Behemoth Comics’ Happy Tank imprint for Young Adult & Mature action and comedy cartoon titles bring a Netflix animated smash to comics with MFKZ #1 solicited in the April PREVIEWS.
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| COVER A (APR211522F, $5.99) |
COVER B STREET CRED (APR211523F, $5.99) |
COVER C CULT (APR211524F, $5.99) |
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| LIMITED EDITION VINZ DIESEL VARIANT (APR211525F, $5.99) |
5-COPY BAD DAY INCENTIVE (APR211526F, $5.99) |
10-COPY CYBERPUKE 2076 INCENTIVE (APR211527F, $5.99) |
The oversized 54-page special issue begins Happy Tank's plan to make MFKZ its flagship title, with a publication plan for multiple years.
MFKZ creator RUN's cult franchise is described as a genre mashup that centers on young Angelino and his pal Vinny, who live in a tenement in an Los Angeles-inspired dystopian metropolis. Following a scooter accident, Angelino starts experiencing migraines and strange hallucinations, as well as fits of rage-inspired superpowers, as he slowly awakens to the truth of his origins; he is half-human and half-Macho, a supernatural alien race that is bent on taking over the planet.
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"With MFKZ, I try to address deeper issues: the search for identity, each person's place in society, friendship, and, of course, love,” said RUN in a recent interview. “I played around with all the preconceived ideas conveyed by pop culture, with many nods to this American imagery that struck my French teenager imagination. From masked Luchadores to gang wars like Yakuza versus Triads, including Men in Black directly inspired by ufology myths… Nobody gets spared in MFKZ (thus, the title). But the famous Machiavellian saying ‘divide and rule’ will slowly give way to ‘united we stand’. Final salvation will come from the coalition of the city's different gangs, despite their community, and all colors shall unite against evil, as many new guardian angels for DMC.
“The art style, inspired by West Coast culture, is sporadically tinted with references from B-movies and the golden age of American Sci-fi, which give MFKZ a singular, unique atmosphere that is sometimes dark, sometimes flashy, often paranoid, yet always fun and full of off-beat humor."
