Issue Details

Issue	#0
Published	December 1996
Cover Price	$2.95 US
Pages	36
Editing	Herb Mallette (editor in chief); Elin Winkler (associate editor)
Notes	print run: 3000

Cover Details

Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Pencils	Dean Hsieh ?
Inks	Dean Hsieh ?
Colors	Dean Hsieh ?
Letters	Dean Hsieh ?
Notes	print run: 3000

1 page Antarctic Blast text article "It's Christmas at Ground Zero!"

Script	Pat Kelley
Pencils	Pat Kelley
Inks	Pat Kelley
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside front cover B&W Antarctic Press editorial/indicia page

1 page Athena illustration "zer0"

Characters	Athena
Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Pencils	Dean Hsieh
Inks	Dean Hsieh
Letters	typeset

2 page Athena illustration "untitled"

Characters	Hephaestus; Kallie; Athena; Jay; Dionysus; Herma
Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Pencils	Dean Hsieh
Inks	Dean Hsieh

11 page Athena story "untitled"

Characters	Athena; Kallie; Jay
Synopsis	Athena meets Kallie and Jay; they move to Pan Athens
Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Script	Dean Hsieh
Pencils	Dean Hsieh
Inks	Dean Hsieh
Letters	Dean Hsieh (computer and hand lettering)
Notes	Set between prologue and "act 1" of Athena (A.M.Works, 1995 series) #1 (November 1995)
Reprinted	from Absolute Zero (Antarctic Press, 1995 series) #1 (February 1995)

12 page Athena story "untitled"

Characters	Athena; Kallie; Jay; Herma; Dionysus; Daphne
Synopsis	Athena, Kallie and Jay go to Dionysus's club
Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Script	Dean Hsieh
Pencils	Dean Hsieh
Inks	Dean Hsieh
Letters	Dean Hsieh (computer and hand lettering)
Notes	Set between prologue and "act 1" of Athena (A.M.Works, 1995 series) #1 (November 1995)
Reprinted	from Absolute Zero (Antarctic Press, 1995 series) #2 (May 1995)

3 page Athena character profile "MYTH APPENDIX A"

Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Script	Dean Hsieh
Letters	typeset
Notes	Explains background of myths and future history/technology.

Half page Athena story "Introducing JAY DUCLAUX World's Greatest Rock Drummer!"

Characters	Jay; Athena; Kallie
Synopsis	Jay fantasises that he is the world’s greatest drummer.
Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Script	Dean Hsieh
Pencils	Dean Hsieh
Inks	Dean Hsieh
Letters	Dean Hsieh (hand lettering)
Notes	super-deformed gag strip printed vertically

Half page Athena story "the MANY FACES of SERPENTEENA!"

Characters	Athena; Jay; Kallie
Synopsis	Spoof of different styles of rock music.
Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Script	Dean Hsieh
Pencils	Dean Hsieh
Inks	Dean Hsieh
Letters	Dean Hsieh (hand lettering)
Notes	super-deformed gag strip printed vertically

Half page Athena story "THIS GUITAR'S A MASTERPIECE!"

Characters	Athena
Synopsis	Athena tries to sell her guitar.
Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Script	Dean Hsieh
Pencils	Dean Hsieh
Inks	Dean Hsieh
Letters	Dean Hsieh (hand lettering)
Notes	super-deformed gag strip printed vertically

Half page Athena story "the MANY FACES of SERPENTEENA! part II THE RAP YEARS"

Characters	Athena; Jay; Kallie
Synopsis	Spoof of different styles of rap music.
Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Script	Dean Hsieh
Pencils	Dean Hsieh
Inks	Dean Hsieh
Letters	Dean Hsieh (hand lettering)
Notes	"super-deformed" gag strip printed vertically

1 page advertisement "the 24-7 store"

Notes

B&W ad for A.M.Works back issues

1 page Athena text article "BACK TO ZERO"

Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Script	Dean Hsieh
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside back cover editorial

1 page Athena (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "ANTARCTIC P R E S S"

Genre	fantasy; science fiction
Pencils	Dean Hsieh ?
Inks	Dean Hsieh ?
Colors	Dean Hsieh ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	red-on-black pattern of Athena symbols and Antarctic Press logo