Source: graphicpolicy.com --- Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Professional Basketball player and world renowned celebrity, Morris Sackett, gains extraordinary abilities, at the grave cost of his own mortal body. Imbued with the ability to jump from person to person like a ghost, he controls the bodies and memories of those he inhabits. With his own body destroyed, the one-time superstar athlete must rely on others to survive. While Mosaic can initially be chalked up to being a Marvel derivative of DC Comics’ Deadman there’s more to it that I think shows a lot of promise for this series which I’ll outright call gutsy. It’s gutsy because this is a new character, which can have mixed results in success, it’s truly a rolling of the dice. Writer Geoffrey Thorne has given us a very interesting beginning that’s subtle on what makes the character of Mosaic stand out. First, Morris Sackett is just not a likeable character to begin with. He’s arrogant. He’s self-centered. He’s not a team player. He’s what’s wrong with sports celebrity. To give us a main character so unlikeable to start is interesting, as that alone may turn people off. Superheroes are characters we’re supposed to cheer for, and Sackett doesn’t seem like one so far. His early thoughts about having his powers is how it’ll make him even more rich and famous and how much he can’t wait to show it off to his father so they can figure out how to gain from it. Then there’s the Deadman comparison. Sackett as Mosaic seems to retain his previou ...
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