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PREVIOUSLY… In a world where superheroes are afforded all the advantages our celebrity-obsessed culture has to offer...what would you do if the media mistook you for a G.E.P. (Genetically Elevated Person)? If you’re mild-mannered slacker GREG PINCUS, you cave to the pressure put upon you by your Mother, your (new) friends, and your opportunistic roommate BARRY… and live the lie! Last issue, blurry after a long night of male bonding with The Mighty, a G-Man, and two bottles of straight scotch, Greg agreed to be photographed for a spread in Super Illustrated magazine. But when he arrived at the studio, Greg discovered that he was to be featured in the publication’s “body” issue -- and shot bare-assed naked. What’s more, each photo would illustrate a mutant’s super-human abilities. In Greg’s case, that meant emerging unscathed from a barrage of Jake Blaze’s flaming fireballs. (Not likely…) Meanwhile, Desiree discovered a voicemail left by drunken Greg, disinviting her to be his date to the People’s Choice Awards. And Greg’s brother, Frederick, experienced a tipping point in his frustration with what he KNOWS to be Greg’s subterfuge... Strap in for INDESTRUCTIBLE #7 as Greg struggles to --
“FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT” - Part Three Created by JEFF KLINE
Pencils and Inks by GIANCARLO CARACUZZO
Design by STEVE BLACKWELL
Written by KEN KRISTENSEN
Colors by FLAVIA CARACUZZO
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FLAVIA CARACUZZO (COLORIST) Flavia Caracuzzo is
a 2010 graduate of the Roman School of Comics, currently working as an illustrator, storyboard artist, and colorist. Her artistic influences span from Flemish painting and the Impressionists to comic artists including Cyril Pedrosa, Skottie Young, Sergio Toppi, Hayao Miyazaki, and, of course, her father, Giancarlo Caracuzzo. Her paintings have been featured in two exhibitions in Rome.
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