Marksman's Debut

In the June issue we were introduced to several new characters, one of whom was Marksman.  Years ago, when I created him, I intended him to be part of the main Ultra-Elite Team, but when I was reworking the characters for this series, I decided that he really works better as part of the IPG (Interplanetary Protectorate Guild) and opted to leave him on that.  

That's not much of a difference from what his original story was, I had always planned him to be on that with his brother, Golden Guardian, but in the original stories I wrote, he eventually left them and came to Earth full time.  

Of course, he also went through a few costume changes over time as well.  The costume he wears in this issue was actually the third one I designed for him.  I'm attaching my original sketches for the character here from when I drew him for the first time when I was a kid up to landing on his final costume design (well, at least pretty close to the final desgin).

In this issue we met him when he is undercover looking into an illegal smuggling ring in his solar system.  When I first started to draw this issue, I planned to have him in an open-air market and having the guards chase him through that before ending up on the same place where he jumped out onto the platform.

As I was doing the breakdowns, I realized at this time it was more than I wanted to draw, as I'm just getting back into the series being monthly after an injury, so I decided to scrap that part of it.  When doing that I had only inked one panel and thought I would share it here as artwork that will probably never be used in the series.

  

June Issue

The June issue is out now, here's a link: Issue 45

In this issue, the team finds themselves going through a membership change, but before they can catch their breath, their old ally Moonlight shows up and warns them of an impending invasion of Cat's solar system by mysterious invaders called the Worioggs.  

Of course, our heroes agree to go there to help - but will they arrive in time?

Sneak Peek!

 As we are approaching issue 50 for the series - I thought I would do something to celebrate and one of the things I'm doing is redoing and expanding the UltraPedia pages for my characters!  A few years ago I did small versions of these, but I've revealed a lot about the characters since then.  In December of this year I plan to publish a whole new series of them.

Here is what the page for Titan looks right now (although I do plan all new art for the pages, so his picture will change before the final edition).

Newest Issue

 In the newest issue we see the emergence of new teams in Japan and Europe, right on the heals of a new team in Africa that formed recently.  As new heroes emerge around the world, what will that mean for the Ultra-Elite Team?

Here's the link:  Issue 44

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