Now that Cartoon Network has released a clip from a series of five Metal Men animated shorts debuting Saturday as part of its DC Nation programming block, Evan Dorkin reveals that he and Sarah Dyer collaborated on the project, with the cartoonist also providing character designs. "Although they were simplified quite a bit from what I submitted," Dorkin notes. You can see the clip, along with some of Dorkin's designs, below (with more on his blog).

"We had no idea they were going to announce this so we're playing catch-up," he writes. "Anyway, I hope DC Nation viewers enjoy them, especially the kids. Nothing against longtime fans and responsometer wonks -- there's two or three Ross Andru/Mike Esposito-designed villains in the mix -- but the kids were who we were thinking of while working on the stuff."

DC Nation airs Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network.