Mister X sets out to undo his wrongs, and his efforts take up the bulk of the series, along with a revolving cast of off-beat and intriguing characters. Radiant City exists in a dystopian world, with Mister X (in several different personas) serving as one of the original architects of the city, employing designs based on “psychetecture”, which causes the citizens to go mad. This high quality edition of the early issues (Canadian publisher Vortex Comics, 1983-1990) is first class, with vivid reproduction and enhancement of the original pages, along with several informative essays by Warren Ellis, Jeffrey Morgan, and Dean Motter. This is my very first exposure to the world of Mister X and while the story can be hard to follow at times, I’m impressed. I wasn’t aware of Mister X until Caliber Comics’ followup series in 1996 and the later mini-series from Dark Horse - none of which I picked up on. The style of Motter’s creation (both writing and art), especially the expressive surreal (sometimes cubist) cover illustrations, was an inspiration to many creators since then. Mister X is a wild ride in a futuristic setting (inspired by the Fritz Lang METROPOLIS film, art-deco, and 1920’s/1930’s architecture) that blends fantasy, social satire, and science fiction with a generous does of noir and mystery.
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