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THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTIONBY DEAN TRIPPE

About Butterfly.

Butterfly began as part of The Daily Grind Iron Man Chal-lenge, a daily comic strip drawing endurance contest which began in 2005. I had agreed to join the contest before even thinking up a concept for a webcomic, but about a week before the Grind began, I had an idea about sidekicks. A sidekick’s name and identity are al-ways less threatening than those of his mentor. A robin is a less threatening creature than a bat, but both can fly. So, I started to wonder what kind of identity a side-kick of a sidekick would have. A bat is scarier than a bird, and a bird is scarier than a…butterfly!

I never intended for Butterfly to be an ongoing series, but the initial gag of having a “sidekick’s sidekick” just took on a life of its own, and the character struck a chord with the early fans. The original series (which this volume co-natins) ran from February to October in 2005.

During that time, AdHouse Books approached me about contributing a story to the upcoming Project: Superior spinoff, Superior Showcase. In December 2005, Butter-fly returned with a new style and a new site. Superior Showcase #1 hit stores nationally in April 2006, finally revealing the secret story of how Butterfly met Birdie (and a few other super-secrets). My good friend John Campbell co-wrote the tale.

Since then, Butterfly’s met plenty of new heroes and vil-lains, and tried to be a friend to them all. The style of the strip has changed dramatically over time, as I’ve gtown to care more about the character, and what he means to his many fans.

In February, Mitchell Buchanan became the first person to create his own Butterfly costume! Most recently, I’ve started running the strips in full color, which takes a bit more time, but definitely feels right for the characters.

Anyway, that’s how we got here! This volume contains the complete original series. It’s a bit scrawly, but it’s fun. Enjoy!

Dean Trippe

To Be Continued In

THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTIONVolume 2!

The Butterfly Collection, Volume 1 ©2007 Dean Trippe. All Rights Reserved. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, no part of this publication may be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or reproduced in any way, including but not limited to photocopy, photograph, magnetic or other record, without the prior agreement and written permission of the publisher. “Butterfly” story, characters and logos are copy-rights and trademarks of Dean Trippe. ©2007 Dean Trippe, All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission in a limited license awarded to WOWIO. “Butterfly” was first published in online begining in March 2005 at TenCentTicker.com.

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