The Return of Superheroes!

In all the frenzy that is wrapped up in the life of our humble 3twins executives (namely Andy, Steve, and myself) the Futurama review has still not appeared. However, I bring you other exciting news from the realm of lost Hatman comic issues!

Some of you may recall that before releasing "The Revenge of The Big Giant Pumpkin Headed Man" story we had an unfinished story titled "Superheroes." The first two issues of that four part story had been released and then we ran into a snag with finding artists for it. However, we have recently caught up with Kendall Stump to help us finish that story! Kendall was the artist who penciled and inked the first issue and part of the second for that story (his art is featured to the right for a previously unreleased cover). Initially he had to leave work on the story due to a death in the family, but he is back now and working his magic on finishing it up!

You may recall that the second part of that story ended with the reveal of a new villain known only as Dr. Beakman, Indigo trapped in peril, and Blonde worried about Hatman's absence at her graduation party! Part three (currently in production) picks up right where part two left off. In preparation for its arrival I will be uploading a few Hatman stories that preceded "Superheroes" to our blip account, and Andy will be working on a whole new Comic's page layout. Our current Comic's page is full to bursting and we need to offer a better way to access all of our comics without it feeling too bogged down.

Production on Zapman Reimagined is also continuing. At this point we don't know which one of those stories we will have finished first. However, I think in order to avoid long wait times the best choice is going to be for us to wait to start releasing either of them until we have a whole story done. In the meantime we will continue to re-release old material to our blip account and hopefully get onto some reviews!

Here's hoping that 3twins hits it's stride again in 2012!
Stay brimming with anticipation, Hatmaniacs!

-Jason

Hatman & Indigo 44! What happened to issues 42 and 43?

Hatmaniacs,

After our long hiatus we finally have a new Hatman & Indigo issue ready for your viewing pleasure. However you may notice there are two issues missing in the story sequence. Who is Dr. Beakman? What happened to Indigo? Why didn't they finish this story? All these questions (and more) will, eventually be answered. It is best to enter into this newest issue as if issues 40 and 41 never happened.

Enjoy!

-Andy

Everyone, Artists, and Illustrators alike.

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Dr. Beakman Strikes!

As you might have guessed from the title of Hatman & Indigo Issue #41, our newest villain is Dr. Beakman, a character who remains shrouded in mystery. As of this blog post, we still haven't revealed much about Dr. Beakman in the comic, so I don't want to give too much away, but I thought I'd share a bit about how I came up with this character.

Ever since I was a kid I've been inclined to find images in the seemingly random patterns in nature - maybe some of you can relate. A lot of us do this with clouds. We'll look up at the sky and see a dog, or a car, or Mickey Mouse. I tend to do this with other things as well, like seeing faces on the bark of a tree or a character in the wavy shapes on a stone floor.

Well, back in the fall of 2005 I was sitting on the deck outside my apartment reading a book and apparently I got bored because I started looking at the wood-grain lines of the deck boards. True to form, I picked out an interesting pattern in the flooring that I thought looked like a strange bird-like character. I immediately ran inside, grabbed a notebook and drew a sketch of the character, and then named him Dr. Beakman and wrote up a quick back-story. Later that day I proposed the idea to Jason and Andy and a new Hatman & Indigo villain was born. It wasn't long before I'd written a first draft titled "The Beakman Saga," which ultimately became the five-part series that started with Superheroes and is now continuing with Dr. Beakman Strikes.

So I hope you enjoy the story. And next time you're analyzing the patterns on your hardwood flooring or wooden furniture, who knows, maybe you'll come up with the next great comic book character!

-Steve