Spy Comics Villains #2 -- The Latest Todd Abbot Masterpiece!

Well, you just can't keep a creative genius down! Fans have been asking, "Where is Todd Abbot?!?!" Well, DFG faithful ones, here he is! Todd has been sequestered away for the last six months working on this newest issue of Spy Comics Villains #2 featuring that all-time favourite DFG villain, The JESTER! This new issue will be posted online soon when the cover becomes available. We just wanted all you DFG fans out there to know that Todd Abbot, that comic book giant, that legend, that Godzilla of the comic book industry is back! And as you can see from the care taken in the above samples, Todd is at his finest ever! Never has his impressionistic and esoteric vision looked so good. View this issue on our online publications page: click here.

With special thanks to Frank Daniels for the colouring job.

Spy Comics Presents the Invincibles #3: Ready for July 1 Release!

By Bob Barnes
Special to DFG ONLINE!

Word is just in from DFG corporate head office that Spy Comics Presents the Invincibles #3 is in press and due for release, July 1, 2008! Co-publisher Dan Graves noted, "We realize the issue #2 was released a bit late, but we're happy to say that #3, the summer issue, is on track!" Mr. Graves also noted that #4, the fall issue should be available about mid-September. Issue #3 features part three of the "Battle of the Invincibles" and co-stars Holden and Bates, Glow Girl, and the Grim Avenger as they attempt to stop the assassination of Norbert J. Jangle, the mayor of Carnage City (and the former villain, the Jester), at the hands of Captain Nepto and his renegade band of heroes.

"We're especially happy that the cover is a collaboration by DFG founders Dan Graves and Darryl Andrews," said DFG production manager, Frank Daniels. "When Captain Nepto Prime changed directions and was set at an earlier period of Cap's career, the original cover proposed for issue one of Prime, by Darryl Andrews, proved to be unusable, as the costume worn by Cap is from a later period of his career, and therefore anachronistic. However, Dan designed a cover for Spy Comics Presents... that incorporates Darryl's Nepto/Jester picture quite nicely. We're very pleased with the results."

The current story arc is set to run through Issue #5 (the winter issue).

Story and art by Dan Graves, colouring by Flora Lovartalot. Cover by Graves, Andrews, and Lovartalot.

Cover scan courtesy of Oscar Foodlecollins.

DFG Releases Captain Nepto Collectors' Series Covers

Press Release

"The Last Shall be First!"

In celebration of the launch of the new Captain Nepto Prime series, DFG Comics is releasing a special set of collectors' series covers IN FULL COLOUR! The covers featured in the series are from the original Captain Nepto series which ran through the early 1980's and ended in January 1985 when Cap went to his "new look" and moved to the relaunched Spy Comics title (sharing the title with The Spymaster). The first cover, just released is #9, the final issue of the original series. What makes this even more special is the fact that the cover DFG has used is the "limited edition UK release cover," which depicts more characters than the North American Edition (the North American edition featured only the Jester, Alligator and the Blaster, whereas the Mummy, Crusher and Killer Shark were added for the UK release!). The cover is from what fans call "The Golden Age of DFG" and features vintage art by Darryl Andrews and is newly coloured by DFG's staff colourist, Flora Lovartalot.

DFG President Asserts Ownership of Captain Nepto

By Robert Kahn
Freelance Reporter

DFG President and Co-Publisher Dan Graves responded this morning to Todd Abbot's relaunch of the now defunct DTA Comics line and appropriation of Captain Nepto: "It's theft, pure and simple," said Mr. Graves, "DFG owns both DTA and Cap, lock, stock and barrel. If Mr. Abbot thinks that that he can win this one, he is sadly mistaken." DTA Comics was the original imprint under which Captain Nepto was released by Darryl Andrews (DFG's Vice-President and Co-Publisher). DFG and DTA merged in the early 1980's and DTA characters immediately began to appear under the DFG banner. Apparently, DFG let the trademark for DTA lapse and Mr. Abbot legally purchased the trademark earlier this week. In addition, Mr. Abbot claims that he created both Captain Nepto and pivotal supporting characters, such as the Jester, while "ghosting" for Mr. Andrews back in the 1980's. "It's all nonsense," said Darryl Andrews, when asked about Abbot's claim to Nepto, "he was working for DFG, doing some inking, background artwork and the occasional fill-in work, nothing more. I created Nepto and all related characters and they are wholly owned by DFG Comics." According to the newly-launched DTA website, Abbot is planning to launch a new Captain Nepto series entitled The Original Captain Nepto featuring stories of Captain Nepto from the earliest stage of his career (early 1980's). "This series is clearly intended to compete with DFG's new Captain Nepto Prime set somewhat later in the mid 1980's," said Mr. Graves. "Todd Abbot is clearly trying to use DFG copyright characters for his own personal gain and to attempt to hurt DFG, but let me tell you, we will not be distracted. Captain Nepto Prime is set to launch this summer and we believe that fans will be loyal to our version of Nepto." When reached for comment, Todd Abbot made the following statement: "I have no desire to use any of the later DFG interpretations of Captain Nepto as I believe them to be spurious and false interpretations. DFG seriously corrupted the character and universe that I so brilliantly created nearly thirty years ago. In The Original Captain Nepto we will be seeing the real Cap - that is, the one with super powers, with the "CN" insignia on his chest, and the classy wig. In addition, watch for MY classic villains such as the Jester, not the Darryl Andrews knock-offs that we've seen over the past number of years."

More on this story as it develops.

Picture of DFG President Dan Graves courtesy of Darryl Andrews, personal collection.