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what is the magpye?

The Magpye is the story of a man who wakes up with no memory of who he is. The proverbial blank slate, he is free to chose a new life for himself unencumbered by the sins of his past, whatever they might be. There's just one problem. Whilst he may not have his own demons to deal with, he is haunted by the ghosts of the men and women who have trodden the same path and worn the mantle of "The Magpye" before him. Our hero may not have any memory of who he is, but his head is full of the memories of those who have gone before him.

Haunted, hounded, and occasionally possessed by these phantoms, The Magpye is compelled the try and complete the mission that has claimed the lives of his predecessors, to protect man from the monsters that lurk in the shadows and the awkward angles, and to save the world (if he can) from those who would destroy it or enslave it ... all whilst trying to find out the truth about who he is and what it means to be "The Magpye".

It is a story about heroism, revenge, life and the afterlife ... but mostly importantly this is a story about how we are all working out who we actually are as individuals. Are we the products of our own minds, or simply the result of the influences around us? Are we defined by the things we have done in the past, the things we do today, or the things that we aspire to do tomorrow?

The story combines powerful psychological themes with supernatural horror and some outright carnage for good measure. If you like zombies, evil nurses, mob warfare, ghosts, tentacled creatures, geisha girls, circus freaks, the occasional sucubus, ghosts, clowns, explosions, gun play, and some philosophical meta-psychology to wash down all those horrors ... this could be the book for you!

Preview Art now online

Check out the preview art in the Previews section and get a glimpse into the upcoming story arc.

Harry Markos interviewed on "Crafty Butchers"

Geisha Magpye by Simon Wyatt

Geisha Magpye by Simon Wyatt

From the ridiculously talented Si Wyatt of Orangutan Comics, a riff on the "Geisha Magpye" of issue 2!

Meet The Magpyes

Chris Lynch and Stu.Art will be appearing at the "Space Time Machine Monster" event on June 21st in the University of Glamorgan, Treforest.

They will be on hand all day to talk about their comics, the upcoming Magpye miniseries, self publishing, and the relative benefits of killing people on or off camera.

Chris will be sitting in on one of the panels later in the day.

Magpyes Over Bristol

The creators of The Magpye will be appearing at the Bristol Comic Expo, May 10th and 11th 2008.

Head to the Comics Village for more information.

Magpye on Crafty Butchers

Crafty Butchers has a short promo piece on The Magpye.

Keep an eye out for the interview with the team soon.

Magpye Forum open at www.markosia.com

There is now an official Magpye forum open on the AAM/Markosia website where you can meet the creators, find out more about The Magpye, and let us know what you think of the series.

See you there...

Magpye News on Forbidden Planet Blog

Good news for MWM’s Chris Lynch and Stu.Art - I’m really pleased to see one of our well-regarded UK small press comics teams doing so well; let’s hope this translates into both interesting new comics (which knowing them it will) and more comics readers becoming aware of their work and picking it up (and hopefully growing awareness of the range and invention we have in so much of our Brit small press community).

Read more at Forbidden Planet

Lynch talks Magpye on Newsarama

The story combines powerful psychological themes with supernatural horror and some outright carnage for good measure. If you like zombies, evil nurses, mob warfare, ghosts, tentacled creatures, geisha girls, circus freaks, the occasional sucubus, ghosts, clowns, explosions, gun play, and some philosophical meta-psychology to wash down all those horrors ... this could be the book for you!

Read more on Newsarama

Magpye on Down the Tubes

"I’m looking forward to seeing the story unfold; I think a lot of people are going to be surprised with what we’ll be putting out there!”

Read more at Down the Tubes

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