Meet Captain John, the pilot of the Destiny II and his sidekick, Asimov – our heroes. As you can see, they have an – interesting – relationship. Captain John thinks of himself pretty highly as an astronaut, and Asimov is not about to let him get away with it!
But in the end, the guys are searching for a way home. Will they find it?
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Mars Wars is starting to really take shape now, so here’s an update on what’s going on with my progress and the book content. As you may have already seen, I’ve got a rough of the cover. All the regular strips (127 of them!) have been placed in the book and I’ve gotten a bit more than halfway through the Mission Log (creator commentary) on them.
Good progress is being made with the guest Marooned comics. I’ve got about half of them delivered, and everyone else is making good progress. I have 2 new additions to the list. Denver Brubaker from Tales of a Checkered Man! (a comic I’ve talked about before and love) has come on board with a really fun 2-page story (I just approved the script yesterday). And Scott King’s team that does the comic “Holiday Wars” has also jumped in with a interesting Lian script. So the guest spots are all filled. See the list below for the whole shebang.
I have to fill in the episode title pages that I haven’t done yet. I got a start on that yesterday. Yesterday I also finished penciling and inking page 9 of Evasive Maneuvers, as well as coloring page 8. It’s coming along nicely and should be finished soon. I think you’re going to like the story and seeing John and Asimov’s first encounter.
This weekend I plan on digging through sketchbooks and artwork to put stuff together for the vault material (development art). Once I have most, if not all, of the guest comics in, I’ll make one long blog post with a preview from ALL of them 
And yes, just like last year, there will be a FREE preview of the book in PDF form.
Looks like there will be over 40+ pages of bonus content this year!
Quick Note: there are bids on the two pieces of original artwork. You have about a day or so to get in on the action if you are interested.
After Marooned ended, I had an idea for a one-off strip, and one weekend I created this page. I believe this was before I tackled Rock & Tin. It was a fun little exercise. I guess I consider this under the Sunday Comics category of bonus comics. There is LOTS more fun stuff like this over on the bonus Marooned site for my Patreon members. You can get access by supporting my work.
I’ve always like the interplay between Hogan and Asimov because they are so different, even though they come from the same maker. If this is too small to read for you, click on the comic for the full view.
Things have settled down on Mars, but not everything is as John would like. Lian has become distant. And when Ril drags Asimov out for another “mission,” they actually find something… or someone.
