The mask originated as a comic book series created by mike richardson and published by dark horse comics. Its artists include mark badger, chris warner and keith williams. The mask is backand its not just zookeeper herman shazbert who tries out the wacky powers, but grandma, the mayor, and the animals at the zoo too. The most common comic book mask material is cotton. Til in the original comics starring the mask, stanley. X is a comic book character who starred in his own selftitled series published by dark horse comics for their comics greatest world imprint. Grifter and the mask team up and face off against smuggl. The character appeared in specials and monthly titles detailing the afterlife of elisa cameron and her search for the truth surrounding her apparent death. Adventures of the mask comic story 22 pages report information script michael eury pencils neil vokes inks jay geldhof.
They also copublished the trade paperbacks for the film adaptations with dynamite entertainment. Have your favorite dark horse comics at your fingertipsanytime, anywhere. The dark horse app offers access to the most exciting tales from hellboy, the umbrella academy, black hammer, mass effect, avatar. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
But now, decades later, the bizarre tex averystyle killings are happening all over again and are on a collision course with a bizarre political campaign where a homicidal maniac wants. The mask comic read the mask comic online in high quality. Kellaway the antagonist cop in the film becomes the new mask. Ghost is the fictional superhero of an eponymous comic book published by american company dark horse comics. The mask omnibus volume 2 by evan dorkin goodreads. First, if youre expecting the cartoony charm and romance of the movie, then this isnt what your looking for. I pledge allegiance to the mask tpb edge city and its residents have all but forgotten the mysterious greenfaced killer known only as big head. This is an extremely violent thrill ride full of horror and fun.
Browse a wide selection of comic book mask and face coverings available in various fabrics and configurations, made by a community of small businessowners. Cover art for the series and for later collected editions was by. Dark horse is home to original, creatorowned properties including sin city. Dark horse comics how is dark horse comics abbreviated. As one of the most successful independent comics publishers, dark horse. When mike richardson founded dark horse comics in 1986, the concept of the mask was pitched to writerartist mark badger and the result was a strip called masque as part of the early dark horse. Unlike the movie, the comic book is not harmless slapstick, fitting much better in the. How about halo, dragon age, sin city, criminal macabre, tomb raider and empowered. Stay tuned to complex for new dark horse comics content daily. List of television series and films based on dark horse. Adventures of the mask comic story 22 pages report. Dark horse unmasks a second edition of the mask omnibus from creative team john arcudi and doug mahnke, dark horse comics is. The dark horse app offers access to the most exciting tales from hellboy, the. Dark horse collectible comics figurines for sale ebay.
Pity whoever finds this ancient mask, for whoever puts it on will gain miraculous powers, at the cost of their self control and sanity. The mask is from dark horse comics tramaine terrance. Ghost first appeared in comics greatest world, week three, in 1993. The female war is a fourissue limited comic book series published by dark horse comics from juneoctober 1990. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. See the complete the mask series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. My deep dive into graphic novels and comics i have only fleeting youthful memories of has confirmed that so much of the bigheads charm comes from being used sparingly or, in the case of the movie, being tethered to the intense, almost obsessive charm of thenrisingstar jim carrey. If this is incorrect, please update your payment information.
Dark horse dc comics mask graphic novels reed comics. Origin of the mask dark horse comics comic history duration. It tells the story of a supernatural mask that grants its wearers superpowers at the cost of their sanity, and the inevitable chaos it causes. Dark horse comics is the thirdlargest comics publisher in the u. Unlike the movie, the comic book is not harmless slapstick, fitting much better in the comedy horror genre the story of the comics begins when stanley ipkiss, a seemingly nice guy with repressed violent thoughts buys a green mask really a. Loosely based on the 1994 film and the dark horse comics of the same name. Stanley turns from a meek, normal man into an indestructible, wisecracking, tex averystyle hero one you may not want to call on for help. Dark horse presents and boris the bear were the two initial titles in 1986 and within one year of its first publication, dark horse comics added nine new titles to its roster, including hellboy, the american, the mask, trekker, and black cross. Early designs for jim carreys the mask are kind of creepy. When youre through checking out these solicitations, be sure to visit cbrs indie comics forum and discuss these dark horse releases with fellow readers dark horse solicitations last six months.
Tmoloonland sunbow productions cartoon network europe sony wonder. Dark horse comics is an american comic book and manga publisher that published comic book adaptations of the evil dead and army of darkness films. The mask omnibus volume 1 profile dark horse comics. The mask omnibus volume 2 second edition read now checkout preordered manage preorders unavailable for purchase in your credit card on file lists an address in. Browse the latest deals and special offers on digital comics and graphic novels from marvel, dc comics, dark horse, image, and many more.
The collection dark horse, 1993 series august 1993 have gun, will use table of contents. Well, you get 3 stories in a reasonably large comic book. Media in category dark horse comics the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Dark horse comics is an american comic book and manga publisher.
Lettering was by pat brosseau and coloring by monika livingston. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about comic book mask. He is a dark antihero vigilante with little true feeling and a. Dit groeide uiteindelijk uit tot dark horse comics. Injuries of any sort do no permanent damage, no matter how severe. The wearer of the mask is, to all intents and purposes, invulnerable. Some of these include aliens, army of darkness before dynamite entertainment acquired the license, indiana jones, predator, robocop, the thing, star wars, the terminator, buffy the vampire slayer and its spinoff, angel, planet. The bestselling comic trilogy that inspired the blockbuster film the mask is collected in this omnibus edition of gruesome hilarity a weird mask of unknown origin and power is discovered and imbues its wearer with limitless cartoon character invulnerability that takes the nerdy stanley ipkiss, the police, the mafia, and the monstrous mob muscleman walter on a colliding violent path of. Pages in category dark horse comics superheroes the following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. As stanley drives home after the attack he fantasises about killing the gang in.
Collects the mask, the mask returns, the mask strikes back long outofprint for the first time in one volume. See more ideas about comics, dark horse and masks art. In this episode of comic history, roman talks about the insane and ultraviolent origin of the mask from dark horse comics. Dark horse presents and boris the bear were the two initial titles in 1986 and within. Stanley ipkiss buys a mask from an oddities store for his girlfriend. The second series was a continuation of the first with a number of changes, including new details about ghosts origin. These series concluded in 2000 with the dc comics crossover jokermask, in which the magical mask finds its way into the hands of batmans archenemy the joker. Dark horse comics has acquired the rights to make comic book adaptations of many popular films and series. Sep 30, 2014 the mask is from dark horse comics tramaine terrance. Pages are a bit flimsy and the latter two stories weigh up just as flimsy too. After a popular special in 1994, a monthly title devoted to the character began publication in 1995. It ran for 36 issues, followed by a sixmonth break and a second series of 22 issues.
It was written by mark verheiden and illustrated by sam kieth. The mask starts talking to him telling him to waste the biker gang. Dark horse has provided cbr with covers and solicit information for products shipping in august 2018. He is a dark antihero vigilante with little true feeling and a strong tendency to kill. Jan 25, 2016 in this episode of comic history, roman talks about the insane and ultraviolent origin of the mask from dark horse comics. Many know the jim carrey mask movie, but very few know the john arcudi dark horse comic. The mask is a comic book series best known as the inspiration for that film where jim carrey was even more of a liveaction cartoon character than usual. Origin of the mask dark horse comics comic history youtube. The mask is a comic book series created by doug mahnke and john arcudi and published by dark horse comics. The mask 01 by john arcudi, alan grant, henry gilroy, doug mahnke isbn. And last but not least, the joker stumbles upon the mask, which inspires a new superpowered reign for the clown prince of crime.
It turns out that the mask is a bit much at its best, and a bit too much at anything but. Mar 25, 2008 it turns out that the mask is a bit much at its best, and a bit too much at anything but. As stanley drives home after the attack he fantasises about killing the gang in various ways. On his way out he is accosted and attacked by a biker gang known as the butchers.
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