According to "The Comics Reporter," "If a reader were to pick up on any one cartoonist working at a furious and considered and accomplished pace right below the radar of most comics fans, C.F. might be the best choice." This first book by C.F. (also known in the East Coast underground music scene as Kites) is perhaps the most anticipated graphic novel debut of the year. Coming out of the fabled Providence, Rhode Island, art and noise scene, "Powr Mastrs" is an intense fantasy story projected to run to 10 volumes. In it, C.F. narrates the story of a tribe of mystical warriors whose power relations are constantly in flux. As power shifts, so do physical and psychological identities. In this first volume, we are introduced to the central characters and the complex geographies in which they wander. Overflowing with graphic ideas, from the intricately designed costumes each character wears to C.F.'s exacting architectural detail, "Powr Mastrs" is rendered in a distinctive pencil line that has already attracted much attention in sources like the groundbreaking comics anthology, "Kramers Ergot,"

"Powr Mastrs Vol. 2" follows hot on the heels of this elusive artist's first volume—in a series of six graphic novels—which was one of last year's most anticipated debuts. C.F. comes out of the mythic Providence, Rhode Island art and noise scene—his musical alias is Kites. In a recent profile "The Comics Reporter" observes, "Contrasting sharply with many of his flashier contemporaries, C.F.'s\] primary skill lies in overlooked nuances of comics storytelling, in particular pacing." His distinctive voice and intricate rendering skills have attracted attention from the groundbreaking comics anthology, "Kramers Ergot"—he was included in the fourth issue, and featured on the cover of the fifth. Here, C.F.'s epic fantasy—an allegorical tale where power, physical identity and even gender are always in flux—picks up steam: Buell Kazee sneaks down into the cellar of the plex knowe crypt and conjures trouble; Tetradyne Cola takes a nap and dreams of Monica Glass and the lemon sparklers of star studio; members of the Marker clan compare notes on their magical crimes and the witches of Lace Temblor conspire over transmutation night.

"Powr Mastrs" Vol. 3—brainchild of C.F., who emerged from the fabled Providence, Rhode Island, art and noise scene and who also performs under the monikers Kites and Daily Life—is one of the most anticipated graphic novels of the year. This latest installment continues C.F.'s "Dune"-like science fiction/fantasy epic featuring a misguided scientist and the race of beings he has created, who inhabit a surreal world called New China. The narrative follows the ever-shifting power relations of these mystical warriors who transform their physical and psychological identities each time the tide of power turns. "Powr Mastrs" Vol. 2 hit over a dozen "top-ten graphic novels of 2008" lists, both volumes 1 and 2 have been described by "Vice Magazine" as "dark doors into the stunningly fantastic," and "The Village Voice" has noted that "the homemade arcane dominates in C.F.'s sexy danger world." This third installment is no exception: it overflows with graphic innovation, from the intricately designed costumes each character wears to the exactingly drawn architectural detail, all rendered in C.F.'s distinctive pencil line. In this volume, C.F. firmly takes the reins both as a visual and comics artist, making a book as essential to the practice of drawing as to the graphic novel.

The 'Powr Mastrs' series tells the multi-volume tale of a misguided scientist, the race of beings he has created and the union between them - all of which is set in a surreal world called New China.