CHARACTER
Files
Blackline: City of Killers, Volume #1 Dossier
Six names. Six files. Every one of them crosses the Blackline before this story ends. Some make it back across. Most don’t.
Ben
Mason
A precision killer-for-hire operating in the lawless hierarchy of 2050 Los Angeles. Cold, methodical, and unreadable in a room full of people.
Beneath the tailored suits and tactical calm is a man carrying something from a rain-soaked night in Alaska — something that wakes up when he is pushed too far.
Montu
A towering, white-haired warrior of unnatural strength, wrapped in fur and chains, who appeared out of the Alaskan rain to deliver a message in blood.
Montu killed Ben Mason’s father on a flooded road outside Akhiok. What happened next — a boy, a scream, and a burst of green light no one can explain — is the reason Ben became who he is.
The Father
A buried origin file tied to Ben Mason’s past. The Alaskan road incident remains the unanswered wound behind the case.
Devil
DEVIL is a psychopath hellbent on obtaining unrestrained power and fostering chaos.
Christoff
A high-value target surrounded by wealth, security, and LA’s elite. The assassin is already inside the room.
Anna
A civilian caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, intersecting with the most dangerous man in Los Angeles.