Happy Thursday, Folks!

If you are just checking in to follow the ongoing story, you’ll have noticed that John Underhall (Johnny Saturn I) and Persephone, his lovely demigoddess of a wife, have re-entered our tale.  It’s fun to have to them back, and it was great fun for me to draw them again.  We also have Dr. Horatio Synn, the villain from our first story arc, aka Persephone’s dear ol’ dad, making his comeback.  But, who is that dazzling, multi-hued creatures getting off the plane with Dr. Synn?

The last time we saw John Underhall, he had been patched up by Doc in Elysium City, and his clothes had been cobbled together by his loyal mole people.  Now, John is cleaned up, he’s let his hair grow back in, and he’s finally kicked all the pain-killers that sustained him during his mystery man days.  You will note that John’s cane looks suspiciously like a sledgehammer; it was constructed by the mole people as a going away gift for John, and he treasures it.  It would be too heavy to use as a cane for most people, but John Underhall is still nearly 6’6” and a mountain of muscle.  I think it’s safe to say that, because of all his past injuries and surgeries, the cane is no mere affection, but probably necessary for him to get around.  Better a cane than a walker or wheelchair!

If you are curious as to Dr. Synn’s whereabouts since he was last seen in defeat and on the run in Elysium City, deep beneath Spire City, all that is covered in a prose short story we will be running for free here on this site after “Being Johnny Saturn” wraps up. 

Let me know if you have questions or comments, because I love to talk about this stuff!

Scott.