Once again, a great comment/question has prompted me to write a whole bunch about the inner workings/story of Mastorism. So much that I thought I ought to post it here for anyone who wants to know a little bit more about the history of Mastorism U, in particular, how it relates to the Phantom Lord.
The comment/question came from artist/comicker extraordinaire Jabali (aka Efrain Morales)… here we go!
Jabali's comment:
Great page. Matt is a likable character . Easy going and with a combination of smartness and naiveness. I was wondering who was the character with the "flame head" and this page gave me the answers.
Phatom Lord, by the way Jefe and Matt are acting I suppoused he's the Master Mastor. Is he also a religious figure? I ask because of the fire on his head and clothing.
My response:
Jabali - You've pretty much nailed what I was going for with Matt. And excellent questions! If you go back to Page 3 in the Prelude there's some initial information about the Phantom Lord and a readers digest version of how the Mastorism Universe is set up. But since you asked, here's a little more about it…
No one really knows where the Phantom Lord came from, only that he's immortal, and has been around for billions of years (maybe longer). As far as anyone knows, he's the only one of his kind in the universe, which has lead to some speculation about his origins. One of his abilities is creating the "Time/Space Envelope" which essentially allows him to travel anywhere in the Universe instantly. With this ability, over billions of years, he's campaigned to unify all the habited worlds of the universe. He's also able to bring others through the envelope with with him.
Over time he discovered that certain individuals that came through with him developed unique abilities after passing through the envelope. We can see examples of this in Peter's ability to generate and manipulate force fields and Jefe's ability to control other beings. He named this sort of individual a "Mastor" and organized sort of a police force to help him maintain unity throughout.
As the number of Mastors grew, it became cumbersome taking Mastors all over the universe to wherever they were needed. Relief came in the form of a Dr. Brown who developed the EnveloTuner system. EnveloTuners are those "M" symbols you see on Mastors' chests. On Aerth, a separate machine taps into a constant Envelope that the Phantom Lord generates. A dispatcher is required to operate the machine sending and pulling people back and forth through the envelope, with the Tuner acting like a beacon so that the machine can find you and pull you the correct way through the envelope.
So, yes, in a way, the Phantom Lord is the lead Mastor. Is the Phantom Lord a religious figure? Not really, but his position and constant presence has made him seem so. He is rarely, if ever, questioned, and is generally regarded as wise. As far as his mask and the flame…. time will tell….
Probably more than you wanted to know, but it seemed like a good opportunity to clue people in on some of the inner workings/history of the character and Mastorism in general! Thanks for the great/inspiring question!
That was a mouthful! Anyway, be sure to check out Efrain's TWO comics here on Drunk Duck Jabali and Snarebang, I happen to enjoy them both quite a bit, and I think that if you enjoy Mastorism, then you will definitely be inclined to also dig Jabali, as well!
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