Awards
Nominated for two Eisner Awards
Nominated for two 2001 International Eagle Awards
Harvey Award nominee
Kirby Award nominee
Synopses & Reviews
Growing up in the subcultures of urban Japan, a young woman journeys through the underworlds of organized crime, secret societies, government operatives, awkward friendships, and young romance.
A mix of crime fiction and personal duality elegantly told through the masks and metaphors of Japanese mythology and pop culture. Written by Kabuki creator David Mack (Daredevil) and illustrated by Rick Mays (Kabuki: Masks of the Noh).
Introduction by Paul Pope. B&W.
Review
"Dazzling..." Spin
Review
"Amazing, inspiring..." Brian Michael Bendis, creator of Powers and writer of Daredevil and Ultimate Spider-Man
Synopsis
(W) David Mack (A) Rick Mays (Cover) David Mack
BW 256pp Trade paperback
In stores the week of December 4th.
The Concept: Growing up in the subcultures of urban Japan, a young wo
Synopsis
She is the bastard child of a head Noh Assassin and a Geisha her mother murdered and her face horribly scarred by a dishonored half-brother. She wears the mask of a Kabuki to hide the scars, both internal and external, from the world.
Kabuki: Scarab picks up right where Kabuki: Metamorphosis left off and answers all the mysteries left dangling from that series. And Scarab is still a self-contained story, so even new readers can start with it. More than the original issues, this handsome 256 page archival hardcover includes a gallery of covers (including the Quesada variant), new pin-ups, sketches and character designs, a brand new dust jacket painting by David Mack, and an insightful introduction by Paul Pope.
About the Author
David Mack is the creator, author and artist of
Kabuki, published by Image Comics. He also wrote and illustrated several issues of
Daredevil from Marvel Comics.
Mack's work has garnered nominations for the 1999 International Eagle Awards, the Eisner Award (America's most prestigious comics award), and both the Harvey and Kirby Awards, as well as many other awards and nominations. He was also the first American to be nominated for Germany's most prestigious Max-und-Moritz Award in the category of 'Best Imported Comic'.
Kabuki has earned David international acclaim for its innovative storytelling, painting techniques, and page design. It is available in seven different languages, and there are well over a million copies of Kabuki comics, paperbacks, and hardcovers in print in the U.S. alone. Mack has toured and exhibited throughout Europe, Asia, and America.
His books have been the subject of undergraduate and graduate university courses in Art and Literature, and listed as required reading. His work has been studied in graduate seminars at USC and hung in the Los Angeles Museum of Art.
Currently, David is working on the Kabuki feature film for Twentieth Century Fox, for which he is credited as Visual Designer, Creative Consultant, and Co-Producer.