<s>
Zen	B-Application
the	I-Application
Intergalactic	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
character	O
created	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
Steve	O
Stern	O
and	O
Dan	O
Cote	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
published	O
under	O
their	O
Zen	B-Application
Comics	O
imprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
nineties	O
Zen	B-Application
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
Entity	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
has	O
been	O
depicted	O
by	O
many	O
well-known	O
comics	O
artists	O
,	O
including	O
Paul	O
Pelletier	O
,	O
Mike	O
Mignola	O
,	O
and	O
Sam	O
Keith	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
silver	O
age	O
artists	O
Ross	O
Andru	O
and	O
Mike	O
Esposito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
artists	O
who	O
have	O
drawn	O
Zen	B-Application
include	O
Jae	O
Lee	O
,	O
Frank	O
Brunner	O
,	O
and	O
Bill	O
Maus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
Zen	B-Application
's	O
new	O
look	O
was	O
in	O
Entity	O
Comic	O
's	O
Zen	B-Application
#0	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	O
Hero	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
novellas	O
and	O
short	O
stories	O
about	O
Zen	B-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Steve	O
Stern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
magazines	O
as	O
varied	O
as	O
Mixx	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Tokyopop	O
,	O
and	O
Heavy	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
Zen	B-Application
trade	O
paperbacks	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
by	O
publisher	O
Devil	O
's	O
Due	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Devil	O
's	O
Due	O
has	O
announced	O
an	O
all-new	O
continuing	O
Zen	B-Application
comic-book	O
series	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
fan	O
favorite	O
Joe	O
Casey	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Joe	O
Abraham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
comics	O
published	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
zen	B-Application
"	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sandwiched	O
in	O
between	O
are	O
stories	O
by	O
noted	O
contributors	O
throughout	O
Zen	B-Application
's	O
publishing	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
is	O
a	O
native	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Baltoon	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
raised	O
in	O
a	O
test	O
tube	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
genetic	O
experiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
scientists	O
in	O
charge	O
decided	O
the	O
test	O
was	O
a	O
failure	O
,	O
they	O
scheduled	O
the	O
infant	O
Zen	B-Application
for	O
termination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
landed	O
in	O
the	O
Om	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
found	O
by	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Masters	O
of	O
Om	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
grown	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
becomes	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
martial	O
artists	O
the	O
Omnians	O
had	O
known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
uses	O
his	O
skill	O
as	O
a	O
mercenary	O
,	O
hiring	O
himself	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
highest	O
bidder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
is	O
a	O
skilled	O
martial	O
artist	O
,	O
trained	O
in	O
the	O
ways	O
of	O
the	O
Masters	O
of	O
Om	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
also	O
communicates	O
through	O
a	O
unique	O
type	O
of	O
telepathy	O
that	O
nobody	O
truly	O
understands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
has	O
an	O
amazing	O
awareness	O
of	O
his	O
surroundings	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
hears	O
"	O
more	O
with	O
his	O
"	O
mind	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
ordinary	O
people	O
could	O
take	O
in	O
with	O
just	O
their	O
ears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
's	O
other	O
mental	O
abilities	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
dematerialize	O
food	O
with	O
his	O
mind	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
eat	O
—	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
his	O
mentors	O
on	O
distant	O
planets	O
—	O
and	O
even	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
move	O
objects	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
including	O
making	O
himself	O
hover	O
while	O
he	O
meditates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
was	O
licensed	O
for	O
numerous	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
six	O
action	O
figures	O
from	O
the	O
Just	O
Toys	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
