Unit 4: Lesson 16

Chunky Comics volume 2 would feature the future, where a superhero named Eeon tried to protect a small colony of humans living in a world of melting ice caps and mutant life-forms that were part human, part toxic sludge, and part recycled trucks and airplanes.

And selling seventeen units before lunch was a new sales record.

And finally, how much money should he charge for his finished comic books—assuming he could actually make some?

He got a chocolate milk from the cooler, and as he walked toward his seat, Greg did some mental math.

That whole summer before sixth grade Greg had worked toward the launch of Chunky Comics.

And then, one hot night in the middle of July, Greg stood there in his family room and thumbed through the very first volume of Chunky Comics.

But Greg hadn’t written just one story. He had developed a master publishing plan.

Volume 1 was going to be about Creon, an incredibly intelligent Stone Age hero who helped his tribe deal with ancient dangers, like prehistoric beasts and Cro-Magnon marauders.

And eventually, all three characters would have some final episodes together: Creon, Leon, and Eeon—past, present, and future.

Comics had led Greg to books like How to Draw Comic Book Villains, You Can Draw Superheroes, Make Your Own Comic-Book Art, and Draw the Monsters We Love to Hate.