Author Archive: lorenzo ross
Hi, my name is Lorenzo Ross. I write & draw several comics that can be seen on my website alternativecitycomics.com. I try to inject a bit of humor into all of my strips because I believe you can be serious about your work without taking yourself too seriously. This is my second time doing the challenge and I've decided to create more characters for the alternative city universe. Good luck to everyone participating!
Day 4: Zomborg
Not much is known about the Zomborg. Is it just an urban myth? Some mad scientist’s idea of a joke to combine a zombie and a cyborg? Who knows. Those that have laid eyes on Zomborg swear that he is real. Lucky for them that since he is powered by cyborgian parts he has lost his hunger for human brains.
Day 3: Clanky
It wasn’t touched on in the first issue but Bee Boy is a bit of a lab rat. He’s always tinkering with his inventions. This one is named Clanky. He was created by BB to assist him with his experiments, do heavy lifting and run out for pizza once in a while. Clanky’s nothing special to look at and has no weapons system but just like a big loveable dog he’s fun to have around. If you’d like to read more about Bee Boy and the Awesome 5! you can check out my website.
Day 2: Man-Slab
Barry Connors was an aspiring actor that also worked as one of the Chippendale dancers until his friend Oliver Black made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Black had just joined and  been named the leader of a new supergroup called C.H.A.M.P.S. C.H.A.M.P.S, which stands for Corp of Humans  Androids & Mutants with Preternatural Skills, was assembled by Kristie Kelly, the public relations genius that assembled the Awesome 5! for military.
C.H.A.M.P.S unlike the A5 was assembled for a group in the private sector. A Haliburton of superheroes strictly for hire. When Barry came to the group he had no super powers, but the companies scientists soon took care of that. They had a full roster of mercenaries but something was missing. Barry was to be the face of the group. Already handsome and buff, he was given an  experimental growth hormone that enabled him to grow to a height of 50 feet tall. The public can’t get enough of the new team, but there is a hidden secret.
Day 1: Doctor Apokalypz
Doctor Karl Heinz Apokalypz was a brilliant Bavarian scientist who became obsessed with the Thule Society, a German occultist group that was rumored to have had the likes of Rudolf Hess among it’s members. While attempting to make contact with the mythical city the group is named for, Apokalypz instead contacted an off-planet being that possessed his body and spirit giving him unnatural strength and turning his skin into a rocky metallic substance. Presently he is plotting to destroy the Awesome 5! and was last seen watching them on a monitor in his lair as they received  mad props from the president for defeating the evil Ramses (as seen in Awesome 5! #1).
2012 Challenger: Lorenzo Ross
Hi Everyone,
A friend of mine did the challenge last year and it sounded like a lot of fun so I thought I’d give it a shot this year. I recently started my own imprint so most of the characters I plan on creating will be inhabitants of the Alternative City Comics universe. This challenge is just what I need to get my ideas and story arcs going for current titles as well as other possible projects.
If anyone would like to see samples of my work  you can visit
www.alternativecitycomics.com  which is my comics website or
http://www.etsy.com/shop/psychicunicorns?ref=si_shop  which is my etsy store.
I look forward to seeing what we all come up with. Good luck to everyone!
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