Starfishman: Origins

This is the origin story of Starfishman. A two-episode comic was planned based on the feature film script for Starfishman. The story was deemed too complicated to start with so early on in the comic book series, so Starfishman creator Colby Fulton decided to start with a shorter story that demonstrated Starfishman’s abilities first before tackling a larger unwieldy two part comic, which would have been over 40 pages in length.

Part 1
The first episode of Starfishman: Origins starts with Dr. Kino Marin doing experiments on starfish. He is a brilliant marine biologist who lost a finger as a child, and wanted to find a way to heal himself. He knew his research would be ground-breaking and help millions of people who suffer with amputations, organ failure, skin damage, and a host of other ailments.

Kino explores the waterways in front of his lab, which is an abandoned fish processing plant. He looks for more starfish to experiment on. At this stage, Kino needs hundreds of starfish so he can extract their stem cells, which he then genetically alters so they can help heal other creatures, notably mammals and eventually humans. During his exploration he meets Uni Chin, a young woman who works at the shellfish company next to his lab. He sees thousands of starfish attacking the shellfish beds. He surfaces to their dock to let them know about the infestation, and of course Uni already knows and is not happy at Kino’s unwanted intrusion. The two eventually make an agreement: Kino will take all the starfish back to his lab and help the shellfish farm thrive, and Uni will give him a ride in her submarine that she has built.

The partnership goes well and Kino successfully rids the shellfish farm of the invasive starfish. Uni goes to Kino’s lab and asks him about his research. She is so impressed with what he is working on that she offers to introduce him to her contacts at the Pacific Marine Institute. He intitially rejects the generous offer, as his equipment is up to the task, but then a power outage shuts everything down as he blows a fuse. He agrees to meet with the doctors at the Pacific Marine Institute.

Part 1 wraps up with Kino and Uni taking the PMI hydrofoil and seeing the island for the first time.

Part 2
Uni introduces Kino to Dr. Arthur Pierce, the lead scientist and head administrator of the facility. Dr. Pierce is very impressed with Kino’s work on regeneration, and sets him up in his own lab. It is here that Kino meets many other scientists: Dr. Selachi, General Odis, Dr. Quatel and other key characters like Rebecca Aster.

The rest of the story is a surprise, but all we can tell you is it leads to the birth of Starfishman, The Aquatic Hero. Stay tuned for more updates and make sure to visit and follow all our social media pages.

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