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BRC Weekly! . . . )'( . . .

by Neptune Zebracorn on December 7, 2022 at 5:30 pm
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DRINK WATER! featured in the latest issue of the BRC Weekly! Available at a dusty playa newsstand near you. . . . )’( . . .

 

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iBEBER AGUA! . . . )'( . . .

by Neptune Zebracorn on May 28, 2022 at 8:37 pm
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Ahoy Reader!

Summer is almost here and new episodes of DRINK WATER! are on the way! We’ll start with this brand new drawing of Ganesh to welcome us back from our loooong winter slumber. This drawing is part of the new artwork created for the print edition of Issue #8 (Coming Soon!). What fresh adventures will 2022 bring? A new generation of Black Rock City for the post-pandemic era. May we all find our lucidity within these waking dreams!

Stay tuned for new episodes of the webcomic this summer, as well as info about upcoming print editions. Issues 8, 9, & 10 are all on the way, as well as the collected paperback edition for issues 1-7. In the meantime, enjoy these last days of Spring, and may the fire continue to burn bright in your eyes, hearts, and minds!

xo
Neptune

DRINK WATER! Mini Comics

by Neptune Zebracorn on October 3, 2021 at 2:59 pm
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Ahoy Reader! Big thanks to everyone who ordered mini comics last month! All individual comics and sets have now shipped, so if you haven’t received yours yet, then you will very soon. Stay hydrated out there, folks! Yar har!

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Issues 1-7 Now Available!

by Neptune Zebracorn on September 1, 2021 at 9:48 pm
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Comics are here! LET’S GOOOOOO!!! Issues #1-7 are now available through the DRINK WATER! Comic Shop.

I’ve printed up a small batch of mini comics for this year’s (cancelled) burning man, and they’re available for sale while supplies last. Comics are priced at cost, with shipping included, as my playa gift to you.

Issue #1 is 36 pages and collects the webcomic episodes 1-21, posted online from January – April 2013. All comics measure 8.5” x 6.5” and ship via USPS media mail.

Click here to visit the DRINK WATER! Comic Shop!

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DR1NK WAT3R! . . . )'( . . .

by Neptune Zebracorn on April 26, 2021 at 4:45 pm
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Ahoy Readers!

Things are moving below the surface here at DRINK WATER! headquarters. Spring is here, and with it comes new growth. I’ve spent the past few months drawing the final pages for the print edition of the book. Title pages, cover art, end pages, apppendix, credits, etc. All are in the process of getting finished now.

Meanwhile, our characters remain stuck in a massive dust storm. Rain, hale, and high winds. The gate road is closed for now, but clear skies are coming. Currently, we’re near the end of Chapter 11, which has been dominated by this storm, but once the sun sets and the storm passes the action will kick into high gear. Wednesday night will be seriously crazy, and the action all starts in Chapter 12. I uploaded episode 240 yesterday, a buffering view from Camp Envy in a dust storm, and updated episode 239 with a higher quality image (a high-resolution scan rather than a photo). There are many more episodes on the way, which we will be moving onto once the artwork for the print edition is complete. Stay tuned!

xoxox,
Neptune
. . . )'( . . .

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Embroidery by Jo Marie, Philadelphia, PA

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Philly Burners in the Multiverse 2020 . . . )'( . . .

by Neptune Zebracorn on September 5, 2020 at 1:53 pm
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In honor of this year’s virtual Burn, the Philadelphia community created this socially distant, pass the bottle video for Burning Man 2020. Neptune Zebracorn starts it off, and is followed by a star-studded array of Philly’s biggest and brightest burners! Enjoy!

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Technical Difficulties

by Neptune Zebracorn on April 23, 2020 at 2:12 pm
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Ahoy Reader!

Apologies for the disruption of your regularly scheduled web comic updates, but we are experiencing some technical difficulties here at DRINK WATER headquarters.  The scanner that I usually use to scan the drawings is locked up at work for the foreseeable future. There are new pages in process, but it’ll be awhile until I’m able to scan them in and finish ‘em properly. Stay tuned to our Facebook and Instagram feeds for a sneak preview of what’s to come. I’ll post some cell phone shots of the latest pages to tide you over until production starts again.

 

In the meantime, Black Rock City has been cancelled for this year, so citizens around the world will be burning virtually in 2020. Might take some getting used to, but BRC has been living virtually in the pages of DRINK WATER since way back in 2013. Take a trip down memory lane and start the journey again from the beginning, just click on each comic to progress to the next. Mix up a cocktail, rub some dust in your face, and don’t forget to hydrate. It will be just like being home again!

 

Stay safe out there everyone!
And stay tuned, there’s more to come!

xoxo
Neptune
. . . )'( . . .

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2020 Hindsight

by Neptune Zebracorn on January 4, 2020 at 11:31 pm
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Photo by Terry Fields, BRC 2017

Ahoy Reader!

Welcome to 2020! In the spirit of the New Year, I’d like to take a moment to assess where we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going with this crazy webcomic project. We are now seven years into our story, which is significant given that the number seven plays an important role in the structure or our tale. Our story is divided into seven books, one for each of the seven days, and each day is divided into seven chapters, making forty-nine chapters total. We’re currently wrapping up Chapter 10, just one episode left (#219) that was supposed to be the final update of 2019, but will now be the first of 2020 (should be posted in the next few days, just needs to be scanned and cleaned up.) That will bring us up to the start of Chapter 11, which is right in the middle of Book 2.

Below I’ve included a rough outline of the full story. I’ve intentionally left a lot of the details vague in order to maintain some mystery and the element of surprise, but hopefully you’ll be able to see the general arc of the narrative through this outline. Thursday & Friday will be spent expanding our current story threads and introducing new characters, building up the intensity and excitement. Saturday will be the Man burn, and Sunday will be the Temple burn. And Book 7, Monday, will be a prologue/epilogue of sorts featuring scenes from both Mondays, pre and post. The first half focusing on arrival and set up, the second half on break down and exodus.

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Story Outline – Jan. 2020

Book 1 : Tuesday
    Chapter 1: Follow the Fish (1 – 21)
    Chapter 2: It’s a Parade (22 – 48)
    Chapter 3: Thar She Blows (49 – 64)
    Chapter 4: Pirates (65 – 77)
    Chapter 5: Bzzt! Bzzzzt! (78 – 97)
    Chapter 6: Light ‘em Up (98 – 125)
    Chapter 7: Intrepid Tendency (126 – 140)

Book 2: Wednesday
    Chapter 8: Boom Boom (145 – 152)
    Chapter 9: Buff it Out (153 – 189)
    Chapter 10: Mud-Wrestling (190 – 218)
    Chapter 11: Technical Difficulties
    Chapter 12: Thunderdome
    Chapter 13: Dragon Fight
    Chapter 14: Lucid Dreamers

Book 3: Thursday
    Chapter 15: Hitch a Ride
    Chapter 16: Convergence
    Chapter 17: Neptune for Mayor
    Chapter 18: The Great Debate
    Chapter 19: Show Me
    Chapter 20; Scavengers
    Chapter 21: Book Mobile

Book 4: Friday
    Chapter 22: Late Start
    Chapter 23: Wedding
    Chapter 24: Shin-dig
    Chapter 25: Kamp Show
    Chapter 26: The Opera
    Chapter 27: Trebuchet
    Chapter 28: Into the Man

Book 5: Saturday
    Chapter 29: Dream Intro
    Chapter 30: Laminates
    Chapter 31: Center Camp
    Chapter 32: Suit Up
    Chapter 33: Burn the Man
    Chapter 34: El Circo
    Chapter 35: Sunrise

Book 6: Sunday
    Chapter 36: Intermission
    Chapter 37: Pancake Preacher
    Chapter 38: Enjoy the Silence
    Chapter 39: White Out
    Chapter 40: Let it Go
    Chapter 41: Temple Burn
    Chapter 42: The Last Peep Show

Book 7: Monday
    Chapter 43: Cessna
    Chapter 44: Drive In
    Chapter 45: Set Up
    Chapter 46: Break down
    Chapter 47: Moop Sweep
    Chapter 48: Exodus
    Chapter 49: Begin Again

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Obviously, this may take some time to complete. The first ten chapters took seven years to finish, so at this pace, it should take me about 28 more years to finish the entire story. Drink Water! 2048! That might sound insane, but my hope is that at some point I’ll be able to focus on it full-time, which would significantly pick up the pace of production.

This year, I’m also going to make a real effort to bring the comic to print. Starting with an edition of mini comics, and eventually proceeding to a collected hardcover of Chapters 1-7. Stay tuned for updates about the print editions. There’s still a bit of artwork to be completed before they’re ready (covers for the mini comics, title pages, appendix, etc.), but it will all come together eventually.

Long term, I’m imagining that this series could eventually be adapted for film or television. Maybe as a seven-part animated series, where each book becomes a single episode, or as one feature film containing the story of the entire week. Once completed, a second season or a sequel could then be created focusing on a whole new set of characters. Starting the week over, but seen from another perspective, and focusing on another camp. It would be a chance to tell someone else’s true story, and chronicle their journey through the same week. Our current characters could appear as background figures in the sequel, whose stories might intersect the narrative from time to time.

Anyway, that about sums up some of my thoughts concerning the current state of our tale. Feel free to leave a comment with any thoughts, reactions, or suggestions you might have, or just to say hello! Stay tuned for more updates, and thanks again for reading Drink Water!

xoxo
Neptune
. . . )'( . . .

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KSF Mural 2019

by Neptune Zebracorn on September 22, 2019 at 1:42 pm
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Drink Water! A public service announcement brought to you by Kamp Suckie Fuckaye @ Burning Man 2019. This mural measured 9×40 feet and was located at 7:30 & Esplanade. Thanks to Alicia Talia for the video!

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CHUM!

by Neptune Zebracorn on September 19, 2019 at 10:43 am
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YAR HAR!! In honor of ‘talk like a pirate day’, it is my great pleasure to announce the release of the debut album and video from Neptune’s brand new undersea heavy metal band, CHUM! Avast ye Scallywags!!!!

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CHUM! is an undersea heavy metal project helmed by Lee Eschliman and DC Wilson. The band consists of a diverse collective of deep-sea creatures hell-bent on mining only the heaviest, most chunk-worthy riffs from the darkest depths of the undersea world. These savage ocean predators come together in a feeding frenzy of blood-thirsty chaos, channeling their primal hunger and gruesome savagery into a symphonic kaleidoscope of fish guts and cold-blooded brutality.

From the cold, forgotten depths of the deepest, darkest oceanic trenches, CHUM! rises like an ancient leviathan calling to all undersea predators scattered across the seven seas. These massive beasts rise into the light, following the primal undersea rhythm which flows freely like blood on the aquatic currents of the world.

Featuring performances by Lee Eschliman, Wayne Fidler, Chris Davis-Slade, Jay Caddle, Michael Miller, Ed Kellogg, and Bill Pusey.

15% of all proceeds of the album will be donated to Oceana International, for protection of the world’s oceans and marine environments.

Stream & download the album now!

Bandcamp: https://chumchumchum.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/chumchumchumof…

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