 Gary S. Carlson self-published and created the black and white superhero anthology "Megaton" in the early 1980s, which introduced many new comic book talents including artists Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld and Angel Medina (to name a few) as well as featuring the work of Butch Guice, Mike Gustovitch, Sam Grainger, Sam DeLaRosa and the late Gene Day.Carlson co-created Vanguard with comic book artist Erik Larsen.Carlson later wrote "Vanguard", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Supreme" for Image Comics.