The CALEXIT ongoing series was released in July 2017 and sold out all 25,000 first print copies in less than 24 hours. The series returns to San Diego Comic Con this week with a fifth printing of issue 1 and a special SDCC-exclusive advanced edition of the CALEXIT Volume 1 collected book (in stores August 8th).…
Transmyscira: CALEXIT Moves at The Speed of Now
Yes, the arrival of this year’s Amancay Nahuelpan/Matteo Pizzolo comic is a great opportunity to dunk on the pair for only turning in an average of a single collaborative issue a year. But Calexit #2, in addition to the continuation of a must read dystopian nightmare set about five minutes into the future, is also…
Review: CALEXIT #2
CALEXIT #2 Written by Matteo Pizzolo Art by Amancay Nahuelpan, Tyler Boss, Jim Campbell, Dee Cunniffe, Richard Nisa, Robert Anthony Jr, Philip W. Smith II Published by Black Mask Studios Release Date: February 28th, 2018 ***SPOILER WARNING*** Living in Washington state during the era of our first worst president, I had to listen to…
Preview: CALEXIT #2
CALEXIT #2 Written by Matteo Pizzolo Art by Amancay Nahuelpan, Tyler Boss, and Jim Campbell Published by Black Mask Studio Release Date: February 28, 2018 The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Black Mask Announces BILLIONAIRE KILLERS, Return of CALEXIT
Los Angeles, CA) What if the children of the .0001% rejected their family legacies of global brutality and tore down the billionaire patriarchy? That’s the concept behind BILLIONAIRE KILLERS, a new comic book series created by writer Matteo Pizzolo and artist Soo Lee about corruption, conspiracy, and what happens when the next generation vows to…
Representation and Health 101: It’s a Cold, Cold World
Sometimes comics can get a bit too real. Iceman #3 was released recently and within its pages is dialogue that is strikingly similar to what we have been hearing since the early election results on November 8. Or, maybe we’ve heard them all of our lives. So, for this long-awaited return to Representation and Health…
CALEXIT from Black Mask Studio to Fund a SuperPAC
Superheroes are synonymous with comic books, while SuperPACs are ingrained in the current political landscape, and now there’s an unlikely crossover between the two worlds in the works. Matteo Pizzolo, the writer of the acclaimed comic book series CALEXIT and the co-founder of Black Mask Studios, is starting a SuperPAC called Become The Government to…
Preview: CALEXIT #1
CALEXIT #1 Written by Matteo Pizzolo Art by Amancay Nahuelpan, Tyler Boss, and Jim Campbell Published by Black Mask Studio Release Date: July 12, 2017 What if a fascist, autocratic President took over the United States? And what if that President lost California, the sixth largest economy on Earth, by nearly 2-to-1…a margin of almost…
Review: CALEXIT #1
CALEXIT #1 Written by Matteo Pizzolo Art by Amancay Nahuelpan, Tyler Boss, and Jim Campbell Published by Black Mask Studio Release Date: July 12, 2017 “Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die.” – 2Pac, California Love “We’re America’s underwriters, the credit’s only borrowed. It’s a matter of time before all…
Black Mask Announces CALEXIT
Los Angeles, CA, President’s Day 2017) What if a fascist, autocratic President took over the United States? And what if that President lost California, the sixth largest economy on Earth, by nearly 2-to-1…a margin of almost 3 1/2 million votes? What if the day after that President took power, the largest mass demonstration in history occurred, and the…