The Mask
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The Mask, also known as Masque, Big Head, Smokin'! and Jim Carrey, was an ancient artefact from Norway originally created in it's battle for freedom from Sweden. The object was so famous that it received its own comic-strip, TV series and two films.
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[edit] Origin
During a fight with Thor and Captain America, the god of Trickery and Dynamite, Loki, became trapped in a magical wooden mask. Whoever wore the mask would become possessed by Loki and cause mischief and mayhem that would sometimes even result in death.
Seeing the power of the Mask, the Norweigans dropped it in Sweden undercover of darkness in an attempt to cause trouble in Stockholm. The Mask did so whilst possessing Karl Karlsen, the founder of PBS. The damage inflicted was horrendous, leading to thousands of deaths. Completely unaware that it was a product of Norway, despite the plaque on the side that said "MADE IN NORWAY".
[edit] To America
Eager to get The Mask off their hands, Sweden dumped The Mask on a round-the-world cruise, where it stayed until it was dumped in a river outside Edge City, Alabama.
During this time, a turtle caught hold of The Mask that led to several deaths along the Coral Reef. After the Turtle died of a cardiac arrest, the Mask floated to the surface and was picked up by neurotic Stanley Ipkiss, who caused a wave of terror unseen in America since the era of Howard the Duck.
Eventually, Ipkiss died and the Mask was kept locked away in super-tight security at a maximum-security army base somewhere in Nevada, where it remains today. But even so, the ailing comic-book industry had a field day with the new idea.
[edit] Likeness
[edit] Comics
Dark Horse Comics, a fairly new company at the time the Mask came around, used The Mask as part of a series of comic-books published between 1981 and 2001. These included:
- The Mask - First series
- The Mask: World Tour - The Mask gets bored and goes on a cruise
- Adventures of the Mask - A tribute to the violence of Tex Avery horror
There were also several crossovers they did with other comic-book companies including:
- Grifter vs. The Mask - With DC Comics
- Joker / Mask - With DC Comics again
- Lobo the Duck / The Mask - Stole a character from Amalgam Comics for this one
[edit] Films
Two films were made about the Mask, though they had practically nothing in common with the comics or the real Mask.
- The Mask (1996) - Jim Carrey finds the Mask and uses it for revenge on everyone who is giving him a hard time, including Cameron Diaz who was only in this film for the money.
- Son of the Mask (2004) - Jamie Kennedy finds the Mask and conceives a child with the Mask on. The son later is born with all the Mask's power and unleashes a new wave of terror on the world.
[edit] TV Series
The Mask: Animated Series actually had more in common with the 1996 film than anything else. There was nothing to do with the original Mask whatsoever, and practically nothing to do with the comics.
