Kabuki vol 3: Masks of the Noh

Kabuki Vol 3: Masks Of The Noh (Kabuki)

David Mack

This third volume of Kabuki is a little different in that David Mack only drew parts of it, and it doesn't star Kabuki. It instead features the other Noh agents colleagues of Kabuki.

The story is still a continuation of the overall arc: the Noh agents are trying to track down Kabuki after she disappeared at the end of Circle of Blood. Each agent is sent to find clues, and little by little they piece the puzzle together.

Each agent's story is drawn by a different artist, and they all look very good. My favorite is Rick Mays who draws Tiger Lily and Scarab's stories. These two characters are also the most developed, and we see part of their past lives and their current private lives.

We are hinted at the other agents past, but for the most part we just see them kick ass in great action scenes. Mack has a history for each of them, and one day he will publish all their stories in their own series. Scarab's series is already out, but I will get to that in the next few weeks.

The art collaboration is incredible, especially once you know that Mack and his friends drew this volume while they were on convention tours, in hotel rooms or on buses, and their collaboration process is unique: one could draw the layouts, one could draw one panel, one the others, one would ink this panel and the next... just a true collaboration.

This could be seen as a bridge between Circle of Blood and Skin Deep, the next volume of Kabuki, but it is also a great way to tease us for the Agents of the Noh series in the future.