PLACE:
The Circus

FIRST SIGHTINGS:
'Star', 'The Frenzy'

IN JOKES:
Alive, Psycho Circus CD cover, Phantom of the Opera shirt - page 1
Fox on curtain - page 2, frame 4
Star - page 5, frame 1
Hide Your Heart, Reveal the secrets that you keep inside - page 12, frame 2
Destroyed, Star - page 14, frame 5
King of Hearts - page 15, frame 1
Stars - page 16, frame 1

BRIEF STORY SYNOPSIS (IMAGE):
    When a lost little girl is lured away from the circus crowd by Mr. Makebelieve, the clown, the ringmaster, the animal trainer, and the stilt man all interfere to foil his amoral plans. The Four-Who-Are-One appear and intimidate Mr. Makebelieve into revealing the secrets of his soul.

BRIEF STORY SYNOPSIS (SPACEBASS):
    Mr. Makebelieve makes the mistake of stalking a child while he visits the Psycho Circus. The-Four-Who-Are-One reveal that they have been watching him for some time after they corner him. In a bid for sympathy, Mr. Makebelieve tells them his story...

SPACEBASS SAYS:
    Mr. Makebelieve is a villian that I would put up high in the ranks like Billy Kincaid from the Spawn book. The story brings up a real dilemna for The-Four-Who-Are-One. How do you punish a man for crimes when he has a split personality? Or multiple personalities? Or perhaps Mr. Makebelieve has been possessed by The Frenzy, and is not truly guilty at all. Maybe he isn't a villian at all, but really a victim. Could you imagine having no control over your actions? Having to watch yourself do unspeakable things? I wonder how The-Four-Who-Are-One will solve this horrible problem?

 

PLACE:
The Circus

IN JOKES:
Cat - page 1, frame 1
Blood and Thunder - page 1, frame 4
'Creatures' children, Spawn shirt - page 12-13
Kiss 'S' - page 17, frame 2
Stars - page 22, frame 1
Forever - page 22, frame 2

BRIEF STORY SYNOPSIS (SPACEBASS):
    The-Four-Who-Are-One force Mr. Makebelieve to their 'tribunal of justice.' After learning how The Frenzy came to be, justice is served when he ends up 'dying a thousand undignified deaths.'

SPACEBASS SAYS:
    A real cool way to end the story. Think about it, the ending could have been really messy, but Holguin found a way to keep it positive without making it unrealistic. The Punch & Judy part was really a neat take on things- '...The Frenzy went on to die a thousand undignified deaths...' What a way to humiliate a villian! I really liked the schizo layout style of page 16. A 'fractured mirror' of sorts. I also enjoyed the coloring of the flashback parts from this issue and the previous one. It really set itself apart from the present parts of the story. I was relieved to learn that Mr. Makebelieve had no knowledge of what The Frenzy was doing to those children. Even though those sorts of things exist in reality, it is hard to believe that someone could actually do them on their own.

We work long & hard on many of the pictures found on this site. Please do us a favor: don't
rationalize stealing ANYTHING. If you can't create an original web site, don't do one!
Real simple, right? Anyway, if you do, I'll let my boys Nicky & Mickey pay you a visit. I may
even go as far as getting the Nightmare King to resurrect Deuce! This could get ugly...
-KISS PSYCHO CIRCUS by SPACEBASS (hey, good idea for an issue...)