Tartarus #1 from Mike Campeau Comics

In similar fashion to an earlier post about Pierre Villeneuve's work for Flashback Comics, let's give Mike Campeau Comics a longer look.

Clicking on the above cover will take you to the IndyPlanet page where you just might be able to purchase the book.  I personally can't, and I don't believe the problem is at my end, but maybe I'm wrong and you'll be able to. Good luck!

Campeau was talked about here before for his other book, Krimzon Kaine (see label at right).  This one appears to be significantly different in style.

TARTARUS is a unique supernatural action sci-fi about the co-existence and interactions between ghosts and humans in a fictional metropolitan district area known as Pelican city. This limited series can best be described as a social commentary for young adults, hugely inspired by some of our nation’s most debated issues including: immigration reform, war, and capitalism..

The series mostly revolves around the adventures of VECTOR, a cynical and self-centered ghost with the ability to inhabit people’s bodies and minds. The setback to this gift, or curse, is that if he stays in a human for more than twenty-four hours he loses his memory. In addition to this predicament, Vector tries to survive in a world were ghosts have turned from haunters to becoming the hunted.

Mike's got another project (aside from his work for September 17th's Legacy which, again, was mentioned on the March 2nd post) on the way called Shadowsoul.  Haven't heard much about it in quite some time, but I doubt it's totally shelved.  Here's the cover for that.

Mike is easy to find on the 'net, but probably your best resource is his Twitter account.

Mike Campeau Comics' Krimzon Kaine

While this blog is primarily about Canadian superheroes, it doesn't make much sense to avoid discussing Canadian talent because he/she/they either chose to make their characters of a different nationality, or said nationality is not determined.

Looking up Canadian publishers on Graphicly, I found Mike Campeau Comics and the first issue of his Krimzon Kaine book.  There was no indication that the character is Canadian (and as it turns out, the story takes place in a futuristic New York City) but it looked cool and, worst case scenario, I was out all of a buck or two (I forget the exact amount).  That's a pretty small price to provide a little support to Canuck talent and passion.

Glad I grabbed it.  This book IS cool.

I'm not entirely sure why it works.  At first sight, I was reminded of laughing out loud when I found out that Grifter from WildC.A.T.S. (at the time) was named "Cole Cash".  When you try so hard to make a character cool, you often achieve the exact opposite; your motive is so transparent that you make him look like an ass.

Kaine is something of a blend of Grifter and Lobo.  His name and weapons are similar to the former, and his appearance similar to the latter.  But he "works" as a tough guy without turning into comedy (intentional or otherwise).

The art is quite dynamic, as you can see below.  A larger sample of Mike's work can be seen on his deviantart page, including a look at another book Mike is working on named The Shadowsoul, and work for other publishers.  His blog is included on the roll at right.