Sandblasted Pt. 1
Panel by Panel | Video
Sandman sets his sights on a rare treasure at Coney Island.





Sandblasted Pt. 2
Panel by Panel | Video
A supernatural mirror splits Sandman into multiple threats.





Sandblasted Pt. 3
Panel by Panel | Video
Spidey finds mini-Sandmen = maximum trouble.





Sandblasted Pt. 4
Panel by Panel | Video
It's Maxi-Sandman vs. Spidey in a boardwalk showdown.

Invasion Force Pt. 1
Panel by Panel | Video
Shell-head and Cap team to investigate an alien crash landing.





Invasion Force Pt. 2
Panel by Panel | Video
The Avengers delve into the mystery of the shipwrecked aliens.





Invasion Force Pt. 3
Panel by Panel | Video
Cap and Iron Man search for the truth behind the Ravels' arrival.





Invasion Force Pt. 4
Panel by Panel | Video
The Avengers race to stop the Ravels' plan for planetary doom.

Back in the day, as my comic career was auguring in, I had the idea to leverage my knowledge of the heroic universe and my growing, hands-on experience developing what-was-at-that-time called “multimedia.” I knew Marvel was creating CyberComics — animated, slightly interactive online comics, created in the gee-whiz program of the moment, a beast called Director. I was having no luck lining up writing gigs. But figured I could use my character familiarity to get in front of the CyberComics editor and sell my skills as a coder. Imagine my surprise when the editor, a decent and fun human being named Suzanne Gaffney, said, “Hmm. That’s an option, I suppose. But why wouldn’t you want to write some of them?” Why not, indeed?

That led to a good few months of “click here” fun with Daredevil, Nick Fury, Cap, Iron Man, Blade, Spidey and some obligatory mutants thrown in for good measure. Although these weren’t “real” comics, they were terrific to work on and I was very pleased with the relatively solid story arcs. These had a limited exposure and short run. Since then, they’ve occupied a lonely corner on various hard drives I’ve cycled through. Before there’s a crash and I lose the whole collection to the digital graveyard, I figured I’d float ‘em back out to whomever would like a read. Either ‘cause of the super-types, or ‘cause of nostalgia for how I used to string word balloons together.

While they were originally available in an interactive format, the Director plug-in that drives that file type was, until recently, a no-show on Intel Macs. So I’m re-releasing these in two new formats. In the panel-by-panel version, which you can click through or watch as a slideshow. And in the video version, you get all the original motion and sound, but in a sit-back-and-let-it-hit-ya kind of way. Choose your poison, and I hope you get a kick.

Twisted History Pt. 1
Panel by Panel | Video
Old school X-Men adventure, with decidedly new mutants in attendance.





Twisted History Pt. 2
Panel by Panel | Video
Colossus, Gambit and Rogue discover a horrifying secret deep within Prof. X's mansion.





Twisted History Pt. 3
Panel by Panel | Video
It's mutant mayhem: Cyclops, Marvel Girl and the Beast vs. Gambit, Rogue and Colossus.





Twisted History Pt. 4
Panel by Panel | Video
As Mastermind moves to take control, Rogue must make a difficult choice on the path to victory.

Jungle Warfare Pt. 1
Panel by Panel | Video
Nick Fury and the spies of SHIELD go after the fearsome Gamega bomb.





Jungle Warfare Pt. 2
Panel by Panel | Video
As Fury's team hunts the Gamega, they're hunted by the terrorist Tyrannicals!





Jungle Warfare Pt. 3
Panel by Panel | Video
Snakes and terrorists and nukes-ticking-down-to-doomsday, oh my!






Jungle Warfare Pt. 4
Panel by Panel | Video
It's the final showdown between Fury and the Tyrannicals!

Protection Racket Pt. 1
Panel by Panel | Video
The man without fear is forced to defend his arch-nemesis, the Kingpin.





Protection Racket Pt. 2
Panel by Panel | Video
Daredevil offers his services to the Kingpin as Bullseye makes his move on NY's heaviest spice merchant.



Protection Racket Pt. 3
Panel by Panel | Video
Bullseye's attack takes a terrible toll on the Kingpin and Daredevil.





Protection Racket Pt. 4
Panel by Panel | Video
The final showdown between DD and Bullseye, with the Kingpin's life the prize.

Blade Movie tie-in
Panel by Panel | Video
This promo was originally pushed out via AOL (remember when that was "the" Internet?) in advance of the movie of the same name. I'm sure it boosted the box office by at least 15%. In adjusted Web dollars.