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For Immediate Release - July 21, 2010
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Contact: Matthew Hess, President •
comments@mgmbill.org
Foreskin Man Comic
Book Takes on Male Circumcision
A new comic book from MGMbill.org pits Foreskin Man
against the obsessed circumciser Dr. Mutilator.
SAN DIEGO,
California – As comic book fans from around the world
descend on this sun-drenched city to attend the 41st
annual Comic-Con, San Diego’s own MGMbill.org has
launched a new 8-page comic book entitled Foreskin
Man. The comic spins the fictional tale of an
intactivist superhero who attempts to rescue a young boy
from being circumcised by his arch enemy Dr. Mutilator.
When not
protecting children from dangerous circumcisers,
Foreskin Man assumes his secret identity of Miles
Hastwick, a former corporate scientist who runs the
newly opened Museum of Genital Integrity. The museum’s
opening exhibit is a full size replica of an American
style infant circumcision – something so lifelike that
even the museum’s supporters have a difficult time
looking at it.
Foreskin Man
#1 is written and created by Matthew Hess, who is
president of MGMbill.org. The group is pushing to enact
U.S. legislation that would protect boys from forced
circumcision the same way that girls are protected.
“The
Foreskin Man comic book uses popular art to shine a
spotlight on the practice of infant circumcision,” said
Hess. “Over the years there have been a lot of
rationalizations and justifications to keep it going,
but the bottom line is that forced circumcision violates
human rights. I hope this story will help convince some
people of that in a way that words alone cannot.”
Although
Hess wrote the story in Foreskin Man #1 himself, he had
the artwork commissioned to give it a professional comic
book feel.
“I’ve been a
fan of comic books since before I could even read the
words in them, so I wanted the art to be at least as
good as the story,” said Hess. “I’m very happy with how
it came out, and I hope readers enjoy it.”
Foreskin Man #1 is
available to read and download for free at
www.foreskinman.com.
Printed copies may also be purchased online, or by
ordering through a local comic book store. |
