The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask - di Cantwell

[Azrael]

The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask #1 (of 4)
Christopher Cantwell (W), Patric Reynolds (A/Cover), Lee Loughridge (C), and Rafael Albuquerque (Variant Cover)
On sale Oct 16
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
The best-selling comic series that inspired the blockbuster film returns with gruesome hilarity from the showrunner of AMC's Halt and Catch Fire and Hellboy's Patric Reynolds.
Years ago, a weird mask of unknown origin and limitless power was buried in the cement of an apartment building's basement floor. Edge City and its residents have all but forgotten the mysterious green-faced killer known only as "Big Head." But now, decades later, the bizarre Tex Avery-style killings are happening all over again and are on a collision course with a bizarre political campaign where a homicidal maniac wants to "Make America Green Again"!

[Kenshiro]

Albo migliore che ho letto questa settimana.
Reynolds ricorda Sorrentino e Cantwell imbastirá una bella storia politica.

P.S. La storia è in continuità, quindi se non avete letto almeno la primissima mini potreste non capire chi è chi.

[DavidStrange]

Ho visto che ci sono 6 serie principali e molti spin-off/crossover, quali vale la pena leggere?

[Kenshiro]

Ho visto che ci sono 6 serie principali e molti spin-off/crossover, quali vale la pena leggere?

Solo la roba del duo Arcuri/Mahnke.
Come spin-off solo Joker/Mask perché "chiude" la storia della Maschera.

[DavidStrange]

Ho visto che ci sono 6 serie principali e molti spin-off/crossover, quali vale la pena leggere?

Solo la roba del duo Arcuri/Mahnke.
Come spin-off solo Joker/Mask perché "chiude" la storia della Maschera.

Grazie

[Azrael]

The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance To The Mask #1 (Published by Dark Horse; Review by David Pepose; 'Rama Rating: 3 out of 10):

Somebody stop him! Those who only know about The Mask from the 1994 Jim Carrey film would likely have their jaws on the ground based on the dark, shaggy dog classic tales from John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke back in 1991. But a generation later, does Ol' Bighead still have the same manic fire as in his classic years? Unfortunately, writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Patric Reynolds might be bringing too little, too late, with this political-centric story that barely gives us the title character. Cantwell's debut issue is more about worldbuilding, but that's never been the most interesting part of The Mask — in particular, the morality tale about this series is largely glossed over at this point, with the new Mask bearer getting only the quickest of introductions before being set loose. (Meanwhile, Reynolds' super-scratchy art definitely brings mood to the book, but I'd argue it comes at the cost of the cartoony, bouncy energy needed to sell the Mask's over-the-top mayhem.) In today's moment in history, political books should be approached with caution, but I Pledge Allegiance To The Mask feels stale right out of the gate.