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NEW LEGEND PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

Welcome to the exotic MOOGA BALI, a place that is 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. Whenever danger strikes, if you're lucky, he'll come to your rescue. And if you’re very lucky, 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

VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.TIKIZOMBIE.NET WWW.TWITTER.COM/TIKI_ZOMBIE COVER ART BY ROBERT JIMENEZ ZEROSTREET.COM TIKITOWER.COM

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

TIKI ZOMBIE Issue 3, September 2016. 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 ctitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons (living, dead, or undead), events, institutions, or locales is coincidental. Printed in U.S.A.

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WE BELiEVE MUSiC iS FOR THE MASSES. THERE iS NOTHiNG MORE FREEiNG THAN SONG.

MAHALO MUCHO, CAPTAIN WOLFJACK, FOR THIS CRUISE AROUND MOOGA BALI!

THE PLEASURE iS MiNE!

THE CREW AND I ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FiNE GRUB AND EVEN FiNER SPiRiTS!

AND DANCE!

AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR FREE WHEELING BROADCASTS OF GROOVY TUNES!

YO-HO! MUG OF RUM!

FREEDOM AIN’T FREE!

OK. I KNOW I’M GONNA REGRET ASKING... WHAT CURSE?

PLEASE FORGiVE OL’ BUCKO.

T’WAS OUR FORMER SKiPPER, CAPTAiN MOONDOG, THAT SET US ON OUR CURRENT PATH.

‘TiS A BLESSiNG AND A CURSE.

YEP! KNEW YOU WERE GONNA SAY THAT.

SHEESH! CAN’T I HAVE JUST ONE PARTY WHERE SOMEONE’S NOT AFTER MY BOOTY?

I’M AFRAid you’ll soon find out!

PERMission to disembark denied!

TIME TO FLY!

I THiNK THAT’S MY LiNE.

HMM. LiNE...

BONK!!!

NICE MOVE, TATTOO!

NOW, CAPTAIN!

WE’LL TAKE OUR LEAVE OF YE!

pirate werewolves! eiBJ oh,

IS IT TOO LATE FOR A PARLEY?

HOW ABOUT A WHOLE DOLLAR?

FEEDiNG TiME, TiKi-MAN!

NO QUARTER!

I’VE ACTUALLY LOST MY APPETITE.

S HARK B AIT!

IM GONNA KEELHAUL YA AND FEED THE SHARKS WITH YA!

OH NO!

tiki’s in trouble!

luckily, I’ve had some experience fighting off wolves!

bad dog!

YIKES!

Any last words?

DON! GIVE HIM THE BLACK SPOT!

blimey!

WOP!

PTH!

YEAH...

NOW LET’S HAVE THAT CHARM...

HULA!

TATTOO!

REMOVE THEIR AMULETS!

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MOONDOGGIE?

WHEN moondog gave us those

Thank you, Tiki Z! we are finally free

NO WORRIES, CAP!

amulets, we had no idea what they were.

of the curse!

WELL, I’M READY FOR A NIGHT CAP!

WHAT SAY WE HEAD FOR SHORE?

we mutinied against him and made him walk the plank.

some say he still howls at the bottom of the ocean.

aye, aye!

HEY GUYS!

a little

help here! darC

grab a drink and Settle in, you little ers! uncle don’s gonna tell you about the one wahine you dre taq

fBm

who eclipses her whole

sex.

to Tiki Z, she will always be

“The one.”

tiki had many dames in his life, but there was only one who beat him at his own game. tda NY

hey, everyone! look for more of me next issue!

postcard... bfu

it all started with a

A NOTE FROM FRANK! HEY!

mail call! tda

Hi TZ! Hope business is good. I wish I could tell you all about things here, but what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

Speaking of which, my girl left me and fled the scene. She and I were made for one another. When she left, she took my heart with

her. I hope she returns, but if by some chance she makes her way to Mooga Bali, please let me know. Thanks!

FRANKIE

POOR FRANK!

BOO

HEY!

HOO! OaB

SHOW SOME RESPECT! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW WHAT...

ALOHA! WELCOME TO TIKI Z’S!

THE FINEST TIKI BAR ON THIS ISLAND OR ANYWHERE ELSE!

RIGHT!

HMPF.

ONE TIKI ZOMBIE COMIN’ RIGHT UP!

DON’T SAY I DIDN’T WARN YA!

NOT BAD.

LADY, YOU ARE MADE OF SOME STRONG STUFF!

YOU’VE HEARD OF THE “FOGCUTTER?”

MEET THE “FOGSHREDDER!”

MEH.

NO! tda

THAT’S IT! NO MORE MR. NICE TIKI!

YOU’LL

US ALL! WON KILL

WHAT IS DEATH TO US?

THAT’S IT!

NOW WE’LL FIND OUT WHAT THIS CREATURE IS MADE OF.

AH are !

WE JUST GOT DONE FIXIN’ UP THE PLACE FROM THE LAST TIME! XG

TIME TO SHINE, MY DEAR WAHINE!

WHATEVER.

iS THAT...?

iT SURE iS!

WOW, LADY.

YOU ARE ONE ADMIRABLE BRIDE. BUT I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU.

UNLESS YOU WANT A REFILL.

HAND IT OVER, IF YOU PLEASE.

FINE.

N . FO

O R

DO I SMELL BACON?

IF NOT...

HEY!

N I E ’V E I D E T

I’M

ALIVE! tda

SO LONG!

ALIVE!

HOPE YOU LOVEBIRDS WORK IT OUT!

ALOHOWDY!

THE THIRD ISSUE OF TIKI ZOMBIE IS FINALLY COMPLETED AND NOW IN YOUR HANDS. THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE FOR PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO ARRIVE. RATHER THAN MAKE EXCUSES OR PRATTLE ON ABOUT THE PITFALLS OF INDY PUBLISHING, I’LL JUST SAY THAT TIME SURE DOES FLY WHETHER YOU ARE HAVING FUN OR NOT. THIS PROJECT CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST FUN I’VE HAD DOING ANYTHING, SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS ISSUE. WE TRIED OUR BEST TO MAKE IT WORTH THE WAIT. ONE THING WE ACCOMPLISHED BETWEEN ISSUES WAS TO BRING TIKI Z AND HIS CREW TO ANOTHER MEDIUM! SOME TALENTED FRIENDS CAME TOGETHER TO PRODUCE “TIKI ZOMBIE - WELCOME TO TIKI Z’S,” A SOUNDTRACK TO THE COMIC FEATURING AMAZING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TIMOTHY PRICE, J.R. MOUNTS, RICKY ZERO AND BAMBI LYNN (RADIO CULT), RYAN CADAVER (CASKET CREATURES), JAS INGRAM (POSSUM KINGDOM RAMBLERS), BENNY BOYNTON, AND MORE. THE PROJECT WAS TONS OF FUN AND I’M SO PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT. THE ALBUM IS AVAILABLE DIGITALLY VIA ITUNES AND CDBABY.COM. YOU CAN ALSO ORDER THE ACTUAL CD ON OUR SITE (TIKIZOMBIE.NET), WHICH INCLUDES A BONUS TRACK. THIS PAST YEAR, TIKI ZOMBIE CELEBRATED ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR THE FANS AND SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE JOINED US FOR THIS FAN-TIKI-TASTIC ADVENTURE.

AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED! THERE ARE A FEW TZ-RELATED PROJECTS IN

VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. I CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU, SO KEEP FOLLOWING TZ ON SOCIAL MEDIA (ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAYS). FOR NOW, IT’S BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD (AND MAYBE RECORDING STUDIO)!

TIKI ZOMBIE CD COVER ART BY PETER CUTLER

MAHALO MUCHO!!! MIKE GORDON

TIKIZ@NEWLEGENDPRODUCTIONS.COM

ART GALLERY

J.R. Mounts ScairyTalesNoir.com

Dan Fowler ScreamingSoup.com

Aaron, age 6

MAKING OF A COVER BY ROBERT JIMENEZ

SEE MORE OF ROBERT’S WORK AT TIKITOWER.COM & ZEROSTREET.COM