M.A.S.K. (comics)
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand is the name for several American comic book series based on the franchise of the same name created by Kenner Parker, Jack Forster and Roger Sweet, which was distributed by Kenner Products and later by Hasbro. Those comics were distributed over the years by DC Comics, Grandreams, Fleetway Publications, IDW Publishing, and recently by Skybound Entertainment.
DC Comics series (1986–1987)
The first M.A.S.K. comics were three mini-comics produced by Kenner that were packaged with the vehicles from the first series of toys in 1985. After the success of the franchise, DC Comics picked up the rights and produced a special insert which appeared in several comic books dated September and November 1985 to launch a four-issue miniseries (December 1985 – March 1986). This was soon followed by another insert in comics dated from June to November 1986 and a regular series that lasted nine issues (February–October 1987).
Fleetway Publications series (1987–1988)
The M.A.S.K. comic magazine by Fleetway Publications, initially published fortnightly before moving to a weekly pattern, featured entirely new plots produced by British writers and artists, in the standard mostly black-and-white short strip format of British comics. The stories were in their own continuity, not connected to either the cartoon series or DC/Grandreams comics. There was a notable difference in the comics in that V.E.N.O.M. knew the identities of M.A.S.K. agents, whereas in the first cartoon series they did not. This weekly title lasted 80 issues before merging with the second incarnation of Eagle in 1988.
IDW Publishing series (2016–2018)
| M.A.S.K. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | November 30, 2016 – October 11, 2017 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Brandon M. Easton |
| Artist(s) | Tony Vargas |
| Letterer(s) | Gilberto Lazcano |
| Colorist(s) | Jordi Escuin Llorach |
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M.A.S.K. was an American comic book series was an American comic book series written by Brandon M. Easton, with art by Anthony Vargas and colors by Jordi Escuin Llorach, and was distributed between 2016 and 2017 by IDW Publishing, as part of the Hasbro Comic Book Universe.[1]
Overview
- M.A.S.K.: Revolution
- M.A.S.K. #1–10
- M.A.S.K.: First Strike
- Scarlett's Strike Force #1–3
Development
In 2016, the franchise was reintroduced as part of IDW's Revolution crossover series.[2] Matt Trakker is depicted as African-American in the series; Easton described the character as "an engineering genius and intellectual bad boy who has been in search of stability since the loss of his father at an early age".[3] M.A.S.K. branched out into its own series starting in November but was canceled by IDW after only ten issues, with the final issue released in August 2017.[4] The series garnered two 2017 Glyph Comics Awards: the "Fan Award for Best Comic" and "Best Male Character" for Matt Trakker.[5]
Although the series was canceled, the characters from Brandon Easton's M.A.S.K. comics series returned later in 2017 as part of IDW's First Strike crossover series, featured in both a one-shot issue and a six-issue miniseries.[6]
Skybound Entertainment series (2026–present)
Other
A selection of the DC M.A.S.K. strips were reprinted in the UK, by Grandreams in Christmas annuals (1986 and 1987), which also featured original text stories.
M.A.S.K. was presented at the 2011 New York Comic Con by Hasbro in a convention-exclusive one-shot comic titled UNIT-E that featured various Hasbro licenses. Written by Andy Schmidt, M.A.S.K. was repackaged therein as a rogue quasi-law enforcement agency battling corruption in Detroit, led by Matt Trakker and four original team members, including a married couple.[7]
See also
- M.A.S.K. (franchise)
- List of comics based on Hasbro properties
- Hasbro Comic Book Universe
- Energon Universe (comics)
References
- ↑ "IDW Is Merging G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Its Other Hasbro Comics Into One Giant Universe". io9. June 2016. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ↑ Barder, Ollie (June 23, 2016). "'M.A.S.K.' Gets The Comic Treatment It Deserves And Stays True To Its Japanese Origins". Forbes. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ↑ Truitt, Brian (May 2, 2016). "Exclusive: '80s cartoon 'M.A.S.K.' gets comic reboot this fall". USA Today. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ↑ Gross, Jason (May 24, 2017). "IDW M.A.S.K. Comic Series To End After 10 Issues". agentsofmask.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ↑ "2017 Glyph Award Winners Announced", Previews World (May 22, 2017).
- ↑ "First Strike crossover series". IDW Publishing. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Staff (October 17, 2011). "UNIT-E NYCC Exclusive Comic Hasbro Universe Issue 0". hisstank.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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