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Welcome to the exotic island of MOOGA BALI, a place home to strangeness. Perhaps the strangest of all is the protector of the island, a cursed lounge owner named TIKI Z. He does not remember his life before becoming one of the undead, but he is no mindless zombie. When danger strikes, if you're very lucky, he'll come to your rescue. And if you’re even luckier, he’ll make you a drink! CREATED AND WRITTEN BY MICHAEL A. GORDON ART BY PETER CUTLER TIKI ZOMBIE LOGO & ART PGS 9 & 10 BY LEWIS COX III

COVER COLOR BY KATHRYN PARKER

MAHALO MUCHO TO

INSIDE BACK COVER PHOTO BY TODD ESSICK VARIANT COVER PHOTO BY ROY ANDERSON

VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.TIKIZOMBIE.NET WWW.TWITTER.COM/TIKI_ZOMBIE

NEW LEGEND PRODUCTIONS, INC. MICHAEL A. GORDON - PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER WILLIAM M. KILHORN - VICE PRESIDENT & COO WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/TIKIZOMBIE EMAIL: TIKIZ@NEWLEGENDPRODUCTIONS.COM

TIKI ZOMBIE Issue 2, July 2013. Published by New Legend Productions, Inc. 950 Herrington Road C-122, Lawrenceville, GA 30044. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the express written permission of New Legend Productions, Inc. All characters, their distinctive likenesses and all related indicia contained in this publication are the trademarks of New Legend Productions, Inc. All names stories, characters, places, and incidents featured in this publication are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons (living, dead, or undead), events, institutions, or locales is coincidental. Printed in U.S.A.

WELCOME TO TIKI Z’S SEAFOOD LUAU!

THE MAIN COURSE IS THIS GIANT AHI TUNA I CAUGHT THIS MORNING USING MY SECRET BAIT!

WE’VE GOT KAMABOKO SALAD, PAPEETE PRAWNS, GILLED SHRIMP IN MANGO RICE, OKA POPO,

AND, OF COURSE, SPAM.

you dare!

I AM Queen MiRiaNA

oF THE MERMAZONS AND I DEMAND YOU RETURN WHAT YOU HAVE STOLEN! if you give me the pearl now, I will show mercy...

FACE me, thief!

YOWCH!

RETURN

and only have you castrated!

CAST WHAT NOW?

AT ONCE! THE PEARL

WHOA THERE, SWEET FINS. I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU NEED.

HOW ABOUT A NICE, BIG KISS?

Uda

NOT AGain!

LFI

POW!

HOLY COW!

MY TURN!

you okay, boss?

GAH!

Tiki!

iF YOU

HARMED... CANNOT BE

NOT THE KIND THAT FANCIES PEARLS.

great goddess! what manner of a man are you?

I dunno if I can hit a lady...

perhaps your friends can!

I can! besides...

they’re half fish.

so let’s do some filleting!

you stay.

How about a little fire Fishy?

DIDN’T YOUr MERMOTHER TELL YOU IT’S NOT POLITE TO POINT?

snap!

THAT’S IT GANG! LET’S SHOW THESE MAHI MAHI’S!

for the queen!

hola, my meramazons!

this is for you!

not good!

slippery fishies!

looks like we netted ourselves a couple of “big ones.”

NOW, GiVE ME BACK THE PEARL OR WATCH your friends DiE!

I’VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU, LADY. I AIN’T GOT IT, BUT SINCE YOU’RE HERE...

TRY THE TUNA!

POP!

GREAT GODDESS! THE PEARL OF ATARGATiS HAS BEEN RECOVERED!

I THINK THIS MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTFUL RELATIONSHIP!

RELEASE THE PRiSONERS!

AND ONCE AGAin, I’m

SO QUEENIE, IS IT TRUE THE TASTIEST PART OF SEA LIFE IS IN THE TAIL?

bait! dBj

will no one face me?

Dedicated to the memories of Eddie Guerrero and James “BDX” Delaney

OKAY, FOLKS!

WHO WANTS A SHOT AT THE TWA CHAMP?

ANYONE?

ESPECIALLY WITH ALL OF YOUR FORMER OPPONENTS AT RINGSIDE.

SORRY, TATTOO.

NO ONE WANTS TO FACE YOU.

LEAST I COULD DO WAS GET THEM GOOD SEATS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

WE HAVE A CHALLENGER! RING THE BELL!

IT’S OK, FELLA.

YOU CAN COME OUT FROM THAT ROBE.

I PROMISE TO GO EASY ON YA.

C R U N C H !

NOT SO FAST! LET’S HAVE A P...

3???

1...

EEK!

2...

HOLA, TIKI SAN!

PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU TO WE WHO HAVE BEATEN YOUR BEST.

I AM EDAI AND THIS IS JASMO AND WE ARE THE LUCHA NINJA BROTHERS!

I WANT A REMATCH!

RING THE BELL, DON!

THEY HAVE A POINT, BUDDY.

IT’S TWO ON ONE.

LJ

WE WILL GRANT YOU A REMATCH. SHOULD ONLY TAKE ANOTHER MINUTE.

YOU MAKE TWO?

YOU BET I DO!

LET’S GNZFX

C’MON, BOSS!

HE’S GONNA

SUBMIT! MWF

HE’S YOURS, CHAMP!

IT’S SHAKA SPLASH TIME!

NO ME GUSTA.

1...

2...

aAr YA!

3!!!

THE

tda

WiNNERS, TiKi Z. AND

TATTOO BALLOO!

THAT’LL TEACH ‘EM! EH? WHERE’D THEY GO?

ON THE CONTRARY,

YOU HAVE GiVEN TORKAHUNA...

MASTER, WE HAVE FAILED YOU...

PLEASE, SHOW MERCY!

the very thing I need!

ALOHOWDY!

“I REALLY DO ENJOY THE BOOK; IT’S LIKE A LITTLE SLICE OF HAUNTED HONOLULU HAPPY-HOUR HEAVEN.” - ADAM MURDOUGH, COMIC GEEK SPEAK PODCAST

BIG THANKS TO ADAM FOR THAT QUOTE, ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO SHARE HIS/HER THOUGHTS ON OUR FIRST ISSUE! THE OVERALL RESPONSE HAS BEEN AMAZINGLY POSITIVE. I’M VERY SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO DELIVER ISSUE TWO, BUT I HOPE YOU’LL FIND IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT! EVERY SINGLE PERSON I THANKED IN THE FIRST ISSUE HAS MY UTMOST APPRECATION ONCE AGAIN, SO INSTEAD OF REPRINTING THAT LIST, I’D LIKE TO THANK A FEW OTHER FOLKS IN PARTICULAR. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE INCOMPARABLE MEDUSIRENA MARINA, WHO IS AS GRACIOUS & ACCOMMODATING AS SHE IS BEAUTIFUL & TALENTED. IT IS SUCH A TREAT TO WORK WITH THE FOLKS WHO INSPIRE YOU AND I HOPE THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

SPEAKING OF INSPIRATION, I’M ALSO GRATEFUL FOR ANOTHER PERFORMER, CLARA LOUISE MONGOOSE. SHE WAS SO ENTERTAINING AS “HULA ZOMBIE” AT OUR TIKI ZOMBIE SHINDIG, THAT I HAD TO PUT HER IN A STORY! I’D ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EARTH STATION ONE PODCAST NETWORK. FROM DIRECTOR FABER TO MY FELLOW COHOSTS TO OUR LEGION OF LISTENERS, THIS DIFFICULT ROAD IS SO MUCH SMOOTHER WITH Y’ALL ALONG FOR THE RIDE!

AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THANKS TO EVERYONE READING THIS!

MAHALO MUCHO! MIKE GORDON

PLEASE EMAIL TIKIZ@NEWLEGENDPRODUCTIONS.COM

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