REVIEW: Detective Comics Annual #1 The Origin of Clayface

Basil Karlo the Second Clayface, and a retelling of his origin story. The tragic nature of the man from famous actor to Clay-faced criminal.
Basil Karlo is a boy that idolized his father. The creature effects that he made for movies seemed to come to life when he would gaze at the empty masks in his Father’s study. His Farther teaches young Basil a thing or two about his secret. It’s a special chemical from The Dagget Corporation called Renu. It was meant to reshape Plastics without heating them, but his Father found that by adding this to a bit of wax and puty, a face can be completely reshaped to anything.

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FIRST WATCH: The Realm, Vol. 1 and Me Like Bees EP This March! Don’t Miss!

Co-creators Seth M. Peck (X-Men) and Jeremy Haun (THE BEAUTY), with colorist Nick Filardi and letterer Thomas Mauer, will release THE REALM, VOL. 1—which collects issues #1-5 of the ongoing dark fantasy series, this March from Image Comics. Musical group ‘Me Like Bees’ will simultaneously release their companion EP, “The River Divides,” comprised of five tracks inspired by the series.

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