Le Chat Cosmique: The Sidekick of a Sidekick Breaks Out!

Introduced in Megaton Man #2 (February 1985), Kozmik Kat and the Megaton Mice have been mortal enemies ever since! But in the all-new issue #4 (my current work in progress), the relationship is rearranged, and the boot is now on the other paw! Left alone to guard the Doomsday Factory, Kozmik Kat faces a jailbreak of the Sole Surviving Megaton Mouse by his brothers (who also survived!), and makes things worse by enlarging them on Dr. Winnie Wertz's mysterious resizing gizmo (see a previous post). But wait!! There's more...

A Kouped-Up Kozmik Kat in a Rockin' Doomsday Factory!

Penciling a new sequence for the all-new Megaton Man #4 (the first three issues having been completed, publication details TBD), we find Kozmik Kat left to rule the roost of the Doom Defiers team headquarters. What mysterious secrets will he uncover? Stay tuned...

Kozmik Kat, Megaton Mouse, Time Turntable: Alliterations Abound in All-New Megaton Man #2!

Department of a Zillion Loose Ends: I have recently completed the story, art, and lettering for what I'm calling the All-New Megaton Man #1-3 (some 96 pages of all-new material), in which the core cast returns to Megatropolis following a devastating terrorist attack that leaves Our Fair City depleted of Megaheroes (the Man of Molecules has more or less been in self-imposed exile in the Midwest for, oh, the last three decades!). This scene is from the second issue, as the cast becomes reacquainted with the old headquarters of the long-disbanded Megatropolis Quartet (the MQ HQ, for short).

Kozmik Kat is the longtime foil of Yarn Man, but beyond his snagging claws, I've never had an awful lot for this sidekick of a sidekick to do. As I explore the Megaton Man narrative anew, I'm finding all sorts of loose plot threads and undeveloped ideas I want to explore. In this, KK switches on my all-purpose plot device, the Time Turntable, bringing back another loose thread I left dangling around Megaton Man #2 (February 1984). The Sole Surviving Megaton Mouse will be further developed in future issues I already have scripted (and there are already clues and previews in previous blog posts, and on the Ms. Megaton Man blog as well)! Stay tuned for more previews as I develop this material, and as plans for print TBD in 2016-2017 come into focus!

Flashback: The origin of Kozmik Kat and the Megaton Mice in Megaton Man #2 (Kitchen Sink Press, February 1985):

Sneak Peak: More Kozmik Kat and Megaton Mice antics previews!

Atomic Aftermath XX: Curtains for the Quartet!

Our Story Thus Far: The newly-installed defense systems of the Megatropolis Quartet headquarters go haywire as the team gets things under control...

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Can Liquid Man find the kill switch?

Deadly claws of deadly death!

Liquid Man -- a puddle!

The Veep works around the Man of Molecules!

Capture and release!

Stella left to lead a team!

Note: This is the final episode of Atomic Aftermath--what comes next? Stay tuned!

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Atomic Aftermath XIX: Insecurity State!

Our Story Thus Far: After a disappointing meeting with the Devengers in which his sidekick, X-Ray abandons him to join that team, Megaton Man returns to the Megatropolis Quartet headquarters...

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Overstaying Their Welcome?

New, invasive security precautions!

The new MQ HQ has an innovation or two!

Anti-terrorism protection!

The alert alarm goes bonkers!

An old nemesis from Megaton Man #2!

Next: Curtains for the Quartet!

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