Studio Origins

Inside the Studio

RetroZetro Comics is a creator-driven universe built to hold the finished pages, the half-built ideas, and the canon files around Exo, the Star Hunters, the Apex Army, and the Zego Order in one place.

World-first storytelling
Every page, note, and photo should deepen the world.
Process on the page
Rough boards and finished pages belong in the same trail.
Publish while it's fresh
New ideas should be able to go live while they still feel alive.

Story Files

Current arcs in the canon pipeline

The site now carries the bigger narrative beats directly, so readers can see where Exo, Rimlaw, the Apex Army, and the Zego Order sit in the broader conflict.

Arc 01

The List

Team Rimlaw leader Exo uses an Apex Army moon base to search for the whereabouts of his mother. During the investigation, he also discovers that a friend has gone missing, turning the mission into a wider hunt.

Hook
The Star Hunters start taking down Apex Army members responsible for crimes on other planets.
Inciting incident
Exo notices the symbols tied to the case are different from what the crew expected, which suggests a deeper force at work.
First plot point
The mystery shifts from who committed the crimes to who is really acting as the puppet master behind them.
Midpoint
Members of the Console of Orpex ask Rimlaw for help, pulling the crew into a conflict larger than one missing-person case.
Third plot point
Diyo discovers members of the group are dying and traces the pressure back to the EZ group.
Climax
The Apex Army and the Star Hunter community finally work together to take down the Zego Order.
Resolution
Faith in the Apex Army is restored across the universe and the galaxy once the evidence against the Zego Order becomes undeniable.
Additional note
In this universe, outlaw crews are known as Star Hunters.

Arc 02

The Fall of a Dream

The Apex Army has been overtaken by the Zego Order, and the split inside the organization pushes the story into open rebellion and collapse.

Hook
The group tied to the Apex Army begins to rebel and divide as trust inside the system breaks apart.
Inciting incident
Giza runs a DNA test after Pexus is bitten by his wife's pet, opening a line of suspicion that something is deeply wrong.
First plot point
Diyo, Gojo's brother, warns the outlaw teams through telepathy that Apex Army members are dying under mysterious circumstances.
Midpoint
Inside the Apex Army, Giza and Oix start planning how to expose the fake Pexus.
Third plot point
The last fight against the imposter turns on the Ultimate Ultra Beam, a symbol of the dream of the mad creator.
Climax
Exo finally faces Zego.
Resolution
The war may be over, but the larger battle has only begun.
Additional note
This story continues the larger conflict set up in The List.

World Ledger

Terms, worlds, and faction pressure

These files anchor the universe around the stories, from the name used for outlaw crews to the homeworlds and institutions under strain.

Term File

Star Hunters

In this universe, outlaw crews are called Star Hunters. The name gives them a specific place in the setting: hunted, mobile, and willing to go where official systems will not.

Use
Street-name for outlaw teams in circulation

Planet File

Bitgam

Bitgam is the homeworld where Fazo was born and raised. Gambit archives trace the planet back to the Great Manifested, giving it deep historical weight inside the larger setting.

Residents
Gambit Pointe races with red skin, yellow and white eyes, and exoskeletons
Region
Gamborus
Recorded history
Present in Gambit archives since the Great Manifested

Faction File

Apex Army

The Apex Army sits at the center of both arcs, first as a force compromised by hidden manipulation and then as an institution fighting to restore its credibility once the Zego Order is exposed.

Primary pressure
Internal corruption and loss of trust