Title: The Mighty Titan
Writer/Creator: Joe Martino
Penciler: Luca Cicchitti
Penciler: Cory Smith
Inker: Jeff Austin
Colorist: Keith J. Betancourt
Letterer: Johnny Lowe
Cover art by: Jerry Ordway, Jamal Igle, John Byrne, Bob McLeod, and Phil Jimenez
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/themightytitan
5 Issue Miniseries that wraps Joe Martino’s cancer in a superhero shell. Who will protect The Mighty Titan’s alter ego from cancer?
From Joe Martino: “The Mighty Titan is my newest creation that essentially takes my cancer (and other) experiences and wraps them in a superhero shell. This isn’t autobiographical. I have researched and talked to other cancer survivors to try and get the feeling of what other people have experienced. The plan is to do a 5 issue mini-series with the possibility of it continuing. I created Titan in 2004 during my first bout with Kidney cancer. It was a tough decision to take some of my personal experiences and put them to paper in order to entertain and possibly allow people a glimpse of what some of us go through while battling this potentialy deadly disease.
“Make no mistake, this is still a cool, fun superhero book with vile villians, giant Mechas and some really great mythological creatures. But there is certainly an underlying theme of fear and loss.”
THE MIGHTY TITAN —
The story of the world’s strongest protector and how he deals with the idea that of mortality.
“Imagine for a moment that you were the worlds strongest protector. Imagine that no knife, bullet or bomb can harm you. Then imagine in that moment you are told you have cancer.
“Titan is a character who is for all intents and purposes, invulnerable. He cannot be harmed by any means known to man. His alter ego doesn’t have such luck. Titan’s alter ego is dying. What … Read the rest “The Mighty Titan, by Joe Martino”
I make wishes on the stars all the time. It doesn't seem like a waste to me. Because in the forming of a wish--an idea--a concept of what can be is created. And until a wish is formulated, it's nothing but stardust and fantasy.