But if, like the Exorcist, you chant Fisher's three questions, Ursa Major will strip off its mask and reveal himself to you.

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British graphic novel artist David Lloyd is the man who created the original image of the mask for a comic strip written by Alan Moore.

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While the purpose of realism in acting is to strip away the pretence and make the actor expose their soul, on their face, for real - a mask does the opposite.

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