David Marshall's Comic Book Stories + Art
The Dee Brown Incident
(R; History) A Celtics rookie was mistaken for a bank robber.
School Fight!
(R; Pseudo-Biography)
A slice of high school life from 1976.
The Null Device
(R; SciFi/Action) A lone agent must transmit data into enemy territory.
Batgirl’s Bad Day
(R; Satire/Sexual Content) Combining the actual styles of the American life in the 1960s with the quietly subversive Batman television series.
B.S. Bach: A-Runnin' From A Gunnin'!
(PG; Action/Adventure) A petty thief is hunted by his former Mafia employers, wealthy ex-girlfriends and various law enforcement agencies. Entire Story
The Bleeding Mirror
(R; Horror/Psychological Drama/Social Commentary) This symbolic tale serves as one response to the mass media and urban loneliness. Entire Story
Borded Sick
(R; Crime) A realistic crime story and character study of two siblings who respond to the same nightmarish past in every different ways. Story by Mark Burbey
Dead by the Pool
(R; Action/Psychological Drama/Sexual Content) A surrealistic dreamscape of redemptive lust and spiritual loss, with just a touch of chlorine.
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Encore
(R; Horror/Crime/Social Commentary) This supernatural revenge thriller exposes the side effects of one man's built-up frustrations. Entire Story
Here I Am
(PG; Drama) Alone on an urban rooftop, our protagonist decides to end his life of fulfilling every else's expectations. Entire Story
Message
(G; Romance) Half a world apart (an eighties pre-internet world), two people find a way to communicate their feelings. Entire Story
RetroActive
(PG; SciFi/Childhood Memory) Unpublished work in progress. My attempt at reliving my teenage years with today's knowledge. Entire Story
The Return
(R; Action/Social Satire) "The Prodigal Son" story, as told by ancient NYNEX commercials, if they used a different set of brothers. Entire Story
Six-Year-Old Horse Thief
(G; Childhood Memory) A personal story, from a time when there were no cellphones, no VCRs and only one Starbucks.
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A Sunday Walk
(PG; Drama) While strolling through a San Francisco park on a lovely day, two people encounter their lost memories, hidden egos and unspoken desires. Story by Mark Burbey
Wacky Accidents: Shower Powered
(R; Humor/Horror) First installment of the "Wacky Accidents" series. In each episode, the same character dies from a different accident. Entire Story
The Watchman
(PG; Literature/Social Commentary) A child runs across a bridge of silent authority. Entire Story
Zip’s Last Day
(R; Crime/Horror) A corrupt FBI agent arrives in Boston to solve what looks like a murder mystery. The case evolves into something more bizarre. Entire Story
24-Hour Comic 2008: Now Ain't Soon Enough
(R; Humor/Autobiography) An incomplete, "nobel failure". Unfinished Story
24-Hour Comic 2007: Soaked
(R; Humor/SciFi) A lone agent must transmit data into enemy territory, fight an army, rescue a damsel in distress and save the world. Entire Story
24-Hour Comic 2004: Reach
(R; Humor/Autobiography) An incomplete, "nobel failure". Unfinished Story
