DECAY horror comic

DECAY horror comic DARK OZ - over 200 creators, artists, writers, designers - a showcase of incredible Australian talent Published by DARK OZ at www.darkoz.com.au.

DARK OZ is the publisher of DECAY and Retro Sci-Fi Tales - Australian anthology comic books, featuring over 150 creators so far. Every issue is a showcase of the incredible talent Australia has to offer. DECAY is a Mature Readers horror anthology, with 23 issues out so far. Retro Sci-Fi Tales is a PG rated anthology of sci-fi stories with a nostalgic feel. Both titles are a mix of professional cre

ators and new emerging talents. Many of Australia's top creators have worked on these comics, along with a few international guests too. DECAY often features stories of the sexy Vampire "Sisters" and zombie stories set in the "OZ ZOMBIE" universe. But there are many other horror tales in every genre you can imagine. All stories in DECAY are short self-contained one-off stories, meaning you can enjoy reading any issue alone, while Retro Sci-Fi Tales now has a couple ongoing stories. Contact creator/editor Darren Koziol at [email protected]

PRESENCE - in cinemas 6-Feb-2025 - a new horror / thriller movie from acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh.A family move...
29/01/2025

PRESENCE - in cinemas 6-Feb-2025 - a new horror / thriller movie from acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh.
A family move into a suburban house and become convinced they’re not alone!!!!

WIN a FREE in-season DOUBLE PASS valid Australia wide

PRESENCE
A family move into a quiet suburban home, eager for a fresh start, only to find themselves plagued by unsettling occurrences.
Strange noises, objects shifting on their own, and an overwhelming sense of being watched lead them to believe the house is haunted.
As tensions rise and their reality begins to fracture, they uncover disturbing secrets about the home’s past.
From acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh starring Lucy Liu, Julia Fox and Chris Sullivan. Only in cinemas February 6 through Rialto Distribution.

Watch the trailer here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=308e5kFDLDg

PRIZE
x10 admit two in season e-tickets t see PRESENCE, thanks to Rialto Distribution and DARK OZ - DECAY horror comic

To WIN just answer this question: which is your favourite cover - A, B or C - for Australia's leading anthology comic book series 'Retro Sci-Fi Tales' issue #12 [HINT - see covers below, in previous post]

Winners will be drawn and notified Tuesday 4-Feb

NOTE - beware of scammers imitating the page 'DECAY horror comic' who might contact you (it's happened before).

Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12 is available NOW from DARK OZ - just message me to buy a copy - $20 for regular covers A or B, $...
29/01/2025

Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12 is available NOW from DARK OZ - just message me to buy a copy - $20 for regular covers A or B, $75 for the Limited Edition cover C (only 75 printed and most already sold during the Kickstarter campaign - contains extra pages including the other covers, included 3-D glasses for the back cover in amazing 3-D). Postage (in Australia) is $9 for one, $17 for 2 or 3

Image below, left to right, covers A, B, C

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT - 31-Jan-2025 - will be your FIRST CHANCE to buy the comics in person. DARK OZ will have a pop-up shop in the foyer of Palace Nova Cinemas Eastend (Adelaide) from 7:45pm to 8:30pm - before the screening of the Bonfire Horror Club movie 'Tenebrae' (1982)

Look for the giant DARK OZ advert for 'Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12' on the big screen in the trailers before the movie.

While in the city (before the movie) I will also be dropping off stock of Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12 to the two awesome comic book shops in Adelaide: Gamma Rays Comics and Adelaide Comics Centre

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!!!From DARK OZ - DECAY horror comicHere's hoping you're all having a great day and enjoying this ama...
26/01/2025

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!!!
From DARK OZ - DECAY horror comic

Here's hoping you're all having a great day and enjoying this amazing country.

Just be careful of 'Verne', the giant octopus attacking Sydney Harbour Bridge (from 'Retro Sci-FI Tales' #3 - story 'Axis Alliance' written by Darren Koziol with art by John Ciarfuglia).

Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12 is currently being released (posting to Kickstarter backers and you can order direct from me), and we're working on issues 13 & 14 for late 2025 release.

Thanks again to Arts South Australia for the grant that enabled DARK OZ to attend Brisbane Supanova 8-10 Nov 2024 - it w...
20/01/2025

Thanks again to Arts South Australia for the grant that enabled DARK OZ to attend Brisbane Supanova 8-10 Nov 2024 - it was a phenomenal success.

Retro Sci-Fi Tales #13 (... and #14 ... ?) - Pre-Launch link is active NOW - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/4673...
18/01/2025

Retro Sci-Fi Tales #13 (... and #14 ... ?) - Pre-Launch link is active NOW - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467328161/retro-sci-fi-tales-lucky-13

Issue #12 has only just rolled off the presses and is getting packed and posted to Kickstarter orders over the next 2 weeks.
AND we're already looking ahead to issue #13 - AND also to #14 - we're going to try our best to get BOTH issues 13 & 14 out around November 2025

I have just made a pre-launch link to the Kickstarter for issue 13 (and 14 - it will be in the same Kickstarter, if we can get both issues together in time) - please follow the link and click 'Notify me on launch', to start building followers.

Issue #12 will posted to Kickstarter backers over the next couple weeks, and we'll then be looking to conventions this year, starting with the 'Bonfire Horror Club' movie night at the Palace Nova Eastend cinema (in Adelaide) on 31-Jan

Busy packing RETRO SCI-FI TALES #12 for Kickstarter orders.Big THANKS to everyone for backing it and helping bring thes...
18/01/2025

Busy packing RETRO SCI-FI TALES #12 for Kickstarter orders.

Big THANKS to everyone for backing it and helping bring these comics to life.

It's going to take me a couple weeks to pack and post all the orders, while I'm also already working on the next two issues of Retro Sci-RFi Tales, making the next Movie Magazine, planning and organising 2025 events, setting up the next Kickstarter for Retro Sci-Fi (to get a pre-launch link active), working on the 'Ozploitation Movie Comic Book Adaptations' (the FIRST EVER Australian comic book movie adaptations - Kickstarter launching Feb/March), and LOTS of forms and documents in the background (ughhh).

Competition time - WIN a FREE double pass to the 'Bonfire Horror Club' screening of Dario Argento's cult classic 'TENEBR...
09/01/2025

Competition time - WIN a FREE double pass to the 'Bonfire Horror Club' screening of Dario Argento's cult classic 'TENEBRAE' - playing on the BIG SCREEN at the Palace Nova Cinemas Eastend - Friday 31-Jan-2025 at 8:30pm

To WIN a double pass, just answer this question: What DARK OZ comic book will you see an advert for on the BIG SCREEN before 'Tenebrae'? [HINT - see previous post]

Arrive at the cinema from 8pm to buy special horror movie themed cocktail drinks and browse the pop-up stalls from the Bonfire Horror Club sponsors:
DARK OZ - DECAY horror comic
Gamma Rays Comics
Vicious Video
Black Match Candles
Underground Records
TerrorVision Horror Podcast
Galactic Video

Just by attending the movie on the night you also have the chance to WIN FREE prizes from each sponsor.

Tickets available here - https://www.palacenova.com.au/films/tenebrae

DARK OZ advert on the BIG SCREENOn the giant ExiMax screen (former Imax screen) at the Palace Nova Cinemas - the BIGGEST...
07/01/2025

DARK OZ advert on the BIG SCREEN

On the giant ExiMax screen (former Imax screen) at the Palace Nova Cinemas - the BIGGEST screen in Adelaide

This was at the 'Bonfire Horror Club' screening of 'The Monster Squad' on Friday 27-Dec-2024

The 'Bonfire Horror Club' have a fantastic line-up of movies for 2025 - one movie on the final Friday of each month, with DARK OZ as a sponsor for each movie:
Tenebrae (Dario Argento) (1982) - 31-Jan
Day of the Dead (1985)- 28-Feb
Tremors (1990) - 28-Mar
Frankenhooker (1990) - 25-Apr
Army of Darkness (1992) - 30-May
The Shining (1980) - 27-Jun
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) - 25-Jul
Child's Play (1988) - 29-Aug
Night of the Living Dead (1968) - 26-Sep
Halloween III: Season on the Witch (1982) - 31-Oct
The Hunger (1983) - 29-Nov
Silent Night Deadly Night part 2 (1987) - 19-Dec

I'll be running promotions and competitions for each movie - later today I'll have a double pass to give away for 'Tenebrae'

HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2025I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a wonderful 2025Issue #12 of ...
01/01/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2025

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a wonderful 2025

Issue #12 of 'Retro Sci-Fi Tales' will be out mid to late January 2025

We also have several exciting projects in the works, including the long awaited magazine sized collection of the 'Ozploitation' movie comics - Australia's FIRST EVER official comic book movie adaptations - look for a Kickstarter running in Feb/March. Also the next 'Movie Magazine' (and Cinema Programme) possibly out in May (might run a Kickstarter for that too, so that anyone in the world can also buy the magazines, not just those at the horror festival in Adelaide). And more issues of 'Retro Sci-Fi Tales' later in 2025.

2025 is going to be a busy year for events. I can tell you now though that DARK OZ will be at Supanova (in 2025) at Melbourne (29-30 March), Sydney (21-22 June), Adelaide (1-2 Nov) and Brisbane (7-9 Nov). And the Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair in April, along with the ongoing 'Bonfire Horror Club' movie nights (final Friday of each month at the Palace Nova Eastend cinemas in Adelaide). MORE announcements to be posted as they are confirmed.

Reminder - TONIGHT at 8:30pm (arrive from 8pm) - THE MONSTER SQUAD - on the big (GIANT) Exi-Max screen at Palace Nova Ci...
27/12/2024

Reminder - TONIGHT at 8:30pm (arrive from 8pm) - THE MONSTER SQUAD - on the big (GIANT) Exi-Max screen at Palace Nova Cinemas Eastend

Some tickets are still available, book NOW at - https://www.palacenova.com.au/special-events/the-bonfire-horror-club-presents-the-monster-squad

WIN FREE prizes just by attending, from the sponsors:
DARK OZ - DECAY horror comic
Gamma Rays Comics
Underground Records
Vicious Video
TerrorVision Horror Podcast
Galactic Video
Black Match Candles
Greenlight

Also, in the foyer before the movie you can browse several pop-up shops from some of the sponsors, including DARK OZ

Printer proof copies of 'Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12' - printed TODAY (Friday 13th Dec 2024)We'll be giving the comics a ver...
13/12/2024

Printer proof copies of 'Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12' - printed TODAY (Friday 13th Dec 2024)

We'll be giving the comics a very detailed inspection and fine tuning this weekend. Then, fingers crossed, go to print early next week (even before the Kickstarter finishes).

AND, as of typing this, we are now only $52 away from reaching $5,000 (Australian dollars) to be pledged on the Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467328161/retro-sci-fi-tales-12-space-mummies-and-robots

Please keep helping to spread the word!!! And make your pledge NOW if you haven't done so already. We're on the home stretch with LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO on the Kickstarter now.

Cheers,
DK

Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12 - currently at 151% funded on Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467328161/retro...
05/12/2024

Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12 - currently at 151% funded on Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467328161/retro-sci-fi-tales-12-space-mummies-and-robots

The comics is definitely going ahead, we're finishing up the files within the next week and going to print even before the Kickstarter campaign finishes.

Just 2 weeks to go on the Kickstarter - be sure to back it quick. AND please help spread the word - share the link on your socials to help us reach even more people.

This is a 52-page, full colour, glossy paper, magazine sized, anthology comic book. This issue contains SIX stories featuring work from over a dozen talented creators.

After months and MONTHS of hard work, the Kickstarter is now LIVE - it's alive, it's ALIVE!!! A 52-page, full colour, ma...
26/11/2024

After months and MONTHS of hard work, the Kickstarter is now LIVE - it's alive, it's ALIVE!!! A 52-page, full colour, magazine sized retro science fiction comic book magazine - six short stories in this issue.

Check it out at this link - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467328161/retro-sci-fi-tales-12-space-mummies-and-robots

If you make a pledge then be sure to also take a close look at the ADD-ONS - there are some amazing options there - DARK OZ Trading Cards series 1, the movie magazines, horror comics, etc.

3 variant covers A, B & C - and the 'C' variant has extra pages so you get ALL the covers in the one comic. AND you can get the covers as a set of high quality prints - the full set has each image both with and without titles.

This has been 2 years in the making so please also help spread the word.

RETRO SCI-FI TALES #12 - the Kickstarter goes LIVE tomorrow - Tuesday 26-Nov-2024 - at 4pm (South Australia time) - and...
25/11/2024

RETRO SCI-FI TALES #12 - the Kickstarter goes LIVE tomorrow - Tuesday 26-Nov-2024 - at 4pm (South Australia time) - and will run for just over 3 weeks - with the aim to have the comics printed BEFORE Christmas 2024!!!

Click this link - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467328161/retro-sci-fi-tales-12-space-mummies-and-robots

There are already over 100 'followers' on the pre-launch page so far, so hopefully it starts with a bang!

SIX Amazing Stories in this issue.
- Featuring the first appearance of 'Cathy's Clown' - you've all heard the story of 'A Boy and His Dog', well this is the story of 'A Girl and Her Robot'.
- ALSO the continuing exciting adventure of 'Captain Ice (and friends) vs Space Mummies'. Captain Ice has proven to be a fan-favourite and has appeared in every issue of Retro Sci-Fi Tales.
- AND four more Amazing Stories, each with fantastic art.
- PLUS 3 variant covers and several internal pin-up pages!!!

52-pages, magazine size, full colour, high quality gloss paper, NO adverts and NO AI.

Creators in this issue: Darren Koziol, Ben Sullivan, Frantz Kantor, Greg Holfeld, Ken Best, Shawn Phelps, Dan Lynch, Graeme Jackson, Carlos Angeli, Sandeson Gonzaga, Dragan Vignjevic, Ian Van Gemert, Don Ticchio, with assistance Sean Krauter and Joe at Perfecto Studios (for the Kickstarter video).

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DARK OZ, PO Box 811
Adelaide, SA
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WOW - check out this AMAZING video for the Limited Edition variant front cover of 'Retro Sci-Fi Tales #12' - on Kickstarter NOW - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/467328161/retro-sci-fi-tales-12-space-mummies-and-robots Art (and video) by Frantz Kantor Do NOT MISS OUT - this is a Limited Edition variant AND it contains extra pages (so you get ALL the other covers in this one comic).

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DARK OZ is the publisher of DECAY and Retro Sci-Fi Tales - Australian anthology comic books, featuring over 175 creators so far. Every issue is a showcase of the incredible talent Australia has to offer.

Retro Sci-Fi Tales is a PG rated anthology of fun sci-fi stories with a nostalgic feel. DECAY is a Mature Readers horror anthology, 24 large issues produced. Many other comic books showcasing the talents of DARK OZ creators continue to be produced.

All titles are a mix of professional creators and new emerging talents. Many of Australia's top creators have worked on these comics, along with a number of international guests.

DARK OZ also offer illustration and design services for businesses everywhere - whatever your needs, budget and style requirements, we can deliver. Published by DARK OZ at www.darkoz.com.au. Contact creator/editor Darren Koziol at [email protected]