Masks Volume 1

by Chris Roberson, Alex Ross (Artist), Dennis Calero (Artist)

Overview

• Before Superheroes, there were Masks! The Shadow. The Green Hornet and Kato.The Spider. In 1938, these masked vigilantes operated outside the law, workingindependently to strike fear into the hearts of evildoers. But when the corruptpoliticians of the Justice Party transform New York into a fascist state run bymobsters, when an oppressive regime grants jack-booted stormtroopers free reinto imprison, extort, and execute the innocent, when the law itself becomesunjust — justice must be served by outlaws! Outnumbered and outgunned, thelegendary vigilantes emerge from the shadows to fight, joined by Zorro, theGreen Lama, Miss Fury, Black Terror, and the Black Bat! Nine renowned pulpheroes, brought together for the first time in an epic conflict of Law vs.Justice!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781606904220
Publisher:	Dynamite Entertainment
Publication date:	09/10/2013
Series:	MASKS TP
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

Editorial Reviews

09/23/2013
This story joins together some high-powered, pulp-infused superheroes in one adventure: the Green Hornet, Kato, the Shadow, the Spider, Zorro, Black Bat, Miss Fury, the Green Lama, and Black Terror. The vigilantes confront a brazenly corrupt New York—complete with public hangings and people being shipped off to “work camps”—and naturally unite to set things right. Unfortunately the story itself is overly broad and loaded with clichés, such as the villain who unveils to the heroes his master plan. There are also several inelegant backstory info dumps and an obvious villain unveiling, and the evil master plan itself makes little sense. The fun comes in seeing these all-star characters together in one book; yet the A-list cast, while cool, is too much for the pages, resulting in nobody getting a chance to really shine. Alex Ross’s opening chapter is so detailed and lush that it makes the rest of the book look thin and ill-defined by comparison. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly