MAGAZINE

Issue # 6 January/February 2013

PROJECT: INTERPLANETARY UNITY THE THRILLING CONCLUSION TO THE POPULAR

SCIENCE FICTION COMIC SERIES!

COSMIC STAR THE NEW SCIENCE FICTION SUPERHERO COMIC SERIES!

SPIRAL OVERCAST

AN ORIGINAL COMIC STORY FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE!

PLUS, A RECAP OF DAN DELBY’S APPEARANCE AT RISING STAR 21!

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Table of Contents

SPOTLIGHT: NEXT FORCE……...…………………………....…............................ 2

PROJECT: INTERPLANETARY UNITY………………………………….............. 3

COSMIC STAR……………….……………................………...………....................... 5

NEW COMIC STRIPS……………………………….................……........................... 6

RECAP OF DAN DELBY‘S RECENT APPEARANCE AT RISING STAR 21..…. 7

SPIRAL OVERCAST……………………………….......................................................8

Copyright © 2012, 2013 Dan Delby. All rights reserved.

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SPOTlIGHT

NEXT FORCENEXT FORCENEXT FORCENEXT FORCE

Battling the evil forces of Witherion’s Legion is the team known as Next Force! Next

Force is comprised of six mutant superheroes: Ultra Blaster (team leader), Oceanwave,

Birdsong, Gargolius, Thylacine, and Voltimar.

The Next Force team members were featured in their own one-shot comic book. If you

haven’t already picked up a copy of the Next Force #1 (one-shot) comic book over the

course of the past year, it is still available for your online ordering pleasure, in both

printed and digital format, via dandelbycomics.com, the official website of Dan Delby

Comics!

Whenever the planet finds itself in peril, the team of mutant superheroes known as Next

Force will always be there to save the day! The next evolution of humankind, a new

generation of superheroes…Next Force!

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FAREWELL TO THE CREW OF STARBASE IPL-7

Project: Interplanetary Unity ends its webcomic series run, as the final page of the final

issue of the four-issue series has been uploaded, and is available for your reading pleasure

via dandelbycomics.com.

DDC Magazine caught up with the man behind Project: Interplanetary Unity, himself,

Dan Delby, for his thoughts on the end of his Project: Interplanetary Unity webcomic

series.

“I am really proud of all the fan attention that Project: Interplanetary Unity has garnered,”

said Delby. “Whether it be its massive online following, or its great fan reaction from

people I have met in person at conventions and such, Project: Interplanetary Unity has

definitely meant a lot to fans, and that means a lot to me. Project: Interplanetary Unity

started out as a one-shot comic book, my first-ever comic book release as a matter of fact.

That initial one-shot comic book has since spawned seven short stories to date, as well as

the four-issue webcomic series that just ended online. I am proud to have brought Project:

Interplanetary Unity to the masses, whether it be through the one-shot comic book, the

four-issue comic book series, or the seven short stories. Speaking of the webcomic series,

I hope that fans are pleased with how I ended it. I felt that bringing back several

characters from the one-shot comic book and its six prequel short stories, as well as

introducing new characters during the course of the webcomic series, provided a great

cast of characters for readers to enjoy. As far as the end of the webcomic series also being

the end of the Project: Interplanetary Unity franchise, never say never. After all, I already

released a seventh Project: Interplanetary Unity short story as part of my Amazingly

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Astonishing Journeys short story collection. So, again, never, say never! Special thanks to

all fans who have supported Project: Interplanetary Unity!”

Speaking of the success of the Project: Interplanetary Unity webcomic series, from the

time it began in February 2012, to the time it ended in November 2012, Project:

Interplanetary Unity garnered over 1,500 unique readers, as well as over 5,500 individual

page views. As Dan Delby said, special thanks to all those who have supported Project:

Interplanetary Unity!

For those who are interested in purchasing Dan Delby’s various Project: Interplanetary

Unity works, visit dandelbycomics.com for ordering information! The following items are

available for purchase via the Dan Delby Comics website: Project: Interplanetary Unity-

The Struggle for Peace #1 (one-shot) comic book; Tales of Project: Interplanetary Unity

(short story collection, consisting of six Project: Interplanetary Unity prequel short

stories); Project: Interplanetary Unity (series) comic book issues #1-3 (Note: issue #4

will also be available soon! Keep checking back to the website for more information on

when issue #4 becomes available for purchase!); and Amazingly Astonishing Journeys

(short story collection, consisting of six short stories, including one Project:

Interplanetary Unity short story).

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A CRIMEFIGHTER OF GALACTIC PROPORTIONS Doctor Bryan Kincaid, owner of Kincaid Space Corporation, uses experimental space

technology developed by his company to defend the streets of Phoenix, as well as go on

the occasional outer space adventure, in the new science fiction superhero webcomic

series, Cosmic Star! As the masked vigilante, Cosmic Star, Kincaid must face off against

a rival space scientist who has transformed himself into a cycloptic being once native to

ancient Mars! Will Cosmic Star be able to save Phoenix from this cycloptic being’s reign

of terror? Find out, by visiting dandelbycomics.com each and every week for the

continuing adventures of Cosmic Star!

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NEW COMIC STRIPS At the Rising Star 21 science fiction and fantasy convention, Dan Delby launched three

new one-page comic strips!

The three new comic strips launched at Rising Star 21 were: Lady Darkshade- The tale of

a superheroine and her quest to protect the streets of Vancouver; Cosmic Star in Attack of

the Dastardly Destroyer- Cosmic Star must take the fight to a supervillain out to destroy

the city of Phoenix in this science fiction superhero adventure; and Horror of the

Monsters- A horror tale featuring some of the most horrific beings ever witnessed in the

Dan Delby Comics universe!

All three of these new comic strips were a tremendous hit with fans at Rising Star 21!

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Dan Delby, seated at his convention table during Rising Star 21.

Photo courtesy of Dakota Shortridge of the Black Diamond Paranormal Society.

RECAP OF DAN DELBY’S RECENT GUEST APPEARANCE AT

RISING STAR 21 SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY CONVENTION Dan Delby recently appeared at the 21st annual Rising Star science fiction and fantasy

convention, held October 26-27, 2012, at Bluefield State College, in Bluefield, West

Virginia. At Rising Star 21, Dan launched the printed and digital comic book releases of

Hero Crew #1 and Project: Interplanetary Unity #3; the printed and digital book release

of the Amazingly Astonishing Journeys short story collection; the printed releases of the

Lady Darkshade, Cosmic Star in Attack of the Dastardly Destroyer, and Horror of the

Monsters comic strips; and the online release of the Cosmic Star webcomic series. During

the convention, Dan enjoyed with meeting fans of his work, catching up with convention

friends, signing autographs, posing for photographs, and speaking during multiple panel

lectures at the convention. Dan would like to take this opportunity to extend his special

thanks to all of the fans who supported him at the convention, and to extend his special

thanks to the U.S.S. Yeager Star Trek Fan Club and all involved with Rising Star for

putting on such a wonderful event!

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