Mr. X is hired to find and rescue Tootsie Friedkin, the
heiress of the Friedkin Pharmacy Fortune. His reward is Brain Candy, a drug
that makes people forget the hell that Radiant city has become. But someone doesn’t
want him to find her. Will he be stopped
from his quest to cure the city (and his own) sickness? And what is the real story behind this Mister X?
This is my first time reading the character who was created 30 years ago for a Canadian comic company called Vortex Comics.The story is a really cool mix of futuristic-retro noir (I guess you can call it cyberpunk). The
art style is great, but knocked me out was the use of color. Noir is typically
dark, and to a degree it is, but it’s primarily shades of blue with pink and
purple close behind. It gives the comic an unique look which I really enjoyed.
MISTER X: HARD CANDY is in stores now or available at www.darkhorse.com.
