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From Syzygy Publishing, the entire Hugo Award-nominated science fiction saga is collected here for the very first time! Complete with a long-awaited brand new concluding chapter by creators Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly. All the mysteries answered! All the arcs resolved!
Saucer Country is a dark thriller that blends UFO lore and alien abduction with political intrigue, all set in the hauntingly beautiful Southwest. Experience the full story of alien abductee Arcadia Alvarado's campaign to be US President... and her search for the truth of what happened to her, in the comic that suggested there was Russian intervention in US politics way before it was cool!
With guest artists Jimmy Broxton, Goran Suduka, David Lapham, Mirko Colak and Andrea Mutti
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The Completed Saucer Country digital edition
Get the 440 page digital collection of Saucer Country, Saucer State, the prologue from Strange Adven...
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The Completed Saucer Country
Get the 440 page softcover collection of Saucer Country, Saucer State, the prologue from Strange Adv...
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The Completed Saucer Country Signed with Personalised Note
Get the 440 page softcover collection plus the PDF version, and your name in the back of the book as...
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The Completed Saucer Country plus the Finale comic
Bundled together with a slight discount, get the 440 page softcover collection plus the PDF version,...
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Saucer Country Finale Digital Edition
Get the story's concluding chapter as a PDF!
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Saucer Country Finale comic
Get the story's concluding chapter as a physical comic!
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Retailer Bundle - ALL COPIES SIGNED
Get three of the 440 page softcover collections - All copies signed by Paul Cornell!
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Your Name in the Book
Get your name in the finished edition as a supporter of this project!
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Tip Jar
Support this project and earn our gratitude!
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Appear in the Finale
Have your likeness drawn into the comic, and be immortalized!
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An Evening on Zoom with Paul Cornell
You set the agenda in a small group session, where everything from writing tips to Doctor Who to UFO...
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An Hour on Zoom with Paul Cornell and Chris Ryall
The writer and editor talk about the UFO mythology at the heart of Saucer Country in a small group s...
THEY'RE UP THERE... Meet Arcadia Alvarado, Governor of New Mexico and Presidential hopeful. She's dealing with immigration policy, budget cuts, an alcoholic ex -- and says she was abducted by aliens. She's about to toss her hat into the ring as a candidate for President in the most volatile political climate ever. But then...a lonely road and a nightmarish encounter have left her with terrible, half-glimpsed memories.
With the help of her quirky staff, Arcadia pursues the truth of her abduction through shadowy organizations, hypno-regression therapy and missing Roswell files, and, in a desperate act, she seeks help from a disgraced, Harvard UFOologist who... might not be completely sane. It's a strange road to the White House but Alvarado is determined to get there because she has information that could stop an alien invasion and save the world.
"Saucer Country is a trip through UFO mythology, a subject I've always been fascinated with. It's a dark, suspenseful, serious thriller with, I hope, some warm, very human characters at the heart of it." - Paul Cornell
The series also features short stand-alone stories besides the main plot. These stories are "true stories" - accounts of people who claim to have been abducted by aliens.
*art for the 1st & 3rd images above by Jimmy Broxton
Finally, here's a sneak peek of page 1 of the finale. We'll be posting updates with new art as it comes in throughout the campaign, so check back often!
Saucer Country Finale written by Paul Cornell, art by Ryan Kelly, colour art by Pippa Bowland, letters by Simon Bowland, design by Dearbhla Kelly. Launch designs by Lizbeth Myles.
The tweets are starting to pour in from some of Paul & Ryan's peers :)
Paul Cornell is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy prose, comics and television. He's been Hugo Award-nominated for all three media, and has won the BSFA Award for his short fiction, an Eagle Award for his comics, and shares a Writer's Guild Award for his television. He's written Doctor Who for the BBC, Action Comics for DC, and Wolverine for Marvel. He lives in Gloucestershire with his wife and son.
Ryan Kelly is an American comic book artist, known for his work on books such as Lucifer and Local and Saucer Country. In addition to his comics art work he has had various exhibitions of his painted work and has produced illustrations for Time Magazine and Rolling Stone, among others. He lives in Minnesota with 3 children, 1 wife and 1 dog.
As of the launch of the campaign, all of the material is ready for print except the final chapter, which has been fully scripted. A few pages from the final chapter have been completed and the rest will be worked on throughout the campaign and after. We anticipate the new pages to be finished within a month after the end of the campaign, and are aiming to head to the printers at the very beginning of 2023.
Printing and shipping should take around three to four months from that point, so delivery of rewards is expected to be done around May 2023.
The pandemic has shown that certain conditions are simply out of anybody’s hands. However, Zoop will always be here to communicate with backers should any delays occur, if there’s confusion about delivery, or if any other concerns pop up.
Yes! We encourage you to get more than 1 item! That could be multiple copies of the same reward, or you can mix and match rewards! There is no limit, unless otherwise stated in the reward description.
Our campaigns are for a worldwide audience unless stated otherwise in the campaign. All international orders are sold with the terms DAP (Delivered At Place). You are responsible for any duties and taxes required for the shipment's entry into your country. Our carriers may require you to pay taxes and fees related to importation and customs brokerage of your shipment -- but if your item is really low in value, it may fall under the customs de minimis of most countries. For more information, please contact USPS
Zoop does not store or keep your credit card info. Stripe simply holds the credit card info until the end of a successful campaign and then charges it. It is strictly for this one time use and won't charge it ever again.
You can either access the transaction through your account and click the cancel button, or contact us at hello@wearezoop.com and we'll cancel it for you and send back a confirmation email.
Cancellations of rewards or add-ons of $500 or more must be made before there are 72 hours left in the campaign. The reason for this is it can have a negative effect on the tally of the campaign. If it is a limited reward or add-on, there may not be sufficient time for someone else to purchase it, leaving the campaign possibly not funded. We ask for your courtesy of the people running the campaign when making these decisions.
Please use the notes section in the last checkout step or you could e-mail us at hello@wearezoop.com with that info during the campaign if you'd like to get it out of the way. Otherwise, we'll be reaching out to all supporters of rewards that require feedback shortly after the campaign is over.
If you want to make changes, you should first cancel your original order and then start over with a new one. If you don't do that and simply process an additional order, the way our system is currently set up you may end up being overcharged for shipping -- which we could remedy for you, but it just takes that extra step of catching it and crediting you back the extra shipping, so please try the prior way first.
Rewards are the priority items that the creators have chosen for the campaign. Add-Ons are meant to be secondary items that are 'unlocked' after you buy something from the Reward level. There are no restrictions on buying Rewards, but you can only buy Add-Ons if you've bought a Reward. Zoop sets this up under the direction of the creators. Some may choose to only have Rewards, some may choose an even balance of Rewards and Add-Ons, and others may choose to only have one or two Rewards with the rest of the items being Add-Ons.
Since we have an a la carte rewards system, shipping rates will vary from supporter to supporter. We use a weight-based calculation system in your checkout cart, though, so, after you enter your country, you'll be able to see it calculated in real time with each item you add.
No - this is it! We're essentially your in-campaign pledge manager. If you are interested in supporting these creators, this is the time to do it! And it's the exact reason we allow you to purchase as many rewards as you want during the campaign!