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Vic Malhotra @vicmalhotra.bsky.social · 17h

Zero Instance #3 is available right now from @comixology.bsky.social ! @fjbarb.bsky.social & @rhodeswrites.bsky.social write while the excellent @eoinmarron.bsky.social takes over art duties in the issue! Here’s the cover and some of my process. Original done with liquid charcoal.

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Frank J. Barbiere @fjbarb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ZERO INSTANCE #3 will be available digitally tomorrow from @comixology.bsky.social! This issue features awesome art from @eoinmarron.bsky.social and colors by @purpledraws.bsky.social! Letters by @tayloresposito.bsky.social and script as usual from me and @rhodeswrites.bsky.social!

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Stephen Rhodes @rhodeswrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Saving this for the next time someone tries to tell the whole industry that single player games are dead & no one plays them... This is also so great to see. Phantom Liberty is one of the best RPG experiences I've had in years & if you played the base game, but not the expansion, correct that.

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Frank J. Barbiere @fjbarb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Lovely opening pages from Zero Instance #2, on @comixology.bsky.social now! Co-written with @rhodeswrites.bsky.social with lovely art from @vicmalhotra.bsky.social, colors from @laurenaffe.bsky.social, and letters from @tayloresposito.bsky.social. Don't miss out on our MMO thriller!

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Vic Malhotra @vicmalhotra.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Zero Instance 2 is out next week from @comixology.bsky.social ! Had alot of fun with the cover! Painted in a different color palette before I decided to go for something different color wise after scanning. Main goal was to get texture. ✅ Written by @fjbarb.bsky.social & @rhodeswrites.bsky.social

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Ashley Cooper @ashleycooper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

As counter-intuitive as it sounds, writers are not always in control of every element of a game's story. Sometimes the job is making the best of the directives you're given. (and that's okay!)

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Stephen Rhodes @rhodeswrites.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This was an incredible read for all the wrong reasons!

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Increasingly, Soylent Green serves as one of the best metaphors for AI -- it's taking all that we are, as people, chumming it up, and feeding the slurry back to us. We're told that we need it, it's nutritious, it'll save the world, even as it damns it and us.

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Stephen Rhodes @rhodeswrites.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This week I'm heading to San Diego Comic Con for the first time, & I'll be speaking on two panels while there! Very excited to chat with a bunch of talented creatives who I deeply admire & respect about all things comic writing. Thanks to @comixology.bsky.social for the invite.

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elliejoypanic @elliejoypanic.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I'm a full time video game content creator, playing hard and soft games! 😎 I have a few content creator number goals I'd like to hit this summer 👀 💜 14,725 followers on twitch ➜ 15k ❤️ 4,853 subs on youtube ➜ 5k 💙 2,926 followers on bluesky ➜ 3k 💛 4,537 followers on instagram ➜ 5k links below!! ⬇️

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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

SHITKICKERS is an anti-fascist satire full of curse words and explosions. If you love the Green Lantern Corps but always wondered if maybe All Lanterns Are Bastards, this is the book for you! If you like dick jokes and hate fascists, this is the book for you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Fanbase Press' 07/17/26 newsletter: Interviews w/ @roberta-g.bsky.social (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) and @fjbarb.bsky.social & @rhodeswrites.bsky.social (@comixology.bsky.social), new SDCC announcements, & more! This Month's Sponsor: @remixinghistory.bsky.social mailchi.mp/fanbasepress...

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Oeming @oeming.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Support indie and creator owned #comics

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Vic Malhotra @vicmalhotra.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Some original art and color work for issue 1 of Zero Instance which is out today from Comixology!

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ComicBuzz @comicbuzz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

ComicBuzz Chats With Frank Barbiere and Stephen Rhodes comicbuzz.com/comicbuzz-ch... @fjbarb.bsky.social @rhodeswrites.bsky.social @comixology.bsky.social #interview #comics #comicbooks

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Vic Malhotra @vicmalhotra.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Zero Instance #1 drops tomorrow!Here’s the cover for issue 1 and the original art! Lots of texture and work on this one! @fjbarb.bsky.social and @rhodeswrites.bsky.social wrote an amazing 1st issue! Out from @comixology.bsky.social

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Patrick K Mills @pkernaghan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

All of this has happened before and will happen again

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Next week on @comixology.bsky.social, see what happens when gaming turns deadly in Zero Instance from the creative team of writer Frank Barbiere, writer Stephen Rhodes, artist Vic Malhotra, artist Eoin Marron, colorist Lauren Affe, and letterer Taylor Esposito! www.freaksugar.com/first-look-c...

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First Look: Comixology Originals Launching New Fast-Paced Comic ZERO INSTANCE | Freaksugar

We’re big fans of Frank Barbiere, writer of such gripping comics as The Author Immortal and Violent Love, so when we received news that he has a new Comixology Originals series hitting next week, we w...

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ash 🪻 @ashiirosee.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

good morning! we're watching Kingdom Hearts x Back Cover before jumping back into Dark Souls 3 with @elliejoypanic.bsky.social ☀️ www.twitch.tv/ashiirosee

A selfie of Ash looking at the camera and resting her cheek in the palm of her hand

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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 09/07/2026

Launching a new website about video games today. Meet @respec.net. A sibling to @rpgsite.net, a spiritual successor to VG247, & a brother from another mother to other 100% independent UK media brands like @videogameschronicle.com and @trueachievements.com. www.respec.net/feature/87-w...

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Welcome to Respec: A word from the Editors | Respec

Welcome to our new little corner of the internet. Why a new video game website, and why now? Allow us to explain...

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Fanboy Factor @fanboyfactor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Video Game Writers Frank Barbiere and Stephen Rhodes Level Up with ZERO INSTANCE, a Video Game Thriller Drawn by Vic Malhotra and Eoin Marron @comixology.bsky.social @fjbarb.bsky.social @rhodeswrites.bsky.social @vicmalhotra.bsky.social @eoinmarron.bsky.social buff.ly/Fszf4Pu

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Stephen Rhodes @rhodeswrites.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

So excited for this book! Infinite and the Divine was an incredible book that absolutely deserved a sequel.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Minimum wage job: 12 hours of delicate, finicky, painful hard work Medium wage job: 8 hours a day of delicate, annoying hard work. With emails CEO of company: 4 hours of gooning to his AI secretary with a suspiciously childlike face, with word salad about quantum physics and how smart he is

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Jay Turner @silopolis.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I and a good number of very talented game devs were laid off by Obsidian as part of the Microsoft sacrificial rituals this morning. If you or anyone you know is looking for a Senior Writer/ND with more than two decades' experience in titles like Dragon Age and Mass Effect, please let me know!

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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 30/06/2026

The writer and co-creator of Dragon Age says AI is a "virulent plague" that stops developers learning their craft. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dragon-...

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Dragon Age co-creator says AI is a ‘virulent plague’ that stops developers learning the craft | VGC

“Why have systems that nobody on your team really knows how they work?”…

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/06/2026

Our games industry is people. Our studios are people. Our teams people, our games by people for people. Our games are made by people, in groups of people, in teams of people, making people things for people. The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.

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Stephen Rhodes @rhodeswrites.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

My heart goes out to all those impacted by the layoffs at Bungie. Every time cuts like this happen we all feel it & the industry is getting worse for all the talent we are abandoning. Destiny 2 was a hugely important game to me so I thank all of you for your art.

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Jordan Mychal Lockhart (Lemos) @extrajordanary.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Believe it or not, you need to keep devs in the industry (and ideally with some actual stability) if you want games to continue being made.

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Every time a writer in the games industry loses their job we all feel it acutely like a mycelium network.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

when AI companies go bankrupt

5 panel comic

Panel 1: Red Guy with “AI” on his chest is falling backwards off a cliff. A Purple Guy is running to “save him”

Panels 2-4: Close up of Purple Guy’s hands gradually going from outstretched fingers to a closed fist

Panel 5: Red Guy falls backwards off the cliff while Purple Guy does nothing but show him his middle finger.

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Stephen Rhodes @rhodeswrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Very excited for SGF & to see all the awesome projects my hard working friends have been busy making!

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Matt Colville? @mattcolville.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I saw three different publishers tell the team "the average player is 35" and the team simply rejected that data because it didn't fit their narrative of "games are played by teenagers."

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Stephen Rhodes @rhodeswrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

RIP to the legendary artist, John Blanche. His artwork has been a huge source of inspiration for me since I was a kid. His unique style brought so much awe and scale to a universe I loved. A huge loss but his work & legacy will live on until the 41st Millennium and beyond.

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Stephen Rhodes @rhodeswrites.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Rearing my head on socials for once to let you all know that 007 First Light is an excellent video game. Enjoyed it thoroughly from start to finish. A GOTY contender for certain & probably the game I've enjoyed the most since Resident Evil Requiem. SP games continue to deliver in 2026.

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Frank J. Barbiere @fjbarb.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

In comic shops now. Bookstores and online retailers May 5th!

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 15/04/2026

First trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ In theaters November 6

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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Sometimes you can’t think of anything good to write, and that’s a perfectly normal thing a lot of writers struggle with. It just means you committed a great sin and displeased The Lord. It means He has punished you by cutting you off from The Source

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Frank J. Barbiere @fjbarb.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

In shops TODAY!

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