Today's weather: BLEAK
Tomorrow: HELLISH
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 Caped Brutality On The Rise
The ire raised by last week’s beating of 17-year-old Barry Miller by the costumed
vigilante known as The Red Ace is yet another example of the abuse of power that these
masked “heroes” have been granted by the city authorities.
This was not an isolated incident involving one bad hero attacking and severely injuring an alleged
thief who was nothing more than a young kid hanging out with the wrong crowd. Reported cases of
caped brutality are on the rise.
The public is placed in danger every time a spandex-clad mutant decides for themselves who
is guilty and who is not. They act as if they are above the law that they claim to be defending,
and the police enable this behavior with their inaction. The time has come for the city to decide
who is to be responsible for the safe-guarding of its populace – the people who live here,
or the outsiders who take advantage of our trust?
Those who cannot handle the complex responsibilities of law enforcement and the subtleties
of non-violent response should not be allowed to wield their unnatural and potentially
illegal powers against the citizens of this city. The offending so-called “heroes” should
not only lose their right to detain and question civilians, they should also be prosecuted
criminally and civilly just as anyone else would. All funding should be pulled from the growing
number of super-powered vigilantes who are living comfortably under government sponsorship
thanks to the hard-earned tax dollars of the populace they so recklessly attempt to protect.
Accountability will not come from those in power, who stand to benefit from less spending
in local law enforcement in favor of reliance on these costumed interlopers. It must come from the
commonwealth, the working class and young people who are the victims of racial
profiling and civil rights violations.
The time has come to hold the city officials responsible for the well-being of its residents.
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
E-mail: letters@scartissue-comic.com
Hello, and welcome to the first edition of the Scar Tissue letters page. Normally this space will be filled with letters and comments from hard-working, blue-collared folk such as yourself. But today, there's just little ol' me left to ramble on and on.
First things first. Let me tell you a little about the people that made this fine product you're holding in your hands (though not too tightly, I hope--it might be worth money some day).
I first met Jim Clark on a message board. He was asking for people to read his script (then called The Scar) and offer critiques. I was more than happy to do just that. After my first read through, just about the worst thing I could come up with was that it was too long. I remember thinking that the dialogue was so real that it was long winded. Because in my experience with people (read: my girlfriend), they tend to go on and on about things (much like I am now). So he shortened it up and did some shaping and it was good to go. Not long after that I found David Wachter.
David had very recently agreed to be involved with Ronin Studios. I posted his art on our message board (Plug: http://forums.ronin-studios.com/) in order to get some feedback and see who was interested in possibly collaborating with him. It didn't take long for Jim to email me asking for his contact info. Like the matchmaker I was, I gave them each other's email addresses. You might as well think of the first issue of this comic as a wedding of a couple that I set up on their first date. Or not. That's totally up to you.
I've had no real contact with the other two pieces of this puzzle. I can only say that as a fan of the book, and someone who saw it long before you (nyah-nyah), I am very impressed with the textured colors of Brent Wachter (hey, I think that's the artist's last name, too!) and the lettering talents of Steph St. Laurent. Both have done an outstanding job, and I'm finalizing plans to steal them for my own books as we speak (call me, fellas).
So, now that you know what I think about the book, let's hear what you have to say. We want all kinds of letters: positive, negative, or on the fence; red state, blue state, or undecided. So if you've got any questions, comments, or fan art--send them to the email address at the top of the page.
We also need a name for the letters column. We've heard several suggestions already (“Murmurs,” “Letter Donors,” “Scar Issues”) but we're open to hearing more.
So send us stuff, and hopefully they'll keep me around long enough to answer your questions or comments with a heartfelt, meaningful and smart-ass answer.
-Nathan Patton
And now, on to the goodies!
After an insightful look at how a page is assembled from start to finish in Dave’s “Anatomy of a Page” segment, we have some great pin-ups by some talented folks.
This issue’s pin-ups were done by (in order of appearance) Rob Beachler, Danny Silva, Antonio Alvarez, Louis Bright-Raven, and Sean O’Keefe.
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