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Buddy Scalera and Joe Chiodo Heat-Up PFP's Decoy Mini-Series Relaunch

Posted: Thursday, May 16
By: Jason Brice

By popular demand, Penny-Farthing Press (PFP) announced recently the relaunch of their out-of-this-world comics title, Decoy, along with a hot, new creative team. Decoy, Storm of the Century mini-series featuring in-demand Marvel writer Buddy Scalera and red-hot cover artist Joe Chiodo ships July 2002.

Highlighting the action-filled, sometimes humorous adventures of a little, green, shape-shifting alien called Decoy and the rookie cop he befriends. Decoy has been a popular title at PFP since it first hit retailers in 1999.

Returning as penciler, Decoy creator Courtney Huddleston credited PFP's policy of tapping into the some of the most exciting talent in the industry and its high-quality production standards has resulted in the best Decoy yet. "For the new mini-series," Huddleston revealed, "I wanted to explore new elements of Decoy and tap into a new audience. I enjoyed what Scalera did on Deadpool and felt he would bring the right mix of humor and weirdness to the book. PFP made this happen."

Scalera wrote and co-wrote 10 issues of Marvel's Deadpool. His work also appears in X-Men Millennial Visions, Marvel Knights Millennial Visions, Marvel Millennial Visions, and X-Men Unlimited. Scalera self-published the horror title Necrotic: Dead Flesh on a Living Body through After Hours Press as well.

With Scalera's addition, the full-color mini-series marks a new, slightly darker direction for Decoy. Huddleston has drawn all six issues of Decoy as well as the self-titled Decoy trade paperback book. He also received writing credits for two, one-shot issues in 2000 and 2001.

"I thought the new Decoy series needed a visual hook to entice new readers," Huddleston explained, "and nobody captures readers and the energy of Decoy like Joe Chiodo."

Huddleston continues to draw all interior pages of Decoy, but has utilized the legendary talent of Joe Chiodo for cover work. Chiodo, recognized for his stunning painting achievements for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Wildstorm, also has received recognition through the Spectrum fantastic art anthology.

While each issue will feature a gatefold cover by Chiodo, PFP signature gatefolds also contain bonus art by other popular artists. For Decoy, Huddleston revealed interior gatefold art by Violent Messiahs' Tone Rodriquez would be in the lead issue.

In addition, readers jumping into the Decoy mini-series will be treated to a five-to-seven page backup story each issue, designed to recap early Decoy adventures and origin he said.