Comic Artist James Mason Prefers Martial Arts to Bullets
Berkeley Lake resident likes teaching lessons of non-violence.
Cartoonist and caricature artist James Mason, nom de plume "Mase" is unique in the cartoon industry; there are not many black cartoonists. You would never think this handsome, 6’6” cool customer would have an ounce of violence in his bones; he looks more like a gentleman who was once a well-behaved altar boy. But his cartoon magazine Urban Shogun depicts fierce insectoid and animal theme street warriors with bulging muscles and of course lots of EYAS, THACKs, THUNKS and BOOM’S to emphasize the strength and impact of his heroes. What’s not typical of Mason’s comic book is that he prefers utilizing martial arts to bullets. To make his point, he intersperses his comic adventures with sayings from ancient Chinese philosophers like “To the …
