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Don Simpson, creator of Megaton Man
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Cartoonist, author, creator of Megaton Man comics and stories!
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Let's do the numbers: The Demise of Border Worlds open.substack.com/pub/donaldsi...
The Demise of Border Worlds
We're Still Breaking Even, So What's the Problem?
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July 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Process: CBLDF Benefit Portfolio Plate
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Process: CBLDF Benefit Portfolio Plate
"See-Thru Comix"
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July 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Process: DC Comics Wasteland #17 cover
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Process: DC Comics Wasteland #17 cover
Semi-Autobiographical Freelance Work-for-Hire
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July 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Process: Megaton Man #15, Part 2
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Process: Megaton Man #15, Part 2
The Extant Yarn Man #1 Full-Size Roughs
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July 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Never Say Never Draw Megaton Man Again!
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Never Say Never Draw Megaton Man Again!
Words (and Pictures) I've Had to Eat
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July 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Megaton Man -- without the Megahero Drag open.substack.com/pub/donaldsi...
Kind of a Drag
What I Say Now You May Not Like
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July 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Nasty and Brutal
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Nasty and Brutal
Stinging Some (More) Worthy Targets, 1992
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July 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Pretty Far Off the Mark
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Pretty Far Off the Mark
Early Rejection Letters, 1980-1984
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July 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Shut Up! My #1 Bestseller Moment -- True Story! open.substack.com/pub/donaldsi...
Shut Up!
Me and Al Franken and Fox News, 2003
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July 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Characters Can Always Be Killed Off!
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Characters Can Always Be Killed Off!
The Plot Outline of Megaton Man #11 and the College-Campus Milieu
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July 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Don Goes Underground
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Don Goes Underground
Notes from the Megahero Universe
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July 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Donald is Lucky ... But Has Not Paid His Dues!
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Donald is Lucky ... But Has Not Paid His Dues!
An Interview from Amazing Heroes #68, April 1, 1985.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Another glimpse into the creative freedom and cognitive dissonance of 80s indy comics! "Editor vs. Publisher" open.substack.com/pub/donaldsi...
Editor vs. Publisher
Shouldn't the Tie Go to the Cartoonist?
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June 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Land of Confusion
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Land of Confusion
And Lies from the Pit of Hell
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June 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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1996: The Feature Interview
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1996: The Feature Interview
Conducted by Charles Brownstein, this interview originally appeared in Feature Magazine, volume 2, issue 3, February-March 1986; punctuation updated to conform to contemporary standards.
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June 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Secret Origins #41's Secret Origins
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Secret Origins #41's Secret Origins
Process from rough to pencil to lettering and ink
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June 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Back in Comics ... or is it now IP Fandom?
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Back in Comics ... or is it now IP Fandom?
Cartooning and Platform-Neutral Creative Expression
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June 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Kevin Eastman, the First Megaton Man Cosplayer!
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Kevin Eastman, the First Megaton Man Cosplayer!
(Also, he co-created Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!)
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June 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Multimensions Proofs are in! The books are at press! And the printers are already whispering "Eisners for for sure!" open.substack.com/pub/donaldsi...
Multimensions Proofs
My Ears Are Burning!
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June 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Love and Mushroom Clouds: The True Meaning of Megaton Man! open.substack.com/pub/donaldsi...
The True Meaning of Megaton Man
Love and Mushroom Clouds, Baby
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June 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Art Form Communicating What?
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Art Form Communicating What?
Zippy's Urgent Message for the Osmonds
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June 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Creator's Rights and Wrongs
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Creator's Rights and Wrongs
Navigating the Comical Aufhebung of Auteur Cartooning
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June 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The Complete Tightrope Roy Tight Layouts!
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The Complete Tightrope Roy Tight Layouts!
Process and Affectation on Canary Yellow Tracing Paper!
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June 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Notes from Ground Zero
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Notes from Ground Zero
Why the American Comic Book was in decline before Indies came along ...
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June 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Megaton Man: The Anti-Comic
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Megaton Man: The Anti-Comic
From Iconoclastic Superheroes to Thirtysomething Megaheroes
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June 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM