ShieldMaster: The Phoenix Project

On a mysteriously abandoned military base, four high school friends are attracked to strange shield-like alien objects, transforming them into the incarnations of powerful warriors that once protected another world in another dimension!

Publisher Marketing: "For comic fans of all ages craving a fun, retro style book, Shieldmaster definitely delivers. A fun break from grim and gritty without being juvenile and still being thoughtful and thought-provoking. If you enjoy Batman 66 or the Archie Mighty Crusaders series, do yourself a favor and pick this up." --Ray Sablack, Librarian/Manager, Dallas Public Library "ShieldMaster...a truly fine graphic novel...beautifully illustrated." -- John Rovnak, Panel to Panel: Exploring Words and Pictures Google Reviews: "Love the comic. Nice and refreshing change of pace story and art wise. Beautiful colors and art. Also great intresting story that is very hard to find today. Totally recommend to anyone who are into comics. You'll love it!" "ShieldMaster: The Phoenix Project is an extremely enjoyable read. The story tags onto the alleged incident of the U.S. military making alien contact at the now decommissioned based off the eastern end of Long Island and what happens when locals from the area get caught up in the strange occurrences of what is or is not still there. There is also a subplot of locals trying to stay their ground against the big money people who have discovered this beautiful old town and who are buying up the land and building their mini-mansions. I look forward to the next issue of this graphic novel. Highly recommended! " Publisher Marketing : This full-color graphic novel is based on legendary accounts about an abandoned U.S. military base (sometimes referred to as Area 51 East) located off the eastern end of Long Island, New York, and the strange events that allegedly took place there. Four senior high school friends, including two smart kick-ass young women, wander onto the decommissioned military base and are soon drawn to mysterious shield-like alien objects hidden in one of the base's underground tunnels. The strange objects transform the friends into the incarnations of powerful warriors that once protected another world in another dimension. And just in time-As all hell is about to be unleashed on Earth ... and they must deal with the consequences of accepting unexamined things into their lives! ShieldMaster: The Phoenix Project (Vol 1), follows the bande dessinée style (connected story strips), and reads like a sci-fi animated adventure as it introduces ShieldMaster and the ShieldMaster team's new world of humans with sudden alien powers -- A mash-up, send-off homage of retro comic book iconography and story that flashes like a blinding lightsaber among sci-fi, adventure, fantasy, superheroes, teen angst, alien power transfer, and the legendary Montauk Project/Conspiracy ... ShieldMaster: The Phoenix Project is a dead-on scatter-shot homage blast in part inspired by Joe Simon , creator, with Jack Kirby , of the iconic comic book and blockbuster movie superhero, Captain America ! Contributor Bio: Simon, Jim Jim Simon is a professional writer. He has written novels, comics, picture books, television/film, and has authored nonfiction books about comics and their creators, including a book on pulp art. His writings on comic book history have been published in books for Marvel Entertainment, DC Entertainment, Titan Publishing, Abrams ComicArts, and elsewhere. Jim has been interviewed in newspapers, on radio, and appeared in the 2016 television movie/documentary, Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years. His father, Joe Simon, with Jack Kirby, created the blockbuster movie and comic book icon, Captain America, among other legendary comic book creations. Contributor Bio: Simon, Joe Joe Simon contributed some of his last art to ShieldMaster. A legendary figure in comics, he was a renowned comic book writer, artist, inker, designer, editor and publisher who created or co-created many important characters in comic books, and who served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. With Jack Kirby, Joe Simon co-created Captain America, one of comics' most enduring superheroes, and the team worked extensively on such features as DC's Sandman, co-created the Newsboy Legion, the Boy Commandos, and Manhunter. Simon & Kirby creations for other publishers include Fighting American. In the late 1940s, Simon and Kirby created the field of romance comics, and were among the earliest pioneers of horror comics. Joe Simon also created Adventures of The Fly, and his Joe Simon Studio produced other comics and media until he passed away in December, 2011.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 50 | Publication Date: 2016-08-01