This did not start out as a cover. When I first joined local comic publisher CCP Comics back in 2016, I wanted to do a pin-up for one of the titles, and I hose this book about a group that cleans up after super hero fights. Marvel tried their hands at the idea with DAMAGE CONTROL, and DC with the short-lived TV series POWERLESS. It’s an awesome concept that no one ever seems to be willing to stick with.
This particular take on the concept follows a clean-up team led by an ex-Super Villain picking up after the latest conflict. I took various characteristics and included them into the image: if he’s an ex-con, then he should have something showing a “prison sentence” so I included a bar code on his arm, one of the characters quotes Dimebag so he has a tattoo on his arm of the late guitarist. I also looked up things crews might use and added that to their attire. in all I took what was “handed” to me and ran with it.
I said this did not start out as a cover. When I sent it to the writer/letterer McClain McGuire, he liked it so much that he turned it into a convention exclusive variant.
This version is “discontinued”, although it does pop up from time to time at the CCP and/or Master of Villains table at conventions.
FIELDS OF FEAR (Kickstarter Variant Exclusives)
Creator/Writer- Chris Hays
Letterer/Manager- McLain McGuire
Editor- Megan Amber Palmer
Interior Art- Fred Keel
Colors- Matt Chambers
SUMMARY: “In 1941, the small town of Winslow, Nebraska was shocked by the gruesome discovery of six dead bodies found on display in a hay barn. Legend tells of a man who has haunted the “Fear Farm” since the discovery.My name is Bill Rogers. I am an Urban Legend hunter. Take a trip with me as we discover the legend of ‘The Winslow Six.’”
FERRYMAN: ORIGINS (Kickstarter Exclusive)
Creator/Writer- Chris Hays
Letterer/Manager- McLain McGuire
Interior Art- Muamal Khairi & DJ Hall
Colors- Matt Chambers
SUMMARY: ‘1618- Castle Hills RI, For Curtis Charles the sounds of the ocean are frightening as they bring back memories from a childhood tragedy. Tales of witches and pirates are whispered in the local inn. Take the journey with Curtis as his curiosity leads him and others to determine if those stories are true or just another tale of the sea. The Ferryman is waiting...’
CRYPTIC HAZE (Kickstarter Exclusive)
Created & Written by: Paul Gomez
Interior Art: San Espina
Letters & Design: McLain McGuire
SUMMARY: “Cryptic Haze is a story about a man, Scott, down on his luck, leaking of disparity and pain. He sees a commercial on the television promoting an exciting book that can change his world. Desperate for love and comfort in his emotional wounds, he takes a chance. The book does indeed give Scott unusual abilities, but it isn’t long before those abilities give him a newfound lust for the only thing a flawed man with a love-stricken affliction can think about, justice. I think it’s fair to believe that everyone is capable of good things, but the ugly truth of what we believe ourselves to be and what we are is often obscured. Can Scott dissuade himself from temptation, or will his new lust for getting even really give him the ending he truly believes is his everything?”
