Friendo (2018 Vault) comic books 2017-2019
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Issue #1A
Published Sep 2018 by Vault Comics.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Alex Paknadel. Art and Cover by Martin Simmonds. Leo wasn't allowed toys as a kid, but now that he's all grown up he's going to take yours. He used to play by the rules, but then governments and corporations set fire to the rules and still expected him to behave. He probably would have if it hadn't been for his new friend Jerry. See, Jerry isn't human; he's a personalised marketing VR and he's malfunctioning. Unhinged ultraviolence from Alex Paknadel (Arcadia) and Martin Simmonds (Punks Not Dead). 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #1B
Published Sep 2018 by Vault Comics.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Alex Paknadel. Art by Martin Simmonds. Cover by Kim McLean. Leo wasn't allowed toys as a kid, but now that he's all grown up he's going to take yours. He used to play by the rules, but then governments and corporations set fire to the rules and still expected him to behave. He probably would have if it hadn't been for his new friend Jerry. See, Jerry isn't human; he's a personalised marketing VR and he's malfunctioning. Unhinged ultraviolence from Alex Paknadel (ARCADIA) and Martin Simmonds (PUNKS NOT DEAD). 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #3B
Published Dec 2018 by Vault Comics.$5.20
Written by Alex Paknadel. Art by Martin Simmonds. Cover by Kim McLean. It's time to request a clean-up on aisle seven as Leo and Jerry's attempt to rob a hypermarket goes stomach-churningly wrong. Luckily, a mysterious corporate benefactor is on hand to help them with a new mission and an offer they can't refuse. Meanwhile, the owner of the hypermarket chain is in no mood to put up with Leo and Jerry's antics. Enter 'Zajíc the Cremator', a brutal assassin with a predilection for bunny ear headbands. Leo and Jerry's lives are about to become a whole lot more complicated. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #4A
Published Feb 2019 by Vault Comics.$6.40
Written by Alex Paknadel. Art and Cover by Martin Simmonds. Thanks to an obscure piece of legislation, Jerry and Leo are now above the law. As they rob big-box stores up and down the west coast with The Manufacturer's blessing, their violent exploits are livestreamed to millions of disaffected consumers who've been told 'no' one too many times. Beginning to tire of their new status as folk heroes, Jerry and Leo's final heist takes a brutal turn when corporate assassin ZajíXek the Cremator gets them in his sights. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #4B
Published Feb 2019 by Vault Comics.$5.20
Written by Alex Paknadel. Art by Martin Simmonds. Cover by Kim McLean. Thanks to an obscure piece of legislation, Jerry and Leo are now above the law. As they rob big-box stores up and down the west coast with The Manufacturer's blessing, their violent exploits are livestreamed to millions of disaffected consumers who've been told 'no' one too many times. Beginning to tire of their new status as folk heroes, Jerry and Leo's final heist takes a brutal turn when corporate assassin 'Zají?ek the Cremator' gets them in his sights. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #5B
Published Mar 2019 by Vault Comics.$6.00
Written by Alex Paknadel. Art by Martin Simmonds. Cover by Kim McLean. The epic conclusion! Having barely survived their confrontation with the unstoppable Zají?ek the Cremator-who remains determined to leave their $#!t in ruins-Jerry and Leo are off-camera and off-the-grid. But where to go now that Leo's stolen pretty much everything he ever wanted? Only one item remains: the Action Joe action figure Leo lost as a kid. An epic showdown in the desert ensues, and a surprising hero rises! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
