Stanley Ipkiss is a cartoonist who has a lot of issues in his life, he was recently laid off from his job due to his bosses attempts to cut a few corners to save some money. But despite this he buys a mask as a present for his girlfriend Kathy, After it was purchased, the mask began to speak to Stanley and urged him to put it on and transformed him into a superhuman. He soon uses it to get back at those who took advantage of him or made his life worse. He becomes something of a hero, but it all takes an emotional toll on him. He soon realizes his old boss is in works with Roxxon, a business empire hellbent on ruling the whole west coast, complete with destroying toons and any sort of chaotic power that could oppose them. Stanley soon is on a quest to stop Roxxon and get a grip on the mask thanks to its creator, an ancient toon from the 1930’s.
