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  1. Revealed: Our top 10 favourite MonkeyBrain Comics | Pipedream Comics
    July 4, 2013 @ 10:08 pm

    […] #1  Masks and Mobsters Josh Williamson and Mike Henderson’s world of golden age pulp heroes and prohibition era gangsters is the perfect fusion of both worlds, but with a very neat twist – the gangsters actually win! Following the death of celebrated hero Dr Daylight at the hands of gangster Bobby Silver in issue 1 (sorry, spoilers!), subsequent issues are perfectly pitched one shots told from different perspectives of characters in and around Golden City as they deal with the death of the city’s most powerful hero. Taking elements from classic superhero stories, mobster movies, classic horror and even literature (in their Dickens inspired Christmas special), Williamson manages to fuse these disparate elements together to create something instantly familiar but also very original at the same time. Ably supported by Henderson’s brilliant monochrome art, Masks and Mobsters is Monkeybrain’s most consistently innovative title and every issue manages to push the story on while feeling completely unique. Read our exclusive interview with Josh Williamson & Mike Henderson here […]

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  2. Revealed: Our top 10 favourite MonkeyBrain Comics | Pipedream ComicsPipedream Comics
    July 28, 2013 @ 8:41 pm

    […] #1  Masks and Mobsters Josh Williamson and Mike Henderson’s world of golden age pulp heroes and prohibition era gangsters is the perfect fusion of both worlds, but with a very neat twist – the gangsters actually win! Following the death of celebrated hero Dr Daylight at the hands of gangster Bobby Silver in issue 1 (sorry, spoilers!), subsequent issues are perfectly pitched one shots told from different perspectives of characters in and around Golden City as they deal with the death of the city’s most powerful hero. Taking elements from classic superhero stories, mobster movies, classic horror and even literature (in their Dickens inspired Christmas special), Williamson manages to fuse these disparate elements together to create something instantly familiar but also very original at the same time. Ably supported by Henderson’s brilliant monochrome art, Masks and Mobsters is Monkeybrain’s most consistently innovative title and every issue manages to push the story on while feeling completely unique. Read our exclusive interview with Josh Williamson & Mike Henderson here […]

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