a photographic novel of the post-apocalypse

Every year, January and February is a busy busy time for the team as time and resources are devoted towards the publication of our annual volumes. Night Zero is a completely independent group, so every last detail is our responsibility: the layouts, the spell-checking, the color profiles, the type of paper… everything. It’s a fascinating experience to be a part of, but there’s a lot of self-pressure to make sure that not only are all mistakes caught and corrected, but that every detail is attended to and every page looks as clean and brilliant as it can. And of course, it all has to be completed in time for printing, pressing, and delivery from Chicago before the book’s unveiling at the annual Emerald City Comicon.

At the same time, every year we’re still on a schedule to maintain thrice-weekly website updates and continue production of photoshoots, so it can get a bit intense. Usually the pages going online from January to March are part of the book as well, which means that they are already completed and ready to be posted to the website. This year, however, the last of our book-ready content ended in early January and the only thing left is our grand finale, Episode Six.

Not willing to sacrifice time from the book to focus on Episode Six, but also not willing to give Episode Six any less attention than it deserves, I’ve decided to put the online comic on haitus (for the first time ever since the website went live in September 2008!) so that we can ensure the highest quality of both the new book and the new episode. To keep the site from ‘going dark’, and for your enjoyment, I’ve assembled a “Gallery of Classics” featuring curated images from our long production history, which will maintain the thrice-weekly update schedule our readers have come to count on.

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