Characters being designed for the latest Heroes online graphic novel may well turn up in the third season.

Aspen Comics vice president Frank Mastromauro told Sci Fi Wire that new characters would be appearing in the online comic throughout the summer, with fans able to vote for those they liked most. Artist Peter Steigerwald has designed 12 new characters for the strip after receiving the latest bunch of scripts and "In the end, characters who get the most votes will probably wind up in the show this fall."

Mastromauro added that Aspen will be producing an e-graphic novel this summer. "It’s kind of one, big continuous story with instances and things that happen to a lot of the characters we designed. It all leads up to the new season in September.”

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