UPDATED WITH A SNEAK PEEK FROM HASBRO PULSE! In their April 12, 2022 Fan First Tuesday video, Hasbro revealed a first look at Andy Bell's art for our Transformers tale. It's a spoopy Beast Machines inspired campfire story called The Morphlings.

I'm writing a story for IDW's Beast Wars Annual, out this April. My rad collaborator on this 10-page tale is Andrea Bell. I can't wait for you to see her amazing vision for it! Here's the Previews code to order our comic at your shop: FEB220440.

two words: BEAST. MACHINES.

i'm writing a story with amazing art by @andyharvestyeah for the Transformers: Beast Wars Annual 2022, out in april from @idwpublishing. this sick cover is by @tgping_. thanks to editor @jazmine_joyner for encouraging my weirdest take. pic.twitter.com/H7fOAMH82H

— nick marino is making comics (@nickmarino) January 24, 2022

I've had a year full of koalas and undersea action in KUTE Crew along with my collaborator Nils-Petter Norlin. Here are my fave SFX from our Webtoon Canvas webcomic. Just click on the sound effect to read the episode that featured it!

Nils-Petter Norlin and Nick Marino (that's me!) talk about the creation of KUTE Crew! This time around we're discussing color, magic, and lots more.

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We kick things off with a conversation about the many helmets of Nils, who builds custom Stormtrooper designs and posts them on his Instagram. That leads us into a discussion of color and how it has informed the design and feel of KUTE Crew.

After some deep thoughts, we dive into a conversation about the role of magic in our webcomic. Thanks to some feedback on our previous episode from Loch Ness, we're laying out the rules of magic in our universe, how it works for our koalas, and how all of that informs our writing and drawing choices for this story. We'll have a new KUTE Crew update on Webtoon soon, so follow us there and read along!