Kabuki
by: Sarah Chiafos
When on the ComicCon floor, there is a chance you can run into absolutely anyone. This has been proven to me time and time again. Twice just this year, in fact. Once in a story I will save for a later date, and the other I will share with you now. Saturday I was walking the floor with my friend (and first time con-goer) Claire. We had made general rounds and were preparing to head to hall H when I spotted the Kabuki booth. I am a huge fan (especially the art) and I had to stop. One of the first things I owned from Kabuki was a compilation of Kabuki: Fear the Reaper and Kabuki: Dance of Death (1995). Since then I couldn’t stop buying more and more, so a booth with all sorts of stuff was the perfect opportunity for me to make a mental list of how my next 5 checks would be blown. Looking over the new line and posters, I started talking with the guy behind the table about how much I loved the art and the stories. I then introduced my companion and told him it was her first time at ComicCon. With an extended hand and a smile, “Hi, I’m David.” It took me a moment to process the words that he spoke, as a bit of fan-girl crept in me. “Wait,…you’re David MACK?!?”, I stuttered. He turned his badge around and much to my rapture, there stood David Mack the creator of the stories I loved so much. He was one of the most charming artists I’ve met at Con and talked with me about his new work and some of the previous lines. I then got an opportunity to see the new comics (which I assure you will be read and re-read until they are falling apart). It was an awesome meeting and definately one of the big highlights of this year.
Kabuki is an awesome series with some of the best art on the market. The writing is sharp and the action pops from every page. Reading it is like watching a big-budget movie. The flow and beauty of each epic lingers long after the big-chested gun-weildin’ girls of typical comics have all been forgotten. This is a line that will continue to stay strong for years to come. You can check out more of David Mack’s work at:
awww…no way! i missed him. =( my friend is a really big fan of kabuki…he even went as far as collecting all the masks. too bad him and i both missed an opportunity to meet David Mack.