Introducing Jay Duclaux World's Greatest Rock Drummer! (Table of Contents: 7)

Athena / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Dean Hsieh
Pencils
Dean Hsieh
Inks
Dean Hsieh
Letters
Dean Hsieh (hand lettering)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Jay; Athena; Kallie
Synopsis
Jay fantasises that he is the world’s greatest drummer.

Indexer Notes

Super-deformed gag strip printed vertically.

The Many Faces of Serpenteena! (Table of Contents: 8)

Athena / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Dean Hsieh
Pencils
Dean Hsieh
Inks
Dean Hsieh
Letters
Dean Hsieh (hand lettering)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Athena; Jay; Kallie
Synopsis
Spoof of different styles of rock music.

Indexer Notes

Super-deformed gag strip printed vertically.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Athena / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Dean Hsieh
Pencils
Dean Hsieh
Inks
Dean Hsieh
Letters
Dean Hsieh (hand lettering)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This guitar's a masterpiece!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Athena
Synopsis
Athena tries to sell her guitar.

Indexer Notes

Super-deformed gag strip printed vertically.

The Many Faces of Serpenteena! Part II The Rap Years (Table of Contents: 10)

Athena / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Dean Hsieh
Pencils
Dean Hsieh
Inks
Dean Hsieh
Letters
Dean Hsieh (hand lettering)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Athena; Jay; Kallie
Synopsis
Spoof of different styles of rap music.

Indexer Notes

"Super-deformed" gag strip printed vertically.

The 24-7 Store (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Back to Zero (Table of Contents: 12)

Athena / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dean Hsieh
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover editorial.

Antarctic Press (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Athena / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Athena
  2. 1. It's Christmas at Ground Zero!
    Antarctic Blast
  3. 2. zer0
    Athena
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Athena
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Athena
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Athena
  7. 6. Myth Appendix A
    Athena
  8. 7. Introducing Jay Duclaux World's Greatest Rock Drummer!
    Athena
  9. 8. The Many Faces of Serpenteena!
    Athena
  10. 9. ["This guitar's a masterpiece!"]
    Athena
  11. 10. The Many Faces of Serpenteena! Part II The Rap Years
    Athena
  12. 11. The 24-7 Store
  13. 12. Back to Zero
    Athena
  14. 13. Antarctic Press
    Athena
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore