Mister Blank

    (Amaze Ink, 1997-1998)
™ and ©1997 Christopher J. Hicks

(From the Slings & Arrows Comic Guide)

You know you’re onto a winner when Christopher Hicks has the nous to name his hero Sam Smith after one of the world’s best beers. This is a stylish and well designed work, starting each issue with the concluding page from the previous time on the inside cover plus a synopsis. Sam is an office worker who confronts two prowlers when working late. Tackling them upends his life, yet he proves remarkably adept at avoiding death while learning a lot about the company he’s employed by and more besides. There’s clones, robots, nutty scientists, a mime able to distort reality and other oddities. Hicks is a fine stylist who brings a manga sensibility to his art, making for breathtaking action sequences. This does also ensure a quick read, and there is the feeling that the story is running away from him. Close in spirit to Madman or early Mage, it’s a relatively original adventure comic worth investigating. ~FP
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#0

January, 1996
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#1

February, 1997
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#2

May, 1997
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#3

August, 1997
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#4

November, 1997
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#5

February, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
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#6

May, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
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#7

August, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
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#8

November, 1998
Cover Price: $2.95
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#11

August, 1999
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $4.98 		Christopher J. HicksChristopher J. Hicks
#12

November, 1999
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#13

February, 2000
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $7.98 		Christopher J. HicksChristopher J. Hicks
#14

May, 2000
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $9.98 		Christopher J. HicksChristopher J. Hicks