Dark Horse is putting out a tin 'Mister X' lunchbox this fall, and if 'Mister X: Condemned' performs well enough, additional 'Mister X' mini-series won't be far behind. 'And it is self-contained so that it doesn't require one to have read the archives or the original series,' Motter said.įans will get their first glimpses of the new Mister X in an 8-page prologue soon to be featured on MySpace Dark Horse Presents.

Motter cited 'Double Indemity,' 'Naked City,' 'M,' 'Metropolis,' 'Night and the City,' 'Dead End,' 'Maltese Falcon,' and 'Alphaville' as inspirations, as well as more recent noir films 'Blade Runner,' 'The Man who Wasn't There' and 'The Hudsucker Proxy.' Visually, 'Mister X: Condemned' is rooted in Art Deco, German Expressionism and the Bauhaus architectural aesthetics that the original series is famous for. The original 'Mister X' is rooted firmly in the noir genre, and the new series has much the same tone. The XXV idea came from seeing the commemorative promotions at last year's SDCC for 'Love & Rockets' and 'Grendel.'' 'Diana was interested in doing 'Mister X' as a possible ongoing set of mini-series (ala 'Hellboy') as well as redoing the collection as the conventional archives 'brick.' Additionally, she commissioned an 8-page Mister X tale for (Dark Horse's) upcoming 'NOIR' anthology. That is, until Motter approached his 'longtime ally,' Dark Horse senior editor Diana Schutz. After ibooks folded in the wake of Preiss' passing, 'Mister X' was relegated to comics limbo. 'There simply wasn't the editorial attention or technical expertise to pull either effort off the way I preferred,' Motter said. The most recent 'Mister X' collections had been published by the late Byron Preiss' ibooks, but Motter was never satisfied with the quality of the reproductions. 'The origins of the city are explored, along with Mister X's identities and his tumultuous relationship with Mercedes.' There is also a serial killer on the loose, known as 'The City Boy' who targets influential city big wigs.' And Mister X's onetime flame, Mercedes, finds her apartment building on the mayor's demolition list. A task not made any easier by the expose written by Modern Times reporter Rosetta Stone as she digs up the dirt, or the return of Mister X.

The machinations at City Hall to cover their rear ends kick into high gear, as this is an election year. 'The sanctuary of an ancient brotherhood of classical architects is accidentally razed with all the occupants inside. 'Events are set in motion by the mayor's program to demolish and rebuild the most terrible sections of town,' Motter said. As in the original series, the reboot will deal with Mister X's return to Radiant City to repair the dystopia it has become.

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