#micro-face

[hiimlego]

Redesigning Public Domain Characters: Micro-Face

"Tom Wood was a factory worker and a failed inventor. When his brother, Jim, was killed by Big Boston's gangsters, Tom promised to avenge Jim's death so invented a "Micro-Mask" - a full-face mask that contained a built-in microphone (which allowed hm to amplify and throw his voice), a hearing amplifier, and "photoelectric lenses" that gave him x-ray vision. He could also attach telephone wires to his mask to make phone calls. Tom offered the invention to the U.S. government, only to be turned down. Regardless, he used it to become "Micro-Face!""

This backstory ultimately works pretty well, however there is a few things I'd change overall for some ideas I had.

-Big Boston is no-longer the big boss head honcho gangster, atleast at the time of Jim's death. Maybe he can try to strike out on his own later. Instead, Boston works for another gangster known as Hammerfist, essentially acting as an enforcer for him.

Note- Hammerfist is a mobster character from an entirely different Public Domain comic called "The Target" from Target Comics. Figured I'd sorta consolidate these a bit since they're all on the same world in this version of events.

-Micro-Face is absolutely more of a stealthy hero than "beat people up". He strives to cause trouble and retrieve important information from the inside. He can still fight, but he mainly plays mindgames and stuff like that.

-The Micro-Mask was something Tom and Jim made together, with Jim having a few of the ideas to help make it better. This means that Tom donning it to stop the gangsters is him using him and his brother's efforts combined.

[furryalligator]

For three months, we have been exploring the world of superhero IP. We found our own superhero, @MicroFace. We marketed him to the masses. But this is our greatest challenge yet. Today on the show, Micro-Face aims for the silver screen.https://t.co/KxoYgRpaHH
— NPR’s Planet Money (@planetmoney) May 1, 2021

[alternateworldcomics]

We Buy a Superhero: Resurrection : Planet Money

We have found the perfect superhero. Now we just have to make him our own. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

[jasenlex]

ISOLATED COMIC BOOK PANEL #1739 title: CLUE COMICS #10 - P14:1 artist: JOHN BELFI year: 1946

[macmanx]

Finally, our comic book - Planet Money

After many, many delays, the Micro-Face comic book is here! And we answer the burning question: Why did it take so long to make a comic book

After many, many delays, the Micro-Face comic book is here! And we answer the burning question: Why did it take so long to make a comic book?

This was a really cool look at what it takes to get a comic published these days.

[chronivore]

Micro-Face

Micro-Face

Tom Wood was a factory worker and a failed inventor. When his brother, Jim, was killed by Big Boston's gangsters, Tom promised to avenge Jim

[chronivore]

Micro-Face

Micro-Face

Tom Wood was a factory worker and a failed inventor. When his brother, Jim, was killed by Big Boston's gangsters, Tom promised to avenge Jim

[smashpages]

Planet Money is NPR’s economics podcast, where they tackle complicated business ideas and translate them for people in entertaining, fun ways. They were doing a series on IP and how superheroes have become extremely valuable in this era of cinematic universes. In my role as Archie Co-President, I was a guest on an episode and explained to them – they were trying to buy a superhero from a company – that no one in their right mind would sell them a character. It’s impossible to put value on something that, like Groot showed us, could be extremely valuable down the line – depending on the story.

When they hit a wall trying to buy an existing character, they decided to dig through the public domain and recreate a Golden Age hero. They found a character named Micro-Face, who has audio-based powers and was created by artist Al Ulmer. They came back to me and asked if I’d like to help them write the story, to which I said yes! We put together a great team – Jerry Ordway redesigned Micro-Face, Peter Krause is doing interiors, and Ellie and Taylor are onboard, too. It’ll be a 40-page one-shot hitting later this year, and people can pre-order the new Micro-Face’s debut on the NPR site. we decided to take a legacy approach with this, in the vein if Infinity Inc. or those kind of heroes – where we meet the original Micro-Face’s grandson and watch as he picks up the mantle. It’s been a complete blast to work on.

--Writer Alex Segura, talking about the reboot of Golden Age hero Micro-Face