Exclusive Preview: Patrick Kindlon & Antonio Fuso Explore Survival Fetish

Self Defense Family musician and writer Patrick Kindlon has been a Black Mask mainstay for much of the upstart publisher’s lifespan, co-writing the breakthrough We Can Never Go Home with Matthew Rosenberg and scripting horror series There’s Nothing There with artist Maria Llovet. This April, Kindlon returns to Black Mask with James Bond artist Antonio Fuso for the five-issue, black-and-white Survival Fetish, a series Kindlon first mentioned to Paste last April.

Survival Fetish, like fellow Black Mask title Calexit, takes place in an America occupied by militias. Protagonist Saheer transports medicine and information through the warzone of downtown Honolulu, but even an altruistic runner has secrets of his own. Survival Fetish hits stores in April, and Paste has an exclusive first look at Fuso’s interior art below, along with a variant cover from 4 Kids Walks Into a Bank artist Tyler Boss.

Survival Fetish #1
Writer: Patrick Kindlon
Artist: Antonio Fuso
Downtown Honolulu is a sniper alley, and Saheer runs it better than anyone. He’s a local celebrity for transporting medicine and information across a no-man’s land occupied by militias and street gangs. But what people say about you is never the full story, and when the cheers die out Saheer is left with just his anxieties… and his secrets.

The first of a five-issue series that keeps its foot pressed on your adrenal gland. From Patrick Kindlon (We Can Never Go Home, There’s Nothing There, S.H.I.E.L.D.: Quake) and illustrator Antonio Fuso (James Bond), Survival Fetish is a pulse-pounding thrill-ride that mixes political intrigue with deep characters and high octane action.

Survival Fetish #1 Cover Art by Antonio Fuso