It’s
almost that time again!
Yes,
this coming Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, and you know what that means—Masks is back!
On
Saturday, I’m posting a new story on Pocket Coyote and on this blog. It’s
called “Ghost Dance,” and it will introduce at least two heroes you haven’t
seen in Masks before, including the
man who gave his name to heroes who might be nonpowered but are never powerless—the
Black Mask himself! And that’s not even the best part!
Set in
1947, “Ghost Dance” follows Clayton Ross, a.k.a. the Black Mask, as he tracks
down an old ally and recruits him for a daring rescue mission. Clay hasn’t seen
Ben Wise, a.k.a. Eagle Eye, since the early days of the Second World War, and
while he’s heard a few rumors about what happened to the kid behind enemy
lines, nothing can prepare him for what he finds. Once a costumed vigilante who
relied on a pair of mechanical wings to fight crime, Ben was captured by the
Nazis and subjected to horrific experiments as the scientists tried to discover
the source of the powers he didn’t actually have. Ben emerged from the ordeal
with a set of Pyrrhic superpowers and a growing distance from the people he
once loved.
Can
Clay remind him of what it means to be human before it’s too late? And can Ben
pull it together enough to help save an old friend from a fate worse than
death? The answers lie in the southwestern desert, along with a few surprises
that will lay the foundation for Volume 2 of Masks …
Did I
mention that’s not even the best part?!
I am
so excited about this that I am literally vibrating as I type, so pardon the
typos, but here it is—I wrote a comic
book!
An
actual comic book! With pictures and everything! I’m hoping it will be done in
time for FCBD, but if it’s not, it’ll be because I was late finishing the
script and not because of the artist because the artist is freaking amazing, you guys. No, you don’t have to put
up with my art this time around—I’ve got THIS GUY!
Yeah,
the guy who drew, oh, the best Masks art
ever. His name is Derrick Fleece, and if you’re not already a fan of his work,
you should be. He was the first guy to give Trevor a face that actually made
sense—a face I liked so much that I immediately changed the way I drew Trevor
just so he’d look more like Derrick’s interpretation.
The
8-page story, titled “Pick Your Poison”, should be available on or shortly
after Free Comic Book Day, and it picks up where “Ghost Dance” leaves off, with
Clay making a decision that will change his life forever—and turn Rae’s and
Trevor’s lives upside-down. Derrick wanted to draw some noir, so I gave him all
the shadows and muddled morality I could, and the results are unbelievably
awesome. And if all goes well, you’ll get all of it this coming Saturday.
If you’ll
excuse me, I need to go find a way to speed up time …
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