It must be fun working at Twisted Pixel, where you have games featuring a hungry purple blob, a man who travels via combustion and now an over-muscled hero with a giant smiley face for a head. Twisted Pixel just announced Comic Jumper, its newest downloadable title. The platforms are still unannounced and the game is likely "more than a year away," according to Twisted Pixel Games co-founder Mike Wilford.

You play Captain Smiley with his cohort Star -- who is stuck to his chest. They're bonded together, but they hate each other, which should hopefully lend itself to sticky situations and witty dialogue. Gameplay consists of jumping Captain Smiley into different levels that are represented by comic books, where the art style (and possibly gameplay) will change with each jump into a new book.

"This is something that Josh [Bear, another co-founder, the third being Frank Wilson] has had in his mind since high school," Wilford said. We're wondering what it was doing in there for so long, and what he'll do once it escapes. There are no details on the game yet, except for the trailer above, so watch it, dear comic book fans ... and prepare to jump.