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Other Surfman comics from this compilation, which were thrown out at some point (making them permanently lost media), spawned an semi-antagonist, anti-hero character: The alter-ego of Surfman's sidekick "Beachboy", when infected by a gooey parasite in the form of a long-eared alien cat mask, whose later designs became the rabbit character [[Neon Mascot]], as the art style evolved over the years, inadvertently making the ears longer. Additional post-''Darien Daily'' Surfman comics and spinoffs spanning the years 2004–2012 were rediscovered in November 2023 during a house move. | Other Surfman comics from this compilation, which were thrown out at some point (making them permanently lost media), spawned an semi-antagonist, anti-hero character: The alter-ego of Surfman's sidekick "Beachboy", when infected by a gooey parasite in the form of a long-eared alien cat mask, whose later designs became the rabbit character [[Neon Mascot]], as the art style evolved over the years, inadvertently making the ears longer. Additional post-''Darien Daily'' Surfman comics and spinoffs spanning the years 2004–2012 were rediscovered in November 2023 during a house move. | ||
Efforts to recreate ''Surfman in the "NO" Race'', in the same or similar art style for legacy reasons, have occurred multiple times in the years since. First, the comic was recreated in Microsoft PowerPoint, with each panel now a slide in a slideshow. One other effort to recreate the comic for its 10th anniversary in 2014, started and ended in 2012, with only half of the comic being completed<ref>https://neonwabbit.the-comic.org/</ref>. Another effort to recreate the comic as an animation began production in 2017, and is set to release as | Efforts to recreate ''Surfman in the "NO" Race'', in the same or similar art style for legacy reasons, have occurred multiple times in the years since. First, the comic was recreated in Microsoft PowerPoint, with each panel now a slide in a slideshow, circa 2005. One other effort to recreate the comic for its 10th anniversary in 2014, started and ended in 2012, with only half of the comic being completed<ref>https://neonwabbit.the-comic.org/</ref>. Another effort to recreate the comic as an animation began production in 2017, and is set to release as another anniversary edition, currently labelled the "20th Anniversary" edition, but this is set to change with its actual release. | ||
== Plot and setting == | == Plot and setting == | ||
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In November 2023, other "Surfman" comics, designs, and media along with a whole trove of other NeonWabbit content spanning the years 2004–2012 were rediscovered and are currently in the process of being archived through photos taken with a phone camera and text descriptions, due to NeonWabbit not currently having any access to a scanner. | In November 2023, other "Surfman" comics, designs, and media along with a whole trove of other NeonWabbit content spanning the years 2004–2012 were rediscovered and are currently in the process of being archived through photos taken with a phone camera and text descriptions, due to NeonWabbit not currently having any access to a scanner. | ||
Later, in December 2023, writing and recording for the first studio album by [[ | Later, in December 2023, writing and recording for the first studio album by [[The Neoclassics]], ''[[The Thirst Tides]]'', began and like ''Surfman'', also focuses on the theme of water because of ''Surfman in the "NO" Race'' being NeonWabbit's debut in art, and ''The Thirst Tides'' being a debut in music. Music from the album will be used in the 20th Anniversary remake of the ''Surfman'' comic. | ||
=== Remakes === | === Remakes === | ||
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==== "20th Anniversary" version ==== | ==== "20th Anniversary" version ==== | ||
A 20th anniversary animated recreation of the comic, in the same art style and with amateur bit-crushed narration and voice-acted foley sound design (with the intention being that the audio sounds like it was recorded in 2004, due to the quality), was in production at some point, at least as early as 2016. | |||
When the 2024 deadline for getting it completed passed, the project was put on hold for a future anniversary. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Neon Mascot]], a legacy character | * [[Neon Mascot]], a legacy character mostly featured in other comics from the "Surfman" series, which were made after "''The 'NO' Race''", but are now lost media. The 20th anniversary remake of "''The 'NO' Race''" retcons the character to explicitly be Beachboy. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||