Richard: What is the storyline of "Masks"?

Aaron: Issue one follows a girl named Sara who is living out pieces of other people’s past lives cut short by a mysterious killer.

The first issue of Masks is narrated by Sara who talks about having forgotten much of her own identity and the events of her past, she has lived so many other lives she no longer really knows who she is or why these things are happening to her.

In issue #1 Sara tells us about her first experience of seeing through the eyes of one of these victims, as well as the experience of losing that part of herself when her host’s life is ended. Issue one deals mainly with Sara's confusion as she jumps from one of the killer's victims to the next catching only glimpses of the killer himself.

In masks issue #2 the mystery begins to unravel and the identities of both Sara and the killer become clearer, I introduce a character in issue #2 who appears for only one panel of the first issue but who plays a significant role in the third and final part of Masks. I want to say more but I really don't want to spoil too much.

Richard: How would you describe the art style on it?

Aaron: Masks is a mix of manipulated photography and digital painting. Stylistically I wanted something that felt cinematic and that was visually more realistic than most comics but had a strong surreal nature as well.

Richard: Who is the star of "Masks" and how would you describe their personality?

Aaron: The star of Masks is a girl named Sara. Sara is complicated because she has so many aspects in this first issue. Sara is being shown things that she doesn't understand by a force unknown to her, she is confused and she is out of touch with reality.

Richard: Will "Masks" appeal to most comic book readers?

Aaron: My hope is that Masks issue #1 is something interesting enough for most comic readers to make them come back for issue 2 and 3 to put the pieces together.

Richard: What can you tell us about "The Dollhouse" and "Black Milk"?

Aaron: While finishing Masks issue #1 I wrote and illustrated two short comics with a similar art style as Masks, one was The Dollhouse (8 pages), the other was Black Milk (23 pages) both were published by Asylum Press in their anthology graphic novel The Asylum Of Horrors #1. The Dollhouse is an odd little tale about an evil possessed doll and Black Milk is a sci-fi horror story about an alien virus that invades the earth.

Richard: Do you have any more ideas for a comic book?

Aaron: I'm currently working on a new graphic novel about Vampires called Rosedale.

Richard: How did you make your start in the comics industry?

Aaron: I had a lot of artwork sitting around collecting virtual dust on my hard drive and wasn't really sure what to do with it, it was actually my wife Erica that suggested I try doing a graphic novel, she's the comic collector in our house. Once I had about 12 pages of Masks finished I showed a friend who told me about Septagon and how they were looking for creator owned projects, I sent them what I had and they wrote back right away saying they were interested.

Richard: What is the best comic related experience you have had?

Aaron: I would have to say that Septagon publishing Masks is at the top of my list so far.

Richard: What do you have planned for the future career wise?

Aaron: I have a couple of projects in the works comic wise, specifically Rosedale which will hopefully be my next book after Masks.

Richard: If you could accomplish one thing you have not what would it be and why?

Aaron: I would love to do a Batman book in the same art style as Masks. I think it would be a blast.

Richard: What comics did you use to read as a child and do you read now?

Aaron: Mainly super hero stuff growing up, Batman, Spider-Man, X-Men, Spawn. I honestly really don't read a lot of comics, the last book I read was Black Hole by Charles Burns.

Richard: How can someone contact you?

Aaron: I have an email link on my blog http://aaronrintoulcomics.blogspot.com