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FARO 1

Posted by Marc Mason at 3/10/2009 4:05 PM
Categories: indies
FARO #1
Written by Marcianno Kane, Artwork by Steven Flamenco and Erick Main
Published by Hooligans Comics
FARO is different type of story, which follows a guardian angel sent back in time to save the world his own father destroyed out of necessity. Witnessing humanity’s complete degradation into tyranny and intolerance, this brilliant scientist injects his son with some sort of super powered green liquid (which apparently allows himself to come back from the dead, better than ever) before putting him in a time capsule, sending him into the unknown and pushing the doomsday button. When we next see Faro he is a grown man at the helm of his very own flying ship and has attracted the attention of a curious, controlling, and horny demon goddess. Eventually he breaks himself free of her spell, only to be drawn into a fight with Muzio the Mauler, an opinionated man with a grudge and fighting skills to match Faro’s own.

The time setting for this issue is completely jazzy. The first few pages are set in the apocalyptic future where Manhattan is the last free area and where the scientist is delivering his infant son just in time to shoot him up and send him back, away from the clutches of the evil FBI agents (one of whom reminded me strongly of Sarah Connor). The emerald city on Manhattan isle is stunningly drawn and is one of the best pages in the book. Once Faro reappears, it is during the Civil War in New York. Before enough hints are dropped to figure out the era, however, we first meet Majesty, the sex-addicted blonde with incredible powers of persuasion, and she has one hell of an entrance. A female version of Two-Face, her outfits almost always consist of half white and half black, which match the skulls she grasps in one hand and the glowing cross in her other.



Some of the other supporting characters are just as interesting as this randy, temperamental goddess, namely the Booth brothers. Yes, Booth, as in the infamous actor and the even more infamous assassin. I enjoyed the interesting bit of historical trivia interwoven in the story, and there are some rather clever scenes. My favorite involved Faro, who is covered in nearly naked women and can’t imagine the stupidity of the person who claimed it is possible to have too much of a good thing.

More humorous panels such as that are needed to help buoy the story as it is initially rather confusing. I may be missing something, but I fully did not understand one line in the issue (in the word balloon attached to Majesty’s first appearance). Until I read the summary available on the Hooligans Comics webpage I had no idea that a) Faro is a guardian angel capable of resurrection or b) the green juice his father injected him with is the reason he can resurrect and evolve. This is a story idea with limitless potential, and I’m hoping Kane takes it all the places it can go, but a bit more background and a few more explanations of situations and events would do a great deal in helping paint a more well-rounded picture of who and what Faro is, and how he feels about his purpose.

The artwork is reminiscent of the works of Pablo Picasso, only easier on the eyes in terms of traditional placement of basic facial features, with a touch of cartoon campy-ness. Flamenco certainly doesn’t spare on the cup size, yet with most of the story taking place in a brothel one pretty much expects to see that on the ladies. As mentioned the emerald city was beautifully rendered, as are his angry faces and crazy eyes. Kudos go to the colorist for really making these panels stand out by using a broad spectrum of tastefully bright colors.

With a book like FARO, over thinking the plot is the kiss of death; you’ve just got to go along for the ride. Since this is not the traditional type of story-telling I am accustomed to, I am more than willing to keep an open mind about FARO, yet I still mandate that further depth in character history and background will create a stronger sense of attachment to the hero who was sent back to save America from evil and destruction.

Spider-Man Returns Graphic Novel Treatment

The story begins in East Africa many years ago where Norman Osborn meets Kraven the Hunter. Kraven is guiding Osborn on a quest to obtain a secret potion created by African witch doctors and used for generations by tribal hunters and warriors. Osborn will eventually use the potion to create the formula that turns him into the Green Goblin

After the opening credits it’s on to present day where New York is celebrating the safe return of Colonel John Jameson from his historic mission to Mars. Among the on lookers at Ellis Island is Peter Parker

As Colonel Jameson re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere, his craft is attacked by an alien symbiote. Peter leaps into action and Spider-Man brings in the spacecraft without taking all of Manhattan with it. The media swarms Spider-Man as the symbiote slowly hides itself among Colonel Jameson’s barely conscious body

Mary Jane has moved off to Hollywood to further her acting career and Aunt May is retiring to Florida, leaving Peter Parker all alone. Peter has immersed himself in his new job as a college professor, filling in for his mentor Dr Curt Conners, who is working on a top-secret cell regeneration project using the small piece of symbiote Peter gave him. Peter also reunites with former flame Gwen Stacy and together they witness the live presentation of Dr Conners reptilian experiments. Also on hand is Kraven the Hunter, now a wealthy Manhattan socialite
When Dr Conners live experiment goes horribly wrong he turns into a monstrous Lizard like creature and attacks the crowd. Spider-Man leaps into action but is joined in battle by Kraven. Both men square off against the Lizard and then each other allowing the Lizard to escape

Kraven becomes obsessed with hunting and unmasking Spider-Man, who is pursuing Dr Conners. In order to lure Spider-Man, Kraven goes after the Lizard and uses him to engage Spider-Man in another battle at the Central Park Zoo

Meanwhile the small piece of alien symbiote has escaped and is lurking about in the city searching for a suitable host when it finally makes its way to Ravencroft Institute, an Arkham Asylum type high security subterranean prison. On this day at Ravencroft, serial killer Cletus Kassady is to be executed by lethal injection. The symbiote enters Cletus’ bloodstream and completely bonds with his body, turning him into a satanic, pulsating version of Venom. Cletus slaughters everyone in his path and sets all of the prisoners free before escaping into the city, where he unleashes Carnage on all of Manhattan

Kraven’s obsession with capturing Spider-Man leads him to destroy his good name by kidnapping Gwen Stacy and luring Spider-Man into another trap that buries him alive. Wrought with guilt that he had to cheat to beat Spider-Man, Kraven dons his own Spider-Man suit and goes into the city to fight Carnage

The real Spider-Man must escape his grave, save Gwen Stacy, and hope he can get to the city in time to take down Carnage.

What do you think?

Marcianno Kane
www.HooligansComics.com
www.myspace.com/HooligansComics

I went to the store the other day to buy butter and milk and I swear they did a credit check on me. $6 for butter and $5 for milk. Are you fucking kidding me? It's cow piss. Is there a cow uprising I'm not aware of. Are the cows getting together saying " This fucking farmer wants to wake me up at the ass crack of dawn to pull on my titts with his rough, filthy hands. I demand a raise." It's bad enough I have to pay $4 a gallon for gas but now I gotta pay that kind of money to produce my own. These price are out of hand. A snickers bar is half the size it used to be when I was a kid and yet it's twice as much. To top it off I think they only put one peanut cut into fours in it.

Anyone remember when M&Ms used to"melt in your mouth not in your hands."? Then how come my 2 year old daughter looks like she was playing with shit after eating 2 of them?

I went to the movies with my Dad the other day and they charged me $6.50 for Nachos. For that price you get 50 nachos and a shot of cheese. God forbid you ask for more cheese they look at you like you whipped your dick out and threw it on the counter. For the ladies replace dick with tit and we're all on the same page yours is just more attractive.

I've been out of work for 5 month due to a neck injury and have been spending time watching TV with my daughter(the one with the shitty hands). Is it me or are they trying to make kids fucking retarded. Anyone seen Yo Gabba Gabba? What the fuck is that. There's a 7 ft black dude with a skin tight orange jumpsuit and matching fuzzy hat with the whitest teeth I ever seen smiling and dancing like some jerkoff. But that's not the worst part he carries a boom box (stay with me here) that opens up and has 5 of the dumbest looking characters that come to life and sing songs and dance like they have epilepsy. I swear if your home @ 11:30 during the week put on Nickelodeon and see for yourself. You may just shit yourself.

Staying on the kids TV topic. If Dora yells at me one more time I'm driving to Mexico or wherever the fuck she's from and I'm kicking her in her underdeveloped tits. Who the hell does she think she is? I can't wait till she's 13 and has 6 kids that are a drain on the economy. That'll teach her.

Every hot chick in Hollywood went and got knocked up. I swear I'm gonna have to go back to whacking of to Vicky from Small Wonder. For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about Small Wonder was a show about a family who had a robot little girl who....Damn I'm old.

Brittney Spears's sister got pregnant @16 by her 19 yr old boyfriend. Excuse me but what the fuck here. I go near a 16 yr old with a lollipop and I'm labeled a sex offender. Must be nice to live in L.A.

Well that's all for now but I have a feeling I'll be writing another one of these soon.

I'm thinking of starting an uprising if anyone's down with me let me know. I'll make up t-shirts and have a cake party. It'll be like High School only without the awkwardness of getting wood for no reason. Oh who am I kidding they don't serve cake in H.S.

Response To Our First Fan Letter






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I started Hooligans Comics because I have always been a dedicated comics fan with the same pet peeve of titles that dragged the reader along with useless filler in order to keep you around till issue 100,

I was sick of having to pay for polybags and double issues filled with backup stories

All I ever wanted to do was tell a great story that used one liners, dramatic monologues and good old fashioned trash talking that complimented stunning artwork from promising young and hungry pencilers

My heaviest influences on my writing would be John Byrne's remake of Superman circa 1985 and The Amazing Spider-Man storylines of the 70s and 80s

As for team books I would have to say the only team book that ever mattered in my world was X-Force

As for the marriage of art and story, I remember being awed at Todd McFarlane's work on Spider-Man, but I also remember finding the storylines incredibly boring

Marvel officially lost me way before the clone saga, I'd have to say to deathblow was that atrocious 12 issue polybag story The Executioner's Song, where I had to wait 3 months for the writers to not officially admit that Cable was or wasn't Cyclops' son

Sometimes it felt like the big companies were afraid to go to the next level, they seemed to be in forever fear that they would run out of story

I feel as a writer and now a publisher that every individual issue should stand alone

I feel that since we are dealing in the realm of fiction and one of my favorite topics, Time Travel, that its time to write stories that have never been written

FARO's main influence is my favorite show from childhood, Quantum Leap

However FARO is no Sam Beckett, he is thrust back in time without a choice and is easily seduced, used and corrupted

Much like every hero or villain, FARO's life affects the lives of others except these will not be insignificant stories that merely vibrate the fabric of time

What would happen if Abe Lincoln was saved from assassination and allowed to live for another 50 years, would he still be remembered as a great hero or would be himself turn into a corrupt dictator

What if all US government was wiped out in a zombie plague leaving America up for grabs?

What if America practiced isolationism and avoided involvement in all world wars and politics?

What if a priestess found a way to raise Hitler or Napolean from the dead in order to lead to the rise of an ancient European powerhouse

What if George Washington lead an army into battle against Genghis Khan?

What if one man found the secret to immortality but the results cost countless lives in the name of experimentation

I created FARO because I was sick of waiting for my stories to see the light of day

It is so easy to be a player hater and blame the big companies to holding down the individuals creativity but eventually we have to stop complaining and start our own empires

The staff of Hooligans Comics was given one basic rule, to look in the face of controversy, rules and censorship and laugh your ass off

Why because the second you worry about what everyone else will think, you just killed your ability to create

I built the Hooligans Comics staff based on these ideas and I promise once you take one look at our titles, products and soon to arrive commercials you will not be disappointed

Happy Reading

Marcianno Kane
Hooligans Comics

Joker Graphic Novel Review


I'm not going to give a pain inducing intro to hear myself talk


This novel blew my ass and that's saying it nicely

After the Dark Knight I like many were sad about the death of Heath Ledger because of his amazing performance

Imagine a possible feature film where the Joker could've been the star, but alas that was the reason why I grabbed a copy of the new Joker graphic novel from "100 Bullets" writer Brian Azzarello

The artwork is cool as they go with the Heath Ledger version of the Joker complete with the facial scars

The story premise is that the Joker is let out of Arkham Asylum after being "cured"

He goes to take back his territory by taking on Killer Croc, Two Face, The Riddler and The Penquin

At least that's what it said in the synopsis

That was horseshit

This story was boring and in no way captured the Ledger Joker, there are no confrontations with the other famous Bat villains, he just interacts with them

Well joy and happiness if I wanted to be entertained by boring conversations I'd watch a George Clooney movie marathon

If you are given the creative license to take on the next phase of a great character then maybe you should up the ante on the storyline

I am getting sick and tired of having to sit through angst and the day in the life take on storylines

If this is a follow up to the Dark Knight and you can have free reign to take the Joker to the next step then do the character justice

there is little to no action in this story and The Joker never really gets his hands dirty

never once to you feel like you are reading a sequel to The Dark Knight, this is just a tired graphic novel that is supposed to be climatic when Batman finally shows up in the end

and that's the final stroke in this novel, Batman shows up and you are expecting a friggin fist to cuffs show down and the novel ends with them about to fight

that's right we are robbed of a show down

When Hooligans Comics has the good luck of following in the footsteps of the great comic companies I plan to capture the staff that worked on this novel and the higher ups at DC and subject to numerous forms of torture until they admit publicly or at least to me that this novel was a heap of flaming shit that served only to capitalize on the success of The Dark Knight

this is why they should start bringing in new blood to the big companies

but that is a whole other blog for another time

let's just conclude by saying The Joker graphic novel receives a momentous thumbs down

Marcianno Kane