PRESS RELEASE
FairSquare Comics is excited to announce a first-time American release of the cult-classic French comic sensation PHOTONIK: MAN OF LIGHT!
Written and Drawn by Ciro Tota, PHOTONIK: MAN OF LIGHT stars a trio of outcasts ready to save the day while society rejects them, so if you love classic comic hero stories from the silver-age that are just as relevant today, buckle up and get ready to fall in love with this big-hearted, feel good action series!
PHOTONIK: MAN OF LIGHT may have been written and drawn in the early 1980s by a French creator of Italian descent, but it’s still shockingly relevant and universal. The book explores a variety of themes through its hero’s adventures: Thaddeus Tenterhook, who suffers from Kyphosis (hunchback), and his acolytes Dr. Ziegel (a Holocaust survivor with superpowers) and Tom Thumb (a stray kid who rarely misses any shot he takes).
Now offered for the first time in the United States, Issue #1 comes with three fabulous covers from series creator CIRO TOTA, artist extraordinaire STEPHANE ROUX (Zatanna, Star Wars, Harley Quinn…) and rising star IVAN FIORELLI (X-Men, Venom, One-Hit Wonder).
PHOTONIK MAN OF LIGHT #1
IN STORES FEBRUARY 22, 2023
76 PAGES – 6.6×10.2” FULL COLOR – PERFECT BOUND
US RETAIL: $12.99
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY: CIRO TOTA
COVER A ILLUSTRATED BY: CIRO TOTA
COVER B ILLUSTRATED BY: STEPHANE ROUX
COVER C ILLUSTRATED BY: IVAN FIORELLI
DEC221320 PHOTONIK MAN OF LIGHT #1 CVR A (TOTA)
DEC221321 PHOTONIK MAN OF LIGHT #1 CVR B (ROUX)
DEC221322 PHOTONIK MAN OF LIGHT #1 CVR C (FIORELLI)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ciro Tota is a Franco-Italian comic book artist living and working in France. Born in Italy, he grew up reading comics by artists like John Buscema and Jack Kirby. A self-taught artist, he came to France in the 1970s where he managed to express himself by making drawings. He landed a job with the publishing house Lug in Lyon, where he was assigned to retouch foreign comics and make cover illustrations. He also drew some stories in the series ‘Blek le Roc’, which was created by the Italian EsseGEsse studios, between 1977 and 1980. He was the original artist and writer of ‘Photonik’, a superhero that made his first appearance in Lug’s Mustang comic book in 1980 and was continued in Spidey magazine until 1986. He then works on several high profile series like Aquablue (Delcourt), Fuzz & Fizzbi (Glenat) and Les Conquerants de Troy (Soleil). In 2013, Black & White Editions starts a meticulous restoration work of all Photonik material, which culminates with new recolored editions in 2020 and 2023.
