◉ RECORDING
MODE   ACTIVE
FRAME  24fps
FOCUS  AUTO-LOCK
SUIT    ONLINE
POWER  94%
FLIGHT ENABLED
ALT    230m
LOCATION
IMMORTAL STUDIOS
PRODUCTION
BLUESTAR
YEAR     2060
SUBJECT
CAM MADDOX
STATUS  ALIVE (for now)
XF Studios · Xander Arnot & Andrew Leamon · 2024

CAMERA
MAN The Filmmaking Superhero

In 2060, AI has killed cinema. One film school grad, one impossible camera suit, and no second takes.

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Year 2060 · Immortal Studios

In 2060,
movies are dying.

100%
AI-generated pictures
at major studios

Film studios have abandoned human talent entirely. Every picture is algorithm-built — optimized for engagement, stripped of passion, indistinguishable from the last one.

But in the boardroom of Immortal Studios, a reclusive auteur named Loric has returned with an audacious plan: assemble a real crew, make a real superhero film, and take them across the galaxy to shoot it.

That film is BlueStar. And the crew's newest member is Cameron "Cam" Maddox — a twenty-something film school grad whose experimental camera suit can fly, light a set, and capture anything. What it can't do is survive his first day for him.

On this set, there's no take two.

Personnel File · Immortal Studios

Meet The Crew

CM-001 · ACTIVE
Cameron Maddox
THE CAMERA MAN
Camera Operator · Field Lead
Film school grad turned accidental superhero. Cam's camera suit handles everything — flight, lighting, the impossible shot — but it came with no manual. First day on set. Last chance to prove himself.
Flight
Lighting
Combat
Instinct
CM-002 · DIRECTOR
Loric
THE AUTEUR
Director · Immortal Studios
An eccentric visionary who returned from a long absence with galaxy-spanning ambitions for BlueStar. His methods are impossible to predict. His plan depends entirely on Cam's camera suit — ready or not.
Vision
Authority
Patience
Secrets
CM-003 · CREW
Corea Riggs
FIELD OPS
Crew · Tactical Lead
The rare crewmember who actually seems to know what she's doing. Corea's blue-and-black tactical suit was built for a movie set that keeps escalating into something far, far more dangerous.
Combat
Tactics
Speed
Resolve
CM-004 · CREW
Pyro Riggs
DEMOLITIONS
Crew · Special Effects
Energy, firepower, dreadlocks, and a smile. Pyro is the crew's force multiplier — whether prepping an effects sequence or charging headlong into a back-lot disaster. Caution has not entered his vocabulary.
Strength
Speed
Combat
Caution
CM-005 · CLASSIFIED
Green Screen
UNKNOWN
Role: Unclassified · Threat: ?
Hooded. Masked. Green. Haunting the edges of Immortal Studios' back lot. What Green Screen wants — and who they really are — is a question the crew hasn't had time to answer.
Stealth
Known
Intent
Danger
Production In Progress
BLUE
STAR
The Most Ambitious Film Ever Made

Loric's vision for BlueStar is nothing less than a salvation event for human cinema — a real superhero production, shot across the galaxy, made by people who still give a damn. For Cam, it's a job. For Loric, it's everything. For the future of storytelling, it might be the last shot.

A Bet Against the Algorithm

In a world of data-optimized entertainment, BlueStar is a deliberate rebellion. A statement that human craft, chaos, and vision can produce something no AI ever will.

The Back Lot Problem

In Issue #2, "Reel Pursuit," the Clips break loose across Immortal Studios' mysterious back lot — and Cam's crew discovers that this set doesn't want to be filmed.

No Take Two

Every shot is the only shot. Every mistake is permanent. Camera Man runs on the oldest rule in production: if you don't get it in the can, it's gone forever.

XF Studios · Kickstarter Campaign

Issues

#01
CAMERA MAN
First Day on Set
Pages47
Rating10+
Year2024

Cam's first day on the set of BlueStar. A camera suit with no manual. An eccentric director with impossible standards. Crewmates who are extraordinary, dangerous, and probably both.

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#02
REEL PURSUIT
The Clips Are on the Loose
Pages32
Rating10+
YearTBD

The Clips are loose. Cam and Loric's crew search Immortal Studios' mysterious back lot in 32 all-new pages of sci-fi superhero action. The back lot has never been so dangerous.

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The People Behind the Camera

Creators

Story & Art
Xander Arnot
Writer
Andrew Leamon
Letterer
Nathan Kempf
Editor
Claire Napier