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Lock and Download – Ends Soon
Thanks so much for checking out our free download. Hope you enjoyed the read, and we’re really excited that many offered to write a review of the story.
Our free download ends soon. If you plan on getting digital copies of The Arrival, Tick Tock IPA #1, and Evolution #1, kindly do this before midnight 16th May.
Don’t forget each book is the start of a new arc in the Clockwork Watch story.
We are really excited to announce that Sins Of My Father #2 is edited by Corey Brotherson, and illustrated by Jennie Gyllblad.
Clockwork Watch – Lock and Download
As the whole world grapples with lockdown measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, staying at home is the new ‘going out’. Clockwork Watch is offering a time limited free book download offer which we hope helps stave off boredom and offer a mind-expanding insight into the world of Steampunk, science fantasy and folklore.
Clockwork Watch
“I like Clockwork Watch a lot. It’s a steampunk story with genuine soul that brings a fresh approach to the genre. A real labour of love.” – Bryan Talbot (Grandville)
Clockwork Watch is a collaborative storytelling project set in a retro-futurist / Steampunk vision of Victorian England. It’s an immersive and co-created participatory story told through graphic novels, interactive promenade theatre, freeform role-play, and online adventures. Now in its 10th graphic novel, the story has manifested as live events at the Royal Observatory, The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, and The Asylum.
The following titles are available to download for free. Each is the start of a new story arc within the Clockwork Watch storyworld. All start at just about the same time, and run concurrently, with each spawning unique live participatory and immersive events. They can be read in any order, as each references the others.
The Arrival:
Technological and social change is in the air – human-clockwork hybridisation is the talk of the town; the unwise employment of science has led to amazement and outcry. The Arrival introduces the amazing Steampunk world of Clockwork Watch.
The story is told through the eyes of Janav Ranbir, an 8 year old Indian boy who comes to England with his parents at the invitation of Queen Victoria. In The Arrival, the first novel, we follow Janav’s father – Chan Ranbir – a leading kinetic engineer and mastermind of a new technology powering the production of Clockwork Servants.
Tick Tock IPA #1:
Tick Tock IPA is a tale of perseverance against the odds, the fight for civil rights, and a history of the Victorian era’s first internationally renowned Indian Pale Ale, surely a Steampunk icon of a forgotten age.
Tick Tock IPA pre-dates Clockwork Watch: Breakaway, and is about the liberation of Clockworks from servitude. It has certain parallels with the abolition of slavery amongst other historical signposts.
Evolution #1
“At eight-years-old, I bravely put a name to one of the voices in my head. I call him Xavier… he knows my darkest secrets, fears, and how to manipulate them. He has made me do things… deathly things.”
The words of Saccadius Cartwright, a man born into a world in the throes of chaotic change. Guided by his imaginary friends, he railed against authority and many of the things his guardian expected of him.
Lock and DOWNLOAD
We’d be very grateful if you’d answer a few questions prior to downloading the books. The most important being whether you’d be willing to write a review of the books.
Sins of My Father…
Before Clockwork Watch became a massive graphic novel series, it was a humble film script that told the tale of a white man who fell in love with a black woman, in a world where such an affair was forbidden.
That woman embodied the future of humanity, the fate of an angry young Sikh boy, and the advancement of a practice called science.
The man is a scientist, the woman – an automaton. And this is the story of what happened next…
“Sins of My Father” is the 9th book in the series, and the first introduction to the main protagonists in the original feature length screenplay.
Work in progress by Jennie Gyllblad, edited by Corey Brotherson, written by Yomi Ayeni
Angel Corps – take to the streets of Kendal this weekend
I’m sure you’ve been wondering what we’re plotting for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Well, we have a ton of things scheduled for the weekend.
We’ve been working with Kendal College students to create a new immersive experience. The story is aligned with the centenary of women’s suffrage, and will feature Angel Corps– Queen Victoria’s only all-female airship squadron! Here they are in a rehearsal.
More details on the Clockwork Watch page, or Yomi’s Patreon page…
ANGELS COMETH…
It was another race to the finishing line, as we prepared for San Diego Comic Con 2018. The book was almost ready, but it had to be proofed, lettered, and eventually sent to our printer in the USA.
Evolution is quite different from the other books, in that it is part fiction, part role-play. Much of the narrative was acted out at our immersive theatre events, and what you read is a graphicised account based on actor / performer feedback.
We’re glad to say that our plan to combine both worlds in a co-created story is coming together. It also marks the start of a working relationship with artist Megan Bradbury, who has partially agreed to work on Angel Corps by Haley Moore, which we hope is a new tentacle in this weird world of Clockwork Watch.
Megan had her first glimpse of the new book while at SDCC.
We always look forward to getting feedback from readers, and chatting with them about how the story is developing, especially as we initially intended on doing three books, and we’re now on book eight! But one thing we’ve noticed is that many are really excited about the co-created nature of this story, after all – they are creating part of the narrative.
But hold a minute, I hear you say… How about the newly published Evolution Omnibus – our third collected edition, with a stylishly designed cover by Fabio Duarte Martin? Yes, this is in fact our 11th book (we now have three omnibus editions), and guess what? There’s more to come.
The final two chapters of the main story – “Sins Of My Father” are currently being illustrated by Jennie Gyllblad, and will be published in 2019 and 2020 respectively, while Angel Corps is scheduled somewhere in between, and then we have a difficult decision of whether to adapt the film script or not.
SDCC also gave us a chance to re-cover the Tick Tock IPA Omnibus in shiny gold – another winning move by Fabio.
Back to Comic Con. It was great to see all our readers, connect with new supporters, and we had an amazing time at the Starburner Courier Service Steampunk Gathering. Check out the gallery below.
We hope to get reviews of Clockwork Watch: Evolution soon, which normally happens close to the launch at The Lakes Comic Art Festival (LICAF) in Kendal this October.
To the many friends that have asked when we’ll host one of our immersive live events outside London, we are proud to announce that the Clockwork Watch team are collaborating with students of Kendal College, and LICAF to host “We Are Angels” our next live show, and yes… it will be based in Kendal, Lake District. Check out the LICAF event website for details.
What’s Wrong With Saccadius?
More line work (#WIP) from Artist Megan Bradbury. This time featuring Saccadius Cartwright having a moment at the Clockwork Underworld (2013) live event, which is featured in Clockwork Watch: Evolution II.
We Evolved at SDCC! Pre-Order and Get A Free Poster!
Just back from San Diego Comic Con and our story has evolved, spawning a new title called “Evolution“ – the 7th book in the Clockwork Watch series.
There was lots of excitement, sales, and interest in the story. We hope to bring give a full update soon with pictures.
This time around we’re working with a new artist, Ed Jimenez who is in Costa Rica! Our colourist is Kote Carjaval of Chile, and the eagle-eyed Mike Stock is our letterer.
You may may not know, but all our titles are handcrafted by Fabio Duarte Martins of Portugal. Every year he painstakingly crafts a new design for us, which brings the front page to life!
Now… we’ve brought some USA pre-released copies back with us, and they are now on pre-order!
The first 30 orders are being sent a free limited edition, signed poster featuring Saccadius Cartwright, protagonist in our storyworld. These goodies were designed by the super talented Megan Bradbury!
Clockwork Watch: Omnibus Review by Page 45.
“The future holds no guarantees; the past does not have all the answers. Unless you dig deep enough.”
Great review by Stephen at Page 45 in Nottingham. Thanks for the love and support!!!!
Latest Clockwork Watch News From The Asylum
Thanks to the VSS Production Team, John Naylor, Lady Elsie, and the Clockwork Underground Team for making Weekend at the Asylum a dream come true.
Here’s the late edition of the Asylum Gazette, published for Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln. Only printed 600 copies, which were sold to raise funds for Water Aid.
I’d like to thank all our contributors, Prof Elemental, Ceri-Leigh Harper, Herr Döktor, Gary Nicholls, Major Tinker, and Ms D.
