Matthew Sturges
Books: Fantasy| Comics
Fables, Fairest, House of Mystery, Jack of Fables
Anthologies
Masked (2010)
Masked (2010) edited by Lou Anders
Masked is a collection of superhero stories by a variety of writers, many of whom are well known comic writers.
- Cleansed and Set in Gold by Matthew Sturges
- Where their Worm Dieth Not by James Maxey
- Secret Identity by Paul Cornell
- The Non-Event by Mike Carey
- Avatar by Mike Baron
- Message from the Bubblegum Factory by Daryl Gregory
- Thug by Gail Simone
- Vacuum Lad by Stephen Baxter
- A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows by Chris Roberson
- Head Cases by Peter David & Kathleen David
- Downfall by Joseph Mallozzi
- By My Works You Shall Know Me by Mark Chadburn
- Call Her Savage by Marjorie M. Liu
- Tonight We Fly by Ian McDonald
- A to Z in the Ultimate Big Company Superhero Universe (Villains Too) by Bill Willingham
Matthew Sturges, who writes House of Mystery, wrote the opening story, "Cleansed and Set in Gold." …and I just ended up rereading the story when I flipped through to remind myself of whether I liked it. So yeah, I liked it.
David Caulfield has "variable" powers, and those powers are the crux of the story. Fabulous.
All in all, it was a fun collection, and well-worth checking out.
Rating: 8/10