Signed and dated 2026 by Don Simpson.

From the artist:

Don Simpson's satirical and science fiction comics from the 1980s and 1990s (Megaton Man, Border Worlds, Bizarre Heroes)—the twentieth century, for cryin' out loud—and his more recent "comeback" projects in the 2020s (X-Amount of Comics, In Pictopia, Victory Folks, Megaton Man: Multimensions) are the stuff of legend!

But, you don't have the whole story ... until now!

The Lost Art of Don Simpson aims to fill the gap of those lost decades during which reclusive Dandy Don abandoned the comic book industry and became extrovert Dr. Don (grad school! Woo!) and freelanced in the field of illustration and graphic design just for kicks!

Subtitled Rarities, Rejects, Commissions, and Forgotten Commercial Art, this volume selects the best work from the 1990s to the present day, offering these lost treasures in one larger-than-comic size 8.5" x 11", 204-page volume! 

Packed with rare drawings, cartoons, and complete comics stories—The Lost Art of Don Simpson will reveal the artistry, mastery, and hard work that goes into becoming an American original!

This comprehensive anthology will include some of Don's favorite commissions for fans and collectors of Megaton Man, Border Worlds, and Bizarre Heroes; illustrations and comics for advertising agencies, public relations firms, and corporate clients seldom seen outside of C-level boardrooms; sample comic strips and editorial cartoons; illustrations for magazine and newspaper articles; pitches for unrealized ad campaigns; industrial superhero mascots both serious and satirical; and experimental sequences featuring Don's creator-owned IP culled from secret sketchbooks kept hidden during a decade or more in academia earning a PhD in art and architectural history! 

The tome will include several complete comic book stories from small-press anthologies and other obscure sources, including the autobiographical “Teaching Cartooning” for the Eisner Award-winning Streetwise (2000), now long out of print, along with promotional comic books for insurance companies, internet service providers, tech start-ups, and other long-defunct clients! 

Key highlights:

• • More than 25 pages of commissions and unpublished art featuring Megaton Man, Border Worlds, and Bizarre Heroes!
  • More than 40 comics strips and cartoons! Corporate and industrial superhero mascots never seen by comics fans!
  • Unpublished and rarely-seen sample comic strips, cartoons, and illustrations featuring kids, vegetables, and funny animals—we kid you not!
  • Other million-dollar ideas that have never seen the light of day before now!
  • Another authoritative, wordy essay by Dr. Don Simpson—putting all this ephemera into historical context!
  • … and more! 

Complete comic book stories include:

• • 5-page "The Good Listener" by John Wooley from Death Rattle #15 (Kitchen Sink Press, 1988)!
  • Unpublished 10-page science fiction story by author Joe Clifford Faust!
  • 12-page postmodern retelling of Rumplestiltskin by Don Simpson!
  • 5-page autobiographical "Teaching Cartooning" by Don Simpson from the Eisner Award-winning Streetwise!
  • 7-page Silver-Age superhero story on the wonders of high-speed internet (1999)!
  • 5-page Eisner-esque adventure by Don Simpson (2023)! 
  • 6-pages of "Tales of Oberlin" by Chip Karpus (2020)!
  • 6-pages of illustrations for the Bielski Partisans WWII saga by Wayne Wise (2016)!
  • 8-page sci-fi superhero adventure about insurance adjusters fighting aliens!
  • 2-page bio of an internet billionaire!
  • 7-page unpublished all-new Spread Eagle adventure by Don Simpson (2014)!
  • Over 70 pages of comics stories in all!