What we have today is the Inside Back Cover for Mega Tales # 1. That’s Dr. Quillin‘s daughter Alicia and Nostradamus, who is affectionately known as Nosy, looking at some coming attraction posters as if standing outside a movie theater. Mark Poe, who penciled this story, originally did this art for the back cover of the proposed Tess #1 to show the other projects he and Greg Legat, who wrote this story, were working on. Most of these never got beyond the concept and premise. Razors Edge and Thunder Hawks did appear as cameos and supporting cast a few years later in Project: New Man, which are available in our Mega Comics Group archives right here on this web site! Unabashed plug directed at the Mega Newbies! Maybe someday the other 2 concepts, Cat and Necromancer will see publication as well. We just thought we’d show off this art as it was originally intended.

Special Note to sharp eyed Comics Art Historians and Enthusiasts: Mark did the pencils and inks on this piece back in 1987.  During this period of his development as an cartoonist he was heavily influenced by the work of John Byrne and Terry Austin, most notably their work on The Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics. Just an FYI.

Production Notes: No lettering on this page. All text is from the original. Yes, some of those logos are a bit rough but that was as it was done originally, all by hand. Mark added the digital color 22 years after the line art was completed! The color was a bit complicated due to the number of characters, so it did take a little longer to do even without the need for lettering.

YIKES! It’s Friday the 13th! So we’re taking it slow and easy today, watching every corner and movement cautiously. Mark, already broke his favorite Mega Comics Group coffee mug, so he’s even more wary now! Those mugs are available in our Online Store, by the way. Hint, hint! We have to go order Mark another one now so he’ll quit grumbling.

Nah, we’re not superstitious in the traditional sense of thinking some outside forces are lurking to spring upon us at any turn. No, it’s far worse than that! Some of us believe the danger comes from within ourselves, our minds, our hearts, which are programed intentionally and unintentionally to react unconsciously to certain stimuli like Pavlov’s dogs.  Don’t think so? Ad Agencies and Politicians make millions, even billions, off folks who don’t believe the concept. Something to think about.

Have a good weekend! Cheer your team on to victory! See you Monday.

Tags: Greg Legat, independent comics, J. Adam Walters, Mark Poe, Mega Tales #1, science fiction, Tess # 1, tesseract, uper hero

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