Back in 2021, comic creator Brian Michael Bendis discovered a new house for his Jinxworld line of comics at Dark Horse bringing over his previous Powers in addition to publishing new books comparable to Joy Operations and The Ones. Today courtesy of THR, Dark Horse introduced particulars for Masterpiece, a new Jinxworld six-issue miniseries which can have Bendis reuniting together with his frequent inventive collaborator Alex Maleev. Also alongside for the experience are colorist Ian Herring and letterer Joshua Reed.
Here’s how the writer describes the miniseries:
Emma, aka “Masterpiece,” is a good and pushed 16-year-old. She has paid for faculty along with her subsequent degree innovations and is well-known for her humorous and trustworthy webcomics. Then, sooner or later, Zero Preston, probably the most well-known billionaires on the planet, confronts her with the reality about her world. Emma discovers she is the one daughter of two of the best, most charismatic grasp criminals of all time. Her mother and father have been the authors of the best on line casino theft of all time, the best museum heist of all time,AND they took Preston for a cool billion… earlier than they disappeared by no means to be seen or heard from once more.
Zero Preston has been wanting for payback for years since then and now he finds Emma… who clearly doesn’t have his cash. Instead, Zero threatens Masterpiece into pulling a grand, unimaginable job in opposition to his company enemy and, to be able to pull off one of many biggest heists of all time, Masterpiece fashions a crew of her friends and her mother and father’ previous associates.
As famous by THR, Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev have recognized and labored with one another for over 25 years together with an acclaimed run on Marvel’s Daredevil title from 2001 to 2006. Their most up-to-date venture, the creator-owned collection Scarlet, handled some heavy themes about a “corrupt police state and a new American civil war.” According to Bendis, he promised Maleev their subsequent venture could be a enjoyable one.
Bendis mentioned:
“I had been talking with Alex, coming up with lots of ideas for characters, then I found a story engine that put them in one universe.”
He added:
“Anytime we’re given a possibility to work collectively, we take it very critically to ensure it’s every little thing it needs to be. I don’t need to waste a second of his time. A number of thought goes into what we do.
In addition to the primary cowl by Maleev, variant covers by Tula Lotay and Peach Momoko will even be out there, with Momoko’s cowl as a 1:10 incentive variant for comics retailers.
Check out covers and preview pages under and look for Masterpiece #1 (of 6) to reach in shops and digitally on December 13, 2023.
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