Exclusive First Look: Emily Pearson & Pat Shand Bring Snap Flash Hustle to Black Mask

Emily Pearson, artist on The Wilds, and Pat Shand, writer of Breathless, are two of Black Mask’s most recent rising stars, and Paste has an exclusive peek at their upcoming collaboration, Snap Flash Hustle. First teased at San Diego Comic-Con and arriving in November, Snap Flash Hustle follows a young “alternative model” who throws herself headfirst into an underground narcotics ring run by New York City’s elite models. In addition to an official synopsis, Paste has your first look at the debut issue’s covers, featuring art from Pearson, Submerged artist Lisa Sterle and Nancy Drew’s Jenn St-Onge. For more information on Snap Flash Hustle as it becomes available, stay tuned to Paste.

Snap Flash Hustle #1 Main Cover Art by Emily Pearson

Snap Flash Hustle #1
Writer: Pat Shand
Artist: Emily Pearson
Publisher: Black Mask Studios
Haley Mori, a downtrodden alternative-model, happens upon a secret society of elite models in NYC that are using their platforms to sell narcotics. Seeing a possible escape from a lifetime of crushing debt, Haley becomes involved and works her way up the ranks, making new alliances and enemies alike while getting a taste of a power she never knew she craved.

In this new stylish crime thriller from writer Pat Shand (Breathless) and artist Emily Pearson (The Wilds), nothing is as it seems.

Snap Flash Hustle #1 Variant Cover Art by Lisa Sterle

Snap Flash Hustle #1 Variant Cover Art by Jenn St-Onge