This is probably the closest I’ve come to missing publishing on the day (if not the time) scheduled as I ever have. But looking at the strip, you can see why, right? Aside from this being one of the most complicated pages I’ve ever drawn for The Utopian (some of those Hoover Dam scenes in Omega Comics Presents were a bit more technically challenging), I also had the added challenge of playing host to my girlfriend’s family, journalistic deadlines and pre-press on issue two of OCP.

BUT. Here we are: My Twitter followers may recall a few months back I mentioned there’d be an upcoming comic book shop scene, and I offered to put a few pals into the scene. Well, the response I received was overwhelming, and even though I expanded what was initially one panel into almost a full page, I could only fit in so many cameos. But we’re going to play a little game: I’m not telling who’s who. You have to guess. I mean, you should know who you’re looking at if you’re one of those Tweeple who responded. However, I’m putting challenge to you: If you can identify all six real-life people featured on this page (Twitter handles are fine), I’ll send you signed copies of both issues 1 and 2 of The Utopian and issue 1 of Omega Comics Presents, in which my epic story “Omega” begins. Just leave your response in the comments here, and be sure to include a valid e-mail address.

Otherwise, I’ll list all the cameos next week. See you then.