We Have a Winner (and Jeremy Has an Old Envelope!)

Congratulations to the winner of The Mighty Megaton Man Yellow Envelope Contest: Mr. Jeremy Bridges! Jeremy is now the proud owner of an old, worn out yellow envelope that held unfinished portions of Atomic Aftermath (now completed and currently being serialized on this blog) for years and years! The envelope was customized with an original ballpoint pen drawing of Jeremy's favorite Don Simpson character, Cowboy Gorilla! Yeehaw!! (Warning: old yellow envelopes that once contained unfinished Don Simpson projects are not certified by the U.S. Postal Service!)

Lost Serials: New Sketches Unearthed!

Here are some more sketches for The Megaton Man Weekly Serial c. 1999 that instead became the beginning of Atomic Aftermath. More sketches here.

The top tier shows Megaton Man carrying his son Simon and his sidekick X-Ray Boy from the end of the previous adventure. The bottom tier shows Paul Nabisco gassing up the VW van, and Agent Jerry spotting Nikki Robertson still inside the comic book convention. Neither of these strips were ever drawn.

These sketches were translated fairly accurately in early installments of Atomic Aftermath.

Meanwhile in Megatropolis: The Splash Page!

I've finished inking the remaining page to complete two full issues of The New Megaton Man. This splash is actually not much more than a rehash of the last panel of The Megaton Man Weekly Serial, but it serves as a nice title page and intro of the cast of characters before they embark on a new storyline that involves the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Megaton Man's move back to Megatropolis. These two issues are being serialized on this blog as Atomic Aftermath.

Here is the blue and graphite pencil original drawing, on Bristol board, the old fashioned way compared to the method I employ now (see other recent posts on this blog).

Here is the ink final, again, right on the Bristol board (again a change from my current method. This splash is basically a recap of the last Megaton Man Weekly Serial panel that sets the stage for a new storyline that will see the cast move back to New York.