![]() ![]() Mister X is a trademark of Vortex Comics Incorporated. Text and illustrations of Mister X: Condemned 2008 Dean Motter. The stylized crime series feels like Dick Tracy meets Fritz Langs Metropolis. "A sharp mixture of Raymond Chandler, Blade Runner, Peyton Place, and a post-punk Dante's Inferno." -Blitz magazine The Canadian comics company, Vortex Comics, had an underrated hit on their hands during the 80s with Dean Motters Mister X. "Perhaps the first legitimate combination of science fiction and German Expressionism seen in comics." -Frank Miller ![]() O One of the most iconic characters of alternative comics-Mister X-is reborn in a new four-part series by his original creator, legendary designer Dean Motter! With influences from Film Noir to German Expressionism, this story of a city gone mad and the never-sleeping man who's obsessed with saving it will amaze anyone interested in masterpiece storytelling born from the vision of a single iconoclastic creator. Today, Motter reclaims the reins and sets out to inspire a whole new generation with Mister X: Condemned, a completely fresh introduction to the elusive Mister X and his dystopian home-Somnopolis, the City of Nightmares. Twenty-five years ago, Mister X debuted with a concept so clever and a character so captivating that it influenced an entire generation of comics fans and creators. ![]()
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