The primary villain for Super Duper Ham 2013 was the Cyclops, whose artificial mind could not be detected by the Ion’s telepathy. Transforming drones would have been positioned around Mammapolis. This one would unfold from the top of a telephone pole.
I made this drawing to show a less cartoony version of the Ion, drawing inspiration from a move poster for Superman Returns.
In Super Duper Ham: Day One, Abe was still figuring out his costume. I made this drawing to show a potential evolution that would align with the look of his mentor, the Ion.
I let the story of Martian Debut drive the design of the Martians. I knew that I wanted them to slip and swim through the air and their primary feature would be an unusual-looking eye.
Early sketches were inspired by H.P. Lovecraft creatures. They were too gross. Too many eyes. I settled into a more geometric eye design, because it gave the Martian a mask-like face that felt alien and unreadable. I also moved away from a tentacle-based anatomy for something that felt more etherial, with wispy tendrils that would flow around a snake-like body.