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Ignition Zero was originally created and published as a webcomic from 2011 - 2016, under Cedar’s old name, Noel Arthur Heimpel. This bundle contains PDFs of all three collected volumes - 360 pages of comics, plus 20+ pages of bonus material!

Ignition Zero is an urban fantasy comic about a group of college-age friends who get mixed up with faeries and spirits. It takes place in the fictitious city of Glory, Maryland, and covers the adventure Robbie, Orson, Neve, and Martin have with the spirit of the city, a being they call Ivory. The story begins when Robbie moves to Glory to go to school, and gets to meet his internet-friend Orson in person for the first time. But Robbie gets more than he bargains for when Orson reveals that some of his friends aren't human!

As the gang starts to unravel the truth of the situation with Ivory and her supernatural enemy, Vaidya, they reveal truths about themselves as well. Sometimes in other people's conflicts, we unexpectedly find ourselves staring into a mirror, forced to admit who we really are. It's hard to face difficult truths about our friends, and even harder to face the shadows within ourselves. How Orson, Robbie, Neve, Martin, and their friends deal with these revelations is the real challenge they must face. Can they find compassion and understanding not just for each other, but for themselves?

Ignition Zero has a m/m ace romance, an aromantic main character, and a genderfluid main character! When Cedar first started this story, they were still exploring their own ace and nonbinary identity. Some of the gender and sexuality bits may feel a little dated now that parts of the comic are 10 years old, but overall, the comic avoids using transphobia/homophobia/aphobia for conflict, so it holds up well.

(Cedar’s old name is still on the covers because it’s an un-editable part of the logo file, which was designed by Peter Selmeyer, and for now it’s easier to leave it that way)