Are you a fan of pulp heroes? Fans of Golden Age heroes Green Hornet, Kato, The Shadow, Miss Fury, Black Bat, Zorro, and The Spider will be happy to know that Dynamite Entertainment will deliver in November with “Masks #1” by Chris Roberson and Alex Ross – with fully painted covers and interior art by Alex Ross!
CBR has a full, extensive interview with writer Chris Roberson about the new Dynamite series and describes it this way:
“Before superheroes, there were Masks! The Shadow, the Green Hornet, Kato, the Spider and more in a story that only Dynamite could tell! For the first time EVER, these masked vigilantes are joining together in one EPIC series! It’s 1938, and the Justice Party has swept into office in New York State. But the newly-elected officials are in the control of powerful criminals, who quickly corrupt the law to their own advantage. When a fascist police state is instituted, the only ones who stand in defense of the innocent are masked vigilantes like the Shadow, the Green Hornet, Kato, and the Spider. As the confrontation builds, more masked heroes will join the fight including Black Bat, Miss Fury, Black Terror, Green Lama and many more! When the law is unjust, justice must be an outlaw!”
The first issue ships with a regular cover by Alex Ross, but it also ships with variant covers by Jae Lee, Francesco Francavilla and Ardian Syaf. Check them out below!
I have to say, this is pretty exciting news. I can’t remember the last time that Alex Ross did both covers and interior art (years, at least) on a series, but this is one to look forward to, even if it’s coming from one of the smaller publishers in the industry. Good for Dynamite!
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