"Weird Worlds" is a graphic novel collection of surreal and subversive science-fiction stories by masters of the bizarre, S.C.A.R. (Steve Carter and Antoinette Rydyr). Contains seven strange and fantastical stories including:
MS FEMISMO
Set in Australia after The Fall - like the rest of the globe, this is a land besieged by highly adaptive hybrids, evolutionary descendants of genetic experiments created by terrorists during an apocalyptic religious war that devastated the world.
THE FUGLIES
A pair of genetically enhanced girls go on a rampage of murder and cannibalistic mayhem while being chased by the authorities through a wilderness populated by savage genetic freaks and horrific mutations.
HYBRIDOS
In a distant galaxy humans crash land on the lost planet of Hybridos. Radiation from a massive stellar event caused all lifeforms to continually mutate. For humanity to survive they will need to adapt to living amongst the every-changing lifeforms or become absorbed by the evolutions they battle against.
UNWORLD
In the aeons before The Great Flood hybrid races and monstrous beasts lived upon The Earth alongside Mankind. A village of warrior Minotaurs find themselves under attack by an army of sorcerous amazons from the foreboding Mandragor Wood.
WAR OF THE WINGED WARRIOR WOMEN
An isolated Earth colony on the distant world of Valkyrei is besieged by a race of indigenous winged amazons called the Drugylla. The colony's survival depends on Agent Gannon to identify a traitor who has been supplying the enemy with deadly, high-powered weapons.
SCOURGE OF THE SWAMPIES
Based on their Award Winning screenplay (Curse of the Swampies), "Scourge of the Swampies" depicts a future world where the Swampies have swelled their number to plague proportions and humanity's reign upon the Earth is on the brink of toppling. While government officials are making clandestine deals with the swampies there is chaos in the street as rally groups demonstrate demanding that the government take action.
HORRORHEADS
In the battle ravaged wastelands of a far-flung future, a trio of mercenaries is hired to rescue the son of a wealthy multinationalist who has been abducted by a clan of perverse and sadistic mutants.
Carter, Steve: - "Steve Carter has been working with Antoinette Rydyr since the early 1990s. Their art and writing incorporates strong elements of Sci Fi and horror fantasy to surrealism and weird satire. As the creative team known as S.C.A.R. they create in a variety of mediums - prose fiction, illustration, comic books, screenplays and even music. Prior to teaming up, Steve created Australia's first newsstand available horror comic, the controversial "Phantastique", which was followed up by the even more horrific Sci-Fi comicbook anthology "Charnel House" and a plethora of other comicbook titles. Steve is also the driving force behind experimental electronica bands FistFunk Futurists and TeknoSadisT. Their creative works can be viewed at www.weirdwildart.com"
Correy, Pete: - Pete Correy is a graphic designer and illustrator from Melbourne, Australia who writes and produces his own original comics, in the comedy/drama genre. In addition to his regular work producing educational materials he also enjoys recording his own music, photography and other forms of art, including painting and short videos. about.me/petecorrey
Rydyr, Antoinette: - "Antoinette Rydyr has been working with Steve Carter since the early 1990s. Their art and writing incorporates strong elements of Sci Fi and horror fantasy to surrealism and weird satire. As the creative team known as S.C.A.R. they create in a variety of mediums - prose fiction, illustration, comic books and screenplays. Their original screenplay "Curse of the Swampies", a horror sci-fi film, won "Best Feature Film Screenplay" at the A Night of Horror International Film Festival 2010. Their creative works can be viewed at www.weirdwildart.com"
