Itty Bitty Mask

Itty Bitty Mask
Publication information
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Publication date	November 2014 – February 2015
No. of issues	4
Main character(s)	Herman Shazbert
Creative team
Created by	Mike Richardson
Written by	Art Baltazar
Artist(s)	Art Baltazar Franco Aureliani
Editor(s)	Brendan Wright

Itty Bitty Mask (also known as Itty Bitty Comics: The Mask) is an American dark comedy supervillain comic book limited series written by Art Baltazar and illustrated by Baltazar with Franco Aureliani. Published by Dark Horse Comics as the second installment of the anthology series Itty Bitty, the series is a spin-off of The Mask comics and franchise, ^[1] chronicling the events that follow mild-mannered zookeeper Herman Shazbert buying his wife the titular strange mask, which his entire family then becomes obsessed with. ^[2]

Critical reception

The series received a positive critical reception. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Publication history

In August 2014, The Mask creator Mike Richardson announced that the comic book series would be revived with the limited series Itty Bitty Mask, written and illustrated by Art Baltazar with Franco Aureliani as a follow-up to Itty Bitty Hellboy , stating that "we're planning a whole line. We've been talking about reviving The Mask [and this is] the perfect vehicle to bring the character back", taking influence from Teen Titans Go! . ^{[12] [13]} The series was published by Dark Horse Comics across four issues from November 12, 2014, to February 11, 2015, and collected as an omnibus edition on June 25, 2015. ^[2]

References

1. Armitage, Helen (December 27, 2021). "The Mask Movie vs. Comic Comparison". Screen Rant . Retrieved December 27, 2021.
2. Art Baltazar  ( w ), Franco Aureliani  ( a ). Itty Bitty Mask (June 25, 2015). Milwaukie, Oregon : Dark Horse Comics .Retrieved on August 1, 1994.
3. Beveridge, Chris (November 12, 2014). "Itty Bitty Comics: The Mask Issue #1 Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
4. Adder, Aldous B. (November 14, 2014). "Buccaneer Book Reviews: Itty Bitty Comics: The Mask Issue #1 Review". Book Buccaneers. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
5. Maltby, Oscar (December 11, 2014). "Comic Review – Itty Bitty Mask #2". Word of the Nerd Online. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
6. Beveridge, Chris (December 10, 2014). "Itty Bitty Comics: The Mask Issue #2 Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
7. Hendricks, Byron (December 3, 2014). "Itty Bitty Comics: The Mask #2 – Review". Fortress of Solitude. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
8. Maltby, Oscar (January 19, 2015). "Comic Review – Itty Bitty Mask #3". Word of the Nerd Online. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
9. Beveridge, Chris (January 14, 2015). "Itty Bitty Comics: The Mask Issue #3 Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
10. Maltby, Oscar (February 12, 2015). "Comic Review – Itty Bitty Mask #4". Word of the Nerd Online. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
11. Beveridge, Chris (February 11, 2015). "Itty Bitty Comics: The Mask Issue #4 Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
12. Sunu, Steve (August 7, 2014). "Exclusive: Richardson Details Dark Horse's "Itty Bitty Mask" Plans". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved August 7, 2014.
13. Armitage, Hugh (August 8, 2014). "The Mask gets the Aw Yeah Comics treatment". Digital Spy . Retrieved August 8, 2014.