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I was asked to say a few words about how this comic fits into the comics culture of today. After some thought, I came to a realization: it doesn’t! Let me explain why: There is a changing sentiment that has evolved in the comics world, regarding entertainment and realism. The growing assumption is, one should not see any difference between the kind of world presented in comics and the world we see out of our windows. Out of this philosophy, a few developments have occurred. We’ve seen the introduction of social commentary and ‘real world’ environments. Not evil developments, of course, but different; the comic book world is less other-worldly, less mysterious.

There’s an unfortunate snobbery towards the comic books of old, the ones that indulged the bright, clean city streets and so-called naiveté.
It’s considered foolish now, to suggest that the comic book environment be any different than the one we see on the evening news. The origin and existence of the hero, villain, and various technologies, strangely, are more easily accepted. So here we have a selective insistence on reality, which is an interesting thing to insist upon within a foundationally make-believe story. Another important shift in comic books has gradually cemented itself into the zeitgeist. We’ve watched our comic book heroes become less heroic. Super heroes (the human ones) are humans too, some say, and why should they get the glossy finish? Super heroes have to psychologically justify to us, the reasonable people, why we should ever believe that anyone would dress up in silly costumes and run around the neighborhood. We need to relate to these people! That is, we’re all adults, and adults don’t do this sort of thing, right? Again, a realistic explanation is demanded. Therefore, the unattainable ideal of the hero has been replaced by an attainable version. Perhaps in the past, the comic book placed their emphasis somewhere else. Not in the similarities between our world and theirs, but in the differences.

Perhaps their inspiration was not a world that was synonymous with their own, but instead antonymous, in those days of unabashed escapism, upon finishing the comic, one would enjoy a magical decompression period of re-entering the real world. The onset of reality, mundane as it can be, made the journey feel even more fantastic and distant. It is this feeling of wonder from which this comic book draws its inspiration. The hope of Silver Comics is to re-introduce you to stories that run on the fuel of adventure, storytelling, and some good old fashion artwork.

The escapism I mention earlier is in full display here, with the promise of more moments of decompression when you’re done. All of us at Silver Comics look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Dan Beltran
Silver Comics